ParaMed Home Health Care

Simcoe, Ont. (80 personal support workers, nurses) and WUCC Local 2832

Renewal agreement: Effective June 8, 2016, to March 31, 2019. Signed on June 8, 2016.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective April 1, 2017: 0.7%
Effective April 1, 2018: 0.7%
Shift premium: Night premium: $0.24 per hour for work between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. Weekend premium: $0.24 per hour for work between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday.
Paid holidays: 9 days. 
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% to start, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 8 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half after 88 hours per 2 weeks. 
Medical benefits: Great West Life Plan. Employees responsible for critical illness premiums.
Bereavement leave: 3 days for death in immediate family (parent, child, sibling, spouse, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law).
Probationary period: 400 hours or 6 months.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months for suspension or 12 months for non-suspension disciplinary action.
Mileage: $0.38 per kilometre.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 0.7% increase):
CCAC personal support worker: $16.92 to $18.23 rising to $17.10 to $18.43.
Non-CCAC personal support worker: $14.82 to $15.73 rising 3 steps to $17.10 to $18.43.
RPN: $20.25 rising 2 steps to $20.53
RN: $24.45 rising 2 steps to $24.79
Editor’s notes: Government wage enhancement: The employer shall update all employees of timing and eligibility of wage enhancement payments from the Ontario government. New staff orientation: 1 steward will have 15 minutes to meet with new staff group. Labour management meetings: Quarterly labour-management meetings in order to discuss matters of mutual interest.
 

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