Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Time clerks/cashier: $12 per hour rising in 10 steps to $16.65 Time meat cutters: $13.50 ris- ing in 6 steps to $18.90 Full-time front end service clerk: $14.25 Editor's notes: Birth: 1 paid day for the birth or adoption of employee's child. Split shifts: The employer undertakes that no employee will be required to work a split shift unless the employee is agreeable. COMMUNICATION Télébec Société Montreal (260 office employees) and Unifor Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 1, 2015, to Nov. 1, 2017. Signed on April 30, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 1, 2015: 2% Effective Nov. 1, 2016: 2% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 50¢ per hour for all hours worked on irregu- lar shifts. $2 per hour to start when employees are required to perform supervisory duties. $2.50 per hour after 3 hours and $5 per hour after 5 hours. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 10 days to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse or child. 3 days for employee's father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, spouse's child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Call-in pay: Minimum 3.75 hours at regular rate of pay. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Sample rates of pay, current: Group 6: $10.43 rising in 9 steps to $20.44 per hour Group 7: $11.39 rising in 9 steps to $23.25 Group 8: $13.12 rising in 10 steps to $26.19 Group 8A: $13.12 rising in 9 steps to $23.99 Group 8B: $12.64 rising in 10 steps to $25.23 Group 9: $14.01 rising in 10 steps to $27.81 Group 10: $13.75 rising in 11 steps to $28.95 HEALTH CARE St. Joseph's Healthcare London, Ont. (1,450 health service and trade employees) and Unifor Local 27 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2015, to March 31, 2018. Signed on March 16, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1.4% Effective April 1, 2016: 1.4% Effective April 1, 2017: 1.4% Shift premium: $1.25 per hour for all hours worked during the evening and night shifts between 3 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1.35 per hour for all hours worked during the weekend shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a holiday. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years and 7 weeks after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 37 1/2 per week or 7 1/2 hour per day. Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch and $25 for dinner when an em- ployee is assigned work which requires her to travel 120 km or more away from her place of work. Dental: $1,500 lifetime maxi- mum for orthodontics and 50/50 co-insurance to a maxi- mum of $1,500 per year for crowns and dentures. Vision: $250 every 2 years. Eye examinations covered to a maximum of $100 every 2 years. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, common- law spouse, same sex partner, child, stepchild, parent or step- parent. 3 days for employee's father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, spouse's grandparent, grand- child, son-in-law or daughter- in-law. 1 day for employee's uncle or aunt. 1 day of entitle- ment can be used within 6 months following the date of bereavement for the purposes of attending a burial or memo- rial service. Seniority – recall rights: 30 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 337.5 hours or 45 days or work, whichever comes first, within 12 calendar months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: 2 weeks' salary for each year of continuous service to a maximum of 26 weeks' pay when an employee resigns within 30 days after receiving notice of layoff. 4 weeks' salary when an employ- ee resigns more than 30 days after receiving notice of layoff. Safety shoes: Employer pro- vides 5¢ per hour for safety shoes that do not require a green triangle and 7¢ per hour for safety shoes that require a green triangle. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides 6¢ per hour for uni- forms. Mileage: 40¢ per km when employee is authorized to use his or her own vehicle. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.4% increase): Air conditioning/refrigeration mechanic: $28.44 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Attendant: $21.89 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Building equipment operator/3 rd class engineer: $28.44 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Carpenter: $27.03 rising in 2 steps to $27.82 Central processing lead hand: $23.94 Central processing techni- cian: $21.89 rising in 2 steps to $22.14 Certified cook: $28.44 rising in 2 steps to $28.60 Cook: $23.12 rising in 2 steps to $25.53 CSD aide (Parkwood): $28.05 rising in $28.20 Registered practical nurses required to provide general certification to employer

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