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THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into the 1 st day of April 2017.
BETWEEN:
COMMERICAL CLEANING SERVICES Ontario Cancer Care, 620 University Avenue
(hereinafter called "the Employer")
- and -
LIUNA LOCAL 183 (hereinafter called "the Union")
WHEREAS the Employer and the Union wish to enter into a common Collective
Agreement with respect to certain employees who are engaged in all work associated with building
maintenance and janitorial cleaning and to provide for and ensure uniform interpretation and
application in the administration of this Collective Agreement.
It is agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I- SCOPE AND RECOGNITION
1.01 The Employer hereby recognizes the Union as the sole bargaining Representative
of all employees engaged in cleaning at the 620 University A venue, Toronto, Ontario, where the
employees of the Employer perform such work on the basis of contract(s) save and except office
and clerical staff, Special Service Staff, Health Care Division Staff, Supervisory personnel and
persons above the rank of supervisor. Also save and except for persons covered under any
subsisting Collective Agreement relationship
1.02 Non-Bargaining personnel may continue to perform any bargaining unit work as
per present practices, so long as it does not cause the lay-off of a barga ining unit employee.
1.03 The Employer agrees to recognize and bargain collectively and exclusively with
the Union for all employees of the Employer as defined in Articles 1.0 1.
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ARTICLE II -UNION SECURITY
2.01 The Employer shall, for each pay period, deduct from the wages of each employee
in the unit affected by the Collective Agreement, the amount of regular Union dues as a condition
of employment. The Union shall notify the Employer in writing of the amount of regular Union
dues to be deducted in accordance herewith and the Employer shall, for the purposes, rely upon
such written notification as conclusive evidence that the amounts so deducted are in accordance
with the Union's constitution and by-laws. The Union shall indemnify and save the Employer
harmless from any claims, suits, judgements, attachments and from any form of liability as a result
of making such deductions in accordance with the written direction of the Union and the Union
will refund directly to all employees any amount for which wrongful deductions were made by the
Employer in accordance with the written notification provided by the Union.
2.02 The Employer shall forward such deductions to the Secretary/Treasurer of the
Union not later than the fifteenth ( 15111) of the month following the month in which the deductions
were made.
2.03 The Employer shall, when forwarding such dues, provide a list for the
Secretary/Treasurer of the Union, listing the names and corresponding Social Insurance Numbers
of the employees from whose pay such deductions have been made.
2.04 The Union shall indemnify the Employer from any claim which may arise from
deductions made pursuant to this Article.
2.05
(a)
Emplovee Attendance at Staff Meetings
Where an employee is directed by the Employer to attend a staff meeting, in-service
or a committee meeting during his/her regular working hours, the employee shall
be compensated at his/her regular hourly rate for the time spent in such attendance
(including their lunch and or break times).
(b) Where an employee is directed by the Employer to attend a staff meeting, in- service
or committee meeting outside of nom1al working hours, he/she shall be credited
with equivalent time off at his/her basic rate of pay.
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2.06 The Employer agrees to provide the Union upon request an updated list of employees
covered by this Agreement in January and June of each year, including their classification,
employee status and updated contact infotmation including addresses, phone numbers, etc.
ARTICLE III- MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
3.01 The Employer shall have the exclusive functioning option to conduct its businesses
in all respects in accordance with its commitments and responsibilities including the right to:
(a) manage, locate, extend, schedule, curtail or cease maintenance operations;
(b) determine the number of workers required for any or all operations; judge the
qualification of employees; assign or re-assign work loads of employees; determine
and evaluate the content and functions of all jobs and classifications; revise work
assignments at any time and maintain an efficient mobile work force with diverse
skills;
(c) detem1ine the types and placement of machines, tools, materials and equipment;
and to introduce new or improved systems and equipment;
(d) hire, classify, promote, transfer and lay-off employees and to discharge, demote
and suspend employees;
(e) establish, revise from time-to-time and enforce reasonable rules of conduct and
procedure for its employees, maintain order, discipline and efficiency;
- all subject to the provisions of Articles IV and V herein. It is agreed that these functions shall
not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with the express provisions and intent of this Agreement.
