Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Effective Jan. 1, 2018: $0.30 per hour Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.30 per hour Shift premium: Dual- provincial licenses in class B, combined with millwright or electrician or millwright and electrical licence combination: $2 per hour. Lead hand mainte- nance employees who are work- ing on the continental shift: $2 per hour. $0.25 per hour for work between 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. Paid holidays: 10 days. Em- ployees will work 4 hours on day before Christmas and New Year's. Additional 2 days off. Vacations with pay: 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years. Va- cation bonus: 5 to 9 years, $50 per week; 10 to 14 years, $100 per week; 15 to 19 years, $150 per week; 20 years or more $200 per week. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after 8 hours per day or on Saturdays. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday. Medical benefits: Employee pays $3 per week for single cov- erage, $6 per week for family coverage. Dental: $1,500 coverage per family member per year. $1,000 lifetime maximum for dentures, replacing old dentures, relin- ing, rebasing, denture repairs, at 60% coverage. $1,500 lifetime maximum for orthodontic cov- erage at 50% coverage. $1,000 lifetime maximum coverage for crowns, bridges at 60% cover- age. Vision: $700 per family, or $300 for single per 2 years. 1 eye exam every 2 years. Paramedical: Employer will pay unpaid deductible of chi- ropractic visits not covered by OHIP. $325 per year for certi- fied massage therapist. Weekly indemnity: 65% cover- age, maximum $485 per week. LTD: 70% of monthly income, maximum $1,550, payable after 120 days. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums, maximum $60,000 coverage. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums, (1 times an- nual salary) maximum $60,000 coverage. Pension: Cargill Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Employer will contribute maxi- mum $30 per week to pension fund. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death in immediate family (spouse, children, stepchildren, parents, stepparents). 3 days for death in extended family (sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren). 1 day for death in other family (son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law). Seniority – recall rights: 2 years. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year. Safety shoes: $90 per year. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply: outer-work cloth- ing, oilskins, aprons, mainte- nance coveralls. Freezer suits will be provided for: freezer- person, freezer-helper, posi- tioning and retrieving skids, order picker, full-time barn helpers, full-time outside work- ers. Tool allowance: Employer will supply: knives, steels, wet stones, meat-trimmer hooks, scabbards, mesh gloves, arm guards, hearing protection, ear muffs (where required), hel- mets. $450 per year reimburse- ment for maintenance employ- ees, may be carried forward into following year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Maintenance employees Level 1: $18.35 per hour Level 2: $27.75 per hour Level 3: $33 per hour Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $0.90 per hour increase): Class 1 Start: $14.60 3 months: $22.65 rising 3 steps to $23.55 6 months: $22.95 rising 3 steps to $23.85 9 months: $23.25 rising 3 steps to $24.15 12 months: $23.55 rising 3 steps to $24.45 15 months: $23.85 rising 3 steps to $24.75 18 months: $24.15 rising 3 steps to $25.05 21 months: $24.40 rising 3 steps to $25.30 24 months: $24.65 rising 3 steps to $25.55 Class 2 Start: $14.60 3 months: $22 rising 3 steps to $22.90 6 months: $22.30 rising 3 steps to $23.20 9 months: $22.60 rising 3 steps to $23.50 12 months: $22.90 rising 3 steps to $23.80 15 months: $23.20 rising 3 steps to $24.10 18 months: $23.50 rising 3 steps to $24.35 21 months: $23.75 rising 3 steps to $24.65 24 months: $24 rising 3 steps to $24.95 Class 3 Start: $14.60 3 months: $21.35 rising 3 steps to $22.25 6 months: $21.65 rising 3 steps to $22.55 9 months: $21.95 rising 3 steps to $22.85 12 months: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $23.15 15 months: $22.55 rising 3 steps to $23.45 18 months: $22.85 rising 3 steps to $23.70 21 months: $23.10 rising 3 steps to $24 24 months: $23.35 rising 3 steps to $24.30 Class 4 Start: $14.60 3 months: $19.80 rising 3 steps to $20.70 6 months: $20 rising 3 steps to $20.90 9 months: $20.40 rising 3 steps to $21.30 12 months: $20.70 rising 3 steps to $21.60 15 months: $21 rising 3 steps to $21.90 18 months: $21.30 rising 3 steps to $22.20 21 months: $21.55 rising 3 steps to $22.45 24 months: $21.80 rising 3 steps to $22.70 Class 5 Start: $14.60 3 months: $18.80 rising 3 steps to $19.70 6 months: $19.10 rising 3 steps to $20 9 months: $19.40 rising 3 steps to $20.30 12 months: $19.70 rising 3 steps to $20.60 15 months: $20 rising 3 steps to $20.90 18 months: $20.30 rising 3 steps to $21.20 21 months: $20.55 rising 3 steps to $21.45 24 months: $20.75 rising 3 steps to $21.65 Class 6 Start: $14.60 3 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55 6 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55 9 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55 12 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05 15 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05 18 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05 21 months: $19.15 rising 3 steps to $20.05 24 months: $19.65 rising 3 steps to $20.55 Class 7 Start: $14.60 3 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55 6 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55 9 months: $17.65 rising 3 steps to $18.55 12 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05 15 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05 18 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05 21 months: $18.15 rising 3 steps to $19.05 24 months: $18.65 rising 3 steps to $19.55 Editor's notes: Buzzer: The employer will install a buzzer system on the kill floor by the knocking box to notify em- ployees of breaks, and starting, and quitting times.

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