Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS RETAIL SALES Grand & Toy Warehouse Victoria (40 associates) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), Local 1518 Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 1, 2016, to Nov. 30, 2020. Ratified on April 22, 2017. Signed on April 22, 2017. Shift premium: $1 per hour (previously $0.95 per hour) for employees working regular shifts starting before 5 a.m. or ending after 6 p.m. $1.25 per hour for lead hands. $1 per hour for each hour spent as certified forklift trainer. $0.54 per hour for employees working single shift ending between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 16 years, 4 weeks plus 2 days or 8.8% after 17 years, 4 weeks plus 3 days or 9.2% after 18 years, 4 weeks plus 4 days or 9.6% after 19 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years. After 5 years of service, employee may carry over 1 week to following year. Overtime: Time and one-half for all time worked in excess of 8 hours per day, 5 days per week or 40 hours per week. Double time for overtime in excess of 3 hours per day or 8 hours per week. Double time for all work on Sunday. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of B.C. Medical Plan. Dental: Employer contributes $0.77 per hour (previously $0.60 per hour) to UFCW Den- tal Plan. Vision: $250 every 24 months. Weekly indemnity: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 5 days per year. If employee doesn't take sick day, employer will pay out 2 days at end of year on regular payroll cycle. AD&D: Employee contributes $9 per month for coverage of 2 times salary. Life insurance: Employee contributes $9 per month for coverage of 2 times salary. Pension: Employer contrib- utes $0.87 per hour (previously $0.82 per hour) to compulsory pension plan to be determined by union. Effective Dec. 1, 2018: $0.92 per hour. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, parents, sib- lings, children, grandparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepparents, stepchildren. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 60 work- ing days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months. Severance: 1 week's pay per year of service. 1.5 week's pay per year of service, after 15 years of service. Safety shoes: $150 per year for employees with seniority. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 9% increase): 3 months: $17.95 rising 3 steps to $19.73 6 months: $18.40 rising 3 steps to $20.18 9 months: $18.74 rising 3 steps to $20.52 12 months: $19.10 rising 3 steps to $20.88 15 months: $19.45 rising 3 steps to $21.23 18 months: $19.82 rising 3 steps to $21.60 21 months: $20.28 rising 3 steps to $22.06 24 months: $21.15 rising 3 steps to $22.93 Editor's notes: Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.04 per hour (previously $0.03 per hour) to UFCW Educa- tion and Training Development Fund. EDUCATION Government of Nova Scotia Provincewide, Nova Scotia (9,300 teachers, principals, vice-principals, department heads, system consultants) and the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 1, 2015, to July 31, 2019. Signed on Feb. 21, 2017. Paid holidays: 7 days. Vacations with pay: Minimum 5 days (maximum 10 days) for Christmas leave, plus 5 days for spring leave. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for NSTU Total Care Policy. Dental: Employer pays 65% of premiums, employee pays 35% of premiums. Employer will contribute $3,000 per month for prosthodontic services. Vision: $400 reimbursement for eyeglasses damaged during teacher's duties. LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for NSTU Long Term Disability Insurance. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $50,000 coverage. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for $50,000 coverage. Probationary period: 2 years. Discipline: Sunset clause is 4 years. Severance: After 5 years of service: 2% of annual salary multiplied by number of years of service, maximum 40%. Mileage: Greater of $0.34 per kilometre or current provincial government rate for kilometres in excess of round-trip distance between teacher's residence and school or site where teacher teaches greatest percentage of time for teachers who must travel in performance of duty. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 3% increase): Teachers scale starting rate (VTPA) 1: $46,118 rising 4 levels to $47,514 2: $48,289 rising 4 levels to $49,752 3: $50,459 rising 4 levels to $51,987 4: $52,630 rising 4 levels to $54,223 5: $54,801 rising 4 levels to $56,460 6: $56,970 rising 4 levels to $58,695 Sample allowances (current, after increase): Principal supervisory allow- ances Schools with 1 to 5 teachers: $5,956 rising 5 steps to $6,137 Schools with 6 to 15 teach- ers: $5,956 plus $717 for each teacher in excess of 5 rising 5 steps to $6,137 plus $739 for each teacher in excess of 5 Schools with 16 to 30 teach- ers: $13,129 plus $541 for each teacher in excess of 15 rising 5 steps to $13,526 plus $557 for each teacher in excess of 15 Schools with 31 to 45 teach- ers: $21,246 plus $109 for each teacher in excess of 30 rising 5 steps to $21,889 plus $113 for each teacher in excess of 30 Schools with 46+ teachers: $22,863 plus $82 for each teach- er in excess of 45 rising 5 steps to $24,555 plus $84 for each teacher in excess of 45 Department head or system consultant: $563 for each full- time teacher in department including department-head, maximum $5,640 rising 5 steps to $581 for each full-time teach- er in the department including department-head maximum $5,810 Vice-principal: 50% of rate for principal of school based upon number of teachers in geo- graphic area of responsibility

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