Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements lump sum payment for part- time staff working 30-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2014: $500 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 24-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2014: $300 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 16-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2014: $150 lump sum payment for part- time staff working less than 16 hours per week Effective July 1, 2015: 40¢ per hour Effective July 1, 2016: $1,000 lump sum payment for full- time staff Effective July 1, 2016: $750 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 30-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2016: $500 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 24-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2016: $300 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 16-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2016: $150 lump sum payment for part- time staff working less than 16 hours per week Effective July 1, 2017: 40¢ per hour Effective July 1, 2018: $1,000 lump sum payment for full- time staff Effective July 1, 2018: $750 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 30-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2018: $500 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 24-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2018: $300 lump sum payment for part- time staff working 16-plus hours per week Effective July 1, 2018: $150 lump sum payment for part- time staff working less than 16 hours per week Shift premium: 50¢ per hour for lead hand. 60¢ per hour for employees hired prior to ratifi- cation for all hours worked be- tween 7:30 p.m. and 7 a.m. 60¢ per hour for employees hired after ratification for all hours worked between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. $1 per hour for employ- ees working in the cash office. $2 per hour for grocery night crew hired prior to ratification for hours worked between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., $1 per hour for grocery night crew hired after ratification. Paid holidays: 10 days. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year of service, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours worked after 8 per day. Double time for all hours worked after that. dental: 100% coverage for ba- sic services, 75% coverage for crowns and bridges, 50% cov- erage for orthodontics, up to $2,400 lifetime maximum. Vision: Up to $400 per person every 3 years for eyeglasses, lenses and frames. Weekly indemnity: $500 per week, up to 52 weeks. life insurance: $40,000. Pension: Up to $5 per hour to be contributed by employee, and matched by employer. Bereavement leave: 3 days, 4 if the funeral is outside of the Yukon, for the death of an im- mediate family member. That includes spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law, grand- mother, grandfather, grandchil- dren or any legal guardian. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay. Probationary period: 300 hours. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for employees hired prior to July 1, 1994, 18 months for employees hired after that. Issues pertaining to violence and/or harassment will be kept on file for as long as union and company deem appropriate. Severance: After 2 years of ser- vice, 1 week's pay for every year of service, up to 12 weeks. Uniforms/clothing: White uniforms provided for bakery and meat department employ- ees. Adequate warm clothing provided for employees re- quired to work in freezer units. Coveralls provided for employ- ees required to do clean-up duties. Aprons provided for all employees. Sample rates of pay, current: Clerks: $10.55 per hour, rising in 10 steps to $13.75 Senior clerks: $13.75, rising in 11 steps to $19.20 Clerk trainees: $10.55, rising in 10 steps to $13.85 Clerk specialist: $14, rising in 7 steps to $17.77 Meat cutter: $12, rising in 6 steps to $18.75 Editor's notes: Advancement fund: 5¢ per hour per employee contributed to advancement fund. Transportation al- lowance: 2 excursion tickets from Whitehorse to Vancouver and a $250 travel bonus for each employee after 1 year of service. ENTERTAINMENT Groupe tVA montreal (1,070 broadcast and television employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 01, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2016. Signed on Feb. 26, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2013: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 1% Shift premium: 25% for hours worked between midnight and 7 a.m. Employees operating vehicles requiring a Class 4 license will be paid at time and one-half. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 18 years, 26 days after 25 years, 27 days after 26 years, 28 days after 27 years, 29 days after 28 years and 30 days after 29 years. overtime: Time and one-half for the first 2 hours of over- time, double time for all hours worked thereafter. Time and one-half for all hours worked on first day off and double time for all hours worked on second day off. life insurance: Employer pays 50% of regular premiums and 100% of premiums for travel coverage, including war zones. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or chil- dren. 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, grandchild or the parent of em- ployee's spouse. 1 day for em- ployee's grandparent, brother- in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 3 years or a period equal to em- ployee's seniority, whichever is first. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 3 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Severance: 2 weeks' salary per year worked to a maximum of 26 weeks. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides 1 winter coat and 1 pair of winter boots every 3 years and 1 waterproof jacket every 5 years. In lieu of the clothing, the employer will pro- vide $375 for the winter coat, $120 for the winter boots and $90 for the waterproof jacket. Employees who appear on air regularly will be provided with $1,600 per year for on-air wardrobe. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1% increase): Class 1: $14.09 per hour rising in 5 steps to $17.55 Class 2: $15.15 rising in 5 steps < from pg. 1

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