Strathroy, Ont. (210 nurses, support workers, cooks, clerks, seamstresses, aides, maintenance employees) and Unifor, Local 302
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Renewal agreement: Effective Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2020. Signed on June 12, 2018.
Shift premium: $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) when majority of hours worked are between 3 p.m. and 8 a.m. following day. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.75 per hour. $0.65 per hour (previously $0.60 per hour) for hours worked between 10 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Sunday. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.70 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 13 years. Employees will receive 1 extra day per year — after 20 years of service — until vacation total reaches 6 weeks. 7 weeks after 31 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after normal scheduled shift, on employee’s scheduled day off or in excess of 80 hours during any 2-week pay period. May be banked, maximum 24 hours and must be used within year earned.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
Dental: Employer will pay 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. $2,000 (previously $1,750) lifetime maximum for orthodontic coverage for dependants younger than 17.
Vision: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of $400 (previously $350) every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months for $100 (previously $80). Effective Jan. 2, 2020: $450 every 24 months.
Paramedical: $40 (previously $30) for massage, physiotherapy, chiropractic. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $45; $450 for orthotics.
Sick leave: 1 and one-half days for each month of service, plus 3 personal days per year. 3 days will be credited after 3 months of service, when credited days begin.
LTD: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of monthly earnings, maximum $4,000.
Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 and one-half times annual salary.
Pension: Employer will pay 50% of contributions required for OMERS.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parents, stepparents, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, step-child). 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchild, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, stepbrother, stepsister, stepgrandparent, stepgrandchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for all hours worked, minimum 3 hours for each call-in.
Probationary period: 60 days of service for full-time; 340 hours or 6-month period, whichever comes first for part-time.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months; 24 months for discipline is imposed for resident abuse.
Safety shoes: $50 for full-time employees, $25 for part-time employees. $100 per year when employer requires employee to wear safety shoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 5 standard uniforms for full-time employees, 3 standard uniforms for part-time employees for those who are required to wear uniforms and who wish to wear supplied items.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.2% increase):
Registered practical nurse/RPN clinical support/RPN administrative support
Start: $29.54 rising 5 steps to $31.08
Year 1: $ 29.94 rising 5 steps to $31.50
Year 2: $ 30.15 rising 5 steps to $31.72
Tradesperson/restorative care aide/adjuvant
Start: $26.70 rising 5 steps to $28.09
Year 1: $27.09 rising 5 steps to $28.50
Year 2: $ 27.32 rising 5 steps to $28.74
Personal-support worker/cook/accounts clerk
Start: $24.66 rising 5 steps to $25.94
Year 1: $25.03 rising 5 steps to $26.33
Year 2: $25.25 rising 5 steps to $26.56
Maintenance/nursing assistant/receptionist/ward clerk
Start: $23.82 rising 5 steps to $25.06
Year 1: $24.22 rising 5 steps to $25.48
Year 2: $24.43 rising 5 steps to $25.70
Assistant cook
Start: $24 rising 5 steps to $25.25
Year 1: $24.22 rising 5 steps to $25.48
Year 2: $24.43 rising 5 steps to $25.70
Seamstress/food-service worker
Start: $23.49 rising 5 steps to $24.71
Year 1: $23.76 rising 5 steps to $25
Year 2: $23.94 rising 5 steps to $25.19
Lead-laundry/stock keeper/laundry washer, worker/dietary-aide/housekeeper
Start: $23.21 rising 5 steps to $24.42
Year 1: $23.48 rising 5 steps to $24.70
Year 2: $23.74 rising 5 steps to $24.98
Editor’s notes: Meals: Employer will provide meals to employees for $4 per meal. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $5 per meal.
Shift premium: $0.70 per hour (previously $0.65 per hour) when majority of hours worked are between 3 p.m. and 8 a.m. following day. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.75 per hour. $0.65 per hour (previously $0.60 per hour) for hours worked between 10 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Sunday. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $0.70 per hour.
Paid holidays: 12 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 7 years, 5 weeks after 13 years. Employees will receive 1 extra day per year — after 20 years of service — until vacation total reaches 6 weeks. 7 weeks after 31 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after normal scheduled shift, on employee’s scheduled day off or in excess of 80 hours during any 2-week pay period. May be banked, maximum 24 hours and must be used within year earned.
Medical benefits: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).
Dental: Employer will pay 90% of premiums, employee pays 10% of premiums. $2,000 (previously $1,750) lifetime maximum for orthodontic coverage for dependants younger than 17.
Vision: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of $400 (previously $350) every 24 months. 1 eye examination every 24 months for $100 (previously $80). Effective Jan. 2, 2020: $450 every 24 months.
Paramedical: $40 (previously $30) for massage, physiotherapy, chiropractic. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $45; $450 for orthotics.
Sick leave: 1 and one-half days for each month of service, plus 3 personal days per year. 3 days will be credited after 3 months of service, when credited days begin.
LTD: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 66 2/3% of monthly earnings, maximum $4,000.
Life insurance: Employer will pay 100% of premiums for coverage of 1 and one-half times annual salary.
Pension: Employer will pay 50% of contributions required for OMERS.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parents, stepparents, brother, sister, spouse, common-law spouse, child, step-child). 3 days for death of mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchild, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, stepbrother, stepsister, stepgrandparent, stepgrandchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for all hours worked, minimum 3 hours for each call-in.
Probationary period: 60 days of service for full-time; 340 hours or 6-month period, whichever comes first for part-time.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months; 24 months for discipline is imposed for resident abuse.
Safety shoes: $50 for full-time employees, $25 for part-time employees. $100 per year when employer requires employee to wear safety shoes.
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply 5 standard uniforms for full-time employees, 3 standard uniforms for part-time employees for those who are required to wear uniforms and who wish to wear supplied items.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 5.2% increase):
Registered practical nurse/RPN clinical support/RPN administrative support
Start: $29.54 rising 5 steps to $31.08
Year 1: $ 29.94 rising 5 steps to $31.50
Year 2: $ 30.15 rising 5 steps to $31.72
Tradesperson/restorative care aide/adjuvant
Start: $26.70 rising 5 steps to $28.09
Year 1: $27.09 rising 5 steps to $28.50
Year 2: $ 27.32 rising 5 steps to $28.74
Personal-support worker/cook/accounts clerk
Start: $24.66 rising 5 steps to $25.94
Year 1: $25.03 rising 5 steps to $26.33
Year 2: $25.25 rising 5 steps to $26.56
Maintenance/nursing assistant/receptionist/ward clerk
Start: $23.82 rising 5 steps to $25.06
Year 1: $24.22 rising 5 steps to $25.48
Year 2: $24.43 rising 5 steps to $25.70
Assistant cook
Start: $24 rising 5 steps to $25.25
Year 1: $24.22 rising 5 steps to $25.48
Year 2: $24.43 rising 5 steps to $25.70
Seamstress/food-service worker
Start: $23.49 rising 5 steps to $24.71
Year 1: $23.76 rising 5 steps to $25
Year 2: $23.94 rising 5 steps to $25.19
Lead-laundry/stock keeper/laundry washer, worker/dietary-aide/housekeeper
Start: $23.21 rising 5 steps to $24.42
Year 1: $23.48 rising 5 steps to $24.70
Year 2: $23.74 rising 5 steps to $24.98
Editor’s notes: Meals: Employer will provide meals to employees for $4 per meal. Effective Jan. 1, 2019: $5 per meal.
