Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS May 30, 2016 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CONSTRUCTION Eastland Industries Minto, N.B. (Construction employees) and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (CARP ) Local 1386 Renewal agreement: Effective June 14, 2015, to Nov. 30, 2018. Signed on June 14, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Shift premium: $1 per hour for time worked on evening or night shifts. Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 4% vaca- tion pay to start, 2 weeks after 1 year and 3 weeks after 7 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 8 hours per day. Time and one- half for all hours worked on Sat- urday. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Meal allowance: $70 when travel for work requires an overnight stay. Life insurance: Employer con- tributes 45% of cost of Group Insurance Plan. Pension: Employer pays 50% of premiums. Benefit equal to 3% of wages after 235 days worked. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's spouse, child, father, mother or grandchild. 2 days for employee's brother, sister, father-in-law or mother-in-law. 1 day for employee's grandpar- ent. 1 unpaid day for employee's uncle, aunt, brother-in-law or sister-in-law. 1 additional day for travel outside the province. Probationary period: 90 days. Tool allowance: All power tools supplied by the employer. Mileage: 50¢ per km. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2.5% increase): Head warehouseman: $14.75 per hour Head receiver store: $14.75 Head painter/stainer: $14.75 Inspection: $14.75 Head machining/assembling: $14.75 Head miscellaneous: $14.75 Large equipment operator/pro- grammer CNC: $14.60 Operator: $14.45 Sprayer: $14.45 Stainer: $14.45 Framer: $14.45 Doors: $14.45 Sanders: $14.45 Wrapper: $14.45 Pre-assembler: $14.45 Assembler: $14.45 Hinges: $14.45 Editor's notes: Production incentive: Up to $1.50 per day. HOSPITALITY Hilton Canada Saint John, N.B. (Hotel employees) and Unifor Lcal 2002 Renewal agreement: Effective April 27, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on April 27, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.5% Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5% Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 25¢ per hour for lead employees. 75¢ per hour for lead hand. 50¢ per hour for floor coordinators. Paid holidays: 8 days and 2 floating holidays. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 10 hours per day. Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums for ex- tended health coverage for the employee and his family, in- cluding eye care coverage. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums. Sick leave: Employee accumu- lates 16 hours of sick leave for the first 520 hours worked and then accumulates 16 hours for the next 520 hours worked to a total of 1,040 hours to a maxi- mum of 100 hours of sick leave. AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums. Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of employee's parent, spouse, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, child, father- in-law, mother-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 1 day for death of employee's uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Additional 2 days when the ceremony occurs out- side the province. 1 unpaid day to attend funeral as pallbearer, flower-bearer or reader. Seniority – recall rights: 1 year. Probationary period: 520 hours worked. Can be extended for an additional 80 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause 15 months. Severance: Employees with at least 36 months of continuous service are eligible for sever- ance pay to be made following the completion of the 8-month recall period. Severance will be calculated on the basis of 1 week's pay per year of continu- ous service to a maximum of 12 weeks. Safety shoes: $100 per year for employees in the engineering, housemen, TCC housemen, kitchen, stewarding and bell- man departments. Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase): Banquet wait staff: $11.12 per hour Banquet floor coordinator: $13.20 Engineer A: $13.58 Engineer B: $16.39 Engineer C: $19.51 Security/maintenance: $15.02 Room service: $11.65 Wait staff/bartender: $11.12 Host/ess: $13.15 Bell desk: $11.65 Guest service agent: $15.08 House attendant: $12.79 Laundry attendant: $12.79 Room attendant: $12.79 General cook: $11.94 Cook block 1: $11.97 Cook block 2: $12.09 Cook block 3: $12.47 3rd commis: $12.7 2nd commis: $13.84 1st commis: $15.25 Demi chef parti: $16.50 Steward: $11.65 House attendant: $12.79 Editor's notes: Personal appearance: Employees must adhere to grooming and hygiene standards set out in the em- ployee handbook. Banquet gratuities: 71% to employees and 29% to management. Of the 71% designated to employ- ees, 50% goes to wait staff, 7% goes to TCC house attendants, 7% goes to culinary and 7% to stewarding.

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