Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements of the gross weekly earnings. Weekly indemnity begins on 4th day of illness and continues for up to 26 weeks. Sick leave: 24 hours pay in lieu of sick days. A doctor's note may be required after 2 or more consecutive days. Employees with unacceptable attendance records may be required to provide a doctor's note for all absences due to illness. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's wife, husband, daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, mother-in-law or father-in-law. 1 day for em- ployee's sister-in-law, brother- in-law, daughter-in-law, son- in-law, grandparent, grandchild or step-parent. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours overtime pay. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides employees with all necessary clothing. Uniforms for inside employees include 4 sets of outer white clothing and aprons per year, 2 sets of rubber boots per year. Drivers' uni- forms include 1 winter and 1 summer jacket, 4 pairs of pants, 6 shirts and 1 set of raingear. Sample rates of pay, current: Filler Operator: $19.38 per hour Process Operator: $19.38 Truck Driver (Bulk): $18.85 Assistant Filler Operator: $18.11 Truck Driver: $18.11 Shipper: $18.37 General Dairy Worker: $14.87 Driver Salesman: $137.87 + commission Editor's notes: Layoff notice: Employees with more than 3 months service and less than 1 year will be given 2 days layoff notice or 2 days pay if notice is not given. Employees with more than 1 year service will be given 1 week layoff notice or 1 week pay if notice is not given. Leave without pay: Up to 6 months. Safe driving bonus: $100 FOOD SERVICE Wow! Factor Desserts Strathcona County, Alta. (16 employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 Renewal agreement: Effective July 27, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on July 27, 2013. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 2% Effective July 1, 2013: 1% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3.5% Paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all employees required to work on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years. Effective upon ratification, 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day or 40 per week. Medical benefits: Company provides comprehensive ben- efit plan including STD, LTD, Extended Health Care, Dental and AD&D. Premium cost- sharing arrangements based on company paying 70%, employee paying 30%, effective July 27, 2013. 100% of LTD premiums paid by employee. Sick leave: 4 days earned per year, after 1 year of service. Sick leave does not accrue from year to year. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes spouse (including in-laws and common-law), parent, child, brother or sister. Additional time off may be granted if travel is required. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 2 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for reprimands, 2 years for suspensions. Sample rates of pay, current: Production specialist: $15.27 per hour to start, rising to $31.15 Production technician: $12.06, rising to $22.20 Production worker: $9.93, ris- ing to $17.89 Maintenance: $16.32, rising to $24.23 Editor's notes: Factory visits: Union agrees that, whenever possible, employee interviews shall be conducted dur- ing lunch hours. Interviews may only be conducted during work hours if they do not exceed 15 minutes. Effective July 27, 2013, a union representative will be entitled to visit the plant for the purpose of dealing with matters arising from application, interpretation or operation of the collective agreement. Family responsibility leave: Policy to be developed and implemented pertaining to employee absence and family responsibility matters. HYDRO Toronto Hydro Energy Services Toronto (610 outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2014, to Jan. 31, 2018. Signed on Feb. 13, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2014: 1.5% Effective Feb. 1, 2015: 1.75% Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 1.75% Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 2% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 15 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Labourer: $26.21 per hour, ris- ing to $30.03 Trouble Dispatcher: $30.43 ris- ing to $38.45 Metering Technician: $35.76 rising to $46.70 Editor's notes: Cost of living allowance: Equal to the percentage increase in the Toronto Consumer Price Index for the period January 2016 to January 2017. Triggered at 3.5% at which time there will be a 1% general increase. 4 sick days per year – does not accrue

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