Canadian Labour Reporter

7 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2017 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS per company policy. Additional 3 days if requested. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours of pay at appropriate overtime rate. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: Employer will supply approved safety foot- wear to each employee from selected list from employer's approved local supplier. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide: suitable hard hats, suitable gloves, leather or rub- ber aprons, rubber boots, suit- able winter clothing for employ- ees required to work outside, rainwear protection for truck drivers and cylinder handlers. Every 2 years, drivers will re- ceive: 5 shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 1 winter jacket, 1 summer jacket, 1 set of insulated winter pants. Employer will provide coveralls or shop coats. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after $1.85 per hour increase): Plant Propane filler: $22.02 rising 1 step to $23.27 Cylinder handler: $27.02 rising 1 step to $28.27 Cylinder processor $31.73 ris- ing 1 step to $32.98 Dispatch/tractor trailer: $31.73 rising 1 step to $32.98 Cylinder truck/delivery (class 3): $31.73 rising 1 step to $32.98 Spec gases lab Analyst gas: $33.09 rising 1 step to $34.34 Administration Admin support: $24.37 rising 1 step to $25.62 Process support: $26.13 rising 1 step to $27.38 Editor's notes: Ear protection: Employer will provide custom-fit earplugs for employees who request hearing pro- tection. Employer will offer custom earplug fitting twice per year. Will be replaced every 3 years. Longevity premium: $550 lump-sum payment in December of each anniversary year of service, after 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, 20 years, 25 years, 30 years, 35 years, 40 years. Expenses: Employees required to stay away from home overnight on employer- business will be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred (fares, meals, lodgings). SOCIAL ASSISTANCE New Leaf Living and Learning Together Newmarket, Ont. (180 supervisors, counsellors, housekeepers, maintenance workers) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1 Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2019. Signed on March 18, 2016. Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for weekend work. Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 float day. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 88 hours aver- aged over 2-week pay period. Meal allowance: When accom- panying client to restaurant or on seminars or courses: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch, $25 for supper (previously $20). Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for In- dustrial Alliance benefits plan. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Vision: $150 every 24 months. Sick leave: 76 hours per year. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: Employer will match employee's contribution into group RRSP, maximum 5% per year. Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling. 3 days for death of father-in- law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandchild, stepgrandchild, grandparent. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 18 months. Probationary period: 980 hours worked for full-time, 625 hours worked for part-time. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $75 per year) for maintenance employees. $100 after first year (previously $75 per year), $150 every subse- quent 2 years (previously $75 every 2 years) thereafter for other employees. Mileage: $0.48 per kilometre (previously $0.42 per kilo- metre). Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Program and shift supervisors Start: $22.72 Step 1: $22.89 Step 2: $23.06 Step 3: $23.23 Regular full-time counsellors Start: $20.73 Step 1: $20.89 Step 2: $21.04 Step 3: $21.19 Regular part-time counsellors Start: $20.04 Step 1: $20.18 Step 2: $20.32 Step 3: $20.47 Overnight-awake counsellors Start: $20.21 Step 1: $20.35 Step 2: $20.50 Step 3: $20.64 Shift-supervisor maintenance Start: $22.82 Step 1: $23.01 Step 2: $23.20 Step 3: $23.40 Maintenance staff Start: $20.75 Step 1: $20.92 Step 2: $21.09 Step 3: $21.27 Shift-supervisor day program Start: $21.72 Step 1: $21.88 Step 2: $22.04 Step 3: $22.20 Housekeepers Start: $17.22 Step 1: $17.35 Step 2: $17.49 Step 3: $17.62 Casual Start: $19.53 Step 1: $19.66 Step 2: $19.80 Step 3: $19.94 Sample rates of flat-rate pay (current): Overnight-asleep: $120.84 $300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2016 $300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2017 $300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2018 $400 lump sum for full-time staff after ratification $200 lump sum for part-time and relief staff after ratification Longevity premium: $550 lump- sum payment in December of each anniversary year of service after 5 years. Sick leave: 76 hours per year.

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