Common use of Maintenance Rate Clause in Contracts

Maintenance Rate. A “maintenance rate” shall be established as follows: The “maintenance rate” is only to be applied to "maintenance contracts" of one year or more. The wage rate applied shall be 10% less than the construction hourly wage rate. Implementation of the "maintenance rate" is to be agreed upon with the employee(s) affected before it is applied. Prior to implementation, an employer who wishes to apply the "maintenance rate" shall notify the Union Representative of the contract it is to apply to, how long the contract is for and which employee(s) will be affected. Such a request will be subject to review by the Union to determine if the "maintenance rate" is warranted. The base journeyman hourly rate indicated in the Collective Agreement is understood to be a minimum. The Employer has the discretion to pay an employee above that minimum. Probationary employees will receive one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) less than the applicable Journeyman rate. The probationary rate and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ premium are understood to be a minimum. Working Foremen will be entitled to one dollar ($1.00) per hour more than the applicable Journeyman rate. 1st Period 40% of journeyman's rate 2nd Period 50% of journeyman's rate 3rd Period 60% of journeyman's rate 4th Period 70% of journeyman's rate 5th Period 80% of journeyman's rate The employees shall supply their own hand tools. The Employer will provide power tools for which the employees shall be responsible. The purpose of this Letter is to modify article 8 of the Collective Agreement in accordance with the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (the Act), and pursuant to section 7 of the Act. This Letter shall apply to all employees covered by this Collective Agreement. Notwithstanding Article 8 of the Collective Agreement, the Employer and Union agree that this Letter will cover the employees’ hours of work and entitlement to overtime. If there is any conflict between the Collective Agreement and this Letter, it is agreed that the Letter shall prevail.