Loblaws Companies Limited
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Union: United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
Affiliation: Change-to-Win / Canadian Labour Congress
Number of employees: 1,240
Bargaining unit: retail employees
Duration: 74 months
Effective: July 2, 2015
Expiry: July 1, 2021
Settled: July 9, 2015
Last stage of negotiation: MED - mediation
Negotiation duration: 6 months
Wages
| Effective July 9, 2015 |
Effective July 3, 2016 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments, End Rates Only, Hired Prior to Ratification | $0.40 | $0.25 |
| Hourly rates – Full-Time Employees | ||
| Grocery-Produce Clerk, 0-24 months | $11.00 - $19.55 [$11.00 - $19.15] |
$11.00 - $19.80 |
| Meat Cutter, 0-24 months | $11.36 - $22.08 [$11.36 - $21.68] |
$11.36 - $22.33 |
| Effective July 2, 2017 |
Effective July 1, 2018 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments, End Rates Only, Hired Prior to Ratification | $0.20 | $0.25 |
| Hourly rates – Full-Time Employees | ||
| Grocery-Produce Clerk, 0-24 months | $11.00 - $20.00 | $11.00 - $20.25 |
| Meat Cutter, 0-24 months | $11.36 - $22.53 | $11.36 - $22.78 |
| Effective June 30, 2019 |
Effective June 28, 2020 |
|
|---|---|---|
| General Adjustments, End Rates Only, Hired Prior to Ratification | $0.30 | $0.30 |
| Hourly rates – Full-Time Employees | ||
| Grocery-Produce Clerk, 0-24 months | $11.00 - $20.55 | $11.00 - $20.85 |
| Meat Cutter, 0-24 months | $11.36 - $23.08 | $11.36 - $23.38 |
Lump-Sum Payment
Part-Time employees: $100 for employees not receiving a minimum of $0.40 per hour wage increase and who are in the progression stage and move to the new wage scale.
Hours of Work
Full-time employee, 38 per week; part-time employee, minimum of 4 hours of work per day [unchanged].
Part-time Employees: The first 25% of most senior employees will have a guarantee of 28 hours; next 15% most senior, 24 hours; next 10% most senior, 20 hours [new addition].
Scheduling [new addition]: Pilot project where a 2 week rolling schedule for a period of 8-12 months will be conducted. Thereafter, the project will be stopped and discussed unless agreed to continue.
Probationary Period: After 45 [90] worked days.
Paid Holidays
Full and part-time employees, 10 days. Eligible part-time employees are entitled to statutory holiday pay equal to the average number of hours worked per day over the four preceding weeks, multiplied by the applicable normal hourly rate [unchanged].
Paid Vacation
Full-time employees, 2 weeks earned after 1 year, 3 after 4, 4 after 9, 5 after 15, and 6 after 25, [unchanged]
Part-time employee, 4.0% of gross earnings for employees with less than 4 years’ service, 6.0% after 4 years, 8.0% after 9 years, and 9.0% after 15 years [unchanged].
Leave
Personal: Employees hired after July 1, 2015 will be entitled to 1 paid day [new addition].
Health and Welfare
Long-Term Disability: Effective January 2018, $1,625 [$1,500] per month.
Drug Plan: All full-time and part-time employees will be provided with a prescription drug card [new addition].
Pension Plan
Employer Contributions: Effective June 30, 2015, $1.45 [$1.25] per hour. The employer makes a commitment to contribute for a period of 10 years subject to employees’ contribution [new addition].
Employee Contributions [new addition]: Effective July 1, 2015, there will be employee self-contributions based on years of service. Employees with less than 2 years will contribute $0.00 per hour; 2-8 years, $0.22; 8 years or more, $0.40.
Allowances
Mileage: $0.42 [$0.40] per kilometre.
Education and Training Fund
Effective July 1, 2020, $0.07 [$0.05] per hour.
Work Environment
Discrimination: Sexual Orientation, gender identity and gender expression added to the definition [new addition].
Working Conditions
Zero tolerance for customer rudeness, impropriety and abuse and no such employee will be required to continue to serve such customer [new addition].
Labour-Management Committee
Job Posting [new addition]: To be established to discuss the posting process.
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Note: This summary reflects information available at the time of ratification.