Canadian Labour Reporter

CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER 5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Vacations with pay: 4% vacation indemnity. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, child, mother, father, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law or a relative living with the em- ployee. 2 days for the employee's grandparents or grandchil- dren. 1 day for the employee's daughter-in-law or son-in-law. 1 additional day if the employee must travel more than 160 km to attend the funeral. Probationary period: Probation period ends when an em- ployee is appointed for his or her third consecutive aca- demic term. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Sample rates of pay current: Invigilator: $10.65 per hour Editor's notes: Sick students: Employees required to accompa- ny sick students to the hospital will be compensated for up to 3 hours in addition to hours worked. Birth leave: 5 days. Mater- nity leave: 18 unpaid weeks. 3 unpaid weeks in the event the pregnancy is terminated before the beginning of the 20 th week. 18 unpaid weeks in the event the pregnancy is terminated after the 20 th week. Paternity leave: 5 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 52 unpaid weeks. Family illness: 10 unpaid days. Compassion- ate care: 12 unpaid weeks. n PRODUCTION Co-Op Atlantic TRURO, N.S. (13 mill employees) and the United Food and Commercial Work- ers (UFCW) Local 864. Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2013, to Jan. 31, 2017. Ratified on Nov. 17, 2013. Signed on Jan. 23, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2014: 35¢ Effective Feb. 1, 2015: 35¢ Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 40¢ Calculated by CLR Shift premium: 70¢ for the evening shift. 75¢ for the night shift. Paid holidays: 9 days plus 1 floating holiday and 1 day for the employee's birthday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years and 6 weeks after 28 years. Employees hired after Nov. 17, 2013, are entitled to a maximum of 5 weeks. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 per day. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Meal allowance: $7 after 2 hours overtime. Sick leave: 5 days. STD: Beginning after 8 calendar days of disability provided the employee meets the conditions of eligibility set down by the insurer. LTD: Beginning after 52 weeks of disability provided the em- ployee meets insurer's eligibility conditions. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child, mother or father. 3 days for employee's brother, sister, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law or grandchild. 1 day for employee's grandparent, grandchild, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in- law or daughter-in-law. Additional 2 days if employees must travel to attend funeral. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: 3 hours at straight time rate or all hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is more. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 16 months for a suspension and 1 year for all other disciplinary actions. Severance: 2 weeks pay for each full year of service to a maxi- mum of 35 weeks. Safety shoes: $225 for bulk receivers and swingmen. $150 for all other employees. Sample rates of pay (current, after 35¢ increase): Grade II: $16.97 per hour, rising in 3 steps to $19.13 Editor's notes: Education fund: The employer pays $350 per year into the union's education fund to provide paid education leave for employees. n EDUCATION Memorial University of Newfoundland ST. JOHN'S, N.L. (480 lecturers) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC). Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 15, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2016. Signed on Jan. 24, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 3% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks. Overtime: 1.5 hours off for each hour worked beyond 40 hours a week. Medical benefits: The employee pays 50% of the cost of pre- miums. No other information available. Dental: The employee pays 50% of the cost of premiums. No other information available. Weekly indemnity: Sick leave: 6 days. AD&D: The employee pays 50% of the cost of premiums. No other information available. Life insurance: The employee pays 50% of the cost of premi- ums. No other information available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child (including stepchild or ward of the employee), grandchild, mother, father, brother, sister, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law or relative living with the employee. Additional leave without pay can be granted in exceptional circumstances. Probationary period: 4 months.

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