Provincewide, Ontario (184 healthcare employees) and United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175 Health, Office and Professional Employees Division
Renewal agreement: Effective March 21, 2021 to March 20, 2022. Ratified in April 2021. Signed on May 6, 2021.
Wage adjustments:
Effective March 21, 2021: 2%
Paid holidays: 9 days.
Vacations with pay: 0.833 days per month to start, 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years, 4 weeks after 10 years, 5 weeks after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for authorized work exceeding 44 hours in 1 week or any work performed on paid holiday.
Medical benefits: Full-time employees earn health spending account of $750 per calendar year, accumulated at rate of $62.50 per full month of active service. Part-time employees, other than casual employees, earn health spending account of $500 per calendar year, accumulated at rate of $42 per full month of active service. Includes employee’s spouse or partner, dependent children, disabled children of any age who are financially dependent.
Sick leave: 4 paid days and 1 paid mental health day per calendar year for full-time employees; 2 paid days and 1 paid mental health day per calendar year for part-time employees.
Pension: Employer matches employee contribution to RRSP program up to 0.5% of earnings after 3 years of service and 1% of earnings after 5 years of service.
Bereavement leave: 4 paid days for death of spouse or partner, parent, stepparent, legal guardian, sibling, stepsibling, child, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, sibling-in-law, child of partner. 1 paid day for death of niece, nephew, aunt, uncle, relative permanently residing with employee. 1 day may be saved for delayed funeral or interment. Employees may request additional time off without pay if travel time is needed and will be granted at employer’s discretion.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months after layoff. 3 months for casual employee who is inactive.
Probationary period: 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for minor offenses and 24 months for medical errors or suspensions.
Mileage: $0.47 per kilometre for employee-owned automobiles used in carrying out of employee’s duties. Employees will be reimbursed by employer for all authorized travel costs properly incurred in performance of duties.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Support staff (start): $16.18
Support staff (1 year): $16.26
Support staff (3 years): $16.42
Support staff (5 years): $16.67
Nurse (start): $25.89
Nurse (1 year): $26.02
Nurse (3 years): $26.28
Nurse (5 years): $26.67
