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February 5, 2018 2 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS Paid holidays: 13 days. Vacations with pay: 3 weeks to start, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 14 years, 6 weeks after 21 years, 7 weeks after 28 years. Overtime: Time and one-half. May be banked, maximum 80 hours. Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Sick leave: 8 hours per month. STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums. AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums. Pension: All employees will be registered under Ontario Pension Plan, administered by Ontario Pension Board. Bereavement leave: 4 shifts for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, stepson, stepdaughter, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister- in-law, nephew, niece, aunt, uncle, foster-parents, legal guardians, grandchildren, grandparents of employee and spouse, any member of the employee's household or for whom employee holds power of attorney). Any required travel time may be granted by employer. Seniority – recall rights: 24 months. Call-in pay: The greater of one and one-half times employee's regular hourly rate for each hour worked or 4 hours at employee's regular hourly rate of pay. Probationary period: 12 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years, plus remainder of current year. Severance: After 5 years of service, 1 week's pay per year of service. Uniforms/clothing: Plain- clothes clothing reimburse- ment: $1,000 per year for employee who is required to provide and wear ordinary clothing as part of regular du- ties. Employer will issue to each employee clothing consistent with minimum standard as ap- proved by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Maximum $100 per year for dry-cleaning of pa- trol jackets, winter parkas, dress uniforms, raincoats. Mileage: $0.50 per kilometre for employer-requested use of personal vehicle; $0.10 per kilo- metre for employee-requested use of personal vehicle. Sample rates of annual pay (current, after 2% increase): APS (uniform) Cadet: $41,130 rising 3 steps to $42,017 Constable, fifth-class: $52,856 rising 3 steps to $53,996 Constable, fourth-class: $67,393 rising 3 steps to $68,847 Constable, third-class: $77,027 rising 3 steps to $78,688 Constable, second-class: $85,692 rising 3 steps to $87,541 Constable, first-class: $96,278 rising 3 steps to $98,355 Sergeant: $101,091 rising 3 steps to $103,272 SG01: $108,793 rising 3 steps to $111,139 Staff sergeant: $113,611 rising 3 steps to $116,062 SS02: $119,381 rising 3 steps to $121,956 SS01: $123,235 rising 3 steps to $121,956 Sergeant Major: $126,123 rising 3 steps to $128,844 Staff sergeant-detachment commander: $120,655 rising 3 steps to $123,258 (Staff complement 0-39): $126,784 rising 3 steps to $129,519 Staff sergeant-detachment commander: $122,470 rising 3 steps to $125,112 (Staff complement 40-59): $128,694 rising 3 steps to $131,471 SSD C01-1: $132,849 rising 3 steps to $135,714 Editor's notes: Out-of-town assignments: Employer will pay for meals and incidentals: $10 for breakfast; $10.30 for lunch; $27.60 for dinner; $6 per day for incidental expenses (when outside employee's regularly scheduled patrol zone overnight). $13.50 per night for private accommodations. Service pay and qualification badges: Employee will be given service badge for every 5 years of employment and employee will be paid $10 per month for each service badge employee has been given. Ceremonial and traditional leave: Employees who celebrate or participate in cer- emonial and traditional events or activities will be granted maxim 40 hours' leave without pay per year. Beausoleil First Nation: For employees assigned to Beausoleil First Nation, $2,000 will be paid on 1-year anniversary of start date of being assigned to community; $3,000 after 5 years; $4,000 after 10 years. WOOD FLOORING MANUFACTURING Weyerhaeuser Edson, Alta. (111 operators, technicians) and Unifor, Local 447 Renewal agreement: Effec- tive April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2020. Ratified on Aug. 14, 2017. Signed on April 1, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective April 1, 2017: 2.25% Effective April 1, 2018: 2% Effective April 1, 2019: 2.25% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour to all certified members of emergency-response team. $0.50 per hour to all employees holding valid advanced first-aid tickets. $0.60 per hour (previ- ously $0.55 per hour) for all hours worked outside 12-hour day shift. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.70 per hour. $0.50 per hour < from pg. 1 FORMERLY CLV REPORTS Serving labour relations professionals since 1956 www.labour-reporter.com Published weekly by omson Reuters Canada Ltd. 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