Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements of premiums for the HOODIP or equivalent plan. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the employee's parent, brother, sister, spouse, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandparent of spouse or grandchild. 1 day for employee's aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 3 years. Call-in pay: Time and one-half for a minimum of 4 hours. Probationary period: 70 tours or 525 hours of work. Sample rates of pay, current: Nurses: $30.59 per hour rising in 9 steps to $44.22 Editor's notes: Pre-paid leave plan: Employees can spread 4 years' salary over a 5 year period. Stand-by pay: $3.30 per hour for the period of stand-by. $4.90 per hour on paid holidays. Vaccination: Employees are required to be vac- cinated for influenza. Employees that refuse to take the vaccine may be placed on an unpaid leave of absence during any influenza outbreak in the hospital until such time as the nurse is cleared to return to work. If an employee gets sick as a result of the vaccination and applies for WSIB, the employer will not oppose the claim. EDUCATION Memorial University St. John's, N.L. (100 per-course instructors) and the Lecturers' Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 27, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2016. Signed on March 27, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 3% Calculated by CLR. Paid holidays: 11 days. Sick leave: 3 teaching hours per course per semester. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, child (including stepchild or ward of the employee), grandchild, mother, father, brother, sister, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law or a relative per- manently residing in the same household. Additional leave without pay may be granted in exceptional circumstances. Seniority – recall rights: 3 years. A 1-year extension may be granted at the union's writ- ten request with the agreement of the employer. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years. Mileage: Reimbursement in ac- cordance with University Travel Guidance. Sample rates of pay, current: Per-course instructors: $4,755 (based on a 3 credit hour course) Editor's notes: Intellectual property: Per-course instructors will retain copyright to intellectual property created in the course of their employment. Office space: The employer will attempt to provide per-course instructors with ac- cess to appropriate office space. Distance education: Per-course instructors assigned to teach a course by distance education will be provided with an expense allowance of $150 per course. Compassionate care leave: 8 unpaid weeks. Pregnancy, adoption and parental leave: Leave without pay in accordance with the Labour Standards Act, R.S.N.L. 1990, c L-2. Course cancellation payment: $300 to an instructor who previously taught the course and $500 to an in- structor who has not previously taught the course. MANUFACTURING Summit Food Distributors London, Ont. (100 warehouse employees) and Teamsters Canada Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2016. Signed on Feb. 25, 2014. Wage adjustments: Lead Hand and Warehouse employees Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 25¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 25¢ Effective April 1, 2016: 25¢ Drivers Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 40¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 40¢ Effective April 1, 2016: 45¢ Calculated by CLR Shift premium: 50¢ per hour when warehouse employees begin their shift between 3 p.m. and midnight. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: $55 per day for layovers. Vision: $175 every 2 years for eyeglasses. Effective Jan. 1, 2015, $180 every 2 years. $70 every 2 years for eye examina- tions. Sick leave: Absence due to bona fide illness or injury will not be cause for discharge for a maximum of 2 years. Pension: RRSP offered on a vol- untary basis. Contribution is 2% by employer and employees. Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's wife, husband, son, daughter, father, mother, step- parent, sister, brother, mother- in-law or father-in-law. 1 day for employee's grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, broth- er-in-law, sister-in-law, daugh- ter-in-law or son-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $165. Effective 2015, $170. Effective 2016, $175. Sample rates of pay, current: Lead Hand: $21.50 per hour Driver: $23.90 Warehouse: $21 Tier 2 covers employees hired after May 24, 2009. Tier 2 Lead Hand: $18.50 Tier 2 Driver: $20.90 Tier 2 Warehouse: $18 Editor's notes: Loss of license: On a one-time basis any driver who loses his driving privileges under the law will be granted a leave of absence up to 2 years without pay but without the loss of seniority. Drivers convicted of drunk, impaired or negligent driving while operating a vehicle owned, rented or leased by the employer may be discharged regardless of seniority. Tractors: It is the employer's intent to assign drivers to the same tractors where possible.

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