Provincewide, Ontario (2,990 sales, stock, postal clerks, drivers, pharmacy technicians, bookkeepers, nurses) and the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 175
Click here to view the original collective agreement.
Renewal agreement: Effective Feb. 1, 2018, to Jan. 31, 2021. Signed on Oct. 4, 2018.
Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked after midnight. $2.50 per hour for all hours worked when employee is assigned to be in charge in absence of store manager for 1 day or more. $1.50 per hour for 4 hours for day when employee is in-charge for store closing. $1.50 per hour for first 4 hours when employee is in-charge for store opening.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 personal holiday.
Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years. 6 weeks or 12% after 20 years. Full-time employees will be given Saturday off immediately prior to commencing vacation.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: $500 for single, $1,300 for family, for health spending account.
Dental: Employer will contribute $0.35 per hour (previously $0.34 per hour) worked by each employee in bargaining unit, maximum 40 hours per week per employee to United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Dental Plan.
Sick leave: 3 days after 3 months; 5 days after 1 year; 7 days after 5 years.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 26 weeks at 66.67% of earnings.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66.67% of earnings, maximum $10,000.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 100% of employee earnings, maximum $1,000,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 100% of employee earnings, maximum $1,000,000.
Pension: All employees will be eligible to participate in Katz Group registered pension plan after 2 years of service. Employee contributes 3%, employer contributes 3%.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of husband, wife, children, parents, brother, sister, parents-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, stepparents, stepchildren, common-law spouse as defined by law. 3 days for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 1 day for death of grandparents-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for documentation; 18 months for suspensions longer than 5 days.
Severance: 1.5 weeks per year of service, minimum 1.5 week’s pay.
Safety shoes: $75 every 12 months for protective footwear for home healthcare employees.
Tool allowance: $150 per year to all technicians.
Mileage: $0.38 per kilometre for home healthcare drivers who travel further than home store to pick up company vehicle.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Sales/stock/postal clerk/driver
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.30
Step 3: MW plus $0.75
Step 4: MW plus $1.30
Step 5: MW plus $1.85
Merchandise clerk
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.35
Step 3: MW plus $0.80
Step 4: MW plus $1.35
Step 5: MW plus $1.90
Cosmetician
Step 1: MW plus $0.10
Step 2: MW plus $0.65
Step 3: MW plus $1.28
Step 4: MW plus $1.95
Step 5: MW plus $2.70
Keyholder
Step 1: MW plus $1.75
Step 2: MW plus $2.35
Step 3: MW plus $2.95
Step 4: MW plus $3.60
Step 5: MW plus $4.25
Pharmacy assistant
Step 1: MW plus $2.65
Step 2: MW plus $3.50
Step 3: MW plus $4.05
Step 4: MW plus $4.85
Step 5: MW plus $5.60
Registered pharmacy technician 2
Step 1: $19.70
Step 2: $20.45
Step 3: $21.20
Step 4: $21.96
Step 5: $22.75
Registered pharmacy technician 1
Step 1: $22.75
Step 2: $23.55
Step 3: $24.44
Step 4: $25.30
Step 5: $26.25
HHC sales clerk
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.35
Step 3: MW plus $1.15
Step 4: MW plus $1.85
Step 5: MW plus $2.55
HHC service coordinator/HHC bookkeeper
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.50
Step 3: MW plus $1.25
Step 4: MW plus $2.15
Step 5: MW plus $3.05
HHC fitters
Step 1: MW plus $0.75
Step 2: MW plus $1.75
Step 3: MW plus $2.85
Step 4: MW plus $4
Step 5: MW plus $5.20
HHC driver
Step 1: MW plus $0.75
Step 2: MW plus $1.75
Step 3: MW plus $2.85
Step 4: MW plus $4
Step 5: MW plus $5.20
HHC service technician
Step 1: $20.10
Step 2: $20.60
Step 3: $21.15
Step 4: $21.95
Step 5: $22.25
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
HHC registered practical nurse
Step 5: $23.10
HHC registered nurse
Step 5: $29.10
Editor’s notes: Company meetings: Employees who attend company meetings, or approved training courses during off-hours, will be given equivalent time off within 4 weeks. Fatigue mats: Employer will provide fatigue mats at front, post office and pharmacy cash-points and replace as needed in each store. Liability insurance: Employer will provide insurance to cover employees for any work-related liability which will provide full indemnity to employees in event of patient or customer claim.