3.02 Employe•· Policies
Employer policies shall be communicated/posted on the bulletin board and
available to the employees where applicable.
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ARTICLE IV- GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
4.01 a)
b)
STEPNO.l
STEP N0.2
STEP NO.3
The immediate attention to complaints and grievances is of the utmost importance.
Grievances properly arising under this Agreement shall be presented verbally by
the employee to his/her supervisor within ten (1 0) working-days after the alleged
grievance incident. If the supervisor's decision is not satisfactory, the employee
may forward his/her grievance to Step No. 1 within five (5) working-days. Properly
constituted grievances may be processed through the following procedures:
The aggrieved employee shall present his/her gnevance m writing to his/her
supervisor within five (5) working-days following the decision in 4.01 b). He shall
have the assistance of his/her Steward if he/she so desires. The supervisor shall
give his/her decision in writing within three (3) working-days following the
presentation of the grievance to him/her. If the supervisor's decision is not
satisfactory to the employee concerned, then the grievance may be forwarded to
Step No. 2 within three (3) working-days.
The aggrieved, through an authorized Union Representative, may submit the
grievance to an authorized Representative of the Employer, in writing and the
responsible parties shall meet within five (5) working-days following.
Should no settlement, satisfactory to the aggrieved, be determined within five (5)
working-days following, this meeting, the next step of the Grievance Procedure
may be implemented within five (5) working-days following .
Should no settlement, satisfactory to the aggrieved be determined within five (5)
working-days following, the grievance may be submitted to arbitmtion within ten
(I 0) working-days following, as provided for in Article V - Arbitration.
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4.02 Grievance pertaining to alleged violation of hours-of-work, rates-of-pay, overtime,
vacation with pay and other monetary items, may be submitted within six ( 6) weeks of such alleged
grievance incident.
4.03 Satisfactory judgement of such grievances may be retroactive from the first day of
the grievance incident.
4.04 Employees with less than sixty (60) shifts worked (probationary employees) may
submit grievances pertaining only to alleged violations of monetary matters.
4.05 A claim by an employee who has completed his/her probationary period that he/she
has been discharged without just cause, shall be treated as a grievance and a written statement of
such grievance shall be lodged with the Employer commencing at Step No. 2 of the Grievance
Procedure within five (5) working-days of such discharge.
ARTICLE V- ARBITRATION
5.01 Any properly constituted gnevance concemmg the interpretation, application,
administration or alleged violation of this Agreement, which has been properly processed through
all of the steps of Article IV, but has not been satisfactorily settled may be referred to arbitration,
in accordance with the Ontario Labour Relations Act.
5.02 The Official Arbitrator shall hold a hearing within ten (1 0) working-days from the
date of receiving a Notice to Arbitrate.
5.03 The Arbitrator shall, after hearing all of the evidence and submissions from all
parties concerned, submit a final and binding decision in writing.
Reasons for the decision need not be given at the time of the decision but shall be
provided within a reasonable period of time thereafter.
5.04 The Arbitrator shall be provided with w1itten records containing details of the
grievance, the section or sections of the Agreement which are alleged to have been violated and
the requested remedy, none of which is subject to change.
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5.05 The Arbitrator shall not have the power to alter or change any of the provisions of
this Agreement; or to substitute any new provisions for any existing provisions; nor to render any
decision inconsistent with the terms and provisions of the Agreement.
5.06 Statutory Holidays, Saturdays and Sundays shall be excluded from the times
provided for the various steps. Time limits may be adjusted by agreement of the parties concerned.
5.07 The Union and the Employer shall equally share any expenses of the Arbitrator.
ARTICLE VI- EMPLOYER GRIEVANCES AND UNION GRIEVANCES
6.01 The Employer may submit a grievance to the Union in a manner similar to the
procedure outlined in Article IV - Grievance Procedure.
