Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements editor's notes: Maternity leave: 18 weeks. Birth leave: 5 paid days. Paternity leave: 5 unpaid weeks. Parental leave: 1 unpaid year. EDUCATION Concordia University Montreal (1,100 teaching assistants) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2013, to April 30, 2016. Signed on April 16, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2013: 2% Effective May 1, 2014: 2% paid holidays: 9 days, paid at 3.6% and incorporated in the salary. Vacations with pay: Paid at 4% and incorporated in the salary. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Level 1 Teaching Assistant — Tutors and Lab Demonstrators Doctoral or Master's Student: $24.56 per hour Level 2 Teaching Assistant — Tutors and Lab Demonstrators Undergraduate: $14.39 Master's Student: $17.70 Doctoral Student: $19.91 Level 3 Teaching Assistant — Markers, Lab Assistants and Course Assistants Undergraduate: $11.06 Master's Student: $12.17 Doctoral Student: $13.28 editor's notes: Wage restructuring: Effective May 1, 2015, a new wage structure based on education levels will be introduced. Elimination: Effective May 1, 2014, the Level 3 Teaching Assistant classification will be eliminated. Reclassification: Effective May 1, 2014, Level 2 and Level 3 Online Teaching Assistants (eConcordia) will be re- classified as Level 1 Teaching Assistants. FOOD SERvICES Sysco Calgary Calgary (130 warehouse workers) and the Teamsters Union, Local 987 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 28, 2014, to Feb. 27, 2019. Signed on June 23, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 28, 2015: 3% Effective Feb. 28, 2016: 3% Effective Feb. 28, 2017: 3% Effective Feb. 28, 2018: 3% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $1.10 per hour for all hours worked be- tween 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $1.10 per hour when employees are required to work in the "freezer." paid holidays: 11 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 17 years, 6 weeks after 23 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Employees may bank overtime as time off in lieu of compensation. Meal allowance: $10 when employee is required to work more than 2 hours overtime immediately following the end of a scheduled shift. Sick leave: 30 hours per year. Non-cumulative. pension: After 23 months of service, pension contribution as follows: $1.80 per hour ef- fective March 9, 2014, $1.90 effective March 8, 2015, $2 effective March 6, 2016, $2.10 effective March 5, 2017, $2.20 effective March 4, 2018. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immedi- ate family member, includ- ing spouse, parent, child, step-child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. Up to 2 additional days for travel- ling time. Seniority – recall rights: If employee is laid off for more than 3 months but less than 1 year, recall is time equivalent to one-half of employee's ser- vice. Recall rights is 1 year if employee is laid off for more than 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Safety shoes: $110 effective May 1, 2011, $120 effective May 1, 2012, $130 effective May 1, 2013. Uniforms/clothing: Coveralls provided by employer. Sample rates of pay, current: Receiver: $16.11 per hour, ris- ing after 4 years to $26.28 Warehouse person: $16.11, ris- ing after 4 years to $25.85 Janitor: $15.38, rising after 4 years to $20.83 Foodservice truck driver: $16.11, rising after 4 years to $25.97 Forklift operator: $16.11, ris- ing after 4 years to $25.97 Quality assurance: $16.11, ris- ing after 4 years to $25.85 Loader: $16.11, rising after 4 years to $26.04 Yard person: $16.11, rising af- ter 4 years to $26.28 Part-time worker: $15.73, ris- ing in 12 steps (or 8,000 hours) to $19.70 Summer relief worker: $14.73 When an employee is required to work more than two hours of overtime, they will receive a $10 allowance for meals.

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