St. Joseph’s Healthcare London

Renewal agreement: Effective April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2022. Signed on April 1, 2018.

Wage adjustments:

Effective April 1, 2018: 1.5%

Effective April 1, 2019: 1.5%

Effective April 1, 2020: 1.6%

Effective April 1, 2021: 1.75%

Shift premium: $0.60 per hour for all hours spent by RPNs supervising nursing student during consolidation as preceptor. $1.25 per hour for each hour worked, which falls within normal hours of evening shift and of night shift (3 p.m. to 7 a.m.), provided more than 2 hours of work fall within this period. $1.35 per hour for each hour worked between 11p.m. Friday to 11 p.m. Sunday or such other 48-hour period that employer may establish. Time and one-half for next shift when employer fails to provide full-time employee cancellation notice no less than 24 hours prior to commencement of shift or part-time employee 12hours prior to the commencement of shift. $1.25 per hour when employee works as unit leader to direct or oversee work of employees within their classification or be assigned overall responsibility for patient care on unit, ward or area for 1 tour. $1.25 per hour when senior storekeeper operates vehicle as part of assignment and vehicle requires DZ Ontario driver’s licence to operate.

Paid holidays: 12 days.

Vacations with pay: 1.25 days per month to start, 3 weeks after 1 year, 4 weeks after 5 years, 5 weeks after 13 years, 6 weeks after 22 years, 7 weeks after 28 years.

Overtime: Time and one-half for all work after 7.5 or 8 hours per day or 37.5 or 40 hours per week. May be taken as time off in lieu.

Meal allowance: Maximum $7 for employee who works more than 2 hours of overtime immediately following scheduled hours of work without notification.

Medical benefits: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Employer pays 100% of premium for Hospitals of Ontario Group Life Insurance Plan (HOOGLIP).

Dental: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. $1,500 maximum lifetime for orthodontics. $1,500 maximum per year for each of crowns and dentures on 50/50 co-insurance basis.

Vision: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Coverage of $300 every 24 months (previously $250 every 24 months). Effective April 1, 2020: $350 every 24 months. $100 every 24 months for eye examinations.

Paramedical: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums. Combined maximum of $300 per year for naturopath, chiropractor, homeopath, podiatrists, massage therapist.

LTD: Employer pays 75% of premiums, employee pays 25% of premiums for HOODIP or equivalent plan.

Pension: Employees will enroll in Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).

Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (spouse, common-law spouse, partner of same sex, child, stepchild, parents, stepparents). 3 days for death of other members of family (father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparents, spouse’s grandparent, grandchild, son-in-law and daughter-in-law). 1 day to attend funeral of or memorial service (or equivalent) for aunt, uncle.

Seniority – recall rights: 30 months; 18 months for employee transferred to position outside of bargaining unit for more than 3 months.

Call-in pay: Minimum 4 hours’ pay at time and one-half regular hourly rate. May be taken as time off in lieu with 60 days.

Probationary period: 450 hours or first 12 months.

Discipline: Sunset clause is 18 months.

Severance: 2 weeks’ salary for each year of service, maximum 26 weeks’ pay, plus, within 12 months of resignation, employees may be reimbursed for tuition fees, maximum $3,000. 4 weeks’ salary plus, within 12 months of resignation, employees may be reimbursed for tuition fees, maximum $1,250.

Safety shoes: $0.05 per hour for safety shoes that do not require green triangle. $0.07 per hour for safety shoes that require green triangle.

Uniforms/clothing: $0.06 per hour for uniforms to all employees who wear uniforms while on duty which employer does not supply.

Mileage: $0.40 per kilometre if employee uses own automobile on employer’s business.

Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 6.4% increase):

Air conditioning/refrigeration mechanic

Start: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.12

Attendant

Start: $22.51 rising 4 steps to $23.95

Building equipment operator/third-class engineer

Start: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.12

Carpenter

Start: $27.79 rising 4 steps to $29.57

Central-processing lead-hand

Start: $24.62 rising 4 steps to $26.20

Central-processing technician

Start: $22.51 rising 4 steps to $23.95

Certified cook

Start: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.12

Child youth worker

Start: $29.79 rising 4 steps to $30.03

Cook

Start: $23.77 rising 4 steps to $25.29

Developmental service workers

Start: $25.87 rising 4 steps to $27.53

Dietary aide

Start: $22.59 rising 4 steps to $24.04

Driver/courier

Start: $22.51 rising 4 steps to $23.95

Electrician

Start: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.12

Hairdresser

Start: $22.03 rising 4 steps to $23.44

Housekeeper

Start: $22.07 rising 4 steps to $23.48

Laundry worker/washer/porter

Start: $22.51 rising 4 steps to $23.95

Lead-hand linen

Start: $23.33 rising 4 steps to $24.82

Maintenance mechanic

Start: $22.81 rising 4 steps to $24.27

Millwright

Start: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.12

Occupational therapy assistant

Start: $24.07 rising 4 steps to $25.61

OTA/PTA

Start: $24.07 rising 4 steps to $25.61

Painter

Start: $26.82 rising 4 steps to $28.54

Personal care assistant

Start: $22.76 rising 4 steps to $24.22

Registered pharmacy technician

Start: $27.67 rising 4 steps to $29.44

Registered practical nurse

Start: $29.25 rising 4 steps to $31.12

Rehabilitation aide

Start: $23 rising 4 steps to $24.47

Seamstress

Start: $22.51 rising 4 steps to $23.95

Stores clerk

Start: $22.07 rising 4 steps to $23.48

Storekeeper

Start: $22.50 rising 4 steps to $23.94

Senior storekeeper

Start: $23.47 rising 4 steps to $24.97

Editor’s notes: Paid education leave: Employer will pay $2,500 per year (previously $2,000 per year) into Unifor Paid Education Leave Program. Standby pay: $3 per hour for period of standby scheduled by employer; $3.50 per hour when standby duty falls on paid holiday. Meal allowance: $10 for breakfast; $15 for lunch; $25 for dinner, for employee who travels 120 or more kilometres daily one way from place of work.