Taber, Alta. (60 grocery retail employees) and the United Food And Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 401
Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 16, 2019 to Feb. 16, 2023. Ratified on Sept. 10, 2019. Signed on Feb. 16, 2019.
Shift premium: $1.75 per hour for employees who relieve assistant managers or head cashiers for more than 2 days per week. $1.75 per hour for employees who relieve assistant produce manager and assistant bakery manager for more than 2 days per week. $2 per hour for all hours worked by employee between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $1 per hour (in stores where night stocking is in effect) when there is 1 clerk appointed to be in charge of night stocking crew. $1 per hour for employee designated as clerk-in-charge when, during absence of store manager, store supervisor, assistant store manager, assumes responsibility for operation of store and acts in this capacity for 2 consecutive hours or more during all hours store is open to public. $1 per hour for each hour worked on Sunday. $1.75 per hour for employees assigned to relieve floral operator for 1 week or more.
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 3 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 13 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 18 years, 7 weeks or 14% after 23 years for employees hired before May 1, 2015. 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 14 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years for employees hired after May 1, 2015.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after basic workday or basic workweek or for any time worked after 5 days per week for part-time employees. Double time for all work after 10 or 11 hours per day or for work on day off. Time and one-half for all work greater than reduced basic workweek due to holidays during week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Employer will contribute $0.20 per hour into health and welfare trust fund for part-time employees.
Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Paramedical: Employer will contribute $0.43 per hour United Food and Commercial Workers’ dental care plan.
Sick leave: 8 hours per month, maximum 50 days, after 3 months of service. Employee — who was eligible for sick leave accrual on or before April 30, 2014 — who retires on pension, is permanently laid off or is totally disabled due to occupational accident, will be paid any unused accumulated credits, maximum 208 hours.
LTD: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Employer will pay full cost for medical information form supplied by employer for benefits, maximum $50.
Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Pension: Employer contributes maximum 6%, employee contributes maximum 6% to Co-operative Superannuation Society Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: Leave of absence with pay for death in immediate family (spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, stepparent, stepchild, any relative living in household of employee). Maximum 1 week if death is of spouse, father, mother, child, stepchild.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months for employees promoted out of bargaining unit or on layoff.
Call-in pay: Employer will use part-time employees in department for call-ins; minimum 4 hours of pay at regular hourly rate.
Probationary period: First 90 calendar days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Severance: 1 week’s pay to start; 1 week per year after 2 years of service, maximum 20 weeks’ pay for full-time employees.
Safety shoes: Employer will supply rubber boots to employees in produce and meats who require them. Employees will be permitted to wear suitable boots in inclement weather. $100 per year if employee is required or requests to wear safety shoes or boots.
Uniforms/clothing: For employees in bakery production and meat cutters, employer will furnish smock or apron and will pay for repair and laundering. Special clothing, such as rain capes and parkas, will be supplied as decided by employer. Employees will be permitted to wear sweaters, other clothing as they may deem necessary. Gloves will be made available, as required, for use in cold weather. Employer will provide uniform shirts at hire: 2 shirts to full-time employees; 1 shirt to part-time employees. Employer will provide 1 replacement shirt after 1 year of employment and each subsequent year.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Sales/service clerks (general clerk, customer service, clerk cashier, bakery sales, floral clerk, utility clerk, cake decorator)
Hours
0: $12.01
500: $12.21
1,000: $12.44
1,500: $12.93
2,000: $13.41
2,500: $13.88
3,000: $14.37
3,500: $14.85
4,000: $15.33
4,500: $22.90
Pharmacy assistant
0: $14.63
500: $15.05
1,000: $15.45
1,500: $15.86
2,000: $16.33
2,500: $16.79
3,000: $17.26
3,500: $17.72
4,000: $18.19
4,500: $18.65
5,000: $19.11
5,500: $19.62
6,000+: $23.60
Registered pharmacy technicians
0: $23.90
500: $24.10
1,000: $24.32
1,500: $24.52
2,000: $24.72
2,500: $24.93
3,000: $25.40
3,500: $25.86
4,000: $26.33
4,500: $26.79
5,000+: $29.20
Courtesy clerks
0: $11.79
500: $12.06
1,000: $12.31
1,500: $12.57
2,000: $12.82
2,500: $13.09
3,000: $15.30
Non-ticketed bakers
0: $13.24
1,500: $14.27
3,000: $15.30
4,500: $16.33
6,000: $17.36
7,500: $22.26
Bakery production assistants
0: $11.79
500: $12.06
1,000: $12.31
1,500: $12.57
2,000: $12.82
2,500: $13.09
3,000: $15.20
Assistant produce manager: $24.99
Assistant bakery manager: $25.16
Head cashier: $25.49
Head file maintenance: $24.49
Floral operator: $24.40
Editor’s notes: Witness on employer’s business: Any employee who appears in court on behalf of employer will be paid maximum 8 hours of pay (minimum 4 hours of pay on day off). Employees must return all fees provided to them by court greater than $10; employees who are reimbursed by court for incidental expenses such as mileage or parking may keep reimbursements. Hearing aids: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums. Physical examinations: When employer requires employee to take physical examination, doctor’s fee for examination will be paid for by employer.
