Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 ous 7- day rotation: Effective April 1, 2016: $1.87 per hour; effective April 1, 2017: $1.91 per hour; effective April 1, 2018: $1.96 per hour. Shift workers not working a continuous 7-day rotation: Effective April 1, 2016 $1.50 per hour; effective April 1, 2017 $1.53 per hour; effective April 1, 2018 $1.57 per hour. Shift workers working a contin- uous 7-day rotation on straight days: Effective April 1, 2016: $1.20 per hour; effective April 1, 2017: $1.22 per hour; effective April 1, 2018: $1.25 per hour. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus additional day on first Friday in March. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, maximum 15 days, 15 days after 2 years, 20 days after 8 years, 25 days after 17 years, 30 days after 24 years. Overtime: Double time for all hours worked after regular hours. Triple time for work on holidays. Double time hours can be banked, maximum 37.5 hours for maintenance em- ployees, 40 hours for day-shift employees (CMH/fertilizer handling) and 48 hours for op- erations employees. Meal allowance: Meal will be provided for any work after 10 hours per day, another meal af- ter subsequent 4 hours worked. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for company-sponsored medical/ surgical/major medical group insurance plan. Employer pays 100% of Alberta health care premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for 70% of em- ployee's hourly wage, maximum $7,500 per month. AD&D: $100,000 coverage. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $100,000 coverage under group life insur- ance policy. Pension: Company will con- tribute 8% of employee's pay to company group RRSP after 120 days of employment. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (par- ents, brothers, sisters, spouse, common-law spouse, children, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandchildren). 3 days for death of grandparent, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Probationary period: 120 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 36 months. Severance: 3 week's pay per year of service, maximum 52 weeks. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply and launder 3 pairs of coveralls per employee. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.5% increase): Operational classifications 1: $31.48 rising 2 steps to $32.91 2: $32.89 rising 2 steps to $34.39 3: $34.35 rising 2 steps to $35.92 4: $35.75 rising 2 steps to $37.38 5: $37.16 rising 2 steps to $38.85 6: $38.61 rising 2 steps to $40.36 7: $40.02 rising 2 steps to $41.84 8: $41.30 rising 2 steps to $43.18 9: $43.10 rising 2 steps to $45.06 10: $44.34 rising 2 steps to $46.36 11: $45.79 rising 2 steps to $47.88 12: $47.24 rising 2 steps to $49.38 13: $48.59 rising 2 steps to $50.80 Operator specialist 1: $50.08 rising 2 steps to $52.36 Operator specialist 2: $51.53 rising 2 steps to $53.87 Maintenance Labourer regular: $32.89 rising 2 steps to $34.39 Helper 2: $34.35 rising 2 steps to $35.92 Helper 1: $37.16 rising 2 steps to $38.85 Mechanic 2: $41.30 rising 2 steps to $43.18 Mechanic 1: $48.59 rising 2 steps to $50.80 Mechanic: $49.34 rising 2 steps to $51.59 Mechanic specialist: $50.08 ris- ing 2 steps to $52.36 Crew leader: $51.53 rising 2 steps to $53.87 Student rate: $20.57 rising 2 steps to $21.50 10.5-hr. maintenance shift (wage rate + 5% premium) Mechanic 1: $51.02 rising 2 steps to $53.34 Mechanic: $51.81 rising 2 steps to $54.17 Mechanic specialist: $52.58 ris- ing 2 steps to $54.98 Editor's notes: Health and wellness account: $250 per year per employee for term of collective agreement to be used for: fitness club memberships; registration fees for fitness-related programs or lessons (aerobic classes, yoga, dance lessons, figure skating); sports team memberships and registration fees; annual memberships (golf, court fees, green fees, ski passes, lift tickets and race registrations); personal trainers, fitness consultants, lifestyle consultants, exercise physiologists; fitness equipment (durable equipment such as treadmills, stationary bikes). Health spending account: $500 per year. FOOD MANUFACTURING Labatt Breweries Ontario Canada London, Ont. (325 operations staff, maintenance workers, drivers, retail workers) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 2, Branch Local #1 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2016, to Dec. 31. 2022. Ratified on July 18, 2015. Signed on Feb. 10, 2017. Shift premium: Employees assigned to work with main- tenance mechanics will be paid $1-per-hour premium. Employees assigned to work with maintenance mechanics or painters to do routine general maintenance or painting work will receive $1-per-hour premi- um. Maximum 8 weeks for any premiums. 10% of rate when employee temporarily assigned as group leader. $0.60 per hour for afternoon shifts, $1 per hour for midnight shifts. Position of oiler and utility will be paid as operator rate plus premium of $1 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks to start, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 6 weeks after 20 years, 7 weeks after 25 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Dou- ble time for all hours worked after 11 hours per day. Double time for all hours worked on Sunday or statutory holiday. Meal allowance: $6 (previously $5) for overtime work after 3 hours. Dental: 100% for basic services, annual maximum of S1,000 per person. 75% for restorative services, 50% for orthodontia, combined lifetime maximum of $7,000 per person. Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 90% for basic services, annual maximum of $1,000 per person, 50% for restorative services, 50% for orthodontia, combined lifetime maximum of $5,000 per person. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 80% for basic services, annual maximum of $1,000 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Health and wellness account: $250 per year per employee for term of collective agreement.

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