Toronto (1,000 occupational therapists) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1
Renewal agreement: Effective March 11, 2019 to March 31, 2021. Ratified on March 11, 2019. Signed on June 7, 2019.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 1.25%
Paid holidays: 10 days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days, to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 1 year, 4 weeks or 8% after 3 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 8 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 25 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for occupational therapist visits greater than 50 visits per 2-week period.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Vision: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums for coverage of $500 every 24 months (previously $350 every 24 months).
Weekly indemnity: Coverage of 67% of weekly earnings, maximum $1,500 per week.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $50,000 (previously $25,000).
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of $50,000 (previously $25,000).
Pension: Employer contributes 1%, employee contributes 1% to Nursing Homes and Related Industries Pension Plan.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death of current spouse (including same-sex, common-law partners) son, daughter, stepchild (including child of common-law or same-sex partner). For delayed interment, funeral or ceremony, 1 day may be reserved by employee to attend services with pay. 1 day for death in immediate family (parent, brother, sister, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, stepbrother, stepsister, legal guardian).
Seniority – recall rights: Lesser of 24 months or length of seniority; lesser of 36 months or length of seniority for absence due to illness or disability.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for warning letter or record of verbal counseling; 18 months for suspension or other sanction.
Mileage: $0.42 per kilometre if employee is assigned work outside designated service area.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
First-visit rate
Step 1: $60.62
Step 2: $63.44
Step 3: $65.57
Step 4: $67.82
Regular visit
Step 1: $55.53
Step 2: $58.09
Step 3: $60.02
Step 4: $62.08
Hourly rate
Step 1: $30.55
Step 2: $32.11
Step 3: $33.27
Step 4: $34.51
Not-found visits
Step 1: $24.60
Step 2: $25.69
Step 3: $26.50
Step 4: $27.38
Editor’s notes: Criminal reference check: As condition of employment, all employees are required to undergo criminal reference check (CRC). Employer will cover full cost of CRC conditional upon successful completion of probationary period.
