Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 noon on Christmas Eve until 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31. 1 addi- tional day in conjunction with Canada Day holiday in order to provide 4-day weekend — ex- cept when Canada Day falls on Wednesday — in which case additional day will be observed on day mutually agreeable to employee, employer. Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 15 days after 1 year, 20 days after 3 years, 21 days after 16 years, 22 days after 17 years, 23 days after 18 years, 24 days after 19 years, 25 days after 20 years, 30 days after 30 years. Overtime: May be taken as lieu time, maximum 105 hours car- ried over into next year. Sick leave: 105 days per illness or injury or until employee is eligible for LTD benefits, whichever comes first. Pension: Brock University Pen- sion Plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, same-sex partner, child, spouse's child, grandchild, foster-child who is currently in employee's custody, brother, sister, father, mother). 3 days for death in extended family (father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, spouse's grand- parent, stepmother, stepfather, foster-parent). Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Mileage: Reimbursement in accordance with university's travel, meals and hospitality ex- pense policy. Sample rates of annual salary ranges (current, after 2.7% increase): Effective July 1, 2016 Job grouping I: $39,036 to $45,253 to $56,910 Job grouping J: $42,545 to $49,325 to $62,897 Job grouping L: $50,551 to $58,610 to $76,774 Effective July 1, 2017 Job grouping I: $39,622 to $45,932 to $57,764 Job grouping J: $43,183 to $50,065 to $63,840 Job grouping L: $51,309 to $59,489 to $77,926 Effective July 1, 2018 Job grouping I: $40,117 to $46,506 to $58,486 Job grouping J: $43,723 to $50,691 to $64,638 Job grouping L: $51,950 to $60,233 to $78,900 Editor's notes: Graduation leave: 1 day to attend post-secondary graduation of employee's or spouse's child. Profes- sional development fund: Maximum $800 per employee per year for skill development opportunities (such as confer- ence presentations, attendance at conferences) and resources (such as subscriptions to relevant journals, purchase of books or other resources related to assigned work). RETAIL SALES Rexall/Pharma Plus Edmonton Pharmacies Edmonton (39 pharmacists, technicians, assistants ) and the Health Sciences Association of Alberta (HSAA) Renewal agreement: Effect- ive April 1, 2016, to June 30, 2019. Ratified on May 23, 2017. Signed on Aug. 30, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2017: 1.85% Effective April 1, 2018: 2% Shift premium: $2.75 per hour for all hours worked between 4 p.m. and midnight. $2.25 per hour for weekend shift. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus additional floater day. Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 2 years, 25 days after 10 years, 30 days after 20 years. 5 additional days after 25 years. 5 additional days after 30 years. 5 additional days after 35 years. Overtime: Double time for all work after 8 hours per day or on scheduled day of rest. Medical benefits: $750 per year for professional develop- ment and health-care account. Pension: Employer pays 3%, employee pays 3% into Rexall Pharmacy Group Pension Plan for Eligible Hourly Employees. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, child, broth- er, sister, fiancé, grandpar- ent, grandchild, stepparent, stepchildren, stepbrother, stepsister). 3 days for death in extended family (mother-in- law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, legal guard- ian). 2 additional days for travel in excess of 320 kilometres one- way. Time off with pay to attend funeral of another relative or friend. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Pay for all hours worked during on-call period or for 3 hours, whichever is longer, at overtime rate of 2-times basic rate of pay. $0.38 per kilometre from employee's residence and return. Probationary period: 1,040 hours. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years. Severance: 2 weeks' pay per year of service, maximum 40 weeks' pay. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.8% increase): Pharmacist 1 Step 1: $47.29 rising 2 steps to $49.12 Step 2: $48.47 rising 2 steps to $50.36 Step 3: $49.65 rising 2 steps to $51.58 Step 4: $50.83 rising 2 steps to $52.81 Step 5: $52.02 rising 2 steps to $54.04 Step 6: $53.20 rising 2 steps to $55.26 Step 7: $54.38 rising 2 steps to $56.50 Step 8: $55.56 rising 2 steps to $57.72 Step 9: $56.99 rising 2 steps to $59.20 Pharmacy technician 1 Step 1: $28.20 rising 2 steps to $29.29 Step 2: $29.12 rising 2 steps to $30.25 Step 3: $30.06 rising 2 steps to $31.23 Step 4: $31 .17 rising 2 steps to $32.39 Step 5: $32.14 rising 2 steps to $33.38 Step 6: $33.17 rising 2 steps to $34.46 Step 7: $34.25 rising 2 steps to $35.58 Step 8: $35.35 rising 2 steps to $36.72 Pharmacy assistant Step 1: $16.89 rising 2 steps to $17.54 Step 2: $17.50 rising 2 steps to $18.18 Step 3: $18.13 rising 2 steps to $18.84 Step 4: $18.75 rising 2 steps to $19.48 Step 5: $19.38 rising 2 steps to $20.13 Step 6: $20.27 rising 2 steps to $21.05 Step 7: $21 .39 rising 2 steps to $22.23 Step 8: $22.52 rising 2 steps to $23.40 Editor's notes: Transit costs: Employee who uses public transportation but is prevented from doing so by being required to remain on duty past time when normal public transportation is available will be reimbursed for cost of reasonable, necessary and substantiated transportation expense to place of residence. On-call pay: $3 per hour on regularly scheduled days of work; $4.25 per hour on days off and named holidays. CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1

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