Canadian Labour Reporter

3 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 Shift premium: 5% of base hourly rate for employees as- signed to positions outside of bargaining unit. $2.59 per hour (previously $2.30 per hour) for all hours worked between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. for custom- er-care centre and dispatch groups employees. 1 times nor- mal straight time rate for em- ployee who works at or above height of 24.4 metres free-fall above ground level. Paid holidays: 12 days. Vacations with pay: For office staff: 112.5 hours to start, 150 hours after 7 years, 187.5 hours after 16 years, 225 hours after 24 years, 262.5 hours after 30 years. For contact centre, dis- patch, field staff: 120 hours to start, 160 hours after 7 years, 200 hours after 16 years, 240 hours after 24 years, 280 hours after 30 years. May be carried forward (employees must take at least 3 weeks' vacation per year), maximum 150 hours for 75-hour biweekly schedule, 160 vacation hours for 80-hour bi- weekly schedule. Overtime: Double time for all work outside scheduled hours and for all work on scheduled days off. Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rates when sched- uled overtime is cancelled with less than 8 hours' notice. May be banked, maximum equiva- lent of 60 overtime hours or 120 regular hours. Meal allowance: $17 when employee works more than 2 hours of overtime before shift or 3 hours of overtime after shift. Additional $17 after each subsequent 4-hour period thereafter. Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, parent, child, stepchild. 3 days for death in other family (brother, sister, parent-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, spouse's grand- parent, grandchild, guardian, any relative living in household of employee). Additional 2 days for travel if required. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, when employee is act- ing as pallbearer. Time off for death of working associate or former working associate. Call-in pay: Minimum 2 hours' pay at overtime rates. Probationary period: 6 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $375 per year for routine-exposure employees or $200 per year for sporadic-ex- posure employees. Employees who are new to position requir- ing fire-resistant work wear will receive initial footwear allotment of $800 per year for routine-exposure employee or $400 per year for sporadic-ex- posure employee and appro- priate clothing. $200 per year for employees required to wear standard safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: 1 winter jacket every 4 years for employ- ees working in warehouse or yard environments outdoors. Mileage: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) automobile al- lowance rate. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5% increase): Business services B1 Step 1: $23.28 rising 3 steps to $24.45 Step 2: $25.20 rising 3 steps to $26.48 Step 3: $27.13 rising 3 steps to $28.50 Step 4: $29.09 rising 3 steps to $30.56 Step 5: $31.04 rising 3 steps to $32.61 B2 Step 1: $26.40 rising 3 steps to $27.73 Step 2: $28.15 rising 3 steps to $29.57 Step 3: $29.92 rising 3 steps to $31.43 Step 4: $31.66 rising 3 steps to $33.26 Step 5: $33.40 rising 3 steps to $35.09 Step 6: $35.17 rising 3 steps to $36.95 B3 Step 1: $28.59 rising 3 steps to $30.03 Step 2: $30.23 rising 3 steps to $31.76 Step 3: $31.76 rising 3 steps to $33.36 Step 4: $33.35 rising 3 steps to $35.04 Step 5: $34.95 rising 3 steps to $36.72 Step 6: $36.53 rising 3 steps to $38.38 Step 7: $38.12 rising 3 steps to $40.05 B4 Step 1: $32.29 rising 3 steps to $33.93 Step 2: $33.81 rising 3 steps to $35.52 Step 3: $35.33 rising 3 steps to $37.11 Step 4: $36.89 rising 3 steps to $38.76 Step 5: $38.41 rising 3 steps to $40.35 Step 6: $39.96 rising 3 steps to $41.98 Step 7: $41.49 rising 3 steps to $43.59 Step 8: $43.01 rising 3 steps to $45.19 B5 Step 1: $37.93 rising 3 steps to $39.85 Step 2: $39.50 rising 3 steps to $41.50 Step 3: $41.13 rising 3 steps to $43.22 Step 4: $42.68 rising 3 steps to $44.84 Step 5: $44.24 rising 3 steps to $46.48 Step 6: $45.84 rising 3 steps to $48.16 Step 7: $47.45 rising 3 steps to $49.85 Step 8: $48.98 rising 3 steps to $51.46 Step 9: $50.58 rising 3 steps to $53.14 B6 Step 1: $43.06 rising 3 steps to $45.24 Step 2: $44.69 rising 3 steps to $46.96 Step 3: $46.31 rising 3 steps to $48.65 Step 4: $47.91 rising 3 steps to $50.34 Step 5: $49.54 rising 3 steps to $52.04 Step 6: $51.17 rising 3 steps to $53.76 Step 7: $52.79 rising 3 steps to $55.46 Step 8: $54.44 rising 3 steps to $57.19 Step 9: $56.10 rising 3 steps to $58.94 Step 10: $57.73 rising 3 steps to $60.65 Information technology I1 Step 1: $39.12 rising 3 steps to $41.10 Step 2: $40.76 rising 3 steps to $42.83 Step 3: $42.40 rising 3 steps to $44.54 Step 4: $44.03 rising 3 steps to $46.26 Step 5: $45.65 rising 3 steps to $47.96 Step 6: $47.28 rising 3 steps to $49.67 Step 7: $48.88 rising 3 steps to $51.35 Step 8: $50.52 rising 3 steps to $53.08 Step 9: $52.19 rising 3 steps to $54.83 I2 Step 1: $44.02 rising 3 steps to $46.25 Step 2: $45.64 rising 3 steps to $47.95 Step 3: $47.26 rising 3 steps to $49.65 Step 4: $48.87 rising 3 steps to $51.34 Step 5: $50.51 rising 3 steps to $53.07 Step 6: $52.11 rising 3 steps to $54.75 Step 7: $53.74 rising 3 steps to $56.46 Step 8: $55.39 rising 3 steps to $58.20 Step 9: $56.98 rising 3 steps to $59.86 Step 10: $58.67 rising 3 steps to $61.64 I3 Step 1: $47.99 rising 3 steps to $50.42 Step 2: $49.76 rising 3 steps to $52.28 Step 3: $51.51 rising 3 steps to $54.12 Step 4: $53.28 rising 3 steps to $55.98 Step 5: $55.06 rising 3 steps to $57.85 Step 6: $56.85 rising 3 steps to $59.73 Step 7: $58.63 rising 3 steps to $61.60 Step 8: $60.36 rising 3 steps to $63.42 Step 9: $62.14 rising 3 steps to CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS < from pg. 1 Labour relations training fund: Employer will provide $35,000 per year for labour-relations education for members of bargaining unit.

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