Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 Effective February 2016 Class 1: 1.4% Class 2: 1.4% Class 3: 1.5% Effective February 2017 Class 1: 1% Class 2: 1% Class 3: 1% paid holidays: 11 days and 3 mobile holidays. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years and 4 weeks after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 40 hours per week. bereavement leave: 3 paid days and 2 unpaid days for employee's spouse, child, par- ent, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister. 3 paid days for employee's son-in-law or daughter-in-law. 1 paid day for any other family members. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. probationary period: 480 hours worked. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 4.3% increase): Class 1: $17.65 per hour Class 2: $17.42 Class 3: $17.16 UTILITIES henri Sicotte Saint-Nicolas, Que. (90 technical employees) and Unifor Local 2009 renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 28, 2014, to Oct. 31, 2018. Signed on Nov. 28, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective May 31, 2016: 1% Shift premium: $3 per hour for all time worked between 12 a.m. and 7 a.m. $1.25 per hour for all time worked on the weekend. paid holidays: 9 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service to start, 2 weeks after 1 year and 3 weeks after 6 years. life insurance: Employer pays 35% of premiums. bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, fa- ther, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, child, stepchild, grandchild, grandparent or any relative residing with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months for employees with 5 years' seniority or more. 1 year for all other employees. call-in pay: $12 on a week day, $20 on a weekend and $25 on a designated holiday. probationary period: 720 hours worked. Safety shoes: $130. Sample rates of pay, current: Equipment installer techni- cian: $12.75 rising in 10 steps to $16.95 Network technician: $17.33 rising in 14 steps to $24.97 Fibre optic splicer technician: $16.83 rising in 14 steps to $24.47 Marketing technician: $15.89 rising in 9 steps to $22.70 Commercial technician: $15.50 rising in 9 steps to $22.25 Equipment installer technician and sampler technician: $14.13 rising in 6 steps to $17.15 editor's notes: Training: $12.50 per day for the first 5 days an employee is required to provide training to a new hire. TRANSPORTATION algoma Tankers St. catharines, Ont. (39 ship's officers) and the Canadian Merchant Service Guild renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 1, 2013, to July 31, 2016. Signed on Jan. 30, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 1, 2013: 2.5% Effective Aug. 1, 2014: 3% Effective Aug. 1, 2015: 3% paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: Employ- ees are entitled to 1 day's paid leave for each full day worked on board ship. Each officer will receive a semi-monthly paycheque while onboard ship and while on shore leave. The amount will be based on 1/2 of the earnings per day worked plus vacation pay. pension: Employer and em- ployee each contribute 9% of employee's basic hourly wage rate of 12 hours per day. bereavement leave: 10 days for employee's spouse, child or parent. 5 days for employee's brother, sister, grandparent or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. probationary period: 90 days. discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Safety shoes: $150. mileage: 46¢ per km. Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase): 1st mate: $35.54 per hour 2nd mate: $32.18 3rd mate: $30.31 editor's notes: Marine disaster: An employee who suffers loss of personal belongings because of marine disasters, shipwreck, fire or flood will be compensated to a maximum of $3,500. Legal defence: Employer contributes $2.25 per day per position for legal defence insurance. HEALTH CARE Ontario hospital association provincewide, Ontario (9,500 paramedical technical employees) and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Sept. 18, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 1.4% Effective April 1, 2015: 1.4% Shift premium: $1.80 per hour for all hours worked on the evening shift. $2.20 per hour for all hours worked on the night shift. $2.35 per hour for all hours worked on the week- end shift. paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month of service to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years and 7 weeks after 28 years.

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