Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 Effective April 1, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: $1.26 per hour (previously $1.11 per hour) for work on afternoon shift. $1.32 per hour (previously $1.17 per hour) for work on night shift. Effective April 1, 2018: Shift dif- ferentials will increase by $0.02 per hour. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 4 years, 5 weeks or 10% af- ter 9 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 19 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 24 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for the first hour. Double time, minimum 4 hours' work on Sundays. May be banked, maxi- mum 1 week. Meal allowance: $12.15 (previ- ously $11.87) when working more than 2 hours' overtime. Additional $12.15 when work- ing more than 5 hours' over- time. Effective April 1, 2018: $12.33. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insur- ance coverage. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage. $390 every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months, maximum $85. Paramedical: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance cov- erage. Chiropractor: $300 per year. Massage therapist: $264 per year. Physiotherapist: $300 per year, then $12.20 per visit. Clinical psychologist: $380 per year. Speech pathologist: $380 per year. Osteopath: $180 per year. Podiatrist/chiropodist: $180 per year. Naturopath: $180 per year. Nutritional counsel- ling by a dietitian: $180 per year. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insur- ance coverage for coverage of 75% of salary. Employee receives 6 banked days every Jan. 1. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance coverage for coverage of 75% of salary. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Manulife (or equivalent) insurance cover- age for coverage of 2x times an- nual earnings. Pension: Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System Act. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (father, stepfather, mother, stepmother, spouse, bona-fide common-law spouse, fiancé(e), brother, sister, son, stepson, daughter, stepdaughter, moth- er-in-law, father-in-law, grand- parents, grandchildren). 2 addi- tional days for death of spouse, bona-fide common-law spouse, fiancé(e), child. 3 days for death of son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law. Third day of bereavement leave of absence for death of son-in- law, daughter-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law will be deducted from employee's accumulated sick leave credits. Additional 2 days for travel more than 200 kilometres. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months with up to 5 years' ser- vice, 24 months after more than 5 years' service. Probationary period: 6 months for full-time, 500 hours for part-time workers. Discipline: Sunset clause is 9 months. Safety shoes: $194.49 per year (previously $172.63 per year). Effective April 1, 2018: $197.41 per year. Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.8% increase): Group (step 1) 1: $11.36 rising 3 steps to $11.68 2: $15.14 rising 3 steps to $15.57 3: $19.16 rising 3 steps to $19.71 4: $21.94 rising 3 steps to $22.57 5: $22.25 rising 3 steps to $22.89 6: $22.68 rising 3 steps to $23.33 7: $23.37 rising 3 steps to $24.05 8: $24.06 rising 3 steps to $24.75 9: $24.69 rising 3 steps to $25.40 10: $25.39 rising 3 steps to $26.12 11: $26.52 rising 3 steps to $27.28 12: $28.45 rising 3 steps to $29.26 13: $30.68 rising 3 steps to $31.56 14: $33.20 rising 3 steps to $34.15 15: $34.75 rising 3 steps to $35.75 16: $36.31 rising 3 steps to $37.35 Bus operator: $27.23 rising 3 steps to $28.29 IT level 1 (SCADA support technician, support technician, telecommunications techni- cian): $31.65 rising 3 steps to $32.56 IT level 2 (network specialist, programmer/analyst, program- mer analyst (GIS), senior sup- port technician, senior support technician (SCADA specialist)): $34.80 rising 3 steps to $35.80 IT level 3 (economic devel- opment web administrator/ developer, senior programmer/ analyst, web administrator/ developer): $36.36 rising 3 steps to $37.40 IT level 4 (senior network specialist, system specialist): $39.11 rising 3 steps to $40.23 IT level 5 (business systems analyst, database administra- tor, GIS analyst/administrator): $40.44 rising 3 steps to $41.60 Summer student: $12.35 rising 3 steps to $12.83 Construction services summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83 Transit summer student: $22.85 rising 3 steps to $23.74 Information technology (IT) summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83 Legal summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83 Special events assistant sum- mer student: $13.59 rising 3 steps to $14.13 Traffic/engineering summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83 MEOP engineering summer student: $14.28 rising 3 steps to $14.83 Primary care paramedic: $29.17 rising 3 steps to $30.31 Advanced care paramedic: $33.87 rising 3 steps to $35.19 Editor's notes: Quarantine leave: Time lost by employee because of job-related exposure will be treated as an ap- proved leave of absence and will be paid at rate for period of quarantine, maximum 10 regularly scheduled shifts. Hearing aids: $650 every 5 years. Orthotics: $400 per pair, 2 pair per year maximum. TRANSPORTATION Canada Cartage System (Whitehorse) Whitehorse, Yukon (13 drivers) and Teamsters Canada Local 31 Renewal agreement: Effective Nov. 9, 2016, to Feb. 9, 2021. Signed on Nov. 30, 2016. Paid holidays: 9 days. Effec- tive 2019, Discovery Day will be recognized. Vacations with pay: 10 days or 4% after 1 year, 15 days or 6% after 5 years, 20 days or 8% after 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 9 hours per day, 45 hours per week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Teamsters' National Pension Plan. Effective Feb.9, 2018, employer will contribute $0.35 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate fam- ily (spouse, mother, father, son, daughter, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, stepsons, stepdaughters). CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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