Should no settlement, satisfactory to the parties concerned, be determined, such
grievance may be submitted to arbitration in a manner similar to the procedure defined in Article
V - Arbitration.
6.02 A Union grievance which is defined as an alleged violation of the Agreement
involving all or a substantial number of employees in the bargaining unit in regard to which a
substantial number of employees have signified an intention to grieve, or a grievance involving
the Union itself, including the application or interpretation of this Agreement, may be brought
forward at any time in accordance with Article IV - Grievance Procedure and if it is not settled, it
may be referred to an Arbitrator in a manner similar to the procedure outlined in Article V -
Arbitration.
ARTICLE VII- APPENDICES OF WAGE RATES; HOURS-OF-WORK; AND SPECIFIC WORKING CONDITIONS
7.01 Attached to this Agreement are appendices which specifically set forth and define
hourly rates, hours-of-work and job classifications, all of which are an integral part of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII- UNION REPRESENTATION
8.01 Union Stewards may be appointed as follows :
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One (1) Union Steward on each of the day and afternoon shifts, per location,
appointed from employees with a minimum of six ( 6) months seniority with the
Employer.
The Union shall submit to the Employer in writing the names of the Union
Stewards.
Union Stewards shall, in their specific job classification, be the employees retained
the longest in their respective classification.
8.02 The Union Steward shall perform the required duties of an employee of the
Employer; the Union business shall not be conducted during regular working-hours without
express permission from an authorized Representative of the Employer and such permission shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
8.03 The Employer agrees that a Steward shall not suffer any loss of pay for time
necessarily spent during working hours while processing grievances with management approval.
8.04
8.05
(a)
No Jnd.ividual Agreement
No employee shall be compelled to or allowed to enter into any individual contract
or agreement with the Employer concerning the conditions of employment varying
the conditions of employment herein.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, the wage rates outlined in this Agreement are
minimum wage rates and they do not prevent the Employer from paying a higher
wage rate.
Right to Have teward Present
An employee, who is subject to disciplinary action (i.e. written reprimands,
suspension or termination) that is to be recorded within the employee's Personnel File, shall have
the right to have a Steward to represent him/her at such meetings. It shall be the responsibility of
the Employee to contact the Steward and if one is not available the employee being disciplined
may request the presence of another co-worker at such meeting.
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This provision shall not apply to those discussions that are of an operational nature
and do not involve imposition of disciplinary action.
ARTICLE IX- PRODUCTIVlT\'
9.01 The Union and Employer recognize the reciprocal value of improving, by all proper
and reasonable means, the productivity of the individual employee; and undertake jointly and
severally to promote and encourage such improved productivity.
9.02 The Union, during the term of this Agreement, shall not cause picketing, strikes or
slowdowns which will interfere with the regular schedule of work of the employees of the
Employer, and, the Employer, during the term of this Agreement, shall not cause a lock-out of its
employees.
ARTICLE X- STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
10.01 The following Statutory Holidays shall be recognized:
New Year's Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
*Effective April I, 2013
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
Civic Holiday
*Floating Holiday
10.02 The employee must have worked the regular scheduled shift of each of the working-
days immediately preceding and immediately following each of the noted holidays before
qualifying for holiday pay for any of the noted Statutory Holidays.
Holiday pay shall be as per Employment Standards Act.
The noted requirements are not mandatory if an employee is prevented from
working by illness (medical evidence must be presented to verify illness), or any other reason
acceptable to the Employer.
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10.03 An employee required by an Employer to work, in addition to the specific holiday
pay, any of the above noted Statutory Holidays shall be paid at the rate of one and a half (1 v;)
times the employee's regular hourly wage for each hour worked.
10.04 For those employees who are scheduled to work only from Monday to Friday and
when a holiday falls on a week-end, they shall be entitled to a day-off in lieu of the holiday.
