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APRIL 14, 2014 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 25¢ Tier II hotels: Signing bonus: 25¢ per hour between May 1, 2013, and Oct. 31, 2013. Effective Dec. 12, 2013: 25¢ Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 10¢ Effective April 1, 2015: 10¢ Effective July 1, 2015: 10¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 10¢ Tier III hotels: Effective Dec. 12, 2013: 10¢ Effective Nov. 1, 2013: 10¢ Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 5¢ Paid holidays: 11 days, up from 10. Family Day now in- cluded. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. Unchanged. Dental: Effective June 1, 2014: $3,100 per year per individu- al, previously $2,100. $4,900 per year per family, previously $2,400. Vision: Up to $250 for frames, up from $100. Effective upon ratification, employer pays for annual eye exam. Pension: Tier I hotels: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, employer contrib- utes 65¢ per hour worked, up from 60¢. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 70¢. Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 75¢. Tier II and III hotels: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, 62¢ per hour, up from 60¢. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 64. Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 66¢. Sample rates of pay, current: Room attendant: $13.71 per hour Assistant housekeeper: $15.36 Maintenance worker: $16.00 Bartender: $16.97 First cook: $18.26 n MINING Sherritt International FORT SASkATCHEWAN, ALTA. (300 plant and maintenance employees) and the Communica- tions, Energy and Paperworkers union (now Unifor). Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2016. Signed on April 1, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 3.75% Effective April 1, 2015: 4% Shift premium: Day shift (7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.): effective April 1, 2013: 79¢ per hour. Effective April 1, 2014: 82¢. Ef- fective April 1, 2015: 85¢. Afternoon shift (3:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.): effective April 1, 2013: $1.58 per hour. Effective April 1, 2014: $1.64. Effective April 1, 2015: $1.71. Night shift (11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.): effective April 1, 2013: $2.80. Effective April 1, 2014: $2.91. Effective April 1, 2015: $3.03. Maintenance shift: effective April 1, 2013: $2.23. Effective April 1, 2014: $2.31. Effective April 1, 2015: $2.40. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floater to be used on the first Friday of March. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 24 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 7.5 hours for non-shift workers, 8 hours for shift workers, 12 hours for 12-hour shift workers or 10.5 hours for maintenance work- ers. Triple time for overtime worked on a named holiday. Up to 37.5 of the double hours may be banked, 40 hours for day shift employees. For every hour worked, 2 hours may be used as time off. Meal allowance: Meal provided after first 2 hours overtime beyond regular shift. STD: 26 weeks at 70% of pay for employees with less than 1 year of service, 2 weeks at full pay and 24 weeks at 70% for employees after 1 year, 8 weeks at full pay and 18 weeks at 70% for employees after 5 years, 14 weeks at full pay and 12 weeks at 70% for employees after 10 years, 20 weeks at full pay and 6 weeks at 70% after 15 years, 26 weeks at full pay for employees with at least 20 years of service. LTD: 70% of salary, up to $6,000 per month. Life insurance: $100,000. Optional $10,000 for spouse, $1,000 per each dependent child. Pension: 8% of base pay contributed by employer to employ- ee's Group RRSP plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for immediate family, which in- cludes parents, siblings, spouse, common-law spouse, chil- dren, mother-in-law, father-in-law or grandchildren. 3 days for brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours pay at straight rate, or overtime pay for actual hours worked — whichever is greater. Probationary period: 3 months. Severance: 3 weeks pay at regular rate for each year of ser- vice, up to 52 weeks. Employee must have completed 3 years of service. Sample rates of pay, current: Operator specialist I: $47.91 per hour Operator specialist II: $49.30 Labourer: $31.47 Helper I: $35.56 Helper II: $32.87 Mechanic: $47.20 Mechanic I: $46.49 Mechanic II: $39.51 Mechanic specialist: $47.91 Crew leader: $49.30 Technician I: $30.12 Technician II: $31.47 Technician III: $34.20 Technician IV: $35.56 Technician V: $36.94 Stores leader/receiver: $39.51 Student: $19.68 Editor's notes: Health and wellness account: Effective upon ratification, $500 per year per employee to be used towards fitness club memberships, registration for fitness classes (yoga, aerobics, dance lessons, figure skating, etc.), sports