Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements editor's notes: Birth leave: Male employees will receive 2 paid days for the birth of their child. Employees will receive 2 paid days for the adoption of a child. Training: All new employees receive at least 8 hours of supervised on-the-job training. Theft: Proven theft is subject to immediate dismissal. TRANSPORTATION Dhl express (Canada) St. John's (2 owner operators) and Teamsters Canada Local 855 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Nov. 24, 2013, to Nov. 23, 2017. Signed on Sept. 2, 2014. wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 24, 2014: 2% Effective Nov. 24, 2015: 2% Effective Nov. 24, 2016: 3% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $1.32 for stops factor. 23.4¢ for piece factor. $49.42 for quality pay- ment. medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premium costs for major medical (ex- tended health benefit). No other information available. Dental: Employer will pay 100% of premium costs. No other information available. Vision: Employer will pay 100% of premium costs for voluntary personal vision care. Maximum $100 every 2 years. No other information avail- able. aD&D: Employer will pay 100% of premium costs. No other information available. life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premium costs. No other information avail- able. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Safety shoes: $130 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides all uniforms. The wearing of company-issued uniforms is mandatory. Uni- forms include 5 shirts, 5 trou- sers, 1 summer coat, 1 tie, 1 cap, 5 pairs of shorts, 1 winter parka of bomber style jacket, 1 winter toque and 1 winter cov- erall (for airport crew only). Winter parkas and winter cov- eralls will be designed to meet temperatures at -30 degrees Celsius. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% increase): Special rate: $25.50 per hour Warehouse rate: $12.75 editor's notes: Painting: When vehicles need to be painted ,the employer will pay up to $400 for vans and $450 for cube vans or 50% of total costs, whichever is less. Cargo insurance: Employees can purchase a $25,000 cargo insur- ance policy from the employer at a cost of $4.81 to be deducted from their pay on a biweekly basis. Liability and dam- age: Employees will, at their own expense and without cost to the employer, obtain and maintain motor vehicle third party liability insurance to an amount not less than $2 million per occurrence on any vehicle, comprehensive general liability insurance in an amount not less than $2 million per occurrence against claims arising out of bodily injury or death or loss or damage to, or the destruction of property belonging to the employer as well as cargo liability insur- ance in an amount no less that $25,000. PRODUCTION Cott Beverages Canada mississauga, ont. (12 production employees) and the Teamsters Local 938 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Feb. 1, 2014, to Jan. 31, 2016. Signed on Aug. 14, 2014. wage adjustments: Effective June 2014: $250 lump sum payment Effective Feb. 1, 2015: 1.5% and a $250 lump sum payment Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: $2.03 per hour for lead hands. $1 per hour for employees acting as trainers. $1.40 per hour for forklift/machine operators. $2.18 per hour for shippers, re- ceivers and general soft drink workers. $2.26 per hour for QC technicians, syrup makers and general mechanics. $3.49 per hour for licensed mechan- ics, electricians and electro- mechanic PLC programmers. 25¢ per hour for forklift opera- tors who move full goods from the production line. 28¢ per hour for sanitation personnel. 60¢ per hour for afternoon shifts commencing at 3 p.m. or later. 70¢ per hour for night shifts commencing at 7 p.m. or later. Paid holidays: 12 days. Dou- ble time for all hours worked on a holiday, in addition to holiday pay. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 17 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. $200 bonus to each employee who takes vacation weeks outside the summer vacation period. overtime: Double time for all hours worked beyond 11 hours in a day. Time and one- half for all hours worked on the employee's first day of rest and double time for all hours worked on subsequent days of rest. meal allowance: $12 after 2 hours' overtime. medical benefits: 100% hos- pital coverage for semi-private. Employer pays 100% of the cost when an employee fills a prescription at Costco. If an employee fills a prescription otherwise, the employer will pay 90% of the cost. $10 maxi- mum dispensing fee. Dental: 100% company paid after first $25 paid by em- ployee. Maximum $2,500 per person per year for extrac- tions, fillings, routine care, root canal, gum treatment and general cleaning. Orthodontic coverage at 50/50 coinsur- ance with a lifetime maximum of $1,500. Major restorative coverage at 60/40 coinsurance with a lifetime maximum of $5,000. Vision: $240 per person every 2 years for eye glasses. weekly indemnity: 70% of earnings to a maximum of $750 per week. Sick leave: 4 hours per month. All unused sick hours will be paid at the end of each calen- dar year. aD&D: $25,000. $5,000 for spouse and $5,000 for child. No other details available. life insurance: $25,000. No other details available. Pension: The employer will make payments equal to 6% of employee's gross earning to the Teamster Canadian Pen- sion Trust Fund and Plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, child, par- ent, grandparent, sibling, fa- ther-in-law or mother-in-law. 1 day for employee's brother- in-law or sister-in-law.

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