Canadian Labour Reporter

5 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 to provide the following as required: summer and winter coveralls, hard hats and gloves. Up to $400 every 2 years for pre- scription safety eyewear. Insulat- ed winter safety boots provided. Employer to provide the follow- ing for use in the shop: aprons, welding goggles, eye protection and ear protection. tool allowance: Employer to provide and replace as necessary any tools required to do the job. sample rates of pay, current: Foreman: $40.24 per hour, rising in 5 steps to $47.06 Plumber: $37.01, rising in 2 steps to $39.26 OBM: $34.81, rising in 2 steps to $36.93 HMS: $32.09, rising in 5 steps to $37.67 Carpenter: $36.04, rising in 2 steps to $38.23 Maintenance worker: $26.98, ris- ing in 5 steps to $32.01 Administrative clerk: $24.96, ris- ing in 5 steps to $29.39 TRO: $30.34, rising in 5 steps to $34.69 Clerk typist (term): $24.13 Casual worker, unskilled: $13.79 Casual worker, semi-skilled: $19.32 editor's notes: Marriage: 5 days for an employee's wedding. Up to 5 additional days of special leave may be granted. Compassionate care leave: Up to 8 weeks unpaid leave when an immediate family member has a significant risk of death within 26 weeks. Civil liability: If any action or proceeding is brought against the employee for an alleged tort committed while on duty, the employer will pay any damages or costs as well as legal fees. Wash-up time: 10 paid minutes at the end of each shift, up to 15 minutes under unusual circumstances. Northern allowance: $10,290 in total, as allocated by the pro- vincial government. $2,618 shall be designated as travel allowance, remainder shall be divided between employees based on hours of work. Winter bonus days: 1 bonus day for each 5 vacation days taken between Oct. 1 and March 31, up to 4 days per year. SERVICES (MISCELLANEOUS) o'Leary Farmers Co-op Association o'Leary, P.e.i. (40 employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 864 renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Paid holidays: 9 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a paid holiday. Vacations with pay: 4% of previ- ous 12-month earnings to start, 6% of previous 12-month earn- ings after 10,400 hours worked, 8% of previous 12-month earn- ings after 24,960 hours worked and 10% of previous 12-month earnings after 41,600 hours worked. No employee will take more than 2 weeks' vacation at one time unless previously agreed with the employer. Vaca- tion credits cannot be carried over from year to year without the approval of the general man- ager in writing. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 11 hours in a day or 44 hours per week. sick leave: Up to 32 hours per year at a rate of 50% of wages. bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, father, mother, child, brother or sister. 3 days for employee's brother-in- law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law or grandchild. 1 day for employee's grandfather or grandmother. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 520 hours. severance: 1 average week's pay at her current rate for each full year of employment to a maxi- mum of 10 weeks. Employees must have completed 2 or more years of consecutive employ- ment to qualify. safety shoes: $60 per year. uniforms/clothing: Employer provides work shirts, meat coats, hair restraints and outdoor jack- ets as needed. sample rates of pay, current: Clerk I: $10.35 rising in 4 steps to $11.20 Clerk II: $10.70 rising in 4 steps to $11.65 Senior clerk: $11.70 rising in 4 steps to $12.58 editor's notes: Court appearance: An employee summoned to appear or required to serve jury duty or who has been subpoenaed to appear as a witness will be paid the difference between the court fee awarded and what he would have earned for scheduled hours at the regular rate. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 35 weeks. Union leave: 10 unpaid days for the purposes of attending union schools, conventions and conferences. Group RRSP: Employer and em- ployee contribute up to 5% of employee's earnings. No other information available. Employee discount: 2% staff discount on food store purchases available to employees. MUNICIPALITY City of Kelowna Kelowna, b.C. (650 inside and outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 31, 2018. Settled in October 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 1.5% Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks af- ter 1 year of service, 4 weeks after 9 years of service, 5 weeks after 17 years of service, 6 weeks after 21 years of service. sample rates of pay, current: Clerk typist II: $21.02 per hour, rising in 3 steps to $23.41 Police information clerk: $24.99, rising in 5 steps to $28.60 Building technician: $32.44, ris- ing in 5 steps to $327.40 Labourer I: $24.93 Arena/stadium attendant: $27.12 Carpenter II: $32.23

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