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4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS December 5, 2016 Bar person: $11.50 rising 3 steps to $11.85 Kitchen department Dishwasher: $11.25 rising 3 steps to $11.52 Apprentice cook: $11.50 rising 3 steps to $11.65 Cook 2: $13.50 rising 3 steps to $13.62 Cook 1: $16 rising 3 steps to $16.25 Building maintenance Locker room/general attendant: $11.25 rising 3 steps to $11.55 Building maintenance: $13 ris- ing 3 steps to $13.20 Editor's notes: Medical certificates: $20 reimbursement if employer requires medical proof of sickness for an ab- sence. Incentive payments: For staff hired before June 9, 2016: dining room server will receive 7.5% of sales by that employee; bar person will receive 2.75% of sales by that employee. For staff hired on or after June 9, 2016: dining room server will receive 6% of sales (6.25% effective Nov. 1, 2017) by that employee; bar person will receive 2% of sales (2.25% effective Nov. 1, 2017) by that employee. Banquet servers will receive 1% of administrative fee paid by club members divided equally based on hours worked. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Manitoba Public Insurance Provincewide, Manitoba (1,500 workers, office employees) and the Manitoba Government and General Employees' Union (CLC) Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 18, 2016, to Sept. 26, 2020. Signed on March 24, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 18, 2016: 2% Effective Sept. 17, 2017: 1.5% Effective Sept. 16, 2018: 2% Effective Sept. 15, 2019: 2% Shift premium: $10 for shift where at least one-half the hours are between 4:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. $2 per hour for all regular hours worked on a Sat- urday or Sunday. Paid holidays: 12 ½ days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 10 years, 6 weeks after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half on regular workday. Time and- one-half for first 4 hours and double time after that on first scheduled day of rest. Double time for all hours on second or subsequent days of rest. Lieu time can be substituted. Mini- mum 3 hours' pay if called back to work. If scheduled overtime is cancelled with less than 24 hours' notice, employee re- ceives minimum 2 hours' over- time pay. Meal allowance: $9 if employee works 3 hours or more before or beyond normal workday. Medical benefits: Company- provided flex benefits plan. Dental: Company-provided flex benefits plan. Vision: Company-provided flex benefits plan. Paramedical: Company-pro- vided flex benefits plan. Sick leave: 1 ½ days per month. LTD: Company-provided ben- efits. Bereavement leave: 5 working days for the death of an imme- diate family member. An ad- ditional 2 days for the death of a spouse, child, or stepchild. 1 working day for death of grand- parent, sibling-in-law, or great- grandchild. 2 additional days to attend funeral more than 225 km from employee's home. Rea- sonable leave with pay to attend as pallbearer. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. Probationary period: 6 months or 120 paid days of employment, whichever occurs last. Severance: 1 week's pay for each year of accrued service, to a maximum of 1 year's pay and a minimum of 4 weeks' pay. Retiring employees receive 1 week's pay for each year of ac- crued service. Uniforms/clothing: Provided by the company when required. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 19% increase): Pay grade 1: $28,710 rising in 6 steps to $34,100 Pay grade 70: $29,715 rising in 5 steps to $44,901 Pay grade 2: $30,753 rising in 6 steps to $36,528 Pay grade 3: $32,943 rising in 6 steps to $39,131 Pay grade 4: $35,293 rising in 6 steps to $41,916 Pay grade 4B: $38,944 rising in 6 steps to $46,252 Pay grade 5: $37,805 rising in 6 steps to $44,901 Pay grade 6: $40,499 rising in 6 steps to $48,099 Pay grade 6B: $44,689 rising in 6 steps to $53,075 Pay grade 7: $43,382 rising in 6 steps to $51,525 Pay grade 7B: $47,869 rising in 6 steps to $56,856 Pay grade 8: $46,473 rising in 6 steps to $55,193 Pay grade 9: $49,783 rising in 6 steps to $59,125 Pay grade 10: $53,328 rising in 6 steps to $63,341 Pay grade 11: $57,126 rising in 6 steps to $67,851 Pay grade 12: $61,197 rising in 6 steps to $72,679 Pay grade 13: $65,555 rising in 6 steps to $77,859 Pay grade 14: $70,225 rising in 6 steps to $83,404 Pay grade 15: $75,228 rising in 6 steps to $89,345 Editor's notes: Retiring allowance: Employees with 10 or more years of service who retire or die shall be entitled to a retiring allowance of 1 week's pay for each year of service. Northern allowance: Employees required to reside in Thompson, Flin Flon or The Pas, will receive $200 every bi-weekly pay period for personnel with dependants or $175 every bi-weekly pay period for single personnel. EDUCATION e University of Guelph Guelph, Ont. (220 administrative and program services employees) and Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF), District 35 Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2018. Signed on April 5, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective May 1, 2016: 1.5% Effective May 1, 2017: 1.95% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for work starting between noon and 6 p.m. $0.75 per hour for work starting between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following day. $0.55 per hour when more than 50% of shift falls on a Saturday. $0.75 per hour when more than 50% of shift falls on a Sunday. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 2 more additional days. Vacations with pay: Full-time workers receive: 10 days, 0.83 days per month after 1 year; 15 days, 1.25 days per month after 2 years; 16 days, 1.33 days per month after 5 years; 17 days, 1.42 days per month after 6