Canadian Labour Reporter

5 Canadian HR Reporter, a Thomson Reuters business 2018 CANADIAN LABOUR REPORTER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS LTD: Coverage of 75% of monthly income, maximum $8,000. Payable after 17 weeks. Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 2-times annual salary, maxi- mum $200,000. Pension: Employer will enroll eligible members in Ontario Municipal Employees Retire- ment System. Bereavement leave: 8 days for death of spouse, same-sex partner, father, mother, chil- dren, stepfather, stepmother, stepchildren. 4 days for death of sister, brother, mother-in- law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. 1 day for death of grandparents-in-law, aunts, uncles, niece, nephew. 1 addi- tional day for travel more than 160 kilometres from City of Peterborough. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' pay at time and one-half regular hourly rate for operators. Mini- mum 2 hours' pay at time and one-half regular hourly rate for vehicle-service employees. Probationary period: 540 hours of work. Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months. Safety shoes: $200 per year for appropriate CSA-approved safety footwear. Uniforms/clothing: When hired, each operator will be provided with 1 full uniform is- sue on completion of probation period: 1 fleece pull-over, one 3-in-1 jacket or bomber jacket, 3 pair of pants (shorts optional), 1 parka (optional), 4 shirts, 2 ties (optional), 1 sweater or vest, ballcap or toque (optional). Ve- hicle-service employees will be issued: 3 T-shirts, 2 pairs of uni- form trousers, 3 uniform shirts, 1 medium-weight windbreaker, 1 winter parka. Coveralls as required. Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 11.8% in- crease): Permanent operator (includes spare board): $27.73 rising 6 steps to $31.01 Extra board operators/extra ve- hicle service personnel/casual employees (80% of permanent): $22.18 rising 6 steps to $24.81 Vehicle-service person: $27.73 rising 6 steps to $31.01 Equipment maintenance per- son: $28.13 rising 6 steps to $31.44 Training rate: $19.41 rising 6 steps to $21.71 Editor's notes: Transportation: Free transportation on regularly scheduled City of Peterborough bus route will be provided for all employees but will not include employee's families. Employees who have reached retirement age will be entitled to lifetime pass. Hearing aids: Lifetime maximum of $1,000 (previously $500) for employee only. $500 lifetime maximum for dependents. Licence renewal: MTO licence renewal medical examination, for each full-time operator, maximum $150. TELECOMMUNICATIONS Freedom Mobile Windsor, Ont. (140 call-centre employees) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers Intl. Union (USW), Local 1944 Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 23, 2017, to Jan. 22, 2019. Signed on Oct. 24, 2017. Wage adjustments: Effective Sept. 1, 2017: 1.5% Effective Sept. 1, 2018: 1.5% Shift premium: $0.50 per hour for employees who work flex- shifts. Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 2 personal days or 15 hours per year. Vacations with pay: For em- ployees hired prior to Sept. 1, 2017: 15 days to start, 20 days after 5 years, 25 days after 10 years. For employees hired after Sept. 1, 2017: 15 days to start, 20 days after 7 years, 25 days after 15 years. Maximum 5 days may be carried over to next year, must be used by March 31 or days will be forfeited. Overtime: Time and one-half for all work in excess of 7 1/2 hours per day or 37 1/2 hours per week. Dental: $1,000 per year for basic services or $1,500 per year for basic and major, $1,500 life- time for ortho or $1,750 per cal- endar year for basic and major, $2,000 lifetime for ortho, based on different plans. Vision: $100, $200 or $300 for eyeglasses, contact lenses and laser, every 24 months, based on different plans. Paramedical: $500 or $750 per practitioner, based on different plans. Sick leave: 5 days per year, maximum 37 1/2 hours. STD: 66.67% of weekly earn- ings, maximum $750 per month. LTD: 60% of monthly earnings or 67% of first $2,500 of month- ly earnings, 50% of balance, based on different plans. AD&D: Coverage of $300,000 or $500,000, based on different plans. Life insurance: Coverage of $300,000 or $500,000, based on different plans. Bereavement leave: 10 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, parent. 5 days for death of sibling, grandparent, grandchild, stepchild, steppar- ent. 3 days for death of in-laws, spouse/common-law partner's in-laws. 1 day for death of sis- ter-in-law, brother-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew. Seniority – recall rights: 12 months. Call-in pay: Minimum 3 hours' at straight-time rate. Probationary period: 3 months. Discipline: Sunset clause is 36 months, except for offences considered to be serious by em- ployer who will, upon written request from employee, remove record of discipline from em- ployee's file. Severance: 8 days of severance pay for each year of service for employees who have completed 12 months of employment Sample rates of hourly pay (current): Level A Customer-service representa- tive/technical-support repre- sentative Starting rate: $11.65 Upon successful completion of probation: $12.15 Year 1: $12.64 Year 2: $13.14 Year 3: $13.67 Year 4: $14.21 Bilingual level A roles Starting rate: $12.65 Upon successful completion of probation: $13.15 Year 1: $13.68 Year 2: $14.22 Year 3: $14.79 Year 4: $15.38 Level B Retail-support representative/ social-media representative/ back-office representative/cus- tomer-loyalty representative Starting rate: $12.65 Upon successful completion of probation: $13.15 Year 1: $13.68 Year 2: $14.22 Abusive calls: Employees may end abusive calls without fear of being disciplined, suspended or terminated.

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