ARTICLE XI -VACATION PAY
11.01 Vacation Pay shall be predicated on the length of employment with his or her
present Employer, or at the work site, whichever is greater, in accordance with the following:
(a) less than one (1) year of continuous service shall be entitled to four percent (4%)
vacation pay;
(b) more than one ( 1) year of continuous service but less than five ( 5) years of
continuous service with the Employer shall receive two (2) weeks vacation per year
with pay equal to four percent (4%) of the amount of the employee's total wages in
the previous year;
(c) five (5) years or more of continuous service but less than ten (10) years of
continuous service with the Employer shall receive three (3) weeks vacation per
year with pay equal to six percent (6%) of the amount of the employee's total wages
in the previous year;
(d) ten (10) years or more continuous service with the Employer shall receive four (4)
weeks vacation per year with pay equal to eight percent (8%) of the amount of the
employee's total wages in the previous year.
11.02 Vacation periods shall be scheduled by mutual consent of the Employer and
employees.
11.03 Vacation periods are limited as per present practice, unless approved by
management.
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11.04 Employees requiring longer vacation periods shall request the same in writing from
the Employer at least two (2) months in advance of the intended vacation period and permission
for the same shall not be unreasonably withheld.
11.05 Employees' Vacation Pay remuneration shall be submitted to them on or before
August 31st of each calendar year following the date of the employee's initial employment.
11.06 Employees shall receive Vacation Pay no later than the first regular pay period
following termination of employment.
11.07 In areas that require seven (7) days per week staffing vacations and/or Leaves of
Absence will not be granted for the time between December 15th and January 5th of the present and
new calendar year. Employees requesting vacation during this time may submit a request in writing
and the approval will not be unreasonably withheld and will be based on the employee's seniority.
11.08 Vacation will be limited to two (2) consecutive weeks during peak vacation June
15th to August 31 51• Employees requesting longer vacation periods pursuant to Article 11.04 shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
ARTICLE XII- WELFARE
12.01 i) The Employer agrees to contribute on behalf of each employees who are scheduled
to work twenty-five (25) hours per week or more:
Apr. l/J7 Apr. l/J 8 Apr. l/J9
$110.00 $115.00 $120.00
Plus applicable taxes per month for employees
after the completion of the probationary period into the LIUNA, Local 183 Industrial Benefit Fund,
jointly administered by an equal number of Employer and Union Trustees, for the purpose of
purchasing major medical insurance.
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12.02 It is understood that the Employer shall not be construed to be an insurer nor shall
it have any liability other than making the payment as aforesaid to the Trust Fund and the Union
agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Employer against any or all claims which may be made
against it in respect of any claim by an employee for the insurance coverage provided for herein.
Remittances to be forwarded by the fifteenth ( 15111) of each month. (Example: June 15 remittance
[which represents the May work-month] provides July 1 benefit coverage).
ARTICLE XIII- PAYMENT OF WAGES
13.01 Wages shall be paid by direct deposit, to each employee.
The Employer shall provide with the wage cheque a statement which defines hours
worked, overtime hours, hourly rate (where applicable), deductions for Income Tax, Employment
Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Union dues, etc.
Employees shall be paid semi-monthly.
13.02 In the event of an intended lay-off, the affected employee shall receive notice in
accordance with Provincial Government Regulations.
13.03 The Employer shall, within seven (7) days after discharging an employee, send by
registered mail, to the said employee's last known address on file, all outstanding documentation,
including: Record of Employment and all benefits including: Vacation Pay, Statutory Holiday
remunerations and accumulated pay.
13.04 The Employer shall, no later than the next regular pay following an employee's
voluntarily terminated employment, send by mail, to the employee's last known address on file,
the said employee's pay stub.
ARTICLE XIV- JURY SERVICE
14.01 The Employer shall pay an employee who is required to serve as a juror the
difference between his/her normal earnings provided that the employee:
i) Notifies the Employer immediately of the employee's notification that he will be
required to attend court;
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ii) Presents proof of service requiring the employee's attendance; and
iii) Presents proof of the amount received for such service.
iv) The Employer's obligation to pay the difference in wages is capped at two (2)
months.
14.02 Each employee serving such jury duty shall be required to provide to the Employer
satisfactory proof of such duty being served.
