Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS $850 per year. Massage thera- pist: $1,100 per year. Psycholo- gist: $300 per year. Chiroprac- tor: $450 per year. Osteopath: $300 per year. Naturopath: $325 per year. Podiatrist/chiropodist: $325 per year. Sick leave: 1.5 hours per month, maximum 18 days per year. LTD: 100% premium paid by employer. 70% monthly earn- ings, maximum $5,000 per month Life insurance: 100% premium paid by employer. 2 times an- nual earnings. Pension: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, adopted child, stepchild, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, parent, adoptive parent, stepparent, father-in- law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister). 3 days for death in extended family (grandparent, step- grandparent, grandchild, step- grandchlld, any relative who is dependent on the employee). 1 day for death of friend or to be a pallbearer. Call-in pay: 4.5 hours or hours worked multiplied by appli- cable overtime rate credited into overtime bank. $0.30 per kilometre, maximum 30 kilo- metres. Probationary period: 3 months, maximum 6 months (previously 6 months, maxi- mum 12 months). Uniforms/clothing: $325 per year. $325 per year reimburse- ment for clothing damage on the job. Tool allowance: $400 per year reimbursement for any dam- aged personal tools (previously $300 per year). Sample rates of pay (current): Pay band (35-hour week) M: $30,365 rising 5 steps to $37,956 (previously $28,554 ris- ing 5 steps to $35,692) L: $35,742 rising 5 steps to $44,677 (previously $33,609 ris- ing 5 steps to $42,011) K: $41,116 rising 5 steps to $51,395 (previously $38,662 ris- ing 5 steps to $48,328) J: $46,491 rising 5 steps to $58,114 (previously $43,718 ris- ing 5 steps to $54,647) I: $51,981 rising 5 steps to $64,951 (previously $48,860 ris- ing 5 steps to $61,075) H: $57,335 rising 5 steps to $71,669 (previously $53,914 ris- ing 5 steps to $67,393) G: $62,709 rising 5 steps to $78,386 (previously $58,967 ris- ing 5 steps to $73,709) F: $70,253 rising 5 steps to $87,816 (previously $66,061 ris- ing 5 steps to $82,576) E: $77,797 rising 5 steps to $97,246 (previously $73,154 ris- ing 5 steps to $91,443) Pay band (40-hour week) M: $34,703 rising 5 steps to $43,379 (previously $32,633 ris- ing 5 steps to $40,791) L: $40,848 rising 5 steps to $51,080 (previously $38,410 ris- ing 5 steps to $48,013) K: $46,990 rising 5 steps to $58,737 (previously $44,186 ris- ing 5 steps to $55,232) J: $53,133 rising 5 steps to $66,416 (previously $49,963 ris- ing 5 steps to $62,454) I: $59,384 rising 5 steps to $74,230 (previously $55,840 ris- ing 5 steps to $69,800) H: $66,526 rising 5 steps to $81,907 (previously $61,617 ris- ing 5 steps to $77,021) G: $77,667 rising 5 steps to $89,854 (previously $67,391 ris- ing 5 steps to $84,239) F: $80,287 rising 5 steps to $100,361 (previously $75,498 rising 5 steps to $94,373) E: $88,910 rising 5 steps to $111,138 (previously $83,605 rising 5 steps to $104,506) Editor's notes: Contract positions: Workers who exceed 36 continuous months will become regular full-time/part- time positions. Sick leave paid: Workers hired before June 1, 1985, after 10 years, 50% of sick leave credits, maximum 50% of their normal annual earnings. Personal time: 5 days per year of sick leave without disclosing reason. Banked overtime: Maximum 35 hours per year as time off by Dec. 31 or it is paid out. Standby pay: $50 per day, maximum $290 per week in 2016, 2017. $55 per day, maximum $300 per week in 2018, 2019. Hearing aids: $700 per 3 years. Fertility therapy: $2,000 lifetime. Exercise room: $3,000 one-time for exercise equipment in employee room. TRANSPORTATION YRC Reimer Express Edmonton (27 truck drivers) and Teamsters Canada Local 362 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on April 23, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 3.1% and 1.8% Effective Dec. 31, 2017: 2.6% and 2.2% Effective Dec. 30, 2018: 2.9% and 1.7% Effective Dec. 29, 2019: 2.5% and 2.1% Shift premium: Night allow- ance: $0.75 per hour between 4 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. Lead hand: $0.50 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12 % after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first 4 hours, double time after. Maximum 40 hours banked for time off. Medical benefits: Prairie Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan premiums covered by em- ployer. Pension: Teamsters Prairie Provinces Pension Plan em- ployer contribution. (Effective Jan. 3, 2016: $2.65 per hour. Effective Jan. 3, 2017: $2.80 per hour. Effective Dec. 31, 2017: $2.95 per hour. Effective Dec. 30, 2018: $3.10 per hour. Effec- tive Dec. 29, 2019: $3.25 per hour). Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sons, stepson, daughter, stepdaugh- ters, brother, sister, mother-in- law, father-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, spouse's grand- parents, stepfather, stepmoth- er). Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 60 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $100 per year reimbursed. Uniforms/clothing: 1 jacket, 3 shirts, 2 pairs of trousers, company cap paid by company. Winter parka replaced every 3 years. Sample rates of pay (cur- rent, after 11.6% and 8.1% increase): P&D driver: $22.36 rising 4 steps to $24.96 Dockmen: $22.26 rising 4 steps to $24.06 Part-time/casual: $17.64 Editor's notes: Personal leave: 1 day per year. One-time bonus: $1,000 on pay date after ratification. Sick leave paid: Workers hired before June 1, 1985, after 10 years, 50% of sick leave credits, maximum 50% normal annual earnings.

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