Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 year to year up to a maximum of 125 days. Up to 4 days per year may be used to tend to a sick family member. life insurance: Manitoba Public School Employees Group Life Insurance Plan. Basic: double annual salary to the next $10,000. Option I: 4 times annual salary rounded to the next $10,000. Option II: 6 times annual salary rounded up to the next $10,000. Pension: Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan. No other details available. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member or relative. Sample rates of pay, current: Teachers Class I: $43,863 per year after 6 years of experience Class II: $39,557 to start, rising after 6 years to $53,003 Class III: $42,796, rising after 6 years to $61,044 Class IV: $52,456, rising after 9 years to $81,234 Class V: $55,682, rising after 9 years to $85,835 Class VI: $58,911, rising after 9 years to $91,157 Class VII: $62,168, rising after 9 years to $95,999 editor's notes: Principal bonus: Principals and assistant principals to receive additional pay based on student enrol- ment. Retirement/resignation: $1,000 if written notice is provided and received no later than April of that year. $1,500 if written notice is provided and received no later than March of that year. $2,000 if written notice is provided and received no later than February of that year. TRANSPORTATION Smit harbour towage Vancouver (24 employees) and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2011, to March 31, 2015. Signed on June 8, 2014. wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2010: 3% Effective Oct. 1, 2011: $1,500 signing bonus Effective Oct. 1, 2012: 2% Effective Oct. 1, 2013: 2% Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 14 days after 1 year, 21 days after 2 years, 28 days after 7 years, 35 days after 15 years. overtime: Double time for all hours worked in excess of 8 or 12 per day, dependent on em- ployee's shift schedule. medical benefits: $920 per month in lieu of a company health plan, not limited to life insurance accidental death and dismemberment, weekly in- demnity, extended health care, long term disability and dental coverage. Pension: 8.5% of salary con- tributed by employer, 7.5% contributed by employee. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the death of an immediate family member, which is de- fined as an employee's spouse (including common-law spouse), father, mother, spouse of father, spouse of mother, children, children of employ- ee's spouse, grandchildren, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, father or mother of spouse, or any relative per- manently residing with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay at time and one- half. Probationary period: 6 months. Severance: 1 week's pay for each year of service worked for employees with at least 1 year of service. Safety shoes: $145 every year. Uniforms/clothing: Company to provide: gloves, 2 pairs of coveralls, 1 coat. Employees may request anti-exposure coveralls in lieu and will be given a $145 allowance to pur- chase as much each year. Sample rates of pay, current: Group 5: $46.07 per hour Group 6: $47.58 Group 7: $49.09 Group 8: $50.64 Group 9: $52.14 Group 10: $53.65 Chief engineer: $52.18 Other marine employees: $32.65 editor's notes: Legal defense coverage: Provided by the guild and paid for by the company at the rate of $31. Marine disaster and mishap: Up to $1,600 compensated for loss of personal effects, clothing, navigational equipment and tools related to the operation of the vessel through wreck or marine disaster. Television: On continuous operating vessels, company to provide a television whose size will be in accordance with the size of the vessel and a DVD player. COMMUNICATIONS iCS Courier (information Communication Services) winnipeg (7 couriers) and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9074-30 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2015. Signed in September 2014. Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked between midnight and 7 a.m. $1 per hour for lead hands. $1 per hour per hour worked as a spare driver. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 floater. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Not cumulative. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week for sorters or 45 per week for drivers. Double time for all hours worked in excess of 48 per week for sort- ers or 54 per week for drivers. weekly indemnity: 60% of earnings. Pension: RRSP: After 1 year of service, employer will match employee contributions up to 1%. Increased to 2% effective the second year of the collec- tive agreement. Employees may opt in or out. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a spouse, child or parent. 3 days for the death of parent-in-law, daughter-in- law, son-in-law, brother, sister, grandparents, grandchildren or any relatives permanently residing with the employee. 1 day for the death of an employ- ee's spouse's grandparents, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rate. Minimum 3 hours' pay at straight time if an employee reports to work as scheduled but finds there is none avail- able. Probationary period: 2

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