Provincewide, Alberta (330 sales specialists, pharmacy assistants) and the Retail, Health Care and Services Employees Union, CLAC (Christian Labour Association of Canada), Local 301
Renewal agreement: Effective Oct. 21, 2017, to Oct. 28, 2023. Signed on Dec. 13, 2017.
Shift premium: $2 per hour for all hours worked between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $3 per hour (previously $2 per hour) when starting shift between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. $1 per hour for all work on Sunday. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked as lead-hand. $0.40 per hour for employees designated as lead-specialist. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked as relief for department managers (in departments where no assistant manager is appointed). $0.40 per hour for each scheduled hour dedicated to performing cash-office duties (will include opening, closing, running front-end department).
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time after first 2 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $0.98 per hour (previously $0.68 per hour) to benefit plan administered by the CLAC Health & Welfare Trust Fund (Western Canada). Effective Oct. 2018: $1.01 per hour. Effective Oct. 2019: $1.04 per hour. Effective Oct. 2020: $1.07 per hour. Effective Oct. 2021: $1.10 per hour. Employer will pay 100% of Alberta Health Care premiums.
Dental: Basic services: 80% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehensive: 50% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% reimbursement, maximum $3,000 lifetime maximum per child younger than 19.
Vision: $300 per year for persons younger than 21; $300 every 2 years for persons older than 21.
Sick leave: Sick pay at 80% of regular hourly rate for first 48 hours after 3 months of service.
LTD: 60% of earnings, maximum $1,500 per month, payable after 119 days.
AD&D: Coverage $50,000.
Life insurance: Coverage $50,000.
Pension: Christian Labour Association of Canada Pension Plan. Employer will make 3% contribution for those with 0 to 2,000 seniority hours; 4% contribution for those with 2,001 to 4,000 seniority hours; 5% contribution for those with 4,001 to 6,000 seniority hours; 6% contribution for those with 6,001 or more seniority hours.
Bereavement leave: Minimum 1 day, maximum 1 week for death in immediate family (spouse, child, brother, sister, mother, father, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, stepsiblings, stepparents, stepchildren, any relative living in household of employee). 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4-hour shift (unless employee requests shorter shift).
Probationary period: 300 hours of work or 6 months, whichever occurs first. 360 hours for employees hired in first 6 months of new store opening
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide and repair protective gear, smocks, aprons to employee. Employer will provide 2 uniform shirts to unrestricted employees; 1 uniform shirt to restricted employees. Additional shirts required by employee can be purchased from employer at cost, maximum $12 per shirt.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Department specialist (hours)
0: $13.60 rising 1 step to $15
501: $13.65 rising 1 step to $15.05
1,001: $13.70 rising 1 step to $15.10
1,501: $13.75 rising 1 step to $15.15
2,001: $13.80 rising 1 step to $15.20
2,501: $13.85 rising 1 step to $15.25
3,001: $13.90 rising 1 step to $15.30
3,501: $13.95 rising 1 step to $15.35
4,001: $14 rising 1 step to $15.40
4,501: $14.05 rising 1 step to $15.45
5,001: $14.30 rising 1 step to $15.50
5,501: $14.65 rising 1 step to $15.55
6,001: $15.35 rising 1 step to $15.60
6,501: $15.70 rising 1 step to $15.80
7,001: $16.05
7,501: $16.40
8,001: $16.80
8,501: $17.10
9,001: $17.55 rising 1 step to $17.75
Sales and service specialist (hours)
0: $13.60 rising 1 step to $15
501: $13.65 rising 1 step to $15.05
1,001: $13.70 rising 1 step to $15.10
1,501: $13.75 rising 1 step to $15.15
2,001: $13.80 rising 1 step to $15.20
2,501: $13.90 rising 1 step to $15.30
3,001: $14 rising 1 step to $15.40
3,501: $14.50 rising 1 step to $15.50
4,001: $14.60 rising 1 step to $15.60
4,501: $14.70 rising 1 step to $15.70
5,001: $14.80 rising 1 step to $15.80
5,501: $15.05 rising 1 step to $15.90
6,001: $15.85 rising 1 step to $16
6,501: $16.10 rising 1 step to $16.20
