Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements editor's notes: Layoffs: In the event of a permanent workforce reduction, the employer will advise the union at least 120 days in advance. Relocation: In the event an employee is required to change job location on a permanent basis, the employee is entitled to a mileage allowance of 48¢ per km when the relocation increases the employee's drive to work by more than 10 km in one direction. If the change in work location increases the employee's travel time by more than 30 minutes in one direction, the additional time spent in transit will be treated as time worked. Maternity leave: 15 weeks for EI benefit recipients, 18 weeks for QPIP Basic Plan recipients and 15 weeks for QPIP Special Plan benefit recipients. Parental leave: 35 weeks for EI benefit recipients, 32 weeks for QPIP Basic Plan benefit recipients and 25 weeks for QPIP Special Plan benefit recipients. Adoption leave: 37 weeks for EI benefit recipients, 37 weeks for QPIP Basic Plan benefit recipients and 28 weeks for QPIP Special Plan benefit recipients. Marriage leave: 5 paid days after 1 year's continuous employment. Standby: $20 for each 8 consecutive hours on standby. Bilingual allow- ance: $800 annual allowance for employees who occupy a bilingual position and who can demonstrate proficiency as required by the employer. Physical fitness allowance: $250 per year for activities that promote physical fitness. RETAIL Pharma Plus Drugmart Provincewide, ontario (2,190 retail employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) Local 175 Renewal agreement: Effective nov. 10, 2014, to Jan. 31, 2018. Signed on nov. 10, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective on ratification: 20¢ general increase Effective Feb. 1, 2016: 25¢ gen- eral increase and $400 lump sum payment Effective Feb. 1, 2017: 25¢ gen- eral increase and $400 lump sum payment Paid holidays: 11 paid holidays. Employees required to work on paid holidays will receive an additional amount at the rate of time and one-half. Vacations with pay: 1 week after 6 months, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years and 6 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked in excess of 40 hours per week and 8 hours per day. There is no pyramiding of overtime payments. Medical benefits: 70% to a maximum of $500 every 4 years for hearing aids. Vision: 100% to a maximum of $50 ever 2 years for eye exami- nations. Sick leave: 3 days after 3 months, 5 days after 1 year and 7 days after 5 years. STD: 26 weeks at 66.67% of gross earnings. LTD: 66.7% of monthly earn- ings with a $10,000 benefit maximum. 26 weeks elimina- tion period and benefit dura- tion to age 65. AD&D: Schedule of 100% em- ployee earnings with $1,000,000 benefit maximum. 50% reduc- tion clause at age 65. Life insurance: Schedule of 100% employee earnings with $1,000,000 benefit maximum. 50% reduction clause at age 65. Pension: Pension plan is a defined contribution plan requiring the employer and employees to make matching contributions. no other infor- mation available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's husband, wife, child, father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, step- father, stepmother, stepchild or common-law spouse. 3 days for employee's brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 1 day for em- ployee's grandparent-in-law, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 90 days. Sample rates of pay, current: Registered pharmacy techni- cian 1: $17 rising in 4 steps to $19.45 per hour Registered pharmacy techni- cian 2: $16 rising in 4 steps to $18.70 Pharmacy assistant: $11.50 ris- ing in 4 steps to $16.70 Cosmetician: $11 rising in 4 steps to $14.55 Merchandise clerk: $11 rising in 4 steps to $13.55 Postal clerk: $11 rising in 4 steps to $13.55 Sales clerk: $11 rising in 4 steps to $13.55 Driver: $11 rising in 4 steps to $13.55 Stock clerk: $11 rising in 4 steps to $13.55 editor's notes: Smoking cessation benefit: $400 per lifetime. EDUCATION Brock University St. Catharines, ont. (580 professors) and the Brock University Faculty Association (BUFA) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2017. Signed on Aug. 29, 2014. Wage adjustments: Faculty Effective July 1, 2014: 1.75% Effective July 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2016: 1.5% Professional librarian ranks Effective July 1, 2014: 1.75% Effective July 1, 2015: 1.5% Effective July 1, 2016: 1.5% Paid holidays: 9 days, one half day on Christmas Eve and 1 additional day in conjunction with Canada Day in order to provide a 4-day weekend. Vacations with pay: 22 working days of official vacation during each academic year for full-time faculty members and full-time professional librarian members. 25 days for full-time professional librarian members after 12 years, 27 days after 16 years and 30 days after 21 years. Sick leave: Full salary and benefits for up to 105 days. STD: non-taxable benefit equal to 60% of salary to a maximum of $1,615 per week for up to 13 weeks beyond the expiration of A $400 smoking cessation benefit will be available for employees looking to drop the habit.

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