Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS RETAIL Rona Pointe-Claire, Que. (110 retail employees) and the Fédération du Commerce Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 19, 2015, to Aug. 25, 2020. Signed on Nov. 19, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 25, 2015: 1.5% Effective Aug. 25, 2016: 1.5% Effective Aug. 25, 2017: 1.5% Effective Aug. 25, 2018: 1.5% Effective Aug. 25, 2019: 1.5% Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for all time worked during the night shift. Paid holidays: 7 days and 3 mobile holidays. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month worked to a maximum of 10 days to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Bereavement leave: 7 days for employee's spouse, child, father, or mother. 3 days for employee's brother or sister. 1 day for employee's son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 additional day when the employees is required to travel more than 250 km to attend the service. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 6 cal- endar months or 600 hours worked, whichever occurs first. Discipline: Sunset clause is 6 months for a written warning and 9 months for a suspension. Safety shoes: $120 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer provides protective clothing/ uniforms as necessary. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.5% increase): Sales: $19.34 per hour Customer service: $17.68 Checkout: $16.68 Reception: $16.36 Editor's notes: Birth or adoption: 3 paid days. 2 additional unpaid days upon request. Marriage: 1 day for the em- ployee's wedding, or the wedding of the employee's child, father or mother. Maternity leave: 20 weeks. Paternity leave: 5 weeks. Parental leave: 52 weeks. Family obligations: 10 unpaid days. RETAIL Coca-Cola Canada Edmonton (180 plant and maintenance employees) and Unifor Local 350 Renewal agreement: Effective May 16, 2015, to May 15, 2018. Wage adjustments: Effective Aug. 2, 2015: $650 lump sum payment Effective May 16, 2016: 2.25% Effective May 16, 2017: 2.25% Shift premium: $1.30 per hour for lead hands. $1.90 per hour on a Saturday. $2.30 per hour on a Sunday. $1.10 per hour on the night shift. Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years, 6 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours of overtime, double time for all hours worked beyond 12 in one day. Sick leave: 6 days per year. Bereavement leave: 3 days for the death of an employee's wife, husband, child, father, mother, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for the death of an employee's grand- mother, grandfather, grand- parents-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. Up to 2 additional days when travel beyond 350 km is required. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months or a period equal to one-half of employee's senior- ity to a maximum of 3 years, whichever is greater. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. $7 per each hour an unscheduled em- ployee is required to be "on call." Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months given no further discipline has occurred. After 2 years from date of suspension, warning or other discipline, file will be removed from em- ployee's file. Safety shoes: $175 per year. $185 per year effective 2016. Uniforms/clothing: 3 trousers, 5 shirts or sweatshirts, 4 T- shirts, 1 three-in-one jacket, 2 caps or toques per year. Sample rates of pay, current: Materials handling person: $25.62 per hour Maintenance helper: $25.84 Janitor: $25.84 Shippers and receivers: $26.59 Inventory assistant: $26.59 Shunter: $26.59 Automotive maintenance: $28.50 Personnel: $28.50 Building maintenance: $29.31 Personnel (certificate): $29.31 Journeyman (licensed): $32.38 EDUCATION Fort McMurray Board of Education Fort McMurray, Alta. (270 maintenance employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2559 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 1, 2014, to Aug. 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Nov. 15, 2014: 1% Effective Nov. 15, 2015: 1% Shift premium: 85¢ per hour for evening shift, $1 per hour for night shift. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Double time for all 20 weeks' maternity leave, 5 weeks' paternity leave.

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