Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements Receptionist/finance clerk: $28.31 rising in 6 steps to $32.12 Payroll/finance officer: $35.90 rising in 6 steps to $40.72 Graduate nurse: $37.20 rising in 6 steps to $42.20 editor's notes: Family illness: 37.5 hours of paid leave in case of family-related illness. Compassionate care: Up to 8 weeks unpaid to attend a family member with significant risk of dying within 26 weeks. Eligible family members include spouse, common-law spouse, parent, spouse of parent, any other person defined as family member under Employment Insurance Act. Civil liability: Employer agrees to maintain liability insurance to cover employees. Im- munization: All employees required to have up-to-date immunization, employer to cover any costs. Northern travel allowance: After 6 months of service, $2,000 per year effective April 1, 2014. $2,044 effective April 1, 2015, $2,089 ef- fective April 1, 2016. LONG-TERM CARE excel resources Society (Balwin Villa and Grand Manor) edmonton (150 auxiliary nursing care staff ) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 401 renewal agreement: Effec- tive June 1, 2014, to March 31, 2017. Ratified on June 14, 2014. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1% Shift premium: $2 per hour for all hours worked between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., provided at least 1 hour is worked dur- ing the period. $1 per hour for work between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. paid holidays: 11 days plus 1 floater. Time and one-half for work scheduled on the a statu- tory holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 1 year. No carry-over of vacation, ex- cept as approved by employer. Employees must take 1 week at minimum per year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 12 per day or 120 hours in 14 days. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, parent, step- parent, parent-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son, daughter, stepchild, son- in-law or daughter-in-law. 2 days for the death of a grand- parent or grandchild. Up to 2 additional days if the funeral is beyond 300 km from em- ployee's residence. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. probationary period: 505 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 3 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Licensed practical nurse: $24.50 per hour to start, rising to $29.78 after 4 years Health-care aide (certified): $16.60 rising to $20.19 after 4 years Health-care aide: $16.14 rising to $19.61 after 4 years Health-care aide relief worker: $14.47 rising to $17.58 after 4 years Intern: $13.78 RETAIL Upper canada Glass richmond hill, Ont. (10 employees) and the Construction Workers Local 52, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2016. Ratified on April 7, 2015. Signed on June 17, 2015. Shift premium: Time and one-half for all hours worked on Saturday. Double time for work performed on a Sunday (employer will make efforts to ensure no regular work will be performed on Sundays). When an employee's shift begins between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., she will be paid straight time plus 1 additional hour until 11 p.m. Double time for hours worked beyond 11 p.m. paid holidays: 9 days, Family Day is an unpaid holiday. Time and one-half for all shifts on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks plus 1 day after 11 years, 3 weeks plus 2 days after 12 years, 3 weeks plus 3 days after 13 years, 3 weeks plus 4 days after 14 years, 4 weeks after 15 years. Minimum $1,000 of vacation pay will be held by the com- pany and paid out to the em- ployee at the time of scheduled vacation. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 43 per week. Employees may bank overtime up to 40 hours, upon which will be paid out. Medical benefits: Employer to pay 75% of premiums. Vision: $300 per person bian- nually. aD&D: $50,000. life insurance: $50,000. pension: Employer contrib- utes 4% of salary to RRSP. Em- ployer shall enrol employees with 1 year seniority in cash- out profit sharing plan, as fol- lows: 20% share after 1 year of service, 40% share after 2 years of service, 60% share after 3 years of service, 80% share after 4 years of service, 100% share after 5 years of service. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the funeral of a grandparent, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, wife, brother-in-law, sister-in- law, children and grandchil- dren. call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at double time. Minimum 2 hours' at straight time for reporting pay. probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: Up to $300 per year. Uniforms/clothing: $250 every 6 months uniform allow- ance. Mileage: 48¢ per km. Sample rates of pay, current: Journeyman glazier: $34.28 per hour Skilled glazier helper: $14.29 to start, rising after 6 years to $31.44 Glazier helper: $14.16 rising after 5 years to $25.60 Student: $11.59 editor's notes: Travel: $50 per day when employee is required to stay away overnight on business. Employer will also pay for reasonable costs for overnight lodging and not require more than 3 employees to stay in an ordinary hotel room. Wages: Highest pay on wage scale meant as guidelines only, employees with at least 5 years of service will be paid based on fair evaluations.

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