Montreal, Verdun, Que./Ottawa, Toronto, Mississauga, Ont. (690 sales, marketing employees) and Unifor
Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2022. Signed on March 27, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
For direct-marketing associates, consumer market loyalty resolution/sales representatives
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2%
For inside-sales representatives
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 2%
For inside-sales representatives wholesale
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 0%
Effective Jan. 1, 2022: 0%
Shift premium: $0.75 for each hour worked between 9 p.m. and midnight on any day.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus National Holiday (June 24, Quebec only); Civic Holiday (Ontario only).
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month of service, maximum 10 days, to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 18 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work 1 half-hour or more in excess of basic hours for day or for week. Time may be banked.
Medical benefits: Omniflex Benefits Program.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of spouse, common-law partner, same-sex partner, child. 3 days for death of father, mother, spouse or common-law partner of father or mother; brother, sister; father or mother of spouse or common-law partner or spouse or common-law partner of father or mother; dependant or other relative residing in same residence as employee; child of spouse or common-law partner; son in-law or daughter in-law or son in-law or daughter in-law of spouse or common-law partner; grandparent or grandchild. Employer may extend periods of leave, maximum 5 days with pay, from scheduled tours of duty that occur for 7 days immediately following day of death, when it is necessary for employee to leave city in which employee is employed.
Probationary period: 130 days or 12 months of net credited service, whichever comes first.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years.
Sample rates of weekly pay (current, after increase):
Step
Direct-marketing associate, consumer market/loyalty resolution
1: $596.94 rising 3 steps to $631.93
2: $622.63 rising 3 steps to $659.12
3: $709.65 rising 3 steps to $751.25
Team coordinator, consumer market
1: $791.27 rising 3 steps to $837.65
2: $807.86 rising 3 steps to $855.21
3: $862.57 rising 3 steps to $913.12
Sales representative
1: $766.02 rising 3 steps to $810.92
2: $803.75 rising 3 steps to $850.85
3: $842.86 rising 3 steps to $892.26
4: $891.35 rising 3 steps to $943.59
5: $943.24 rising 3 steps to $998.52
6: $997.35 rising 3 steps to $1,055.80
7: $1,082.56 rising 3 steps to $1,146.01
Inside sales representative
1: $894.07 rising 3 steps to $921.16
2: $939.92 rising 3 steps to $968.40
3: $994.85 rising 3 steps to $1,024.99
4: $1,051.62 rising 3 steps to $1,083.48
5: $1,104.23 rising 3 steps to $1,137.69
6: $1,159.38 rising 3 steps to $1,194.52
7: $1,192.17 rising 3 steps to $1,228.29
Sample rates of weekly pay (current):
Inside sales representative wholesale
1: $1,043.08
2: $1,105.62
3: $1,172.31
4: $1,242.23
5: $1,328.31
6: $1,404
Editor’s notes: Paid education leave: Employer will pay $0.02 per hour for regular hours for Unifor paid education leave program. Effective Jan. 1, 2021: $0.03 per hour. Termination allowance: Regular employee declared surplus will receive termination allowance: 3 weeks’ pay for 1 year of service; 4 weeks’ pay for 2 years of service; 5 weeks’ pay for 3 years of service; 6 weeks’ pay for 4 years of service; 7 weeks’ pay for 5 years of service; 8 weeks’ pay for 6 years of service; 9 weeks’ pay for 7 years of service; 10 weeks’ pay for 8 years of service; 11 weeks’ pay for 9 years of service; 13 weeks’ pay for 10 years of service; 14 weeks’ pay for 11 years of service; 15 weeks’ pay for 12 years of service; 16 weeks’ pay for 13 years of service; 17 weeks’ pay for 14 years of service; 1.5 weeks’ multiplied by NCS multiplied by basic weekly rate pay for 15 years of service.
