Toronto | (170 editorial, production, clerical employees) and the Canadian Media Guild (CMG)
Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2023. Signed on April 12, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 3%
Effective April 1, 2021: 3%
Effective April 1, 2022: 3%
Paid holidays: 10 days (Family Day, excluding Quebec; St. Jean Baptiste Day, Quebec only). Employees will also receive 1 floater holiday.
Vacations with pay: 15 days or 1.25 days per month to start, 20 days or 1.66 days per month after 4 years, 25 days or 2.08 days per month after 10 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for work after 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Dental: Coverage of $1,000 per year for routine, major, bridges and dentures dental coverage.
LTD: Employee pays 100% of premiums.
AD&D: Coverage of 100% of annual earnings, maximum $100,000.
Life insurance: Coverage of 100% of annual earnings, maximum $100,000.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law partner, father, mother, children, children of employee’s spouse or common-law partner, grandchildren, siblings). 3 days for death in other family (aunt, uncle, grandmother, grandfather, mother and father of spouse or common-law partner). Employees must have 3 months of service to qualify.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff.
Call-in pay: Time and one-half for minimum 4 hours (if there are not 4 hours of work available, employer can assign duties to complete 4-hour minimum). Employee may choose to take time off in lieu of pay.
Probationary period: 6 full months worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 2 years for all documents referring to discipline.
Severance: Minimum 2 weeks of pay per year of service, prorated for part years, maximum 16 weeks.
Mileage: $0.45 per kilometre for employee who uses personal vehicle for business use.
Sample rates of annual pay (current):
Intern: $31,500
Day cleaner: $40,000
Receptionist: $40,000
Transcriber: $40,000
Editorial coordinator: $42,500
Production assistant: $42,500
Assistant production accountant: $45,000
Junior associate producer: $45,000
Junior graphic designer: $45,000
Junior motion graphics designer: $45,000
Junior reporter: $45,000
Office coordinator: $45,000
Post-production junior audio technician: $45,000
Ad ops coordinator: $47,500
Marketing assistant: $47,500
Marketing coordinator: $47,500
Office manager: $47,500
Post-production assistant editor: $47,500
Post-production coordinator: $47,500
Post-production deliverables coordinator: $47,500
Promos coordinator: $47,500
Translator: $47,500
Associate producer: $49,500
Channel coordinator: $49,500
CMS manager/staff writer: $49,500
Community manager: $49,500
Development associate: $49,500
Equipment manager: $49,500
Graphic designer: $49,500
Junior editor: $49,500
Licensing assistant: $49,500
Marketing specialist: $49,500
Motion graphic designer: $49,500
Production coordinator: $49,500
Researcher: $49,500
Shooter: $49,500
Staff writer: $49,500
Assistant editor editorial: $52,500
Associate producer daily Vice: $52,500
Audio technician: $52,500
Colourist: $52,500
Equipment supervisor: $52,500
Junior production manager: $52,500
Marketing platform analyst: $52,500
Art director: $67,000
Channel supervisor: $67,000
Development executive: $67,000
Post production manager: $67,000
Production manager: $67,000
Senior channel supervisor: $67,000
Senior project manager: $67,000
Director production financing: $76,500
Managing editor: $76,500
Supervising producer: $76,500
Editor’s notes: Employee cellphones: Employees who, on regular basis, extensively use mobile device for jobs can request monthly mobile phone allocation of $70 or amount of monthly invoice, whichever is lower.