7,001: $16.45 rising 1 step to $16.55
7,501: $16.80 rising 1 step to $16.90
8,001: $17.15 rising 1 step to $17.25
8,501: $17.50 rising 1 step to $17.60
9,001: $18.15 rising 1 step to $18.35
Service clerk (hours)
0: $13.60 rising 1 step to $15
501: $13.65 rising 1 step to $15.05
1,001: $13.70 rising 1 step to $15.10
1,501: $13.75 rising 1 step to $15.15
2,001: $13.80 rising 1 step to $15.20
2,501: $13.90 rising 1 step to $15.30
3,001: $14 rising 1 step to $5.40
3,501: $14.10 rising 1 step to $15.50
4,001: $14.20 rising 1 step to $15.60
4,501: $14.30 rising 1 step to $15.70
5,001: $14.40 rising 1 step to $15.90
5,501: $15.05 rising 1 step to $16.05
6,001: $16.40 rising 1 step to $16.60
6,501: $18.35 rising 1 step to $18.70
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Lead specialist (hours)
0: $15.60
501: $16
1,001: $16.40
1,501: $16.80
2,001: $17.20
2,501: $17.70
3,001: $18.20
3,501: $18.70
4,001: $19.55
4,501: $20.30 rising 1 step to $20.60
Pharmacy assistant (hours)
0: $16.60
501: $16.85
1001: $17.10
1,501: $17.35
2,001: $17.70
2,501: $17.95
3,001: $18.25
3,501: $18.55
4,001: $18.85
4,501: $19.15
5,001: $19.60
5,501: $20.05
6,001: $20.80 rising 1 step to $21.10
Lump-sum payment: $65 with 6 years of seniority; $100 with 9 years of seniority; $200 with 12 years of seniority; $300 with more than 12 years of seniority.
Editor’s notes: Staff meetings: Employees required to attend store for mandatory staff meeting will be compensated minimum 1 hour’s pay. Employees will not be compensated for voluntary dinner meetings and employees will not be asked to attend more than 4 dinner meetings per year. Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.03 per hour (previously $0.05 per hour) to CLAC Local 301 Education and Training Fund
Shift premium: $2 per hour for all hours worked between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. $3 per hour (previously $2 per hour) when starting shift between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. $1 per hour for all work on Sunday. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked as lead-hand. $0.40 per hour for employees designated as lead-specialist. $0.75 per hour for all hours worked as relief for department managers (in departments where no assistant manager is appointed). $0.40 per hour for each scheduled hour dedicated to performing cash-office duties (will include opening, closing, running front-end department).
Paid holidays: 11 days.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 3 years, 4 weeks after 8 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 18 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week. Double time after first 2 hours of overtime.
Medical benefits: Employer will contribute $0.98 per hour (previously $0.68 per hour) to benefit plan administered by the CLAC Health & Welfare Trust Fund (Western Canada). Effective Oct. 2018: $1.01 per hour. Effective Oct. 2019: $1.04 per hour. Effective Oct. 2020: $1.07 per hour. Effective Oct. 2021: $1.10 per hour. Employer will pay 100% of Alberta Health Care premiums.
Dental: Basic services: 80% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Comprehensive: 50% reimbursement, maximum $2,000 per person per year. Orthodontic: 50% reimbursement, maximum $3,000 lifetime maximum per child younger than 19.
Vision: $300 per year for persons younger than 21; $300 every 2 years for persons older than 21.
Sick leave: Sick pay at 80% of regular hourly rate for first 48 hours after 3 months of service.
LTD: 60% of earnings, maximum $1,500 per month, payable after 119 days.
AD&D: Coverage $50,000.
Life insurance: Coverage $50,000.
Pension: Christian Labour Association of Canada Pension Plan. Employer will make 3% contribution for those with 0 to 2,000 seniority hours; 4% contribution for those with 2,001 to 4,000 seniority hours; 5% contribution for those with 4,001 to 6,000 seniority hours; 6% contribution for those with 6,001 or more seniority hours.
Bereavement leave: Minimum 1 day, maximum 1 week for death in immediate family (spouse, child, brother, sister, mother, father, mother-in-law, sister-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchildren, stepsiblings, stepparents, stepchildren, any relative living in household of employee). 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece.
Seniority – recall rights: 6 months.
