Newmarket, Ont. (180 supervisors, counsellors, housekeepers, maintenance workers) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1
Renewal agreement: Effective March 1, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2019. Signed on March 18, 2016.
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for weekend work.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 float day.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 88 hours averaged over 2-week pay period.
Meal allowance: When accompanying client to restaurant or on seminars or courses: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch, $25 for supper (previously $20).
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Industrial Alliance benefits plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $150 every 24 months.
Sick leave: 76 hours per year.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will match employee’s contribution into group RRSP, maximum 5% per year.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling. 3 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild, stepgrandchild, grandparent. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Probationary period: 980 hours worked for full-time, 625 hours worked for part-time.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $75 per year) for maintenance employees. $100 after first year (previously $75 per year), $150 every subsequent 2 years (previously $75 every 2 years) thereafter for other employees.
Mileage: $0.48 per kilometre (previously $0.42 per kilometre).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Program and shift supervisors
Start: $22.72
Step 1: $22.89
Step 2: $23.06
Step 3: $23.23
Regular full-time counsellors
Start: $20.73
Step 1: $20.89
Step 2: $21.04
Step 3: $21.19
Regular part-time counsellors
Start: $20.04
Step 1: $20.18
Step 2: $20.32
Step 3: $20.47
Overnight-awake counsellors
Start: $20.21
Step 1: $20.35
Step 2: $20.50
Step 3: $20.64
Shift-supervisor maintenance
Start: $22.82
Step 1: $23.01
Step 2: $23.20
Step 3: $23.40
Maintenance staff
Start: $20.75
Step 1: $20.92
Step 2: $21.09
Step 3: $21.27
Shift-supervisor day program
Start: $21.72
Step 1: $21.88
Step 2: $22.04
Step 3: $22.20
Housekeepers
Start: $17.22
Step 1: $17.35
Step 2: $17.49
Step 3: $17.62
Casual
Start: $19.53
Step 1: $19.66
Step 2: $19.80
Step 3: $19.94
Sample rates of flat-rate pay (current):
Overnight-asleep: $120.84
$300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2016
$300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2017
$300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2018
$400 lump sum for full-time staff after ratification
$200 lump sum for part-time and relief staff after ratification
Shift premium: $2.50 per hour for weekend work.
Paid holidays: 11 days, plus 1 float day.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 88 hours averaged over 2-week pay period.
Meal allowance: When accompanying client to restaurant or on seminars or courses: $10 for breakfast, $15 for lunch, $25 for supper (previously $20).
Medical benefits: Employer pays 100% of premiums for Industrial Alliance benefits plan.
Dental: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Vision: $150 every 24 months.
Sick leave: 76 hours per year.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums.
Pension: Employer will match employee’s contribution into group RRSP, maximum 5% per year.
Bereavement leave: 7 days for death of spouse, common-law spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling. 3 days for death of father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild, stepgrandchild, grandparent. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, niece, nephew.
Seniority – recall rights: 18 months.
Probationary period: 980 hours worked for full-time, 625 hours worked for part-time.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 24 months.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $75 per year) for maintenance employees. $100 after first year (previously $75 per year), $150 every subsequent 2 years (previously $75 every 2 years) thereafter for other employees.
Mileage: $0.48 per kilometre (previously $0.42 per kilometre).
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Program and shift supervisors
Start: $22.72
Step 1: $22.89
Step 2: $23.06
Step 3: $23.23
Regular full-time counsellors
Start: $20.73
Step 1: $20.89
Step 2: $21.04
Step 3: $21.19
Regular part-time counsellors
Start: $20.04
Step 1: $20.18
Step 2: $20.32
Step 3: $20.47
Overnight-awake counsellors
Start: $20.21
Step 1: $20.35
Step 2: $20.50
Step 3: $20.64
Shift-supervisor maintenance
Start: $22.82
Step 1: $23.01
Step 2: $23.20
Step 3: $23.40
Maintenance staff
Start: $20.75
Step 1: $20.92
Step 2: $21.09
Step 3: $21.27
Shift-supervisor day program
Start: $21.72
Step 1: $21.88
Step 2: $22.04
Step 3: $22.20
Housekeepers
Start: $17.22
Step 1: $17.35
Step 2: $17.49
Step 3: $17.62
Casual
Start: $19.53
Step 1: $19.66
Step 2: $19.80
Step 3: $19.94
Sample rates of flat-rate pay (current):
Overnight-asleep: $120.84
$300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2016
$300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2017
$300 lump sum for employees and housekeepers on Dec. 1, 2018
$400 lump sum for full-time staff after ratification
$200 lump sum for part-time and relief staff after ratification
