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January 12, 2016

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5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS there is no work available after employee is called in. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. 2 years for employees with less than 5 years of service. Safety shoes: $300 per year. Uniforms/clothing: $250 per year for clothing allowance, inclusive of reflective striping. $150 every 2 years for prescription safety glasses. Mileage: 54¢ per km. Sample rates of pay, current: Driver I: $32.68 per hour Driver II: $32.43 Driver III: $32.23 Driver IV: $32.08 Editor's notes: Union advancement fund: 5¢ per hour deducted from employee's pay to be remitted to the union's industry advancement fund. License renewal: Up to $170 reimbursement for medical and or license renewal. TRANSPORTATION West Wind Airline Saskatoon, Sask. (75 pilots) and Unifor Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2014: 2.5% Effective April 1, 2015: 3% Paid holidays: 11 days. Employees may select 11 days in lieu of actual holiday date, granted no days are in December. Subject to approval. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 26 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 80 per 28-day block. Medical benefits: Benefits include basic life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, weekly indemnity, long-term disability, extended health benefits, dental benefits, dependent life insurance and vision care. No other details available. Sick leave: 5 days per year to start, 8 days after 1 year, 10 days after 5 years. Sick leave does not accumulate or carry over year to year. Pension: RRSP contributions as follows. Employees with 2-5 years of service: 50¢ for every $1 pilot contributes up to 2.5% of salary or $2,500 per year. Employees with 5 years of service or more: $1 for every $1 the pilot contributes up to 5% of salary or $5,000 per year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for immediate family, defined as parent, spouse, common-law spouse, brother, sister, child, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 3 months. Uniforms/clothing: Charter pilots to receive: 1 blazer, 2 dress slacks, 4 dress shirts, 2 ties, 1 winter jacket, 1 light- weight jacket. 705 pilots to receive: 2 dress slacks, 4 dress shirts, 2 ties, 1 sweater, 1 winter jacket, 1 light-weight jacket. Courier pilots to receive: 2 pairs of pants, 4 work/golf shirts, 1 sweater, 1 winter jacket, 1 light-weight jacket. Employer to replace blazers, sweaters and jackets every 2 years, slacks/ pants, shirts and ties to be replaced after 1 year. Sample rates of pay, current: Pilot I: $30,656.30 per year, rising in 2 steps to $34,367.09 Pilot II: $41,430.28, rising in 4 steps to $48,750.12 Pilot III: $55,180.32, rising in 6 steps to $64,611.65 Pilot IV: $30,656.30, rising in 3 steps to $34,367.09 Pilot V: $64,120.67, rising in 6 steps to $76,717.94 Pilot VI: $36,740.04, rising in 3 steps to $41,582.23 Pilot VII: $65,896.14, rising in 6 steps to $80,801.77 Editor's notes: Employee ownership program: West Wind registered as a labour-sponsored venture, employees may invest on a voluntary basis. Grooming: Hair must be kept clean and in healthy condition. Extreme colours or styles are unacceptable. COURIER DHL Provincewide, British Columbia (470 employees) and the National Automobile, Aerospace, Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: $200 lump-sum payment Effective April 1, 2016: 2.5% Calculated by CLR Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 day for employee's birthday. Time and one-half for all hours worked on a designated day off. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 12 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Seniority — recall rights: 1 year. Pension: Effective April 1, 2013, no mandatory requirement age. Previously 65. Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premium costs. No other information available. Uniforms: 5 shirts, 5 trousers, 1 summer coat, 1 tie, 1 cap, 5 pairs of shorts, 1 winter parka of bomber style jacket, 1 winter toque and 1 winter coverall (for airport crew only). Winter parkas and winter coveralls will be designed to meet temperatures at -30 degrees Celsius Safety shoes: $120 per year, up from $115. Sample rates of pay, current: Customer service representative: $18.31 per hour Warehouseperson: $21.66 Special rate: $25.50 Editor's notes: New hires: Rates for new employees start at 25% below applicable job rate (up from 23%). Full-job rates reached after 5 years of service, previously 18 months.

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