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April 21, 2014

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS hired after May 4, 2004. 2 days for each month of service for all other employees. AD&D: Benefit equal to 2 times the employee's annual salary (equal to basic group life insurance coverage). Life insurance: The employer pays 50% of the premiums. Benefit equal to 2 times the em- ployee's annual salary subject to a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $100,000. Pension: Employees will be covered by the Public Service Pension Plan. No other infor- mation available. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's mother, father, brother, sister, child, spouse, legal guardian, common-law spouse, grandparent, grand- child, mother-in-law, father- in-law or near relative living in the same household. 1 day for employee's son-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 4 days when death occurs outside the province. Up to 2 additional days in cases with extraordinary circum- stances. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum of 3 hours at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 487.5 working hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: Severance pay is equal to the amount obtained by multiplying the number of completed years of continuous employment by the employee's weekly salary to a maximum or 20 weeks' pay. Mileage: 31.5¢ per km Sample rates of pay, current: HS-8: $15.63 rising in 2 steps to $16.62 HS-9: $15.74 rising in 2 steps to $16.75 HS-10: $15.85 rising in 2 steps to $16.88 HS-11: $15.97 rising in 2 steps to $17.01 HS-12: $16.11 rising in 2 steps to $17.17 HS-13: $16.25 rising in 2 steps to $17.34 HS-14: $16.42 rising in 2 steps to $17.54 HS-15: $16.62 rising in 2 steps to $17.79 HS-16: $16.82 rising in 2 steps to $18.03 HS-17: $17.10 rising in 2 steps to $18.37 HS-18: $17.29 rising in 2 steps to $18.62 HS-19: $17.63 rising in 2 steps to $19.03 HS-20: $18 rising in 2 steps to $19.51 HS-21: $18.29 rising in 2 steps to $19.91 HS-22: $18.66 rising in 2 steps to $20.40 HS-23: $19.02 rising in 2 steps to $20.86 HS-24: $19.71 rising in 2 steps to $21.72 HS-25: $20.44 rising in 2 steps to $22.58 HS-26: $21.19 rising in 2 steps to $23.44 HS-27: $21.94 rising in 2 steps to $24.30 HS-28: $22.73 rising in 2 steps to $25.20 HS-29: $23.35 rising in 2 steps to $25.90 HS-30: $23.98 rising in 2 steps to $26.63 HS-31: $24.87 rising in 2 steps to $27.65 HS-32: $25.66 rising in 2 steps to $28.55 HS-33: $26.48 rising in 2 steps to $29.48 HS-34: $27.39 rising in 2 steps to $30.52 HS-35: $28.41 rising in 2 steps to $31.67 HS-36: $29.47 rising in 2 steps to $32.89 HS-37: $30.55 rising in 2 steps to $34.11 HS-38: $31.64 rising in 2 steps to $35.31 HS-39: $32.70 rising in 2 steps to $36.58 HS-40: $33.76 rising in 2 steps to $37.78 HS-41: $34.56 rising in 2 steps to $40.76 HS-42: $35.46 rising in 2 steps to $41.80 HS-43: $36.80 rising in 2 steps to $43.39 HS-44: $38.13 rising in 2 steps to $44.98 Editor's notes: Family leave: 3 days to attend to the needs related to home or family emergencies. Standby: $20.40 for each 8 hour shift and $30.60 for each 12 hour shift. Parking meters: Employees using their own vehicles on employer business will receive $10 per week for parking meter expenses. Orientation: The employer will provide new employ- ees with at least 1 day of orientation including information on the organization's policies, procedures, fire and disas- ter plans. Personal loss: Where an employee suffers personal loss in the performance of his/her duty, and where the loss was not due to the employee's negligence, the employer may compensate the employee to a maximum of $300. FOOD SERVICES FOOD SERVICES Olymel Brampton, Ont. (500 plant and maintenance employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada (UFCW) Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 1, 2013, to May 31, 2019. Signed on Oct. 5, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2014: 30¢ Effective June 1, 2015: 30¢ Effective June 1, 2016: 30¢ Effective June 1, 2017: 40¢ Effective June 1, 2018: 40¢ Shift premium: 40¢ per hour for afternoon shifts and 60¢ per hour for night shifts. Paid holidays: 12 days and 2 half days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 19 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week and for all hours worked on Saturday. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, same sex partner, common-law spouse, child, father, mother or grandchild. 3 days for employee's brother, sister, mother-in-law or father- in-law. 1 day for employee's grandparent, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: 4 hours at appli- cable rate. Safety shoes: $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: 2 pairs of pants, 3 shirts, 2 jackets and 1 hat provided for driv- ers. 2-piece suit provided for employees working regularly in freezers. Sample rates of pay, current: Grade I: $18.20 Grade II: $18.55 Grade III: $19.10 Grade IV: $19.30 Grade V: $19.85 Grade VI: $20.10 Grade VII: $20.92 Grade VIII: $22.65 Grade IX: $28.55 Grade X: $28.80 Editor's notes: Training and education fund: Employer contributes 3¢ per regular hour per employee to the UFCW Local 175 Training & Education Fund. 3 days to attend to home or family emergencies Suits provided for employees working regularly in freezers

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