Canadian Labour Reporter

January 15, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Medical benefits: Employee pays $10 month for 80%/20% co-pay plan. Dental: Maximum $1,200 per year for 80%/20% co-pay pre- ventative plan which includes check-ups, cleaning, fillings, extractions, X-rays, root can- als, periodontal, endodontic services Vision: $175 per person every 2 years. Weekly indemnity: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for 1/4/26 plan equivalent to bene- fits provided by Employment Insurance Commission. AD&D: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for $50,000 coverage. Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for $50,000 coverage. Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, stepparent, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Probationary period: 65 tours of duty. Safety shoes: $160 per year for safety boot or clothing al- lowance at option of employee (previously $140 per year). Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 1% increase): Existing employees Yard master: $31.45 rising 2 steps to $31.76 Probationary: $28.84 rising 2 steps to $29.13 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3% increase): Employees hired after Jan. 1, 2008 Yard master: $24.73 rising 2 steps to $25.48 Probationary: $22.65 rising 2 steps to $23.33 Lump sum payments of $750 will be paid on first pay of Janu- ary 2017 and 2018 to employees hired prior to 2008 and who have worked in any department for more than 50% of the 52 weeks preceding Jan. 1. Editor's notes: Retiree allowance: For employees retiring after 10 years of service, $3,000 will be paid. CAR RENTALS Aviscar Calgary (130 rental agents, service agents, shuttlers, rovers) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 401 Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2019. Ratified on Nov. 16, 2016. Signed on Nov. 16, 2016. Wage adjustments: Rental sales agents, service agents, rovers Effective June 1, 2016: $0.40 per hour Effective June 1, 2017: $0.40 per hour Effective June 1, 2018: $0.40 per hour Shuttlers Effective June 1, 2016: $0.25 per hour Effective June 1, 2017: $0.25 per hour Effective June 1, 2018: $0.25 per hour Mechanics Effective June 1, 2016: $0.50 per hour Effective June 1, 2017: $0.50 per hour Effective June 1, 2018: $0.50 per hour Utility agents Effective June 1, 2016: $0.50 per hour Effective June 1, 2017: $0.50 per hour Effective June 1, 2018: $0.50 per hour Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for any hours worked between midnight and 6 a.m., providing half of shift or more is sched- uled or worked after midnight. $0.50 per hour to shuttlers for any hours worked between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., providing half of shift or more is worked after 8 p.m. $1.75 per hour for lead employees. Paid holidays: 11 days. Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% af- ter 10 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of basic work week. Medical benefits: Employer pays 80% of premiums, em- ployee pays maximum 20% of premiums. Vision: $250 every 24 months. Sick leave: 1 day per month (beginning with fourth month of employment) for employees with less than 1 year of service. 1 day per month, maximum 10 days per year for employees with more than 1 year of service and advance of 5 days on each Jan. 1. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling, same-sex partner, current stepparents, current stepchil- dren, current mother-in-law, current father-in-law, current step siblings). 3 days for death of grandparent. 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. Seniority – recall rights: 6 months. Probationary period: 90 days. Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months. Safety shoes: $70 per year (previously $60 per year) for all rental sales agents. $90 per year for all service agents, mechan- ics, rovers and shuttlers, utility agents that must be CSA-rated. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide uniforms to all employees. Special clothing — such as raincoats, toques, ear-bands, parkas — will be supplied by employer when appropriate. Employer will pay cost of dry cleaning at designat- ed dry cleaner. Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Rental sales agents, service agents, rovers Start: $13.50 3 months full-time: $13.75 12 months full-time: $14.35 Shuttlers Start: $11.20 3 months full-time: $11.45 12 months full-time: $12.05 Mechanics Start: $18.90 12 months full-time: $19.90 Utility agents Start: $15.05 3 months full-time: $15.30 12 months full-time: $15.60 Ratification bonus: Any RSA, rover, service agent, whose base hourly rate as of June 1, 2016, is $14.35 or above, will be eligible for bonus of $500. Any tech- nician or utility agent, whose base hourly rate as of June 1, 2016, is $16.19 or above, will be eligible for bonus of $500. Any shuttler, whose base hourly rate as of June 1, 2016, is $12.05 or above, will be eligible for bonus of $500. Editor's notes: Personal appearance: Employees will present themselves for work with neat and clean appearance in accordance with employer's dress code and conduct themselves in manner appropriate to service organization. Parking: Any employee not supplied parking while working downtown will be paid $100 per month (previously $90 per month).

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