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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS June 13, 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS HEALTH CARE Victorian Order of Nurses Toronto (120 nurses) and the Ontario Nurses' Association Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2012, to March 31, 2016. Signed on Nov. 12, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective upon ratification: 0.75% Effective upon ratification: $500 retroactive payment Shift premium: $1 per hour responsibility pay when an em- ployee is required to carry out the responsibilities of a man- ager. 75¢ per hour for all time worked after 4 p.m. 75¢ per hour for all time worked on the weekend. Paid holidays: 11 days and 1 floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 1.667 days per month of service to start, 4 weeks after 1 year, 5 weeks after 15 years and 6 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 7.5 hours per day or 75 hours in a 2-week period. Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums for VON Canada National Extended Health Care benefits. Employ- ee's monthly premiums are paid through payroll deductions. Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums for VON Canada National dental benefits. Em- ployee's monthly premiums are paid through payroll deduc- tions. Sick leave: 1.5 days per month of service to a maximum of 120 days. LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums for VON Canada National Long-Term Disability Plan. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for VON Canada National life insurance plan. Benefits provide for 2 times employee's annual salary. Bereavement leave: 3 days for employee's spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, father-in-law or mother-in-law. 2 unpaid days for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours at time and one-half. Probationary period: 3 months. Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.75% increase): Nurse: $24.78 rising in 8 steps to $36.56 Editor's notes: Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 37 weeks or 35 weeks if pregnancy leave taken. Paperwork: Nurses will be scheduled 1 paid hour per month for non-direct patient care purposes such as paperwork, meetings with managers or educational purposes (previously 1 paid hour per week). Standby: $2.10 per hour. Reporting pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay when an employee reports for work as scheduled but is not required to work. MANUFACTURING 3M Canada London, Ont. (160 production employees) and Unifor Local 27 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 4, 2016, to May 5, 2019. Signed on Jan. 4, 2016. Wage adjustments: Bargaining unit employees Effective Jan. 4, 2016: 32¢ Effective May 1, 2017: 32¢ Effective May 7, 2018: 33¢ Skilled trades employees Effective Jan. 4, 2016: 37¢ Effective May 1, 2017: 38¢ Effective May 7, 2018: 38¢ Paid holidays: 13 days and 1 floating holiday. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 18 years. Overtime: Time and one- half. Double time for all hours worked beyond 12 hours per day. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Life insurance: Employer provides $8,500 life insurance coverage. Bereavement leave: 5 days for employee's father, mother, spouse, child, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law or grandchild. 2 days for employ- ee's brother-in-law, sister-in- law, grandmother, grandfather, son-in-law or daughter-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 3 years. Probationary period: 60 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Tool allowance: $350 per year. Sample rates of pay, current: Group H: $32.39 per hour Group I: $37.67 Editor's notes: Pregnancy leave: 17 weeks. Parental leave: 37 weeks or 35 weeks if pregnancy leave taken. Living al- lowance: Frozen for the term of this agreement. In lieu, $500 will be provided to employees each year. Family medical leave: Up to 8 weeks to provide care or support for family members at significant risk of death within 26 weeks. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 7.5 hours per day or 75 hours in a 2-week period. Employer provides $8,500 life insurance coverage.