ARTICLE XV- PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
15.01 The Employer will provide winter coats, gloves and hard hats, where necessary, as
per Employer policy.
15.02 The Employer will supply uniforms, at no cost to the employees in the bargaining
unit, consisting of two (2) uniforms per year, if required, as per Employer policy.
15.03 The Employer shall reimburse employees required to wear safety shoes up to
seventy-five dollars ($75.00), only when a replacement is needed after an original receipt has been
submitted. Employees requiring safety shoes must obtain management approval prior to purchase.
ARTICLE XVI- LUNCH AND REST PERIODS
16.0 I Employees working a five (5) hour shift shall receive a fifteen (15) minute rest
period (as per present practice).
16.02 There shall be one-half (Yz) hour unpaid lunch period permitted daily (as per present
practice).
ARTICLE XVII - CALL-IN PAY
17.01 An employee who is called-in to work outside his/her regularly scheduled hours
shall, whenever there is a break between the employee's regularly scheduled hours and the work
the employee is called-in to do shall be paid a minimum of four ( 4) hours pay at the employee's
regular hourly rate; or time-off in lieu.
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ARTICLE XVIII- PROBATIONARY PERIOD
18.01 All employees employed during the term of this Agreement shall be on a
probationary period for a maximum of sixty (60) shifts worked from their first date of employment
for the purpose of giving the Employer an opportunity to assess their qualifications for work
assignments, and will have no recourse to the grievance procedure for lay-off during that
probationary period.
All employees who work an average of three (3) or less shifts per week shall be on
a probationary period for a maximum of forty-five ( 45) shifts.
ARTICLE XIX- JOB POSTING
19.01 Wherever a vacancy occurs within the bargaining unit the Employer shall post on
a bulletin board accessible to all members of the bargaining unit within five (5) working-days a
notice with details of such vacancy. Such notice shall remain posted for five (5) days.
19.02 In filling job vacancies, including promotions, transfers and new positions the
Employer will consider the requirements and efficiency of operation and the knowledge, training,
skill, ability and physical fitness of the individual to perform the normal required work.
It being understood that qualifications, as defined above, being equal, the employee
with the greatest seniority will be given preference.
The job shall be awarded within fifteen (15) working-days of posting.
19.03 Any openings which become available on the day shift, present employees in the
bargaining unit shall have the first opportunity to fill these positions.
19.04 Seniority and qualifications shall be the detem1ining factor for change of shifts,
qualifications being equal seniority shall govem.
19.05 Vacancies will be posted in the affected location only.
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ARTICLE XX - BEREAVEMENT
20.01 Employees who have completed their probationary period who suffer bereavement
within the immediate family circle will be granted three (3) consecutive days' leave of absence
with pay for the purpose of making funeral arrangements or attending the funeral ending the day
of the funeral. Immediate family in such circumstances means: wife or husband, son or daughter,
stepchild (of current spouse only), sister or brother, mother or father, mother-in-law or father-in
law, and grandparents or grandchildren.
If an employee suffers bereavement within the immediate family, as defined above,
outside the country and does not attend the funeral, he will be granted one (1) days' leave of
absence with pay.
An employee may be required to provide proof of death to substantiate his/her
claim.
20.02 This clause shall not apply to any day which is not a regular scheduled work-day.
20.03 In addition to the three (3) days' leave of absence with pay, the Employer will not
unreasonably withhold permission for a further leave of absence without pay.
ARTICLE XXI - SENIORITY
21.01 Seniority as referred to in this Agreement shall mean length of service in the
bargaining unit, dating back to original date of hire at the locations identified in Article I -
Recognition, and shall be applied on a bargaining unit-wide basis.
