Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 75¢ per hour Effective Oct. 1, 2014: 50¢ Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 50¢ Probationary period: 30 days worked in 6 months. Safety shoes: $125 per year. Uniforms/clothing: $100 per year for prescription safety glasses, upon proof of pur- chase. Employer provides safe- ty gloves or mitts as needed on an exchange basis. Mileage: Should fuel increase or decrease from the base rate of 52¢ per litre before GST, a fuel adjustment per round trip will be applied. Sample rates of pay (current, after 50¢ increase): Truck drivers: $94.07 per hour Editor's notes: Permits: The employer will reimburse employees for tree length permits at a rate of 70% on an annual basis, if required. Weight caps: Weight caps on the highway will be as per MTO legal GVWR including 10% winter al- lowance where applicable. Departments: Truck drivers will be in a separate department from the woodland employ- ees. Truckers' fund: The employer will contribute $300 per year to the union to be used for the Truckers' Fund. Hauls: No haul will start before all checkpoints are established. CONSTRUCTION royal ready Mix Oakville, Ont. (15 employees) and the Construction Workers union, Local 52, Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 16, 2014, to June 15, 2017. Signed on Oct. 16, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective June 16, 2015: 2% Effective June 16, 2016: 2% Shift premium: $1.50 per hour for all hours worked run- ning a designated conveyor truck. $1 for employees work- ing as a batcher or performing maintenance work. $1 per hour for stewards. $1 per hour for shifts between 6 p.m. and midnight. Paid holidays: 10 days plus 2 floating holidays. Double time for all hours worked on a named holiday. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 50 per week. Time and one- half for all hours worked on a Saturday, double time for all hours worked on a Sunday. Medical benefits: Employees may choose to opt out of the benefit plan with an in-lieu benefits premium of 3% of hourly wage. dental: Up to $1,250 per per- son per year. Vision: $250 per person every 2 years for those over 18, every 1 year for those under 18. Paramedical: $500 coverage for 10 practitioners. $5,000 for private duty nursing per year. $500 every 5 years for hearing aids. ad&d: $30,000 per employee. Life insurance: $30,000 per employee. $10,000 per spouse, $5,000 per child. Pension: CLAC Pension Plan. Up to 8% contributed by employer. No other details provided. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an immediate family member. That includes mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, wife and children of employee. 3 days for the death of in-laws, grandparents and grandchil- dren. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months for employees with less than 3 years' seniority, 1 year for employees with at least 3 years of seniority. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year or 18 months from date of last occurrence if further disci- pline has occurred. Sample rates of pay, current: Drivers: $29.92 per hour to start, rising after 3 years to $33.85 Conveyers: $29.92, rising after 3 years to $33.85 Stone slingers: $29.92, rising after 3 years to $33.85 Yard man: $27.93, rising after 3 years to $31.87 Loader/operator: $27.93, ris- ing after 3 years to $31.87 HOUSING e Wexford residence Toronto (30 employees) and the Health Care and Service Workers Union Local 304, Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) renewal agreement: Effect- ive Nov. 1, 2014, to Oct. 31, 2016. Signed on April 16, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 1.3% Shift premium: Additional 15¢ per hour when the major- ity of the shift falls between 11 p.m. on Friday and 11 p.m. on Sunday. Paid holidays: 10 days plus 2 floaters. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 day earned per month of service to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 23 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Time off may be taken in lieu of pay, and must be scheduled within 2 months. Vision: Up to $180 per person every 2 years. Sick leave: 1 day earned per month worked. May accumu- late up to 85 days. ad&d: $30,000. Life insurance: $30,000. Pension: Up to 5% contrib- uted each by the employer and employee. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of an employee's spouse, child or step child. 3 days for the death of a parent, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 2 days for the death of a brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Probationary period: 600 hours or 4 months for full- time employees, 450 hours for part-time employees. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for letters of reprimand, 18 months for suspensions. Sample rates of pay, current: Dietary aide: $16.38 per hour to start, rising after 3 years to $19.29 Porter: $16.38, rising after 3 years to $19.29 Cook: $19.50, rising after 3 years to $22.75 Cook's helper: $18.48, rising after 3 years to $21.73 Editor's notes: Compassionate care: Up to 8 weeks unpaid to care for a terminally ill immediate family member.

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