Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 one-half for hours worked after 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Paid holidays: 11 days, half- days on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve (after 6 p.m.). Vacations with pay: 6% to start, 8% after 6 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours, double time thereafter. Time and one-half if working in 10-hour rest period between calls. Double time for work on holiday. Time and one- half for work on Sunday, double time for work after 8 hours. Medical benefits: 3% allow- ance for group health and welfare. Pension: 4% allowance for RRSP. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours. Mileage: $0.45 per kilometre. Sample rates of pay (current): Ballet regular crew Department head: $24.46 Cutter: $23.81 First hand/wardrobe assistant: $22.49 Dyer: $21.88 Seamstress/stitcher: $21.88 Warehouse hand: $21.88 Ballet casual crew Department head (head car- penter, head fly technician, head electrician, head sound technician, ground riggers, head property person, head wardrobe): $31.68 Crew (carpenters, fly techni- cians, electricians, sound technicians, property persons, wardrobe crew, forklift opera- tor, crane operator): $28.39 High rigger: $37.03 Spotlight operator: $29.89 Editor's notes: Consumption of intoxicating substances: No consumption of illegal drugs on the job nor reporting to work or worker receives immediate dismissal without reinstatement for 6 months for first infraction; suspension for 1 year for second infraction; permanent suspension for third infraction. HEALTHCARE Compass Group Canada 7 hospital locations, B.C. (117 employees) and United Steelworkers, Local 2009 Renewal agreement: Effective Oct, 1, 2015, to Sept. 30, 2019. Signed on May 31, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Oct. 1, 2015: 1.9% Effective Oct. 1, 2016: 2.2% Effective Oct. 1, 2017: 1.8% Effective Oct. 1, 2018: 1.8% Shift premium: $0.30 per hour for work between 3 p.m. and midnight (previously $0.20 per hour). $0.75 for work between midnight and 7 a.m. (previously $0.50 per hour). Paid holidays: 10 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 9 years. Overtime: Time and one-half after 8 hours, double time after 12 hours. Time and one-half for work on sixth, seventh days for 5-day, 6.5-hour shift workers. Meal allowance: One meal provided costing employee $2.50 for shifts longer than 5 hours (previously $2). Medical benefits: 100% premi- ums covered by employer. Nat- ural formulary drugs: $2,500 per year maximum, $100,000 lifetime. $500 per employee, family member, lifetime for anti-smoking agents. Dental: 100% premiums cov- ered by employer. Major re- storative: 50% coverage, $1,500 maximum per year. Vision: $300 per 24 months for employee, family mem- bers (previously $250 per 24 months). Paramedical: Psychologist: $1,000 per year. Chiropractor: $200 per year. Naturopath: $200 per year. Podiatrist/chiropodist: $200 per year. Dietician: $200 per year. Speech therapist: $200 per year. Physiotherapy: $200 per year. Osteopaths: $200 per year. Massage: $200 per year. Sick leave: 6 paid days per 12 months. 50% unused sick time, maximum 2 days per year, paid out in March each year. AD&D: 100% premiums cov- ered by employer. $25,000 coverage. Life insurance: 100% pre- miums covered by employer. $25,000 coverage. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (spouse, child, parent, parent- in-law, brother, sister, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandson, granddaughter). 2 additional days for funeral in another province or country. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Probationary period: Full- time: 3 months. Part-time/ casual: 450 hours, maximum 6 months. Severance: 3 months employ- ment: 1 week. 12 months' em- ployment: 2 weeks. 2 years' em- ployment: 3 weeks. 1 additional week for each additional year, maximum 8 weeks. Safety shoes: $25 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Full-time: 3 uniforms. Casual: 2 uniforms. $0.85 per shift for upkeep of employer-supplied uniforms (previously $0.75 per shift). $40 per year for worker supplying own pants. Sample rates of pay (current, after 3.8% increase): General help: $15.92 rising 2 steps to $16.52 (previously $14.75 rising 2 steps to $15.27) Sample rates of pay (current, after 3.4% increase): Driver: $17.74 rising 2 steps to $18.34 (previously $16.50 rising 2 steps to $17.09) Lead hand: $1.10 in addition to their regular rate. Editor's notes: Training, education fund: $0.07 per employee, per hour to USW 2009 training fund. Religious observations: 2 days without pay per year for spiritual or holy days. Hearing aids: $500 every 5 years. Orthotics: $300 per year. Personal family leave: 6 days per year at employee's discretion. Vaccinations: As condition of employment, employee must show proof of vaccination. An employee refusing to undergo vaccinations (without sufficient medical reasons) may be dismissed. TRANSPORTATION Greater Moncton International Airport Authority Moncton, N.B. (27 administrative and support employees) and the Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE), Local 60605 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1 2016, to Dec. 31 2020. Signed on June 24, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2% Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2% Shift premium: Evening pre- mium: $1.75 per hour for work between 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Week- end premium: $1.50 per hour

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