Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER ColleCtive Agreements < from pg. 1 Shift premium: $10 for reg- istered nurses required to su- pervise 2 floors because of staff shortage. Paid holidays: 10 days plus 2 floaters. Time and one-half for work on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked, up to 7, to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks af- ter 4 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 23 years, 7 weeks after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 8 per day. Sick leave: Full-time employees credited with 22.5 hours of sick leave after probation. 7.5 hours earned per month up to 105 hours. Pension: 4% contributed by both employer and employee. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of a spouse, common- law spouse or child. 4 days for the death of a brother, sister or grandchild. 3 days for the death of a grandparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law or son-in-law. 1 day for an aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 450 hours. discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. uniforms/clothing: $12 allow- ance per month for full-time employees, $6 for part-time employees. $13 and $7 respec- tively effective Jan. 1, 2015. Aprons provided free of charge for kitchen staff. Sample rates of pay, current: Nurses' aide: $18.39 per hour to start, rising after 3 years to $19.73 Dietary aide: $18.39, rising after 3 years to $19.73 Housekeeping: $18.39, rising after 3 years to $19.73 Laundry aide: $18.39, rising af- ter 3 years to $19.73 Maintenance: $18.39, rising after 3 years to $19.73 Health-care aide: $18.82, rising after 3 years to $20.16 Personal support worker: $18.82, rising after 3 years to $20.16 Recreation aide: $18.82, rising after 3 years to $20.16 Restorative care aide: $19.07, rising after 3 years to $20.41 Cook: $19.56, rising after 3 years to $20.90 Registered practical nurse: $25.38, rising after 3 years to $26.75 Student: $12.68, rising after 1 year to $13.37 editor's notes: Seniority pay: Employees with 15,000 hours of service to receive a one-time $100 payment. HEALTH CARE (HOSPITAL) Mackenzie health richmond hill, Ont. (10 employees) and the Health Care and Service Workers Union Local 304, affiliated with the Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2013, to Sept. 30, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2014: 0.7% Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 0.7% Effective Oct. 1, 2016: 0.7% Shift premium: 75¢ per hour when an employee temporarily performs supervisory duties. $1.20 per hour when the ma- jority of scheduled hours fall between 2 p.m. and 6 a.m. $1.20 per hour for employees work- ing between 11 p.m. Friday and 11:30 p.m. Sunday. $3.30 per hour for all hours required to be on standby, rounded to the nearest 15 minutes. $4.90 when an employee is on standby on a named holiday. Paid holidays: 9 days plus 3 float days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a named holiday, double time for any overtime work. Vacations with pay: 1 week to start (pro rata), 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 20 years, 7 weeks after 28 years. Employees may not ac- cumulate more than 1.5 times their annual vacation entitle- ment at any time. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 7.5 in one day. Meal allowance: $8 or a hot meal when employee works at least 4 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: $800 every 5 years for hearing aids. dental: 50% orthodontic cover- age and no lifetime maximum for dependant children. 50% co-insurance up to $1,000 per year for complete and partial dentures. Vision: $300 every 2 years. Sick leave: 75-day plan. Ltd: 65% of earnings up to $5,000 per month. Life insurance: Double annual salary. Pension: Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP). No other details available. Bereavement leave: 4 days for the death of an employee's spouse, child or parent. 3 days for the death of a brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 1 day for the death of an aunt, uncle, niece or nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay when called in to work an emergency. Probationary period: 675 hours worked. Safety shoes: $100 per year. $105 effective April 1, 2014, $110 effective April 1, 2015, $115 effective April 1, 2016, $120 effective April 1, 2017. Mileage: 40¢ per km, or hospi- tal policy, whichever is greater, when an employee is required to use personal vehicle. 40¢ per km for distances travelled to and from mandatory in-service or staff training, if not already scheduled. Sample rates of pay, current: Licensed trades: $30.05 per hour Maintenance mechanic: $27.84 Painter: $26.33 editor's notes: Influenza vaccine: Employees required to be vaccinated against influenza. Employees have the right to refuse, but may be placed on unpaid leave. Hospital to pay incremental costs for medication. MINING Sherritt international Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. (300 plant and maintenance employees) and Unifor renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 3.75% Effective April 1, 2015: 4% Shift premium: Day shift, ef- fective April 1, 2013: 79¢ per hour. Effective April 1, 2014: 82¢. Effective April 1, 2015: 85¢. Afternoon shift, effective April 1, 2013: $1.58 per hour. Effective April 1, 2014: $1.64. Effective April 1, 2015: $1.71. Night shift: effective April 1, 2013: $2.80. Effective April 1,

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