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July 7, 2014
Caregiving taking
heavy toll on staff,
bottom line
Home Depot's head of HR chairing
panel as 'tsunami of seniors' approaches
By Liz Foster
"We all need to be looking for innovative ways to deal with the tsu-
nami of seniors coming our way," said Sharleen Stewart, president of
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare.
The recently launched Canadian Employers for Caregivers Plan
(CECP) is intended to be the lifeline Stewart is calling for, along with
many others in the labour community.
The CECP includes the establishment of the Employer Panel for
Caregivers as well as the development of business cases analyzing
the cost-benefit of various workplace supports and the exploration of
mechanisms for sustained employer engagement.
The seven-person panel — to be chaired by Kim Forgues, vice-pres-
TRANSPORTATION
Transport Jeymar
etford Mines, Que.
(19 truck drivers) and Teamsters Canada Local 1999
Renewal agreement: Effective
April 2, 2014, to April 1, 2019.
Signed on April 2, 2014.
Wage adjustments:
Effective 2015: 25¢
Effective 2017: 25¢
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per
month worked to start, 2 weeks
after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5
Alberta ratifies 4-year contract
After 16 months of bitter negotiations,
the province of Alberta has ratified a
new collective agreement with 22,000
frontline employees.
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
see Collective agreements > pg. 3
No bargaining unit? No benefits pg. 6
Commercial Masonry - New Brunswick pg. 3 Treasury Board -
Canada-wide pg. 3 Hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet - Nunavut pg. 4
Board of Education, School District No. 23 - British Columbia pg. 4
Clipper Navigation - British Columbia pg. 5
Cable company pulls plug
on fraudulent field rep
a TeCHnICal FIeld repre-
sentative was fired after he filed
fraudulent work claims.
Terry Campbell, who worked
for Shaw Cable Systems in British
Columbia, had previously been
disciplined for a similar incident.
The work done by technical
field representatives is reported
using a series of codes which
serve as the basis of the employ-
ee's wages. On Oct. 19, 2011,
Campbell claimed codes for the
installation of Internet, telephone
ColleCtive
Agreements
ColleCtive
Agreements
ArbitrAtion
AwArds
Photo:
Jim
Young
(Reuters)
The recently launched Canadian Employers for Caregivers Plan is
intended to act as a lifeline for employees as they balance the unpaid
care of family members or friends with the responsibilities of working.
Negotiate with confidence.
Mock sessions. Best practices. Program leaders with real-world experience.
Choose Queen's IRC and thrive in your next negotiation session.
i r c . q u e e n s u . c a
see Arbitration > pg. 6
see Caregiving > pg. 7
pg. 2
