Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 May 12, 2014 ColleCtive Agreements COURIER Tiger Courier Saskatoon, Sask. (46 couriers) and the Western Canada Council of Teamsters Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2013, to June 30, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2013: $150 sign- ing bonus for full-time staff, $100 for part-time staff Effective July 1, 2014: 2% Effective July 1, 2015: 2% Effective July 1, 2016: 2% Shift premium: 75¢ when an employee is required to per- form supervisory duties. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, including employee's spouse, common- law spouse, mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law, step- mother, stepfather, stepsons, stepdaughters and grandpar- ents. 1 day to attend the funeral of a friend or family member not mentioned above. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 3 months. Safety shoes: $100 per year for steel-toed boots. Uniforms/clothing: 2 shirts, 1 jacket and 1 hat provided at time of hire. 2 shirts and 1 hat provided every year. Employees must wear black pants or black shorts. Sample rates of pay, current: Dock worker, Alberta: $17.51 per hour Dock worker, Vancouver: $17.51 City driver, Alberta: $18.54 City driver, Vancouver: $18.54 ADMINISTRATION Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Ottawa (13 administrative services employees) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective April 10, 2011, to March 31, 2014. Signed on April 10, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2011: 1.75% Effective April 1, 2012: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2013: 2% Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: Employ- ees earn vacation leave credits at the following rate for each calendar month: 12.5 hours to start, 13.75 hours after 16 years, 14.4 hours after 17 years, 15.625 hours after 18 years, 16.875 hours after 27 years and 18.75 hours after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 7.5 hours of over- time and double time for all work in excess of 7.5 hours. Double time for all work on Sunday. Meal allowance: $10.50 after 3 hours overtime. Sick leave: 9.375 hours for each calendar month worked. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's father, mother, step-father, step-mother, foster parent, brother, sister, spouse, parents of spouse, child, child of spouse, step-child, ward of the employee, spouse of child, grandchild, grandparent and any relative permanently resid- ing with the employee. 1 days for employee's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 3 days for the purpose of travel. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at the applicable overtime rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 1 week's pay for each complete year of continu- ous employment to a maximum of 28 weeks. Editor's notes: Maternity leave: 18 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 37 unpaid weeks. Family leave: 37.5 hours to deal with family or home emergencies. Stand-by pay: Workers compensated at the rate of one-half hour for each 4-hour period of standby duty. Wash-up time: 10 minutes before lunch and the end of the working day. SECURITY Groupe de Sécurité Garda Province-wide, Quebec (155 security employees) and Unifor Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 19, 2013, to June 30, 2016. Signed on Dec. 19, 2013. Wage adjustments: $400 signing bonus for full-time employees. $200 signing bonus for part-time employees. Effective June 29, 2014: 3% Effective June 28, 2015: 2.75% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for employees whose duties include the care and transporta- tion of adult prisoners. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year and 3 weeks after 3 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Sick leave: 5 days. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's child or spouse. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, father- in-law, mother-in-law or grand- child. 2 days for employee's grandparent, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 day for employ- ee's son-in-law or daughter-in- law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours pay at regular rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Uniforms/clothing: Employer supplies all safety clothing and equipment. Sample rates of pay, current: $15.66 per hour Editor's notes: Family or home emergencies: 10 unpaid days. Wedding: 1 paid day for employee's marriage or civil union. 1 unpaid day for the marriage or civil union of employee's child, parent or sibling. Birth or adoption: 5 paid days. Maternity leave: 18 weeks with a possible extension up to 1 year.

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