Canadian Labour Reporter

January 29, 2018 4 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS HEALTH CARE e Villa Care Centre (Nursing Home) Midland, Ont. (110 health-care aides, RPNs) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1 Renewal agreement: Effective Dec. 16, 2016, to Dec. 15, 2019. Signed on March 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: For RPNs Effective Dec. 16, 2016: $0.10 per hour Effective Dec. 16, 2017: $0.10 per hour Effective Dec. 16, 2018: $0.15 per hour Shift premium: $8 per shift (previously $7.50 per shift) when employer temporarily assigns employee to carry out responsibilities of employee outside bargaining unit for lon- ger than one-half of shift. $8.50 per shift (previously $8 per shift) when RN is absent and employer assigns RPN for lon- ger than one-half of shift. $1.50 per hour for new employee and training employee during ori- entation session. $0.30 per hour (previously $0.25 per hour) for each hour worked between 11 p.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Sunday. Effective Feb. 6, 2017: $0.35 per hour. Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 2 float holidays. Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% af- ter 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 23 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per shift or 75 hours every 2 weeks. Meal allowance: 2 paid meals if working extra day shift, 1 paid meal if working extra night shift. Free meal or $5 if working 3 hours after regular shift. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for equivalent to Blue Cross #9 Plan. Fluoride treatments will be covered only for dependants younger than 18. Maximum $2,000 per per- son per year. Vision: $225 (previously $200) every 24 months. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $250 every 24 months. Sick leave: 7.5 hours per 162. 5 hours worked, maximum 52.5 hours. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $20,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $20,000. Pension: Nursing Home and Related Industries Pension Plan. Employer will contribute 4%, employee contributes 4%. Bereavement leave: 4 days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, child, stepchild. 3 days for death of mother, father, stepparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, legal guardian, grandparent, grandchildren, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Additional 4 days unpaid leave may be given for travel. Seniority – recall rights: 36 months. Probationary period: 450 hours worked. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for letters of reprimand, 18 months for suspensions. Uniforms/clothing: Employer will pay $0.07 per hour for employees required to wear uniform. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 2.8% increase): Personal support worker/acti- vation aide Start: $18.43 rising 2 steps to $18.95 1 year: $19.84 rising 2 steps to $20.40 2 years: $20.09 rising 2 steps to $20.66 3 years: $20.27 rising 2 steps to $20.84 4 years: $20.48 rising 2 steps to $21.05 Nurse aide Start: $17.61 rising 2 steps to $18.11 1 year: $19.02 rising 2 steps to $19.56 2 years: $19.23 rising 2 steps to $19.77 3 years: $19.37 rising 2 steps to $19.92 4 years: $19.57 rising 2 steps to $20.12 Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 3.8% increase): Registered practical nurse Start: $23.91 rising 2 steps to $24.84 1 year: $24.17 rising 2 steps to $25.11 2 years: $24.41 rising 2 steps to $25.36 3 years: $24.96 rising 2 steps to $25.92 4 years: $25.44 rising 2 steps to $26.41 Editor's notes: Hearing aid: Employer will implement $300 hearing aid benefit. Special dues assessment: Employer will pay into fund $0.02 per hour per employee for all paid hours into fund established by Service Employees' Interna- tional Union, Local 1 Canada. ROOFING/INSULATION PRODUCTION Building Products of Canada Edmonton (112 plant workers) and Unifor 777 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive May 15, 2017, to May 14, 2021. Ratified on Sept. 12, 2017. Signed on Oct. 5, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective May 15, 2017: 1% Effective May 15, 2018: 1.25% Effective May 15, 2019: 1.3% Effective May 15, 2020: 1.5% Shift premium: $1 per hour (previously $0.99 per hour) for employees working on 4 p.m. to midnight shift. $1.18 per hour (previously $1.16 per hour) for employees working on the midnight to 8 a.m. shift. Ro- tating-shift employees will be paid $0.68 per hour (previously $0.66 per hour) for all hours worked during week when job being performed is scheduled on continuous operations. $0.90 per hour for employees when cleaning asphalt kettles, RF2 pan and RTO (main piping leading from RF2 to RTO unit). Lead hand will be paid $1 per hour above highest classifica- tion of roofing RF1. $0.25 per hour for steam-plant lead hand who has second-class ticket. Defibrator OP will receive $0.20 per hour on gypsum runs. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 2 weeks to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 19 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 30 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time after 10 hours per day. May be banked, maximum 40 hours per year. Meal allowance: $11.50 or meal up to equivalent amount if employee works 10 hours in 8-hour shift. 20-minute paid meal break if employee works more than 10 hours. Additional $11.50 plus 20-minute paid meal break if employee works 14 hours. Medical benefits: Employer will provide flex-benefits pro- gram. Pension: Employer will provide

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