Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 weeks after 8 years and 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. Meal allowance: $20 when employees working overtime work more than 5 hours past the scheduled time of their last meal period. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, par- ent, guardian or child. 3 days for employee's brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law or any relative living with the employee. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months to start, 1 year after 2 years of service and 2 years after 5 years of service. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 4 weeks of regular salary per year of continuous service to a maximum of 9 months' regular pay. Mileage: 50¢ per km. Sample rates of pay, current: Production assistant/operator: $741.63 Administrative assistant/recep- tionist: $741.63 Sales coordinator: $893.18 Creative writer: $933.88 Swing announcer: $933.88 Promotions coordinator: $933.88 Morning co-host: $1,042.28 Midday announcer: $1,042.28 Producer: $1,042.28 Broadcast engineer: $1,042.28 Production supervisor: $1,042.28 Creative director: $1,042.28 Morning announcer: $1,165.51 Drive announcer: $1,165.51 Editor's notes: Layoff: The employer will provide 2 weeks' notice of 2 weeks' pay in lieu of notice. Maternity leave: 17 weeks. Accident: $500 if the employee is in an accident while driving on employer business resulting in damage to the vehicle and the amount of the damage cannot be recovered from any other person or persons. Talent fees: Up to $40 per session for voicing a commercial, $11 for hosting or performing on a radio program of less than 10 minutes and $33 for hosting or performing on a radio program of more than 10 minutes. Appearances: On-air personalities may be required to make up to 24 personal promotional appearances per year. Up to $25 per appearance. On call: $20 per day. HEALTH CARE Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre Waterloo Wellington, Ont. (250 nurses and support services employees) and the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Sept. 10, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2015: 1.4% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: Time and one- half for all hours worked during weekend shift. $1.70 per hour for all time worked during eve- ning shift. $1.70 per hour for all time worked during night shift. Paid holidays: 10 days and 2 floating holidays. Vacations with pay: 1 1/4 days per month worked to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 2 years, 5 weeks after 14 years and 6 weeks after 21 years. Meal allowance: $10 after 3 hours of overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for the Extended Health Care plan (including semi-private). $600 every 3 years for hearing aid coverage. $7.50 dispensing fee cap per prescription. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. 50% coverage of major restorative treatments to a lifetime maximum of $3,000. 50% coverage of orthodontic services to a lifetime maximum of $1,5000. Vision: $250 every 2 years. Ben- efit may be used for eye exams and laser surgery. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. LTD pays 70% of employee's normal salary. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premium. Benefit equal to 2 times employee's annual earnings to the nearest $1,000 that is higher. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, parent, child or stepchild. 3 days for em- ployee's father-in-law, mother- in-law, brother, sister, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent or grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 825 hours worked. Mileage: 49¢ per km. Sample rates of pay (current, after 1.4% increase): Care coordinator: $32.37 per hour rising in 8 steps to $43.16 Psychogeriatric and elder abuse resource consultants: $32.37 rising in 8 steps to $43.16 Education coordinators: $32.37 rising in 8 steps to $43.16 Geriatric assessors: $32.37 ris- ing in 8 steps to $43.16 Placement coordinator/LTC coordinator: $29.65 rising in 4 steps to $37.03 Nurse practitioner: $51.84 ris- ing in 3 steps to $58.54 Registered practical nurse: $26.41 rising in 5 steps to $29.05 Editor's notes: Random draw: When seniority is the deciding factor and where the seniority is the same, a random draw will decide the most senior employee. Care leave: 21 paid and 21 unpaid hours for the purpose of providing or arranging for care of the employee's spouse, dependant or parent. Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 35 weeks, 37 is pregnancy leave is not taken. Phone work: Time and one-half for actual time of phone call when employ- ee receives a work call outside of regular hours. Standby: $3 per hour spent on standby. Vaccination: Employees are required to be vaccinated for influenza. Time and one-half for time spent on phone when employee receives a work call outside of regular hours. On-air personalities may be required to make up to 24 promotional appearances per year.

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