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March 2, 2015

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6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 ColleCtive Agreements March 2, 2015 hours at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 6 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. severance: Severance allow- ance paid in accordance with the Employment Standards Act, plus an additional week per year of service to a maxi- mum of 6 months. Mileage: 48¢ per km. sample rates of pay, current: Residential worker A: $25.43 per hour rising in 5 steps to $29.72 Residential worker B: $25.43 rising in 5 steps to $29.72 Attendance centre worker: $25.43 rising in 5 steps to $29.72 Caseworker: $26.14 rising in 5 steps to $31.39 Residential social worker: $27.11 rising in 5 steps to $32.54 Cook: $20.75 rising in 4 steps to $23.13 Maintenance/driver: $18.21 rising in 4 steps to $20.60 Maintenance: $18.81 rising in 5 steps to $22.47 Janitor: $16.09 rising in 3 steps to $19.17 Typist/receptionist: $17.78 ris- ing in 3 steps to $20.88 Secretary: $19.10 rising in 3 steps to $22.47 Payroll clerk: $20.30 rising in 3 steps to $23.74 editor's notes: Compassionate leave: 3 days for employees with direct care responsibilities in the event of the serious illness of the employee's father, mother, spouse, fiancé, son, daughter, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother or grandchild. On-call: 1 day off work in lieu of carrying the cellular phone/pager for every 1 calendar week on-call. 1 day off work when a full day on-call occurs on a paid holiday. Split shifts: Employees will not be required to work split shifts. Employee assistance plan: The employer will pay 100% of billed premiums for the Employee Assistance Plan to a maximum of $10 per permanent employee per month. RECREATION Ontario lottery and Gaming Corporation (OlG Casino under Bay) under Bay, Ont. (180 casino employees) and the United Steelworkers (USW) renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 1, 2011, to Oct. 31, 2016. Signed on July 11, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 1.75% Paid holidays: 12 paid holi- days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years and 6 weeks after 26 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 40 hours per week. Meal allowance: $7 after 3 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 100% reimbursement for drugs that legally require a medical pre- scription and are dispensed by a pharmacist. Employees pay a $1 co-pay on each prescription. Private/semi-private hospital coverage to a maximum of $150 per day. Coverage at 90% for smoking cessation prod- ucts to a lifetime maximum of $1,000. dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Basic routine ser- vice covered at 100% to a maxi- mum of $2,000 per year. Major restorative services covered at 50% to a maximum of $2,000 per year. Dentures covered 50% to a lifetime maximum of $3,000. Orthodontic services covered at 50% to a lifetime maximum of $2,000. Recall vis- its every 9 months. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $300 every 2 years. Contacts included. Eye exami- nations to a maximum of $75 every 2 years. life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Basic life insurance equal to employee's annual base salary. Supplemen- tary life insurance of 1, 2, or 3 times annual base salary avail- able to employees. Employee pays 100% of premiums for supplementary life insurance. Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's spouse, common- law spouse, same sex partner, spouse's parent, stepfather, stepmother, foster parent, child, stepchild, foster child, spouse of child, grandparent, stepgrandparent, grandchild, stepgrandchild, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother- in-law, sister-in-law or any de- pendent relative. 1 day for em- ployee's uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. 2 additional days where the distance to the funeral is greater than 800 km from OLG Casino Thunder Bay. seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at applicable overtime rate. Probationary period: 520 hours worked. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year, not including serious misconduct such as breaches of the Ontario Human Rights Code, health and safety infrac- tions threatening health and violence, swearing or threats of violence directed at a cus- tomer, co-worker or supervisor or other insubordination. Uniforms/clothing: Uniforms provided by and replaced by the employer. sample rates of pay, current: Count team: $14.84 per hour rising in 2 steps to $18.55 Cage and coin cashier: $14.84 rising in 2 steps to $18.55 Slot attendant: $13.64 rising in 2 steps to $17.05 Senior slot technician: $19.24 rising in 2 steps to $24.05 Slot technician: $16.84 rising in 2 steps to $21.05 Dealer 4: $12.44 rising in 2 steps to $15.55 Dealer 3: $12.04 rising in 2 steps to $15.05 Dealer 2: $11.64 rising in 2 steps to $14.55 Dealer 1: $11.24 rising in 2 steps to $14.05 Cook 2: $14.84 rising in 2 steps to $18.55 Cook 3: $14.04 rising in 2 steps to $17.55 Bartender: $11.64 rising in 2 steps to $14.55 Busperson: $11.64 rising in 2 steps to $14.55 Kitchen helper: $11.64 rising in 2 steps to $14.55 Food & beverage server: $11 rising in 2 steps to $13.55 Food & beverage host/host- ess: $11.24 rising in 2 steps to $14.05 Players services representa- tive: $15.64 rising in 2 steps to $19.55 Housekeeper: $13.64 rising in 2 steps to $17.05 Facilities maintenance: $19.24 rising in 2 steps to $24.05 Shipper/receiver: $14.04 rising in 2 steps to $17.55 editor's notes: Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 35 weeks for employees who take pregnancy leave and 37 weeks for employees who do not take pregnancy leave. Compassionate care leave: Awarded to employees in accor- dance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (Ontario). Union pins: Employees may wear a USW logo pin. Pins must not be larger than 2 ½ cm in diameter and cannot be used to demean or make derogatory comments about the employer, disrupt the workplace or for partisan politics or contain slogans. Only one pin can be worn at one time.

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