Canadian Labour Reporter

4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS November 16, 2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS hours will be paid $35. Passengers: Passengers are not permitted. This does not prevent employees from helping driv- ers in distress. Employees should drop these passengers off at the nearest point of communication and record the incident in their log. Accidents: Employees will not be held responsible for accidents unless negligence is proven. Loss or damage: Employees will not be held responsible for the loss or damage of cargo unless negligence is proven. Break- downs: Employees are paid $13 per hour after 2 hours. Birth: 2 days for birth of employee's child. MANUFACTURING S. Huot Quebec City (130 production employees) and the Centrale des Syndicats Démocratiques (CSD) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive Jan. 15, 2015, to May 31, 2021. Signed on Jan. 15, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective June 1, 2016: 1.25% Effective June 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective June 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective June 1, 2018: 1.75% Effective June 1, 2019: 1.75% Effective June 1, 2020: 2% Shift premium: 45¢ per hour for lead hand. 60¢ per hour for all repair or installation work done outside of the factory. 60¢ per hour for foremen. 80¢ per hour for employees work- ing on the night shift, rising to 85¢ per hour on June 1, 2017, and to 90¢ per hour on June 1, 2019. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 10 days to start, 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 9 years, 5 weeks after 20 years and 6 weeks after 35 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours of over- time during the week and for the first 3 hours of overtime during the weekend. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Meal allowance: $14 after 2 hours' overtime. Life insurance: Employer contributes $13.13 per week for the individual plan and $24 per week for the family plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child, spouse's child, father or mother. 3 days for employee's brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law or grandchil- dren. 2 days for employee's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 day for employee's son-in- law, daughter-in-law or grand- parent. Seniority – recall rights: 22 months. Probationary period: 600 hours worked in 9 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Safety shoes: $140 per year. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.25% increase): General mechanic: $26.48 per hour General welder: $26.48 General fitter: $26.48 Assembler: $26.17 Machinist: $26.17 Fitter: $26.17 Heavy equipment operator: $26.17 Painter: $26.17 Welder: $26.17 Warehouseman: $23.79 Drilling: $20.95 Calculated by CLR. Editor's notes: Birth or adoption: 2 days for the birth or adoption of the employee's child. Outdoor work: Employees required to work outdoors for more than 1 week will receive a $10 per hour washing fee. RETAIL Canada Safeway Provincewide, Alberta (6,800 retail employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive March 23, 2014, to March 18, 2017. Signed on March 12, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective March 15, 2015: 40¢ Effective March 20, 2016: 40¢ Shift premium: $2 per hour on the night shift, between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1 per hour for lead hands. $1 per hour for clerk in charge. $1 per hour for any work performed on a Sunday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Dou- ble time for shifts on a named holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years, 7 weeks after 23 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first two hours worked in excess of 8 per day, double time for all hours worked be- yond that. Medical benefits: Alberta Health Care Plan. $350 every 4 years for hearing aids. Vision: $200 per person every 2 years. $60 for eye exams. Life insurance: $5,000. Pension: Canadian Commer- cial Workers' Industry Pension Plan. Employer contributes $1.25 per hour, previously $1.20. Bereavement leave: Employer to grant leave of absence with pay for the death of immedi- ate family member, length of time at discretion of employer. Immediate family defined as spouse, parent, steppar- ent, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandmother- in-law, grandfather, grandfa- ther-in-law, grandchildren, or any relative permanently residing with employee. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, nephew or niece. Up to 1 week for death of spouse, father, mother, child, stepchild. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Probationary period: 200 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Mileage: 45¢ per km. Sample rates of pay, current: Assistant manager I: $29.05 per hour Assistant manager II: $28.05 Produce manager: $26.52 Coffee bar operator: $18.70 Bakery manager: $26.52 Meat manager: $28.12 Deli manager: $26.52 Assistant bakery manager (journeyman): $25.01 Assistant bakery manager: $24.76 Head cashier: $25.09 Head file maintenance: $24.09 Floral operator: $24 Variety operator: $24.25 Pharmacy assistant: $24.45 Cake decorator: $23.38 Editor's notes: Polygraph tests: Employer agrees polygraph tests or similar lie-detector tests will not be used.

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