21.02 An employee shall lose his/her seniority and the employee's employment shall be
deemed to be terminated in the following circumstances:
(a) if he voluntarily quits his/her employment with the Employer;
(b) that he is discharged and is not reinstated through the Grievance or Arbitration
Procedures;
(c) that he is off work because of lay-off, accident or illness for twelve (12) months or
the length of the employee's seniority, whichever is shorter;
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21.03
21.04
(d) fails to notify the Employer within two (2) working-days that he will report to work
after being notified by the Employer to report for work or subsequently fails to
report for work within five (5) working-days after being notified by the Employer
by registered mail to report for work following lay-off unless a reason satisfactory
to the Employer is given;
(e) absence from work for one (1) day without notifying the Employer, except in
extenuating circumstances;
(f) if he accepts other employment during any leave of absence granted by the
Employer.
(a)
(b)
An employee shall accumulate seniority under any of the following conditions:
when actually at work for the Employer;
when absent on vacation with pay, on plant holidays or on approved leave of
absence [up to three (3) months for leave of absence];
(c) during any period when he is prevented from performing his/her work for the
Employer by reason of illness, accident and/or injury arising out of and in the course
of his/her employment for the Employer and for which he is receiving
compensation under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Board Act for a
period of up to twelve (12) months or the employee's seniority, whichever is sh01ier.
An employee who does not qualify to accumulate seniority under Article 21.03
shall maintain his/her existing seniority, unless and until he loses same pursuant to A1iicle 21.02.
21.05 Employees shall be required to notify the Employer of their current address and
telephone number and of any change to the address or telephone number in the future. The
Employer shall be entitled to rely upon the last address and telephone number furnished to it by an
employee for all purposes.
21.06 Seniority lists shall be revised and posted in the work place every twelve (12)
months and a copy sent to the Union.
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21.07 In the event of lay-offs, and for the purpose of recalling those to work who have
been laid-off, the following factors shall be considered:
(a) seniority;
(b) ability to perf01m work available.
It is agreed that in circumstances where, between two (2) or more employees, ability
is relatively equal, seniority shall govern.
21.08 Employees returning from sick leave, approved leave of absence, Workers'
Compensation, or maternity leave, will be returned to their former shift and former duties or
equivalent duties within two (2) weeks of returning to work.
21.09 In the event that an employee covered by this Agreement should be promoted to a
supervisory or confidential position beyond the scope of the Agreement, as defined in Article I -
Recognition, he shall retain his/her accumulated seniority for a six (6) month period from the date
of appointment or length of seniority, whichever is shorter. Following the expiry of the preceding
limits the employee's name shall be considered deleted from the seniority list, except for the
purposes of vacation pay percentages.
ARTICLE XXII - DISCIPLINE
22.01 Any discipline given to an employee will not be relied upon by the Employer in
further progressive discipline where the employee's disciplinary record has been free of further
discipline for a period of twelve (12) months.
22.02 Personnel File
So long as the misconduct did not involve a violation oflaw or an issue constituting
breach of trust.
An Employee or Union Representative, with the employee's written authority, shall
be entitled to view the employee's Personnel File once every twelve ( 12) months and access to the
employees Personnel File shall be provided within fourteen (14) calendar days of the request. The
viewing of such files shall take place at the Employer's Human Resources Office.
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ARTICLE XXIII- NON-DISCRIMINATION 23.01 The Employer agrees that there shall be no discrimination or intimidation by the
Employer or any of its Representatives against any employee or group of employees because of
membership or non-member ship in the Union or for having in good faith processed a grievance.
23.02 There shall be no discrimination against any employee, male or female, because of
race, religious creed, colour, national origin or age.
23.03 In this Collective Agreement words usmg the masculine gender include the
feminine .
ARTICLE XXIV- MISCELLANEOUS
24.01 No employee covered by this Collective Agreement, shall as a result of the same,
receive, suffer or incur any loss or reduction in wages or any other benefits or conditions of
employment monetary or otherwise.
24.02 The Employer bound by this Collective Agreement, shall not be required to
continue to provide benefits which duplicate any of those benefits provided for and required to be
given by this Collective Agreement.
ARTICLE XXV- UNION I MANAGEMENT MEETINGS
25.01 The Employer agrees to meet with Representatives of the employees when a request
for such a meeting is made by a full-time Union Representative. Such meetings are to occur within
five (5) working-days of the request being made but, in any event, not more often than one (I)
time per calendar month.
