Canadian Labour Reporter

6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS July 4, 2016 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES McGill University Montreal (1,800, teaching assistants) and the Fédération nationale des enseignantes et des enseignants du Québec (CSN) Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2018. Signed on Dec. 8, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5% Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of employee's spouse, child or spouse's child; mother, father, brother, sister, spouse's mother, spouse's father, spouse's sister, spouse's brother, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, mother-in-law, family member residing with employee, spouse's child not residing with employee. 2 days for death of grandparents or grandchildren. 1 day for death of daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 1 day for the death of any other family member if employee at- tends funeral. Mileage: Reimbursed in ac- cordance with the Travel and Other Personal Reimburse- ments Policy. Sample rates of pay (current, after 2% and 2.5% increase, calculated by CLR): Jan. 1, 2016: $28.05 Jan. 1, 2017: $28.61 Jan. 1, 2018: $29.33 Editor's notes: Maternity leave: 18 weeks without pay. Paternity leave: 5 weeks without pay. Parental leave: 52 weeks without pay. Absence of birth or adoption: Where there is termination of pregnancy before the beginning of the 20th week preceding the expected date of delivery, 3 weeks without pay. If the termination occurs in or after the 20th week, 18 weeks. Medical leave: In cases of a short-term medical leave, not to exceed 3 weeks of the appointment, an authorized exchange of services agreeable to the employee and the course supervisor can be arranged, without re- duction in pay. TRANSPORTATION Sobey's West St. James, Man. (41 workers, warehouse employees) and Unifor (CLC). Renewal agreement: Effective April 16, 2015, to Oct. 27, 2018. Signed on July 27, 2015. Wage adjustments: Effective on ratification: 45¢/ hour Effective Oct. 25, 2015: 45¢/ hour Effective Oct. 30, 2016: 45¢/ hour Effective Oct. 29, 2017: 45¢/ hour Shift premium: 85¢ per hour between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. Paid holidays: 11 Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 4 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 19 years, 7 weeks after 23 years. Overtime: Time-and-one-half for first 3 hours worked beyond 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week; double time for addi- tional hours. Double time for working Sundays. Meal allowance: $6 when 3 hours or more of overtime is worked after 8-hour shift. Medical benefits: Company- provided Group Insurance Plan Dental: Company-provided Group Insurance Plan Vision: $150 per person maxi- mum every 24 months. Paramedical: Company-pro- vided Group Insurance Plan Weekly indemnity: 66 2/3% of straight time weekly wage. Sick leave: 4 hours per month up to maximum 240 hours. LTD: 60% of base weekly earn- ings to a maximum of $1,500 per month following exhaustion of weekly indemnity and em- ployment insurance benefits. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of immediate family member. 1 day for grandparent, son- or daughter-in-law, or if a pallbearer. 2 days for brother- or sister-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 9 months. Call-in pay: Time-and-one- half for first 4 hours worked on scheduled day off or a 6 th shift, double time thereafter. Mini- mum 4 hours for straight time shift. Severance: 2 weeks' pay after 2 years' service, 4 weeks after 4 years, 6 weeks after 6 years, 10 weeks after 10 years. Safety footwear: $70 per year for maintenance employees. Sample rates of pay (current): Order selector: $14.80, rising in 6 steps to $23.45 Part-time employees: $14, ris- ing in 10 steps to $16.90 Head shipper/receiver, inde- pendent shipper, inventory con- trol clerk: $23.95 Receiver, stacker operator, to- bacco person, butter/cheese/ egg person: $23.60 Banana room operator: $23.70 Salvage warehouse person: $14.80, rising in 5 steps to $23.35 Part-time janitor: $15.50, rising in 5 steps to $18.40 Part-time order selector, ware- house worker, janitor lead hand: $15.80, rising in 7 steps to $18.90 Part-time butter/cheese stacker, receiver, tobacco person (gro- cery warehouse): $18.35 Part-time butter/cheese stacker, receiver, tobacco person (perishable/frozen food ware- house): $19.05 Part-time Banana room, salvage lead hand: $19.15 Part-time Head shipper, head receiver, inventory control clerk, head produce shipper, in- dependent shipper, head ship- per/receiver (frozen) (grocery warehouse): $18.70 Part-time Head shipper, head receiver, inventory control clerk, head produce shipper, independent shipper, head shipper/receiver (frozen) (per- ishable warehouse): $19.40 Chief engineer: $30.50 3 rd class engineer: $28.50 Maintenance engineers (4 th class): $20.95, rising in 2 steps to $28 Maintenance mechanics, equipment mechanics: $21.15, rising in 2 steps to $26.80 Janitor: $14.30, rising in 5 steps to $22 Lead hand: $22.50 Call-in pay of time-and-one-half for first 4 hours worked on scheduled day off or a 6th shift, double time thereafter.

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