Canadian Labour Reporter

January 29, 2018 6 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS (100%) Step 1: $23.69 rising 2 steps to $24.29 Step 2: $25.49 rising 2 steps to $26.13 Step 3: $27.28 rising 2 steps to $27.97 Administration assistant 2 (80%) Step 1: $18.95 rising 2 steps to $19.42 Step 2: $20.38 rising 2 steps to $20.90 Step 3: $21.83 rising 2 steps to $22.38 Clerk typist 1 (100%) Step 1: $21.34 rising 2 steps to $21.88 Step 2: $22.88 rising 2 steps to $23.45 Step 3: $24.40 rising 2 steps to $25.02 Clerk typist 2 (80%) Step 1: $17.07 rising 2 steps to $17.50 Step 2: $18.30 rising 2 steps to $18.76 Step 3: $19.52 rising 2 steps to $20.01 Casuals: $21.50 rising 2 steps to $21.50 Students: $16.75 rising 2 steps to $17.17 Editor's notes: Quarantine: Employees shall be granted special leave with pay for time lost through quarantine when employee provides employer with medical certificate. Hunting, fishing, harvesting opportunities: Maximum 5 days per year to employee to take advantage of traditional hunting, fishing or harvesting opportunities, of short duration. Standby pay: $2 for each hour that employee is on standby; $3 for each hour on days of rest and designated paid holi- days. Cooling-off period: Employee who willfully terminates employment as result of misunderstanding or argument will be allowed to return to work and remain employed if within 2 working days once during life of agreement. Social justice fund: All full-time and part-time employees will contribute $20 per year to PSAC Social Justice Fund by de- duction in first pay period in November. SOCIAL SERVICES Ina Grafton Gage Home of Toronto Toronto (110 health-care support workers, cooks, janitors, maintenance employees) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1 Renewal agreement: Effective Sept. 22, 2016, to Sept. 21, 2019. Signed on April 11, 2017. Shift premium: $0.35 per hour (previously $0.30 per hour) for work between 11 p.m. Friday and 11 p.m. Sunday. $8 per shift when employer temporarily assigns employee to carry out responsibilities of salaried em- ployee outside of bargaining unit in excess of one-half of shift. $ 1.50 per hour when employer assigns employee to orient newly hired employee. $3 per shift if as part of regular job functions employee utilizes language other than English to communicate with residents. $0.15 per hour above person- al-support-worker wage scale for employees with a person- al-support-worker certificate or equivalent. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 floating days. Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days or 4% to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 15 years, 3 weeks after 22 years, 7 weeks after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 hours per day or 75 hours per 2-week period. Meal allowance: 1 free meal if employee is required to work extra full shift as overtime. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for plan equivalent to Blue Cross Plan No. 9. Vision: Employer pays 100% of premiums. $300 every 2 years. Sick leave: 3 days after com- pleting probationary period. 1 day per month thereafter, maxi- mum 120 days. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $20,000. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $30,000. Pension: Employer contributes 4.5%, employee contributes 4% (previously 4%). Bereavement leave: 5 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. Seniority – recall rights: 30 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours if employer reports within 1 hour of request. Probationary period: 375 hours of work. Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for letters of reprimand, 18 months for suspensions. Uniforms/clothing: $140 per year (previously $70 per year) uniform allowance. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.3% increase): Housekeeping/laundry/dietary Probation: $18.99 rising 3 steps to $19.80 Start: $19.22 rising 3 steps to $20.04 1 year: $19.76 rising 3 steps to $20.60 2 years: $20.29 rising 3 steps to $21.15 Janitor Probation: $18.99 rising 3 steps to $19.80 Start: $19.22 rising 3 steps to $20.04 1 year: $19.76 rising 3 steps to $20.60 2 years: $20.29 rising 3 steps to $21.15 PSW (extendicare attendant) Probation: $19.19 rising 3 steps to $20.01 Start: $19.42 rising 3 steps to $20.25 1 year: $19.96 rising 3 steps to $20.81 2 years: $20.49 rising 3 steps to $21.36 PSW with certificate Probation: $19.39 rising 3 steps to $20.22 Start: $19.66 rising 3 steps to $20.46 1 year: $20.16 rising 3 steps to $21.02 2 years: $20.68 rising 3 steps to $21.56 Cook (extendicare cook 2) Probation: $20.41 rising 3 steps to $21.28 Start: $20.64 rising 3 steps to $21.52 1 year: $21.22 rising 3 steps to $22.12 2 years: $21.76 rising 3 steps to $22.69 Cook (extendicare cook 1) Probation: $20.80 rising 3 steps to $21.68 Start: $21.03 rising 3 steps to $21.93 1 year: $21.62 rising 3 steps to $22.54 2 years: $22.11 rising 3 steps to $23.05 Maintenance Probation: $21.49 rising 3 steps to $22.41 Start: $21.72 rising 3 steps to $22.65 1 year: $22.18 rising 3 steps to $23.12 2 years: $22.70 rising 3 steps to $23.67 Activation/program/extendi- care activity aide Probation: $19.19 rising 3 steps to $20.01 Start: $19.42 rising 3 steps to $20.25 1 year: $19.96 rising 3 steps to $20.81 2 years: $20.49 rising 3 steps to $21.36 Activation/program/extendi- care certified activity aide Probation: $19.39 rising 3 steps to $20.22 Start: $19.62 rising 3 steps to $20.46 1 year: $20.16 rising 3 steps to $21.02

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