Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Plan. No other information available. Safety shoes: $125 per year ef- fective April 1, 2014. Previously $100 per year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 30¢ increase): General Labourer, Class 1: $14.45 per hour Ham Boner, Class 4: $18.45 Electrician, Class 8: $29.40 editor's notes: New hire wage rates: $1.25 below regular rate, with a 60¢ increase after 6 months of service and 65¢ af- ter 1 year, in addition to negotiated adjustments. Leave of absence: Maximum of 6 unpaid weeks may be granted to any employee for legitimate personal reasons, including vacation time. GOVERNMENT Regional Municipality of Durham Whitby, ont. (1,600 inside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2018. Signed on July 10, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 1.25% Effective April 1, 2015: 1.25% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective April 1, 2017: 1.95% Paid holidays: 13 days. vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 23 years and 6 weeks plus 1 additional day per year to a maximum of 5 additional days after 30 years. For part time em- ployees: 4% to start, 5% after 2 years, 6% after 4 years, 10% after 10 years and 12% after 20 years. For paramedics: 7 days for Per- sonal Care Providers working day shifts, 6 days for Personal Care Providers working night shifts, 6 days for Associate Care Providers working day shifts and 5 days for Associate Care Providers working night shifts. vision: $100 every 2 years, ef- fective on Jan. 1, 2015. Sick leave: 5 days effective April 1, 2014. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.25% increase): Clerk Grade 1: $20.21 rising to $22.46 per hour Computer Operator Grade 5: $32.31 rising to $35.90 Senior Planner Grade 10: $46.15 rising to $51.27 EDUCATION Memorial University of newfoundland St. John's, n.l. (250 lecturers) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 15, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2016. Signed on Jan. 24, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 3% Paid holidays: 11 days. vacations with pay: 3 weeks, pro-rated for the period of em- ployment. overtime: Employees working more than 160 hours in a period of 4 consecutive weeks will be granted time off at the rate of 1.5 hours for each hour worked in excess of regular schedule. Medical benefits: Employee pays 50% of premiums through payroll deduction. No other de- tails available. Dental: Employee pays 50% of premiums through payroll deduction. No other details available. Sick leave: 6 paid days to be used to attend medical appoint- ments, to be absent from work due to illness or to attend to family responsibilities. AD&D: Employee pays 50% of premiums through payroll deduction. No other details available. life insurance: Employee pays 50% of premiums through pay- roll deduction. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child, step child, ward of the employee, grandchild, mother, father, sister, brother, grandparent, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law or a relative permanently residing with the employee. Probationary period: 4 full months of active employment. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Mileage: Employees will be credited for time spent travel- ling to a conference, seminar, workshop or field location to a maximum of 8 hours per day. Mileage will be reimbursed in accordance with the university's travel policy. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Postdoctoral Fellow: $30,000 minimum applicable annual salary editor's notes: Compassionate care: 8 unpaid weeks to provide care or support to a family member where a legally qualified medical practitioner issues a certificate stating the family member has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks. Local support: The employer will provide the union with $5,000 per year to assist in the administration of the collective agreement. MANUFACTURING les industries Caron (Meubles) inC. Montmagny, Que. (100 plant and maintenance employees) and the Syndicat des Salariés du Meuble Caron Montmagny (CSD) Renewal agreement: Effective June 13, 2014, to Oct. 31, 2018. Signed on June 13, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective Nov. 1, 2016: 2.5% Effective Nov. 1, 2017: 2.5% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 50¢ per hour for all time worked during night shift. 50¢ per hour for all time worked as lead hand. Paid holidays: 13 days. vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years.

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