Canadian Labour Reporter

December 4, 2017 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Editor's notes: Standby pay: $2 per hour (previously $1.50 per hour) for employees assigned to standby during off-hours. Minimum $40 when assigned on scheduled day off. Taxi allowance: When employee is called in to work between 11:30 p.m. and 7 a.m. or if overtime or work period ends during this time, taxi service to and from home of employee will be provided for employees who do not have own transportation. Per diems: When employees on spe- cial assignment or out-of-town overnight, $59 per day ($12 for breakfast, $20 for lunch, $27 for dinner) (previously $55 per day: $10 for breakfast, $17.50 for lunch, $27.50 for dinner) will be paid. Remote upgrading: $25 per tour of duty for creative writer/videographers, anchor/photojournalists, technical director/producers who set-up remote truck for live production. AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY Clarence Farm Services Truro, N.S. (21 operators, maintenance, warehouse employees) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 864 Renewal agreement: Effect- ive March 11, 2016, to Dec. 31, 2021. Signed on March 31, 2017. Shift premium: $0.60 per hour for evening shift. $0.70 per hour for night shift. $0.85 per hour for production, maintenance lead-man differentials. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.15 per hour in- crease for all premiums. Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 2 floating holidays. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 13 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on Sat- urday. Double time for all work on Sunday. May be banked, maximum 40 hours. Unused banked hours will be paid out each December. Meal allowance: $10 if over- time extends beyond 2 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Blue Cross medical coverage. Weekly indemnity: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 5 days per year. Life insurance: Employee pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will set up group RSP plan and deduct and remit employee contributions. Employer will contribute $1.50 per hour (previously $1.15 per hour) per employee to defined contribution registered pension plan. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, child, father, mother. 3 days for death of brother, sister, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law. 1 day for death of grandparent, sister-in-law, brother-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months after 1 year of seniority; 6 months before 1 year of sen- iority. Call-in pay: Hours worked at overtime rate of 4 hours' at regular rate, whichever is most advantageous to employee. Probationary period: 60 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: After 12 months of service: 1 week's pay for each of first 10 years of service, 2 weeks' per year of service thereafter, maximum 26 weeks. Safety shoes: $300 per year for employees working more than 24 hours per week. Pants, jackets, shirts or coveralls may be substituted if footwear not needed. $100 extra for mainte- nance personnel. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 4 pairs of gloves per year. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase): Maintenance A: $22.05 rising 4 steps to $23.20 Maintenance B: $21.05 rising 4 steps to $22.20 Maintenance C: $18.75 rising 4 steps to $19.90 Mixer operator: $18.90 rising 4 steps to $20.05 Micro operator: $18.90 rising 4 steps to $20.05 Pellet operator: $18.80 rising 4 steps to $19.95 Bulk loader/warehouseman: $18.50 rising 4 steps to $19.65 Cleaner: $18.50 rising 4 steps to $19.65 Warehouse person: $18.50 ris- ing 4 steps to $19.65 Packer/warehouseman: $18.50 rising 4 steps to $19.65 Retail/shipper: $18.50 rising 4 steps to $19.65 Receiver/warehouseman: $18.50 rising 4 steps to $19.65 Editor's notes: Employee discount: For items purchased at company's location: 10% on non-feed items; 5% on feed items. INDUSTRIAL GASES Praxair Canada Edmonton (44 plant, gas lab, administration employees) and the Teamsters, Local 987 Renewal agreement: Effective March 13, 2017, to March 12, 2020. Ratified on April 29, 2017. Signed on April 28, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective March 13, 2017: $0.60 per hour Effective March 13, 2018: $0.60 per hour Effective March 13, 2019: $0.65 per hour Shift premium: $1 per hour over highest-rated supervised when employer designates lead hand. $50 per month for employees who work on rotat- ing 2-shift acetylene schedule on regular basis may choose to receive premium in lieu of shift premium. $1.15 per hour for employees required to work after 6 p.m. and before 6 a.m. $120 per week (previously $100 per week) allowance for junior cylinder truck/delivery drivers on-call on rotational basis. Paid holidays: 11 days. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day, double time for all work af- ter 12 hours per day for 8-hour shifts. Time and one-half for all work after 10 hours per day, double time for all work after 12 hours per day for 10-hour shifts. Double time for work on scheduled day off or second day of rest. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Al- berta healthcare. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Coverage of 2-times flex salary. Life insurance: Coverage of 2-times flex salary. Pension: Employees shall par- ticipate in company pension plan as outlined on Airwaves (intranet). Bereavement leave: Granted as

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