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August 5, 2014

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Paid holidays: 12 days, plus 3 Christmas floaters. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday, double time for all overtime hours worked. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 25 years. overtime: Time and one-half for first 2 hours of overtime af- ter 36.25 hours per week. Dou- ble time for all hours worked after that. Sick leave: 10 days earned per year. Ltd: 67% of monthly salary, up to $5,000 per month. Life insurance: $25,000. Em- ployer to pay all premiums. Pension: Local Authorities Pension Plan. No other details available. bereavement leave: 4 days for the following relatives of an em- ployee, or employee's spouse: spouse, foster child, parents, guardian, grandparent, grand- child, son, daughter, brother, sister (or the husband or wife of either), or grandparent of em- ployee's child. Seniority โ€“ recall rights: 6 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay, or appropriate overtime pay โ€“ whichever is greater. Probationary period: 6 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months, provided no further disciplinary action has been taken. Severance: 2 weeks' pay after 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 2 years, 6 weeks after 3 years, 8 weeks after 4 years, 10 weeks after 5 years, 22 weeks after 6 years, 25 weeks after 7 years, 28 weeks after 8 years, 31 weeks after 9 years, 34 weeks after 10 years, 37 weeks after 11 years, 40 weeks after 12 years, 43 weeks after 13 years. Uniforms/clothing: Uniforms, coveralls, smocks and all other clothing to be provided by em- ployer. tool allowance: Bench and hand tools to be supplied by tradesmen, to be replaced by employer when damaged or broken during normal use. Mileage: Up to $500 to be re- imbursed when employee is re- quired to be insured for the use of a motor vehicle for business. Sample rates of pay, current: Finance clerk I: $35,136 per year, rising in 6 steps to $42,552 Information clerk: $35,136, ris- ing in 6 steps to $42,552 Finance clerk II: $41,220, rising in 6 steps to $49,980 Finance clerk III: $44,484, rising in 6 steps to $53,568 Applications clerk: $44,484, ris- ing in 6 steps to $53,568 Accounts receivable clerk: $44,484, rising in 6 steps to $53,568 Community housing clerk: $44,484, rising in 6 steps to $53,568 Maintenance clerk: $44,484, ris- ing in 6 steps to $53,568 Systems clerk: $48,096, rising in 6 steps to $58,404 Finance clerk IV: $48,096, rising in 6 steps to $58,404 Placement officer: $48,096, ris- ing in 6 steps to $58,404 Property management clerk: $48,096, rising in 6 steps to $58,404 Senior finance officer: $55,860, rising in 6 steps to $67,860 Maintenance worker I: $33,564, rising in 6 steps to $40,704 Maintenance technician: $55,869, rising in 6 steps to $67,860 Maintenance supervisor: $69,936, rising in 6 steps to $85,080 Web developer: $69,936, rising in 6 steps to $85,080 Custodian: $35,136, rising in 6 steps to $42,552 Editor's notes: Stand-by pay: One-half hour pay for every 4-hour period employee is required to be on-call. 45-min- ute pay per 4-hour period on a statutory holiday. Moving day: 1 day for employee to move residences. Disaster condi- tions: 2 days for critical conditions requiring employee's personal attention. Compassionate care: 2 days to deal with an illness of immediate family member, including spouse, common-law spouse, son, daughter, foster child, mother or father. TRANSPORTATION Cooney bulk Sales brantford, ont. (8 truck drivers) and Teamsters Canada Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 13, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on Feb. 4, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 2014: 2% Effective Oct. 2015: 2% Effective Oct. 2016: 2% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: Paid holidays: 9 days and 2 half days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 8 years and 6 weeks after 15 years. Vacation pay bonus will be paid along regular vacation pay on the following basis: $175 after 10 years, $225 after 15 years, $275 after 20 years, $325 after 25 years and $375 after 30 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 10 hours per day or 50 hours per week. Meal allowance: $18 when em- ployees are laid over. Ltd: 119 day waiting period, 60% of monthly earnings to a maximum benefit of $2,000 or 85% of pre-disability take-home pay, whichever is less. 5 year payout. Ad&d: Employer will provide 75% of premiums and em- ployee will provide 25% equal to $25,000. Life insurance: Employer will provide 75% of premiums and employee will provide 25% equal to $25,000. Pension: Defined contribution plan with employer contribut- ing 3% of gross wages. bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, parents, children, siblings, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandchildren or any relative permanently re- siding with the employee. 2 days for employee's grandparents, step-parents or step-children. Seniority โ€“ recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 6 hours' pay. All call-backs which re- quire employees to work more than 10 hours in a 24-hour pe- riod will be paid at a rate of time and one-half. Probationary period: 90 days. Safety shoes: $125. Mileage: 44.25ยข per km. Em- ployees will be paid mileage rate from the point where the trip begins until the first delivery and then at the hourly rate un- til leaving the municipality in which the delivery or deliveries were made. Sample rates of pay, current: Highway Drivers: $19.50 per hour Editor's notes: Union fees: Union initiation fees will be paid in installments of $25 per pay period after the comple- < from pg. 1 Sunset clause is 15 months, provided no further disciplinary action has been taken

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