Ontario Gaming GTA LP Casino Ajax and Pickering Casino Resort

Pickering, Ontario | (800 casino employees) and Unifor and its Local 1090

Ontario Gaming GTA LP Casino Ajax and Pickering Casino Resort

Click here to view the original collective agreement.

Renewal agreement: Effective July 23, 2022, to July 22, 2026. Ratified on Aug. 5, 2022.

Wage adjustments:

Effective July 23, 2023: 3%

Effective July 23, 2024: 3%

Effective July 23, 2025: 3%

Paid holidays: 10 days plus 2 floater days.

Vacations with pay: 15 days to start, 20 days after 8 years. 25 days after 15 years, 30 days after 26 years.

Overtime: One and one-half times regular hourly rate.

Meal allowance: $10 if required to work more than 3 hours beyond a regularly scheduled shift of at least eight 8 hours in length.

Medical benefits: 100% reimbursement for prescription drugs, with a $1 co-pay for each prescription.

Dental: Basic routine service covered at 100% to a $2,000 maximum per calendar year. Other dental benefits covered at 50% with varying annual maximums.

Vision: $350 per 24-month period; includes contact lenses.

Paramedical: $500 maximum reimbursement each year once OHIP maximum is satisfied.

Sick leave: Full-time employees will receive PTO hours in lieu of paid sick time.

LTD: 60% of regular earnings.

Life insurance: Basic Life Insurance of two times employee’s annual base salary, with premiums paid by employer.

Pension: Mandatory enrolment in employer pension plan for full-time employees.

Bereavement leave: 5 consecutive and complete work days, irrespective of regular days  off and holidays.

Call-in pay: Minimum of 4 hours’ pay at hourly rate if called in outside of scheduled hours.

Probationary period: 520 actual hours worked in any period of 18 consecutive months.

Discipline: Sunset clause is xx months.

Safety shoes: Up to $150 each year towards the cost of safety shoes when required.

Uniforms/clothing: 3 sets of uniforms for part-time employees and 4 sets of uniforms to full-time employees.

No cost to employees for required tools.

Sample rates of pay (current, after increase), as of July 23, 2023.

Cage and Coin Cashier: $18.68, rising 2 steps to $19.82.

Slot Attendant: $16.73, rising 2 steps to $17.74.

Gaming Host: $19.90, rising 2 steps to $21.12.

Editor’s notes: $400 every 36 months for the purchase, repair or replacement (excluding replacement batteries) for hearing aids.

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