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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS June 6, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS TRANSPORTATION Hutton Transport Southern Region, Ont. (130 truck drivers) and Teamsters Canada Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2021. Signed on Oct. 17, 2015. Wage adjustments: $300 lump sum payment Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 25¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 25¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 25¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 40¢ Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 50¢ Calculated by CLR. Shift premium: 50¢ per hour for mechanics working after- noon or midnight shifts. $31.72 flat rate for unloading (previ- ously $28.72). Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks af- ter 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 18 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. Meal allowance: $25 each time drivers are required to layover and sleep away from home (pre- viously $20). $25 for Sunday and general holidays (previ- ously $20). Medical benefits: Maximum $120 per year (previously $105). $20 for employees taking medi- cal exams outside of working hours (previously $10). Dental: Maximum of $2,000 per year. $2,500 effective Jan. 1, 2018. Pension: Employer contributes $400 per month (previously $390). $410 effective Jan. 1, 2017. $420 effective Jan. 1, 2019. $430 effective Jan. 1, 2020. $450 effective Jan. 1, 2021. Employ- ees hired after Oct. 1, 2015, will no longer be eligible for Regis- tered Retirement Savings Plan. Safety shoes: $180 per year (previously $170). $190 effec- tive Oct. 1, 2017. $200 effective Oct. 1, 2018. $210 effective Oct. 1, 2019. $220 effective Oct. 1, 2020. Tool allowance: $425 per year (previously $412.50). $437.50 effective Jan. 1, 2017. $450 ef- fective Jan. 1, 2018. $462.50 effective Jan. 1, 2019. $475 ef- fective Jan. 1, 2020. $487.50 ef- fective Jan. 1, 2021. Sample rates of pay, current: Driver: $23.49 per hour Semi-skilled: $24.23 RETAIL Loblaws Supermarkets Provincewide, Ontario (13,440 retail employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) Renewal agreement: Effec- tive July 2, 2015, to July 1, 2021. Signed on July 9, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective upon ratification: $1,500 Effective July 3, 2015: 25¢ Effective July 3, 2016: 25¢ Effective July 2, 2017: 20¢ Effective July 1, 2018: 25¢ Effective June 30, 2019: 35¢ Effective June 28, 2020: 40¢ Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 17 years. Meal allowance: $6 for break- fast (previously $3.50), $8 for lunch (previously $4), and $10 for supper (previously $7.50). LTD: $1,500. $1,625 effective Jan. 1, 2018. Mileage: 42¢ per km (previ- ously 40¢). Sample rates of pay (current, after 25¢ increase): Produce: $10.25 rising to $19.40 Deli: $10.25 rising to $19.40 Meat cashier: $10.25 rising to $19.40 Baker: $11.36 rising to $20.24 Meat cutter day shift: $11.36 rising to $21.93 Editor's notes: Scheduling: Pilot project where a 2-week rolling schedule will be conducted for a period of 8 – 12 months. Personal leave: 1 paid day of personal leave for employees hired after July 1, 2015 (new). Education and training fund: 5¢ per hour worked. 7¢ per hour effective July 1, 2020. GOVERNMENT City of Ottawa Ottawa (6,320 inside and outside employees) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 503 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 3,1 2015. Signed on May 19, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2014: 1.93% Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 1.75% Effective May 19, 2015: 0.25% Shift premium: 7% premium for employees working on a ro- tating shift schedule. 7% premi- um for employees working on Saturday or Sunday. Premium pay provisions do not apply to parks, recreation and culture department employees. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 6 years, 5 weeks after 16 years, 6 weeks after 22 years and 7 weeks after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 16 hours in any 24-hour pe- $25 meal allowance when drivers are required to layover and sleep away from home.