Call-in pay: Minimum 4-hour shift (unless employee requests shorter shift).
Probationary period: 300 hours of work or 6 months, whichever occurs first. 360 hours for employees hired in first 6 months of new store opening
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will provide and repair protective gear, smocks, aprons to employee. Employer will provide 2 uniform shirts to unrestricted employees; 1 uniform shirt to restricted employees. Additional shirts required by employee can be purchased from employer at cost, maximum $12 per shirt.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Department specialist (hours)
0: $13.60 rising 1 step to $15
501: $13.65 rising 1 step to $15.05
1,001: $13.70 rising 1 step to $15.10
1,501: $13.75 rising 1 step to $15.15
2,001: $13.80 rising 1 step to $15.20
2,501: $13.85 rising 1 step to $15.25
3,001: $13.90 rising 1 step to $15.30
3,501: $13.95 rising 1 step to $15.35
4,001: $14 rising 1 step to $15.40
4,501: $14.05 rising 1 step to $15.45
5,001: $14.30 rising 1 step to $15.50
5,501: $14.65 rising 1 step to $15.55
6,001: $15.35 rising 1 step to $15.60
6,501: $15.70 rising 1 step to $15.80
7,001: $16.05
7,501: $16.40
8,001: $16.80
8,501: $17.10
9,001: $17.55 rising 1 step to $17.75
Sales and service specialist (hours)
0: $13.60 rising 1 step to $15
501: $13.65 rising 1 step to $15.05
1,001: $13.70 rising 1 step to $15.10
1,501: $13.75 rising 1 step to $15.15
2,001: $13.80 rising 1 step to $15.20
2,501: $13.90 rising 1 step to $15.30
3,001: $14 rising 1 step to $15.40
3,501: $14.50 rising 1 step to $15.50
4,001: $14.60 rising 1 step to $15.60
4,501: $14.70 rising 1 step to $15.70
5,001: $14.80 rising 1 step to $15.80
5,501: $15.05 rising 1 step to $15.90
6,001: $15.85 rising 1 step to $16
6,501: $16.10 rising 1 step to $16.20
7,001: $16.45 rising 1 step to $16.55
7,501: $16.80 rising 1 step to $16.90
8,001: $17.15 rising 1 step to $17.25
8,501: $17.50 rising 1 step to $17.60
9,001: $18.15 rising 1 step to $18.35
Service clerk (hours)
0: $13.60 rising 1 step to $15
501: $13.65 rising 1 step to $15.05
1,001: $13.70 rising 1 step to $15.10
1,501: $13.75 rising 1 step to $15.15
2,001: $13.80 rising 1 step to $15.20
2,501: $13.90 rising 1 step to $15.30
3,001: $14 rising 1 step to $5.40
3,501: $14.10 rising 1 step to $15.50
4,001: $14.20 rising 1 step to $15.60
4,501: $14.30 rising 1 step to $15.70
5,001: $14.40 rising 1 step to $15.90
5,501: $15.05 rising 1 step to $16.05
6,001: $16.40 rising 1 step to $16.60
6,501: $18.35 rising 1 step to $18.70
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
Lead specialist (hours)
0: $15.60
501: $16
1,001: $16.40
1,501: $16.80
2,001: $17.20
2,501: $17.70
3,001: $18.20
3,501: $18.70
4,001: $19.55
4,501: $20.30 rising 1 step to $20.60
Pharmacy assistant (hours)
0: $16.60
501: $16.85
1001: $17.10
1,501: $17.35
2,001: $17.70
2,501: $17.95
3,001: $18.25
3,501: $18.55
4,001: $18.85
4,501: $19.15
5,001: $19.60
5,501: $20.05
6,001: $20.80 rising 1 step to $21.10
Lump-sum payment: $65 with 6 years of seniority; $100 with 9 years of seniority; $200 with 12 years of seniority; $300 with more than 12 years of seniority.
Editor’s notes: Staff meetings: Employees required to attend store for mandatory staff meeting will be compensated minimum 1 hour’s pay. Employees will not be compensated for voluntary dinner meetings and employees will not be asked to attend more than 4 dinner meetings per year. Training fund: Employer will contribute $0.03 per hour (previously $0.05 per hour) to CLAC Local 301 Education and Training Fund
