Saint John, N.B. (Hotel employees) and Unifor Lcal 2002
Renewal agreement: Effective April 27, 2015, to Dec. 31, 2017. Signed on April 27, 2015.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: 25¢ per hour for lead employees. 75¢ per hour for lead hand. 50¢ per hour for floor coordinators.
Paid holidays: 8 days and 2 floating holidays.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 10 hours per day.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums for extended health coverage for the employee and his family, including eye care coverage.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: Employee accumulates 16 hours of sick leave for the first 520 hours worked and then accumulates 16 hours for the next 520 hours worked to a total of 1,040 hours to a maximum of 100 hours of sick leave.
AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of employee’s parent, spouse, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 1 day for death of employee’s uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Additional 2 days when the ceremony occurs outside the province. 1 unpaid day to attend funeral as pallbearer, flower-bearer or reader.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Probationary period: 520 hours worked. Can be extended for an additional 80 hours.
Discipline: Sunset clause 15 months.
Severance: Employees with at least 36 months of continuous service are eligible for severance pay to be made following the completion of the 8-month recall period. Severance will be calculated on the basis of 1 week’s pay per year of continuous service to a maximum of 12 weeks.
Safety shoes: $100 per year for employees in the engineering, housemen, TCC housemen, kitchen, stewarding and bellman departments.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase):
Banquet wait staff: $11.12 per hour
Banquet floor coordinator: $13.20
Engineer A: $13.58
Engineer B: $16.39
Engineer C: $19.51
Security/maintenance: $15.02
Room service: $11.65
Wait staff/bartender: $11.12
Host/ess: $13.15
Bell desk: $11.65
Guest service agent: $15.08
House attendant: $12.79
Laundry attendant: $12.79
Room attendant: $12.79
General cook: $11.94
Cook block 1: $11.97
Cook block 2: $12.09
Cook block 3: $12.47
3rd commis: $12.7
2nd commis: $13.84
1st commis: $15.25
Demi chef parti: $16.50
Steward: $11.65
House attendant: $12.79
Editor’s notes: Personal appearance: Employees must adhere to grooming and hygiene standards set out in the employee handbook. Banquet gratuities: 71% to employees and 29% to management. Of the 71% designated to employees, 50% goes to wait staff, 7% goes to TCC house attendants, 7% goes to culinary and 7% to stewarding.
Wage adjustments:
Effective Jan. 1, 2015: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2016: 3%
Effective Jan. 1, 2017: 2.5%
Calculated by CLR.
Shift premium: 25¢ per hour for lead employees. 75¢ per hour for lead hand. 50¢ per hour for floor coordinators.
Paid holidays: 8 days and 2 floating holidays.
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 2 years, 4 weeks after 10 years and 5 weeks after 20 years.
Overtime: Time and one-half for all hours worked beyond 10 hours per day.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums for extended health coverage for the employee and his family, including eye care coverage.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: Employee accumulates 16 hours of sick leave for the first 520 hours worked and then accumulates 16 hours for the next 520 hours worked to a total of 1,040 hours to a maximum of 100 hours of sick leave.
AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums.
Bereavement leave: 5 days for the death of employee’s parent, spouse, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, child, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent or grandchild. 1 day for death of employee’s uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Additional 2 days when the ceremony occurs outside the province. 1 unpaid day to attend funeral as pallbearer, flower-bearer or reader.
Seniority – recall rights: 1 year.
Probationary period: 520 hours worked. Can be extended for an additional 80 hours.
Discipline: Sunset clause 15 months.
Severance: Employees with at least 36 months of continuous service are eligible for severance pay to be made following the completion of the 8-month recall period. Severance will be calculated on the basis of 1 week’s pay per year of continuous service to a maximum of 12 weeks.
Safety shoes: $100 per year for employees in the engineering, housemen, TCC housemen, kitchen, stewarding and bellman departments.
Sample rates of pay (current, after 3% increase):
Banquet wait staff: $11.12 per hour
Banquet floor coordinator: $13.20
Engineer A: $13.58
Engineer B: $16.39
Engineer C: $19.51
Security/maintenance: $15.02
Room service: $11.65
Wait staff/bartender: $11.12
Host/ess: $13.15
Bell desk: $11.65
Guest service agent: $15.08
House attendant: $12.79
Laundry attendant: $12.79
Room attendant: $12.79
General cook: $11.94
Cook block 1: $11.97
Cook block 2: $12.09
Cook block 3: $12.47
3rd commis: $12.7
2nd commis: $13.84
1st commis: $15.25
Demi chef parti: $16.50
Steward: $11.65
House attendant: $12.79
Editor’s notes: Personal appearance: Employees must adhere to grooming and hygiene standards set out in the employee handbook. Banquet gratuities: 71% to employees and 29% to management. Of the 71% designated to employees, 50% goes to wait staff, 7% goes to TCC house attendants, 7% goes to culinary and 7% to stewarding.
