Finning International

Renewal agreement: Effective May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2022. Ratified on Oct. 8, 2019. Signed on July 25, 2019.

Wage adjustments:
Effective May 1, 2019: 2.75%
Effective May 1, 2020: 2.5%
Effective May 1, 2021: 2.25%

Shift premium: Employee will have hours paid at applicable overtime rates for any shift change resulting in more than 12 hours worked during 24-hour period. $0.35 per hour for employees who obtain first-aid certificate.

Paid holidays: 11 days, plus Family Day (Alberta only) and Aboriginal Day (Northwest Territories only).

Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 7 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 13 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 18 years, 6 weeks plus 1 day or 12.4% after 25 years, 6 weeks plus 2 days or 12.8% after 26 years, 6 weeks plus 3 days or 13.2% after 27 years, 6 weeks plus 4 days or 13.6% after 28 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 30 years. 

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Time and one-half for all work on Saturday (if employee is not regularly scheduled to work Saturday); double time for all work on Sunday (if employee is not regularly scheduled to work Sunday), general holidays. Time may be banked, maximum 160 hours. If hours in bank are at rate that was last used 2 years ago, all hours at that rate will be paid out. Monetary (as opposed to hours banked out) withdrawals from bank can only be done maximum 2 times per year; if there is third request, entire bank will be withdrawn.

Meal allowance: When practical, employee will be provided meal and beverage without charge and if not practical or possible, employee may claim $20 if employer does not provide minimum 24 hours of notice to employee of overtime opportunity or if employees work more than 13 hours.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for provincial/territorial health-care insurance coverage.

Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums.

Sick leave: After working 2 consecutive months, employee will earn 4 hours of credits and will accumulate 4, 5 or 6 hours per month thereafter, maximum 40 hours. On Jan. 1 of each year, employees will receive 40, 50 or 60 hours’ leave to apply to current year’s service. May be accumulated, maximum 300 hours. Employee with 10 or more years of service will be paid all accumulated sick time when employee retires.

STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums

AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums.

Life insurance: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums.

Pension: Employer contributes 6% to DC plan. Employer then matches employee contribution, maximum 5.25% for employees, 0.25 of first 4%, maximum 1%.

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, parents, grandparents, spouse’s grandparents, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, spouses, any relative residing with employee).

Seniority – recall rights: 52 weeks if employee has been laid off.

Call-in pay: 4 hours at applicable overtime rates or actual hours worked, whichever is greater (only 1 call-in per 4-hour period). Minimum 3 hours of overtime pay for unscheduled call-in at end of regularly scheduled workday. Minimum 4 hours of pay at regular overtime rates, in addition to statutory holiday pay, when employee is called in on scheduled day off or statutory holiday.

Probationary period: 120 consecutive calendar days.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 1 year for disciplinary notice or letter of expectation.

Severance: 3 weeks per year of service, maximum 104 weeks after layoff.

Safety shoes: $250 per year, after 6 months of service; $350 per year for field service-persons (assigned to field trucks on regular basis), yard persons.

Uniforms/clothing: Coveralls will be supplied, cleaned without charge to those who normally wear coveralls. Immersion suits, fireproof coveralls will be made available as for those required to wear them on job assignments. Field servicepersons will be provided without charge 3 pairs of Arctic coveralls (or pants and jacket) and cold weather protective gloves. Should gear not be provided by Sept. 30, employee will be reimbursed for purchase of 1 pair of arctic coveralls (or pants and jacket), maximum $600 to provide required personal protective equipment until employer can provide subsequent pairs. Welders will be provided protective gloves, fresh-air welding helmet. Employer will supply and clean smocks, coveralls for parts-department employees, tool-room attendants where required.

Tool allowance: $650 per year for heavy-equipment technician, mechanic, electrician, refrigeration, air-conditioning mechanic (HVAC), millwright, apprentices; $450 per year for welder, machinist, apprentices; $200 per year for licensed/unlicensed maintenance person, track-press operator, instrumentation technician.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4.8% increase):
Field service-person
Resident: $53.32 rising 2 steps to $55.88
Lead-hand: $50.92 rising 2 steps to $53.36
Journeyperson: heavy-equipment technician (HET), welder, electrician, millwright, machinist: $48.47 rising 2 steps to $50.80
Journeyperson: heavy-duty equipment mechanic (off-road), journeyperson truck and transport mechanic (on-hwy, power systems only), electrician (EGS technician/motor rewind technician): $46.91 rising 2 steps to $49.16

Electronic repair technician
Class A: $38.18 rising 2 steps to $40.02
Class B: $32.09 rising 2 steps to $33.63

Maintenance department
Maintenance person, licensed
Lead-hand: $49.58 rising 2 steps to $51.96
Maintenance person, unlicensed (class A)
Lead-hand: $37.25 rising 2 steps to $39.04

Parts department
Certified parts trades
Lead-hand: $42.23 rising 2 steps to $44.26

Materials-supply assistant
Lead-hand: $33.61 rising 2 steps to $35.22

Skilled/semi-skilled
Category A: painter, heavy-truck driver (more than 3 tons), track-press operator, auto-welding machine operator
Lead-hand: $39.44 rising 2 steps to $41.33

Editor’s notes: Standby: $5 per hour for each hour of standby for parts-counter sales employees assigned to scheduled standby duty. Apprenticeship assistance: In addition to normal rate of pay, apprentices who go to school away from normal place of residency will receive living subsidy of $250 per week from employer to assist in covering living, travel, weekend expenses while apprentice attends school (minimum 100 kilometres away to qualify). Travel: $70 per diem ($20 for breakfast, $20 for lunch, $30 for dinner) for employees who are away from branch for training (when meals are not provided) or overnight on field assignment; $80 per diem ($20 for breakfast, $25 for lunch, $35 for dinner) for NWT field serviceperson away from home branch overnight on field assignment. Toolboxes: Employees will be reimbursed for damaged or stolen toolboxes, maximum value $3,000.