Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE Metro Ontario Ottawa (84 retail employees) and UFCW LOCAL 175 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2022. Ratified Jan. 24, 2016. Signed Feb. 17, 2016. Shift premium: Sunday: $1.60 per hour (not payable to em- ployees hired after March 23, 2011). Night: 95 cents per hour. Lead hand: 75 cents per hour. Express cash: 75 cents per hour. Receiver: 75 cents per hour. Paid holidays: 10 days. One floater day. Vacations with pay: 4% pay up to 1 year, 2 weeks up to 5 years, 3 weeks up to 10 years, 4 weeks up to 17 years; effective May 1, 2022, 5 weeks for 17 years' service. Overtime: One and one-half for all hours worked in excess of daily schedule or scheduled day off. Medical benefits: Direct drug card expenses reimbursed 100% generic, 80% brand- name drugs. $5 deductible per prescription. $400 per year for chiropractor, occupational therapist, naturopath, speech therapist, osteopath or podia- trist. $500 per year for physio- therapist and psychologist. Dental: United Food and Com- mercial Workers Trusteed Plan Ontario, contributions by em- ployer. Vision: $200 per 2 years, $50 for eye exams. Weekly indemnity: 66 2/3% earnings, to maximum of $500 per week. Maximum 26 weeks. Sick leave: 40 hours per year. Unused sick leave paid on Dec. 15 of the following year. STD: 66 2/3% earnings, to maximum of $500 per week. Maximum 26 weeks. LTD: 66 2/3% earnings, to maximum of $2,000 per month. Maximum age 65. AD&D: 1 times annual earn- ings rounded up to next $1,000 multiple. $12,500 for part-time. Life insurance: 1 times annual earnings rounded up to next $1,000 multiple. $12,500 for part-time. Pension: Canadian Commer- cial Industry Pension Plan, con- tributions by employer. Bereavement leave: 5 days with pay (parent, parent-in- law, spouse, child, stepchild, stepsibling, brother, sister, step- parents, same-sex partner). 3 days with pay (grandparent, grandparent-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew). 1 day extra if funeral is more than 240 km away. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Guaranteed 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: Full- time 45 days. Part-time 30 shifts/4 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Safety shoes: $100 reimburse- ment. Uniforms/clothing: 2 uni- forms for workers averaging 16 hours per week. 3 uniforms for workers averaging 28 hours per week. Sample rates of pay (current): Full-time clerks/cashiers Start: $13 6 months: $13.75 12 months: $14 18 months: $14.25 24 months: $14.75 30 months: $15 36 months: $15.50 42 months: $15.75 (after 8.5% increase): 48 months: $16.40 rising 5 steps to $17.80 Full-time meat cutters Start: $15 6 months: $15.50 12 months: $15.75 18 months: $16 24 months: $16.25 30 months: $16.50 36 months: $17 42 months: $17.50 (after 7.4% increase): 48 months: $18.95 rising 5 steps to $20.35 Full-time cashier/clerk/wrap- per (hired after July 1, 2016, or part-time promoted to full-time after July 1, 2016) Start: $13 6 months: $13.75 12 months: $14 18 months: $14.25 24 months: $14.75 30 months: $15 36 months: $15.50 (after 3.2%/4.3% increase): 42 months: $15.75 rising 2 steps to $16.25 48 months: $16.40 rising 5 steps to $17.10 Meat cutters (hired after July 1, 2016, or part-time promoted to full-time after July 1, 2016) Start: $15 6 months: $15.50 12 months: $15.75 18 months: $16 24 months: $16.25 30 months: $16.50 36 months: $17 (after 2.9%/3.2% increase): 42 months: $17.50 rising 2 steps to $18 48 months: $18.50 rising 2 steps to $19.10 Part-time service clerks (after 5.1% increase): 3,901 hours: $11.70 rising 5 steps to $12.30 Part-time clerks/cashiers (after 9.4% increase): 5,201 hours: $13.90 rising 5 steps to $15.20 Part-time meat cutters 0-650 hours: $12.50 651-1,300 hours: $12.75 1,301-1,950 hours: $13 1,951-2,600 hours: $13.50 2,601-3,250 hours: $14 3,251-3,900 hours: $14.50 3,901-4,550 hours: $15 4,551-5,200: $15.75 (after 7.7% increase): 5,201+ hours: $16.92 rising 5 steps to $18.22 Clerks/service clerks/cashiers (hired after March 23, 2011) 0-300 hours: minimum wage 300-650 hours: minimum wage + 5 cents 651-1,300 hours: minimum wage + 10 cents 1,301-1,950 hours: minimum wage + 15 cents 1,951-2,600 hours: minimum wage + 20 cents 2,601-3,250 hours: minimum wage + 25 cents 3,251-3,900 hours: minimum wage + 30 cents 3,901-4,550 hours: minimum wage + 40 cents 4,551-5,200 hours: minimum wage + 50 cents 5,201-5,850 hours: minimum wage + 70 cents 5,851-6,500 hours: minimum wage + 90 cents (after 9.4% increase): 6,501 + hours: $13.80 rising 5 steps to $15.10 Part-time cashier/clerk/wrap- per 0-350 hours: minimum wage 351-650 hours: minimum wage + 5 cents 651-1,300 hours: minimum wage + 10 cents 1,301-1,950 hours: minimum wage + 15 cents 1,951-2,600 hours: minimum wage + 20 cents 2,601-3,250 hours: minimum wage + 25 cents 3,251-3,900 hours: minimum wage + 30 cents 3,901-4,550 hours: minimum wage + 40 cents 4,551-5,200 hours: minimum wage + 50 cents 5,201-5,850 hours: minimum wage + 70 cents 5,851-6,500 hours: minimum wage + 90 cents (after 5.3% increase): 6,501 + hours: $13.30 rising 2 steps to $14 Part-time service clerks 0-350 hours: minimum wage 351-650 hours: minimum wage + 5 cents 651-1,300 hours: minimum wage + 10 cents 1,301-1,950 hours: minimum wage + 15 cents 1,951-2,600 hours: minimum wage + 20 cents 2,601-3,250 hours: minimum wage + 25 cents (after 5.1% increase): 3,251 + hours: $11.70 rising 3 steps to $12.30 Editor's notes: Higher-rated relieving: $40 per week, or $8 per day, for employees working in a higher classification a relief shift. $60 per week, or $12 per day, for employees working as a department manager on a relief shift. 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