Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2016 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 for all hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. $1.25 per hour for all hours worked between 12:01 a.m. Saturday and mid- night Sunday. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 15 years. Any em- ployees earning 6 weeks of va- cation prior to Feb. 1, 2008, will continue to earn 6 weeks. Overtime: Time and one-half for first 4 hours in excess of regularly scheduled shift on scheduled day of work or first 12 hours on a scheduled day of rest. Double time for hours be- yond 4 on day of work and be- yond 12 on day of rest. Assistant manager or higher positions not eligible for double time. Medical benefits: Company- administered benefit plan. Sick leave: 1.25 days per month of continuous service to a maxi- mum of 250 days. If sick days are used up, employees may be granted unpaid leave. STD: Extended sick leave bene- fits available for sick leave more than 2 weeks up to 15 weeks. Pension: Company contributes 6% of employee earnings, em- ployee contributes 5% of earn- ings to company pension plan. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of immediate family member (parent, parent-in-law, spouse, child, sibling, sibling- in-law, child-in-law, grandpar- ent, grandchild, aunt, uncle). Additional 2 days for travel or special circumstances. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' if called back to work. Probationary period: 90 days. Safety shoes: $175 per year. Sample rates of annual pay (current): Facility assistant 1, facility sales and admin, seasonal operations worker: $32,000 minimum, $54,000 maximum Administrative assistant: $38,000 minimum, $64,000 maximum Facility assistant 2, grader, grain logistics coordinator, grain buyer trainee, electrical techni- cian, maintenance technician: $46,000 minimum, $78,000 maximum Asset protection trainer, as- sistant manager, facility opera- tions manager trainee, grain buyer, quality assurance coor- dinator, automation technician, maintenance journeyperson: $55,000 minimum, $93,000 maximum Automation analyst, automa- tion specialist, electrical super- visor, maintenance supervisor: $66,000 minimum, $112,000 maximum Editor's notes: Shift schedules: Company has discretion to implement shift schedules of 4 10-hour shifts per week, 4 9-hours shifts plus 1 4-hour shift per week, 7 12-hour shifts including 4 overtime hours per 2-week period, or 14 12- hour shifts including 8 overtime hours per 2-week period. EDUCATION Algonquin College Students' Association Ottawa/Pembroke, Ont. (16 office workers) and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 5154 Renewal agreement: Effective July 1, 2016, to June 30, 2019. Ratified on July 6, 2016. Signed on Aug. 22, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective July 1, 2016: increase of $0.66 per hour; signing bonus of 1% of salary for all employ- ees. Effective July 1, 2017: increase of $0.51 per hour. Effective July 1, 2018: increase of $0.51 per hour. Paid holidays: 7 days, plus holi- day break each year between Christmas and New Year's Day inclusively, plus 1 floating day. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 4 years, 25 days after 15 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 7 hours per day or 35 hours per week. May be banked at rate of 1.5 hours per hour worked, maximum 42 hours. Meal allowance: If employee is assigned to travel outside of Ottawa or Pembroke and re- mains overnight, meal will be provided. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: $300 every 24 months. $125 every 24 months for eye examinations. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Sick leave: 1.25 days for every month, maximum 20 days. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums. Pension: Employer contributes maximum 7% of employee's earnings per year. Employees must contribute minimum 4% of earnings per year. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate fam- ily (parent, spouse, common- law spouse, child, stepchild, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, spouse's grandparent, grand- child, guardian, or any other person deemed immediate family at the discretion of the general manager). Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Probationary period: 120 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: More than 3 months' service, less than 1 year: 2 weeks' salary; 1 year's service: 1 month's salary; 2 years' service: 2 months' salary; 3 years' service: 3 months' sal- ary; 4 years' service: 4 months' salary. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.5% increase): Level 6 Step 1: $30.11 rising 2 steps to $31.13 Step 2: $30.95 rising 2 steps to $31.97 Step 3: $31.85 rising 2 steps to $32.87 Step 4: $32.77 rising 2 steps to $33.79 Step 5: $33.74 rising 2 steps to $33.79 Level 5 Step 1: $27.74 rising 2 steps to $28.76 Step 2: $28.49 rising 2 steps to $29.51 Step 3: $29.28 rising 2 steps to $30.30 Step 4: $30.10 rising 2 steps to $31.12 Step 5: $30.95 rising 2 steps to $31.12 Level 4 Step 1: $25.62 rising 2 steps to $26.64 Step 2: $26.30 rising 2 steps to $27.32 Step 3: $27.01 rising 2 steps to $28.03 Step 4: $27.74 rising 2 steps to $28.76 Step 5: $28.49 rising 2 steps to $28.76 Level 3 Step 1: $23.75 rising 2 steps to $24.77 Step 2: $24.36 rising 2 steps to $25.38 Step 3: $24.98 rising 2 steps to $26 Step 4: $25.64 rising 2 steps to $26.66 Step 5: $26.31 rising 2 steps to $26.66 Level 2 Step 1: $20.59 rising 2 steps to $21.61 Step 2: $21.04 rising 2 steps to $22.06 Step 3: $21.59 rising 2 steps to $22.61 Step 4: $22.16 rising 2 steps to $23.18 Step 5: $22.74 rising 2 steps to $23.18 Level 1 Step 1: $17.47 rising 2 steps to $18.49 Step 2: $17.91 rising 2 steps to $18.93 Step 3: $18.37 rising 2 steps to $19.39 Step 4: $18.84 rising 2 steps to $19.86 Step 5: $19.32 rising 2 steps to $19.86

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