Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2014 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements EDUCATION University of Windsor Windsor, Ont. (250 office employees) and Unifor Local 2458 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2016. Signed on Sept. 14, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2013: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2014: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2015: 1.5% Shift premium: 65¢ per hour for shifts starting after 11:59 p.m., 72¢ per hour for shifts starting after 7:59 p.m. and 90¢ per hour for time worked on Saturday and Sunday. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 10 days af- ter 1 year, 15 days after 3 years, 20 days after 10 years, 25 days after 19 years, 26 days after 20 years, 27 days after 21 years, 28 days after 22 years, 29 days after 23 years and 30 days after 24 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of the normal daily and weekly hours and for all hours worked on the first or second regularly sched- uled day off. Meal allowance: A meal, hot where possible, not exceeding $10 provided by the employer where employees are required to work more than 2 hours overtime. Medical benefits: Health plan includes generics substitution drug plan with $3 co-pay for each prescription drug. Mas- sage therapy to a maximum of $800 per year. Physiotherapy to a maximum of $800 per year. Chiropractic to a maximum of $600 per year. Private room coverage of $5,000 per year. PSA test annually. C125 test annually. Hearing aid coverage at $1,000 every 5 years. Private duty nurse at $20,000. Dental: $3,5000 orthodontic maximum. Dental check-ups every 9 months. Major restor- ative to a maximum of 80%. Vision: $400 and 1 eye exam every 2 years. Vision care ben- efit can be applied to laser eye surgery. aD&D: Employer pays 100% of premium rate. Life insurance: 2 times the em- ployee's annual base salary to a maximum of $150,000. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's legal or common- law spouse, son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter or ward of the employee. 3 days for em- ployee's father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother- in-law, son-in-law, daughter- in-law, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, stepfather, stepmother, grandparent, grandchild or grandparent of the employee's legal or common-law spouse. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Employees maintain full benefit coverage for a period of 18 months. Call-in pay: 4 hours at regular straight time or actual hours worked at applicable overtime rate, whichever is greater. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Class 2: $19.21 per hour Class 3: $20.10 rising in 2 steps to $21.80 Class 4: $20.94 rising in 2 steps to $22.64 Class 5: $22.26 rising in 2 steps to $24.20 Class 6: $23.97 rising in 2 steps to $25.95 Class 7: $25.57 rising in 2 steps to $27.72 Class 8: 27.36$ rising in 2 steps to $29.60 Class 9: $28.91 rising in 2 steps to $31.34 Class 10: $31.34 rising in 2 steps to $33.79 Class 11: $32.32 rising in 2 steps to $34.99 Class 12: $34.26 rising in 2 steps to $37.09 Class 13: $36.31 rising in 2 steps to $39.31 Class 14: $38.50 rising in 2 steps to $41.67 editor's notes: Consultation: Employees contacted by immediate supervisors and required to log on at home or en- gage in a telephone conversation to conduct work will be paid a minimum of 30 minutes at regular straight time or actual hours worked at regular straight time, whichever is greater. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 37 weeks. EDUCATION Memorial University of newfoundland St. John's, n.L. (900 administration services employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1615 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Jan. 16, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 2% Effective April 1, 2015: 3% Shift premium: $2.30 per hour for time worked between the hours of 4 p.m. and 8 a.m. $2.55 per hour for all time worked on weekends. Paid holidays: 14 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 35 hours per week. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's father, mother, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, legal guardian or relative residing with the em- ployee. 1 additional day when the ceremony occurs outside the province. 1 day for employ- ee's uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at applicable overtime rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 5 days' pay for each year of service to a maximum of 100 days' pay for employees with 9 years of continuous ser- vice. Safety shoes: $250 every 2 years. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides all necessary protec- tive clothing. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Level 1: $29,652 rising in 14 steps to $79,176 annually Level 2: $29,991 rising in 14 steps to $80,085 Level 3: $30,333 rising in 14 steps to $80,995 Level 4: $30,672 rising in 14 steps to $81,905 Level 5: $31,013 rising in 14 steps to $82,820 Level 6: $31,357 rising in 14 steps to $83,730 Level 7: $31,695 rising in 14 steps to $84,638 Level 8: $32,036 rising in 14 steps to $85,546 Level 9: $32,377 rising in 14 steps to $86,458 Level 10: $32,721 rising in 14 steps to $87,376 Level 11: $33,060 rising in 14 steps to $88,280 Level 12: $33,399 rising in 14 steps to $89,188 Level 13: $33,740 rising in 14 steps to $90,099 Level 14: $34,080 rising in 14 steps to $91,007 Level 15: $34,423 rising in 14 steps to $91,917 Level 16: $34,764 rising in 14 steps to $92,825

• Cover