Shift premium: $1 per hour for all hours worked after midnight. $2.50 per hour for all hours worked when employee is assigned to be in charge in absence of store manager for 1 day or more. $1.50 per hour for 4 hours for day when employee is in-charge for store closing. $1.50 per hour for first 4 hours when employee is in-charge for store opening.
Paid holidays: 10 days, plus 1 personal holiday.
Vacations with pay: 1 week or 4% after 6 months, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 weeks or 6% after 5 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 15 years. 6 weeks or 12% after 20 years. Full-time employees will be given Saturday off immediately prior to commencing vacation.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 8 hours per day or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: $500 for single, $1,300 for family, for health spending account.
Dental: Employer will contribute $0.35 per hour (previously $0.34 per hour) worked by each employee in bargaining unit, maximum 40 hours per week per employee to United Food and Commercial Workers Trusteed Dental Plan.
Sick leave: 3 days after 3 months; 5 days after 1 year; 7 days after 5 years.
STD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 26 weeks at 66.67% of earnings.
LTD: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 66.67% of earnings, maximum $10,000.
AD&D: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 100% of employee earnings, maximum $1,000,000.
Life insurance: Employer pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 100% of employee earnings, maximum $1,000,000.
Pension: All employees will be eligible to participate in Katz Group registered pension plan after 2 years of service. Employee contributes 3%, employer contributes 3%.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of husband, wife, children, parents, brother, sister, parents-in-law, grandparents, grandchildren, stepparents, stepchildren, common-law spouse as defined by law. 3 days for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law. 1 day for death of grandparents-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 months.
Probationary period: 90 days.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 12 months for documentation; 18 months for suspensions longer than 5 days.
Severance: 1.5 weeks per year of service, minimum 1.5 week’s pay.
Safety shoes: $75 every 12 months for protective footwear for home healthcare employees.
Tool allowance: $150 per year to all technicians.
Mileage: $0.38 per kilometre for home healthcare drivers who travel further than home store to pick up company vehicle.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after increase):
Sales/stock/postal clerk/driver
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.30
Step 3: MW plus $0.75
Step 4: MW plus $1.30
Step 5: MW plus $1.85
Merchandise clerk
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.35
Step 3: MW plus $0.80
Step 4: MW plus $1.35
Step 5: MW plus $1.90
Cosmetician
Step 1: MW plus $0.10
Step 2: MW plus $0.65
Step 3: MW plus $1.28
Step 4: MW plus $1.95
Step 5: MW plus $2.70
Keyholder
Step 1: MW plus $1.75
Step 2: MW plus $2.35
Step 3: MW plus $2.95
Step 4: MW plus $3.60
Step 5: MW plus $4.25
Pharmacy assistant
Step 1: MW plus $2.65
Step 2: MW plus $3.50
Step 3: MW plus $4.05
Step 4: MW plus $4.85
Step 5: MW plus $5.60
Registered pharmacy technician 2
Step 1: $19.70
Step 2: $20.45
Step 3: $21.20
Step 4: $21.96
Step 5: $22.75
Registered pharmacy technician 1
Step 1: $22.75
Step 2: $23.55
Step 3: $24.44
Step 4: $25.30
Step 5: $26.25
HHC sales clerk
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.35
Step 3: MW plus $1.15
Step 4: MW plus $1.85
Step 5: MW plus $2.55
HHC service coordinator/HHC bookkeeper
Step 1: MW
Step 2: MW plus $0.50
Step 3: MW plus $1.25
Step 4: MW plus $2.15
Step 5: MW plus $3.05
HHC fitters
Step 1: MW plus $0.75
Step 2: MW plus $1.75
Step 3: MW plus $2.85
Step 4: MW plus $4
Step 5: MW plus $5.20
HHC driver
Step 1: MW plus $0.75
Step 2: MW plus $1.75
Step 3: MW plus $2.85
Step 4: MW plus $4
Step 5: MW plus $5.20
HHC service technician
Step 1: $20.10
Step 2: $20.60
Step 3: $21.15
Step 4: $21.95
Step 5: $22.25
Sample rates of hourly pay (current):
HHC registered practical nurse
Step 5: $23.10
HHC registered nurse
Step 5: $29.10
Editor’s notes: Company meetings: Employees who attend company meetings, or approved training courses during off-hours, will be given equivalent time off within 4 weeks. Fatigue mats: Employer will provide fatigue mats at front, post office and pharmacy cash-points and replace as needed in each store. Liability insurance: Employer will provide insurance to cover employees for any work-related liability which will provide full indemnity to employees in event of patient or customer claim.
