Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 April 21, 2014 April 21, 2014 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Pension Plan. $2.50 for each hour worked, effective Jan. 1, 2014. $2.75 for each hour worked, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, defined as spouse, mother, father, son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, mother-in-law and father-in- law. 1 additional day if travel for funeral is required. Seniority – recall rights: 4 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours pay at overtime rates. Safety shoes: Up to $100. Uniforms/clothing: 50% of costs reimbursed for MTE clothing if employee requests it, 100% reimbursed if company requires it. Sample rates of pay, current: Warehouseman/Driver: $19.60 per hour, rising in 2 steps to $23.50 Warehouseman (Part-time): $16.82, rising in 1 step to $17.20 Editor's notes: Teamsters union/Industry advancement fund: To enhance all persons dependent on any industry rep- resented by Teamsters. Effective Jan. 1, 2014: Company contributes 3¢ per hour, up to 168 hours per month, for each member of bargaining unit. Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 4¢, effective Jan. 1, 2016: 5¢. HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE Prince Edward Island Department of Health Province-wide, Prince Edward Island (1,080 administrative services employees) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2015. Signed on Jan. 29, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 29, 2014: $300 signing bonus Effective April 1, 2013: 1% Effective April 1, 2014: 1% Shift premium: $2.75 for hours worked between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.75 for hours worked on weekends. $2.50 for hours worked on stand-by or on call. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 112.5 hours after 1 year, 150 hours after 5 years, 187.5 hours after 15 years and 232.5 hours after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half to start and double time after 15 consecutive hours of work. Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner when employee is out of province. $8 for break- fast, $10 for lunch and $16 for dinner when employee is in P.E.I. Medical benefits: Employer pays half of all premiums. No other information available. Dental: Employer pays half of all premiums. No other infor- mation available. Sick leave: 11.25 hours for each 162.5 paid hours up to a maximum accumulation of 215 days. Life insurance: Employer pays half of all premiums. Employ- ees shall be insured for at least $50,000. No other information available. Bereavement leave: 5 paid days for employee's parent, spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, ward of the employee, child of common- law spouse, grandparent or grandchild. 3 paid days for em- ployee's brother, step-brother, sister, step-sister, mother-in- law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 1 paid day for employee's aunt, uncle, neph- ew, niece, great-grandchild or great-grandparent. 1 half day to attend a funeral as pallbearer, flower bearer or reader. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Probationary period: 487.5 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 75 hours pay for each 1950 hours of continuous service to a maximum of 975 hours. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1% increase): Group 1: $18.10 rising in 1 step to $18.66 Group 2: $18.35 rising in 1 step to $19.11 Group 3: $19.16 rising in 1 step to $19.89 Group 4: $20.13 rising in 1 step to $20.98 Group 5: $20.41 rising in 2 steps to $22.20 Group 5A: $20.81 rising in 2 steps to $22.64 Group 6: $21.68 rising in 2 steps to $23.58 Group 6A: $22.13 rising in 2 steps to $24.06 Group 7: $22.00 rising in 3 steps to $25.03 Group 7A: $22.44 rising in 3 steps to $25.52 Group 8: $22.36 rising in 4 steps to $26.66 Group 9: $22.74 rising in 5 steps to $28.42 Group 10: $24.10 rising in 5 steps to $30.15 Group 11: $25.33 rising in 5 steps to $31.69 Group 12: $26.74 rising in 5 steps to $33.43 Group 13: $28.13 rising in 5 steps to $35.17 Group 13A: $28.69 rising in 5 steps to $35.89 Group 14: $29.77 rising in 5 steps to $37.24 Editor's notes: Graduation: 1 paid day when employee graduates from a university or college. Anniversary: On the 25th anniversary of permanent employment and every 5 year anniversary thereafter, the employee is granted 1 paid day of leave. Maternity, adoption and parental leave: 52 unpaid weeks. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Province-wide, Newfoundland and Labrador (6,580 support employees) and the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees (NAPE) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Oct. 22, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2013: $1,400 signing bonus Effective April 1, 2014: 2% Effective April 1, 2015: 3% Paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 4 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 10 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one- half. Double time for all work performed on 8th day and subsequent consecutive days of work. Meal allowance: $43.70 per day when travelling in the prov- ince. $50.20 per day when trav- elling outside the province. Sick leave: 1 day for each month of service for employees $300 signing bonus effective Jan. 29, 2014

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