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June-15-2015

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Call-in pay: No less than 2 hours' pay at double time when an employee is called out to work. probationary period: 6 months. discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Uniforms/clothing: Initial issue: 4 uniform shirts (long- or short-sleeved), 3 pairs of uniform pants, 1 tie, 1 belt, 12 pairs of socks or pantyhose, 1 sweater, 2 pairs of shoes or boots (or 1 pair of each), 1 tie clip, 4 T-shirts. Annual issue: 3 uniform shirts, either long- or short-sleeved, 3 pairs of uniform pants or skirts, 1 belt as required, 6 pairs of socks of 12 pairs of pantyhose, 1 pair of shoes or boots, sweater as required, 4 t-shirts. sample rates of pay, current: Emergency communications officers First 12 months: $27.07 per hour 1st year: $31.84 2nd year: $34.64 3rd year: $37.90 4th year: $40.05 Senior emergency communi- cation officer: $42.05 Lead specialist: $47.64 Dispatchers 1st year: $32.80 2nd year: $35.68 3rd year: $39.04 4th year: $41.25 Senior dispatcher: $43.31 Training specialist: $47.64 Quality improvement special- ist: $47.64 Editor's notes: Long-service pay: $10 per month after 10 years of service, $15 per month after 15 years, $20 per month after 20 years, $25 per month after 25 years. TRANSPORTATION Charron transport Chatham, ont. (4 office employees) and the Teamsters Union Local 879 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 14, 2014, to Sept. 13, 2018. Signed on Feb. 20, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 14, 2015 Traffic: 10¢ Accounting: 15¢ Effective Sept. 14, 2016 Traffic: 10¢ Accounting: 15¢ Effective Sept. 14, 2017 Traffic: 10¢ Accounting: 15¢ paid holidays: 11 days and 1 floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 15 years and 6 weeks after 20 years. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked on Satur- day and Sunday. Vision: $225 every 2 years for eyeglass coverage. sick leave: 5 days. life insurance: $40,000 for employees. $10,000 for spous- es and children. probationary period: 60 days. discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. sample rates of pay, current: Traffic: $21.15 per hour Accounting: $21.05 TRANSPORTATION Cape Breton over seas shipping — fraser Webb sydney, N.s. (14 longshoremen) and Unifor Local 4624 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2014. Signed on Feb. 13, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2015: 50¢ Effective Sept. 1, 2016: 50¢ shift premium: $1 per hour for charge hands. 75¢ per hour dirt, danger and explosive pay bonus. paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 9% holi- day pay. overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day. Bereavement leave: 4 days for employee's spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son or daughter. 1 day for employee's father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepparent, uncle, aunt or grandchild. seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. sample rates of pay, current: Longshoremen: $23.50 per hour Editor's notes: Late: Employees will be docked if late. Loading and discharging: Employees will be paid a minimum of 4 hours per day when loading or discharging ships. Freight: Employees will be paid a minimum of 3 hours per day when handling freight. Running lines: A full gang (4 employees for small ships and 6 employees for ships 500 feet or longer) will always be provided when running lines and servicing ships. SOCIAL SERVICES Community living Kingston and district Kingston, ont. (210 health service employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2635 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Signed on Feb. 17, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 2.55% Effective April 1, 2016: 0.75% Calculated by CLR. shift premium: $1.80 per hour for employees awake overnight. $1 per hour for Kwik-Shred, $1.01 effective April 1, 2016. paid holidays: 10 days and 4 floating holidays. 1 additional floating holiday after 20 years of seniority. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years and 6 weeks after 15 years. Ad- ditional 3 days when employ- ees reach 25, 30 and 35 years' seniority. overtime: Time and one-half. meal allowance: $10 when employee is required to stay at the work setting and perform duties during the meal hour. medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of the cost of Ontar- io Health Care. Employer pays 70% of premiums for Extended

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