The person or persons representing the Employer at such meetings are to be
management personnel above the level of those management personnel normally supervising the
work of the employees. This clause is understood to be separate and apart from the grievance
provisions. The purpose of this clause is to facilitate an exchange of views on problems or
suggestions to provide for the better functioning of employees in the work-place.
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25.02 Upon notification by the full-time Union Business Representative the authorized
Representative of the Employer will arrange for access to the job-site which are listed in Article I
-"Recognition".
ARTICLE XXVI- HEALTH AND SAFETY
26.01 The Employer and the Union recognize the importance of promoting safe working
conditions and the safe handling of equipment at all times. It is equally recognized to be in the best
interests of all parties at all times to comply with the statutes and regulations which pertain to the
Employer's operation.
26.02 In the event that an employee alleges the existence of any unsafe practice or unsafe
conditions, the employee concerned has an obligation to immediately report such a practice or
condition to the Employer.
26.03 Employees shall report any work related accident/injury to his/her immediate
supervisor as soon as it occurs and both the employee and Employer must follow through with all
responsibilities as outlines in the WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE ACT.
26.04 Employees returning from sick leave must provide their supervisor with the
Employer ' s Fitness for Duty report cleared by a medical practitioner to ensure they are physically
able to perform their duties and maintain their safety at work. It is understood and agreed that the
responsibility for payment, should charge be levied by the medical practitioner, be borne by the
employee.
26 .05
(a)
Harassment
All employees have the right to work in an environment free from sexual
harassment. Sexual harassment will be grounds for the imposition of discipline
pursuant to this Agreement. Where an employee alleges that sexual harassment has
occurred on the job, the employee shall have the right to grieve under this
Agreement.
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(b) "Sexual harassment" means any unwelcome sexual advances, remarks or demands
for sexual favours of an unwelcome or physical nature, insulting or offensive
comments or conduct of a sexual nature in compliance with Bill 168.
ARTICLE XXVII- DURATION OF AGREEMENT
27.01 This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect from April1, 2017 to March
31, 2020, inclusive, and thereafter shall be automatically renewed and remain in force from year
to-year from its expiration date, unless, within the period of ninety (90) days before the Agreement
ceases to operate, either party gives notice in writing to the other party of its desire to bargain with
a view to the renewal with or without modifications of the Agreement.
27.02 On receipt of such notice, the parties to the Agreement shall convene a meeting
within fifteen (15) days and bargain in good faith to endeavour to reach an Agreement.
DATED at Toronto, Ontario, this 1 2 day 0 f _ ___..u.llw!D_u:e.__ ___ , 20 1 7.
FOR THE EMPLOYER
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APPENDIX "A"
ARTICLE 1- WAGES AND CLASSIFICATIONS
1.01 Apr 1/17 A pr J/18 Apr 1/19
Light Duty Day Matron Heavy Duty Day Porter
All employees to receive same increases as above.
1.02 Midnight Shift Premium:
$12.30 $12.70 $13.85 $14.25
$12.60 $13.00 $14.15 $14.55
$12.90 $13.30 $14.45 $14.85
Fifty cents ($0.50) per hour over and above classification rate-of-pay.
1.03 Probationary employees shall be paid twenty-five cents ($0.25) per hour less than
the rate of their classification.
1.04 Any employee who does not receive an increase as a result of the grid shall receive
the same wage increases as shown above
1.05 LEAD HAND PREMIUM - one dollar ($1.00/hr.) over and above classification
rate.
ARTICLE 2- HOURS-OF-WORK
2.01 The regular work period shall not exceed forty-four (44) hours per week, Monday
through Sunday inclusive. This clause does not guarantee forty-four (44) hours-of-work in any
week.
Scheduling of hours-of-work and days-off to be as per present practice.
2.02 Overtime at the rate of time and one-half(l Y2) the employee's individual hourly rate
will be paid for all work performed over forty-four (44) hours per week.
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