Toronto (240 restaurant employees) and Unifor, Local 4271
Renewal agreement: Effective June 1, 2016, to May 31, 2019. Signed on June 10, 2016.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2017: 2%
Effective June 1, 2018: 2%
Paid holidays: 10 days plus 2 floater days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 years or 6% after 3 years, 4 years or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 19 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 28 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Single, dependant coverage (more than 9 years’ service): employer pays 100% of premiums. Dependant coverage (less than 9 years’ service): employer pays 80%, employee pays 20%.
Dental: $2,000 maximum per year for preventative, basic coverage, major restorative.
Vision: Year 1: $275; year 2: $275; year 3: $300 (previously $250 every 2 years).
Paramedical: $600 per year for podiatrist, chiropodist, orthopedic. Maximum $1,250 per year combined coverage. Effective June 1, 2018: $1,350 per year.
STD: 75% of salary, maximum 17 weeks.
LTD: 60% of salary, from 18 to 26 weeks.
AD&D: 2 times annual salary coverage.
Life insurance: 2 times annual salary coverage, minimum $75,000, maximum $120,000.
Pension: Employer will contribute 2.5% per year and will match employee contributions, maximum 1.5% per year.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, guardian, spouse, same-sex spouse, partner, child). 3 days for death in extended family (brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents). 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Probationary period: 90 days (previously 60 days).
Severance: 1 week’s pay per year of service, after employee has worked 5 years.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $125 per year).
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply uniforms, valet, laundry service.
Tool allowance: $125 per year for knives. Employee must have: French knife, boning knife, paring knife, slicer/carving knife, peeler, steel, tongs, palette knife, piping bags and tips, tool box or secure wrap set, meat fork, temperature gauge, slotted spoons, ladles.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Bartender – service: $17.74 rising 2 steps to $18.45
Captain: $11.70 rising 2 steps to $12.17
Waiter: $11.71 rising 2 steps to $12.18
Silver polisher: $11.71 rising 2 steps to $12.18
Bartender: $16.11 rising 2 steps to $17.43
Server: $11.70 rising 2 steps to $12.17
Busperson: $11.71 rising 2 steps to $12.18
Counter attendant: $17.07 rising 2 steps to $17.76
Fast-food cook: $15.07 rising 2 steps to $15.93
General help: $12.31 rising 2 steps to $12.81
Butcher: $28.13 rising 2 steps to $29.27
Assistant butcher: $19.42 rising 2 steps to $20.21
Production cook: $27.38 rising 2 steps to $28.48
Chef de partie: $26 rising 2 steps to $27.05
First cook: $21.09 rising 2 steps to $21.95
Second cook: $19.42 rising 2 steps to $20.21
Third cook (apprentice cook): $17.79 rising 2 steps to $18.51
Head receiver: $22.29 rising 2 steps to $23.19
Receiver: $20.54 rising 2 steps to $21.37
Linen keeper: $18.76 rising 2 steps to $19.52
Assistant linen keeper: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Utility attendant: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Steward: $19.52 rising 2 steps to $20.31
Assistant steward: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Head reservations clerk: $20.45 rising 2 steps to $21.28
Head host/hostess: $20.45 rising 2 steps to $21.28
Host/hostess: $17.90 rising 2 steps to $18.62
Editor’s notes: Training fund: Employer pays $0.03 per hour into Unifor Paid Education Leave Program. Medical notes: When one is required, employer will cover the cost, maximum $100 per year.
Wage adjustments:
Effective June 1, 2017: 2%
Effective June 1, 2018: 2%
Paid holidays: 10 days plus 2 floater days.
Vacations with pay: 1 day per month, maximum 10 days to start, 2 weeks or 4% after 1 years, 3 years or 6% after 3 years, 4 years or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 19 years, 6 weeks or 12% after 28 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked after regular hours or 40 hours per week.
Medical benefits: Single, dependant coverage (more than 9 years’ service): employer pays 100% of premiums. Dependant coverage (less than 9 years’ service): employer pays 80%, employee pays 20%.
Dental: $2,000 maximum per year for preventative, basic coverage, major restorative.
Vision: Year 1: $275; year 2: $275; year 3: $300 (previously $250 every 2 years).
Paramedical: $600 per year for podiatrist, chiropodist, orthopedic. Maximum $1,250 per year combined coverage. Effective June 1, 2018: $1,350 per year.
STD: 75% of salary, maximum 17 weeks.
LTD: 60% of salary, from 18 to 26 weeks.
AD&D: 2 times annual salary coverage.
Life insurance: 2 times annual salary coverage, minimum $75,000, maximum $120,000.
Pension: Employer will contribute 2.5% per year and will match employee contributions, maximum 1.5% per year.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death in immediate family (parent, guardian, spouse, same-sex spouse, partner, child). 3 days for death in extended family (brother, sister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandparents). 1 day for death of brother-in-law, sister-in-law.
Seniority – recall rights: 24 months.
Probationary period: 90 days (previously 60 days).
Severance: 1 week’s pay per year of service, after employee has worked 5 years.
Safety shoes: $150 per year (previously $125 per year).
Uniforms/clothing: Employer will supply uniforms, valet, laundry service.
Tool allowance: $125 per year for knives. Employee must have: French knife, boning knife, paring knife, slicer/carving knife, peeler, steel, tongs, palette knife, piping bags and tips, tool box or secure wrap set, meat fork, temperature gauge, slotted spoons, ladles.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 4% increase):
Bartender – service: $17.74 rising 2 steps to $18.45
Captain: $11.70 rising 2 steps to $12.17
Waiter: $11.71 rising 2 steps to $12.18
Silver polisher: $11.71 rising 2 steps to $12.18
Bartender: $16.11 rising 2 steps to $17.43
Server: $11.70 rising 2 steps to $12.17
Busperson: $11.71 rising 2 steps to $12.18
Counter attendant: $17.07 rising 2 steps to $17.76
Fast-food cook: $15.07 rising 2 steps to $15.93
General help: $12.31 rising 2 steps to $12.81
Butcher: $28.13 rising 2 steps to $29.27
Assistant butcher: $19.42 rising 2 steps to $20.21
Production cook: $27.38 rising 2 steps to $28.48
Chef de partie: $26 rising 2 steps to $27.05
First cook: $21.09 rising 2 steps to $21.95
Second cook: $19.42 rising 2 steps to $20.21
Third cook (apprentice cook): $17.79 rising 2 steps to $18.51
Head receiver: $22.29 rising 2 steps to $23.19
Receiver: $20.54 rising 2 steps to $21.37
Linen keeper: $18.76 rising 2 steps to $19.52
Assistant linen keeper: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Utility attendant: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Steward: $19.52 rising 2 steps to $20.31
Assistant steward: $17 rising 2 steps to $17.69
Head reservations clerk: $20.45 rising 2 steps to $21.28
Head host/hostess: $20.45 rising 2 steps to $21.28
Host/hostess: $17.90 rising 2 steps to $18.62
Editor’s notes: Training fund: Employer pays $0.03 per hour into Unifor Paid Education Leave Program. Medical notes: When one is required, employer will cover the cost, maximum $100 per year.
