Hilton Saint John

Saint John, N.B. (120 hotel, kitchen, maintenance, security employees, engineers) and Unifor, Local 2002

Renewal agreement: Effective Aug. 10, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2021. Signed on Aug. 10, 2018.
Wage adjustments: 
Effective Jan. 1, 2018: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2019: 2.5%
Effective Jan. 1, 2020: 2.75%
Effective Jan. 1, 2021: 2.95%
Shift premium: $0.75 per hour for lead-hand and for employees providing training.
Paid holidays: 9 days, plus 3 floating holidays (previously 2 floating holidays plus anniversary of hotel hire date).
Vacations with pay: 2 weeks or 4% after 1 year, 3 weeks or 6% after 2 years, 4 weeks or 8% after 10 years, 5 weeks or 10% after 20 years. 
Overtime: Time and one-half after 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week. May be banked as time off in lieu but will be paid out on last pay period prior to Christmas.
Medical benefits: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Dental: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Sick leave: 16 hours for first 520 hours worked and 16 hours for next 520 hours worked for total of 1,040 hours, plus additional 8 hours after working 1,040 hours. Maximum accumulation of 100 hours. 
AD&D: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Life insurance: Employer pays 50% of premiums, employee pays 50% of premiums.
Pension: After 1 year of service, employer will match employee’s contribution to group RRSP, maximum 4%. 
Bereavement leave: 5 days for death of parent, wife, husband, brother, stepbrother, sister, stepsister, child, common-law spouse, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent, grandchild. Additional 2 days burial occurs outside of province. 1 day for death of aunt, uncle, nephew, niece. 1 unpaid day to attend funeral as pallbearer, flower bearer, reader.
Seniority – recall rights: 12 consecutive months.
Probationary period: 520 hours worked.
Discipline: Sunset clause is 15 months.
Severance: 1 weeks’ pay for each year of service, maximum 15 weeks, after 36 months of service.
Safety shoes: $250 per year (previously $100 per year) for safety footwear per year for employees in engineering, housemen, TCC housemen, kitchen, stewarding, bellman departments. Effective Jan. 1, 2020: $300 per year. 
Uniforms/clothing: Protective devices, other equipment deemed necessary to protect employees from injury will be supplied by employer. Employer will provide uniforms to employees who are required to wear uniforms in performance of duties.
Sample rates of hourly pay (current, after 11% increase):
Banquet
Wait staff: $11.37 rising 4 steps to $12.63
Floor coordinator: $13.50 rising 4 steps to $15.01
Engineering
Engineer A: $13.87 rising 4 steps to $15.44
Engineer B: $16.76 rising 4 steps to $18.62
Engineer B: $19.95 rising 4 steps to $22.18
Security/maintenance: $15.36 rising 4 steps to $17.06
F and B outlets
Room service: $11.91 rising 4 steps to $13.24
Wait staff/bartender: $11.37 rising 4 steps to $12.63
Host/ess: $13.45 rising 4 steps to $14.95
Front desk
Bell desk: $11.91 rising 4 steps to $13.24
Guest service agent: $15.42 rising 4 steps to $17.15
Housekeeping
House attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55
Laundry attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55
Room attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55
Kitchen
General cook: $12.21 rising 4 steps to $13.57
Cook, block 1: $12.24 rising 4 steps to $13.60
Cook, block 2: $12.36 rising 4 steps to $13.74
Cook, block 3: $12.75 rising 4 steps to $14.18
3rd commis: $13.06 rising 4 steps to $14.52
2nd commis: $14.15 rising 4 steps to $15.72
1st commis: $15.59 rising 4 steps to $17.33
Demi chef parti: $16.87 rising 4 steps to $18.75
Stewarding
Steward: $11.91 rising 4 steps to $13.24
TCC housemen
House attendant: $13.08 rising 4 steps to $14.55
Editor’s notes: Paid education leave: Employer will contribute $2,500 per year (previously $2,250 per year), on Jan. 1, to paid education leave fund for upgrading employees’ skills in all aspects of trade union functions. Parking: Employer will offer employees, reduced parking rates in Market Square underground parkade, as long as this is made available by parkade owners.
 

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