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June 12, 2017

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3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 after 21 years, 216 hours after 22 years, 224 hours after 23 years, 232 hours after 24 years, 240 hours after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regu- lar hours. Meal allowance: $15 (previ- ously $12) and 1 hour to obtain meal when employee required to work 3 or more hours of overtime without 8 hours' prior knowledge of extra time. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for On- tario Employer Health Tax. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Orthodontics: 50% coverage, $3,000 lifetime maximum per family member. Crowns, inlays, caps: coverage, $1,500 annual maximum per family member. Vision: $425 every 24 months (previously $400 every 24 months). Effective April I, 2018: $450 every 24 months. Paramedical: Chiropractic, massage: $750 annual max- imum combined. All other paramedical (including acu- puncture): $750 annual max- imum combined. Orthotics: $300 every 2 years. Sick leave: 12 hours per month or 144 hours per year. May be accumulated, maximum 2,240 hours. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Coverage of 75% of regular pay, maximum $5,000 per month, after 952-hour wait- ing period. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 1.5 times annual salary. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 1.5 times annual salary, minimum cover- age of $60,000. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (father, mother, spouse, brother, sister, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, ward, guardian). 3 days for death of grandparent, grandchild, sister-in-law, broth- er-in-law, first-generation niece or nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 2.5 hours' pay at overtime rate. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $250 every 2 years for green-patch standard footwear. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide 5 shirts, 5 pairs of pants, 2 pairs of coveralls, 1 parka. Facility operators and building maintenance operators will be supplied with 3 uni- forms consisting of 1 jacket and matching pants and 1 winter coat. Employer will provide rain gear and aprons when required. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Level L: $39.49 rising 3 steps to $41.44 Level K: $37.95 rising 3 steps to $39.48 Level J (electrical coordinator, mechanical co-coordinator): $36.51 rising 3 steps to $38.32 Level I (arborist, assistant foreperson-water, fleet co- ordinator, H.V.R. & A.C. mech- anic, mechanic 2, plumbing & maintenance coordinator, water coordinator, water operations coordinator): $35.09 rising 3 steps to $36.83 Level H (assistant fore- person-parks, carpenter, roads foreperson, serviceperson): $33.43 rising 3 steps to $35.08 Level G (assistant foreperson - bldg. & fac., serviceperson, small engine & service mech- anic, mechanic 1 - fleet, heavy equipment operator): $31.85 rising 3 steps to $33.44 Level F (equipment operator 1, facility operator 2, park at- tendant 2, road patrol person): $29.84 rising 3 steps to $31.32 Level E (facility operator 1, park attendant 1, serviceper- son, building maintenance operator): $28.88 rising 3 steps to $30.31 Level D (maintenance op- erator): $27.97 rising 3 steps to $29.35 Level C (park attendant): $27.02 rising 3 steps to $28.37 Level B (custodian): $26.18 ris- ing 3 steps to $27.47 Level A (labourer): $25.27 rising 3 steps to $26.53 Editor's notes: Responsibility allowance: If employee is assigned as single facility operator — and required to be in facility during scheduled lunch break — employee will be given $20. Hearing aids: $750 every 4 years. TRANSPORTATION Horizon Air Industries Vancouver (61 passenger-service, ground agents) and Unifor Local 114 Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 14, 2016, to Feb. 13, 2019. Signed on Aug. 30, 2016. Wage adjustments: Effective Feb. 14, 2016: 1.5% Effective Feb. 13, 2017: 1.5% Effective Feb. 13, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: Trainer premi- um pay: $1 per hour. Off-base training will include additional $2 per hour. Lead agent premi- um pay: $2 per hour. Split shift premium pay: $1.50 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 3.08 hours per pay period to start, 2 weeks after 5 years, 3 weeks after 6 years, 4 weeks after 12 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Vision: $300 every 24 months. Sick leave: I day per month, maximum 6 days per year. May be accrued, maximum 80 hours. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent of employee or spouse or common-law partner of par- ent's spouse or common-law partner; stepfather, stepmother, child of employee, child of em- ployee's spouse or common-law partner; brother, sister, father or mother of the employee or spouse; brother-in-law, sister-in-law; grandparents, grandchildren of employee and spouse). Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours' pay. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Severance: The greater of 2 days' wages for each year of ser- vice or 5 days' wages. Safety shoes: Reimbursement of 50% for steel-toed CSA-ap- proved safety shoes, maximum $60. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide $12 per month for dry-cleaning, when required. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): General agent & counter (pas- senger service) agent Start: $13.14 rising 2 steps to $13.74 After 6 months: $14.41 rising 2 steps to $14.85 Second year: $16.71 rising 2 steps to $17.21 Fourth year: $19.51 rising 2 steps to $20.10 Sixth year: $22.22 rising 2 steps to $22.89 Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Ramp (ground service) agent and special-service assistants CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Responsibility allowance: If employee is assigned as single facility operator — and required to be in facility during scheduled lunch break — employee will be given $20.

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