Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 ColleCtive Agreements October 6, 2014 Pension: Employer contributes $3.95 per hour worked into em- ployee's retirement plan, effec- tive Jan. 1, 2012. $4.30 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2014. $4.65 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2015. $5 per hour effective Jan. 1, 2016. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an immediate fam- ily member. That includes em- ployee's spouse, mother, father, sons, daughters, sisters, broth- ers, mother-in-law, father-in- law, grandfather, grandmother, grandchildren, grandmother- in-law, grandfather-in-law, step-son and step-daughter. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay if employee is able to start work, minimum 2 hours' pay if there is no work available after employee is called in. Probationary period: 3 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. 2 years for employees with less than 5 years of service. Safety shoes: $300 per year. Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year for clothing allowance, inclusive of reflective striping. $150 every 2 years for prescrip- tion safety glasses. Mileage: 54¢ per km. Sample rates of pay, current: Drivers Trailer mixer units: $32.68 per hour Five-axle units: $32.43 Four-axle units: $32.23 Three-axle units: $32.08 editor's notes: Union advancement fund: 5¢ per hour deducted from employee's pay to be remitted to the union's industry advancement fund. License renewal: Up to $170 reimbursement for medical and or license renewal. COMMUNICATIONS v interactions Montreal, Que. (82 broadcast and television employees) and the Fédération Nationale des Communications (FNC) Renewal agreement: Effective May 23, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2017. Signed on May 23, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2013: 2% Effective Dec. 31, 2013: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 2% Shift premium: $40 per day for employees required to work outside the bargaining unit for less than 1 week. $3 for work done between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. $2.50 per hour for all work done on weekend. Paid holidays: 11 days. vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service to a maximum of 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 21 years and 6 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours overtime, double time after 5 hours over- time and double time and one- half after 9 hours of overtime. Meal allowance: $10 for break- fast, $16 for lunch and $25 for dinner. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or child. 3 days for employee's father, mother, father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother or sister. 1 day for employee's grandparent. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for written warnings or reprimands and 18 months for suspensions or demotions. editor's notes: Marriage: 1 paid day. Divorce: 1 paid day. Parental leave: 32 weeks. Adoption or birth leave: 2 paid days. Moving: Employees required to move for work receive $1,750. TRANSPORTATION First Air (e Airline of the north) Province-wide, excluding Cape Breton island, nova Scotia (10 dispatchers) and the Canadian Air Line Dispatchers Association (CALDA) Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2014, to Jan. 31, 2017. Signed on Aug. 20, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 1, 2016: Addition- al step added raising maximum hourly rate to $36.10 Shift premium: $40 per shift for employees performing on-the-job training. $70 per shift for employees performing competency checks. $45 per shift for employees scheduled to work more than 8 night shifts within a calendar month. $40 per day for employees on call. $20 per day for employees ap- pointed by management to act as Chief Dispatcher or Dispatch Manager. Shift premiums not subject to overtime rates. Paid holidays: 9 days. vacations with pay: 120 hours to start, 160 hours after 11 years of service and 200 hours after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: $14 after em- ployees work 2 hours overtime. Medical benefits: Extended health care 100% company paid. When the company requires an employee to be inoculated, the inoculation will be 100% paid by the company. No other infor- mation available. dental: 50% company paid. No other information available. Sick leave: 88 hours per year. An employee can carry over up to 24 hours of unused sick leave into the next calendar year. STd: 100% company paid. No other information available. lTd: 100% company paid. No other information available. Ad&d: 100% company paid. No other information available. life insurance: 100% company paid. Additional life insurance may be purchased through pay- roll deduction. No other infor- mation available. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's spouse, parent, step- parent, sibling, step-sibling, child or step-child. 5 days for employee's grandparent or the grandparent of the employee's spouse (including common-law spouse or same sex partner). 3 days for employee's grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: Em- ployees awarded a company position outside the agreement retain and continue to accrue seniority for a period of 1 year from the date of transfer. Probationary period: 6 months. The probationary period can be extended by an additional 3 months. Sunset clause is one year for written warnings and reprimands, and 18 months for suspensions or demotions

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