Minimum Wage Rate Differential Clause Samples

Minimum Wage Rate Differential i. Effective March 30, 2025 (i.e., the Sunday closest to April 1st), increase the Helper Production Assistant (“Helper PA”) rate to $18.50 per hour. This rate shall not be subject to the first year general wage increase described in Item 2.a. of this Memorandum, but shall be subject to the second year general wage increase and third year general wage increase. ii. During the term of the 2025-2028 Collective Agreement, wage rates in Appendix B1 (Features > $20M) and in Appendix B2 (Features ≤ $20M and Television other than Series Subject to “One-Year Lag” Rates) for the classifications listed below shall be the higher of the rate calculated pursuant to Item 2.a. of this Memorandum, based on the wage rates in effect as of March 31, 2024, or the rate resulting from the following adjustments: Features > $20M Features ≤ $20M & Television Productions Member Production Assistant (“Member PA”) $0.25/hour $0.25/hour above Helper PA Key Production Assistant (Key PA) $0.50/hour $0.50/hour above Member PA Trainee Assistant Location Manager (“TAL”) $0.70/hour $0.50/hour above Key PA Trainee Assistant Director (“TAD”) $0.70/hour $0.50/hour above Key PA Location Scout $1.10/hour $0.85/hour above TAL 3rd Assistant Director (“3rd AD”) $3.50/hour $2.00/hour above TAD iii. In no event will the rate for a “higher-rated” classification be less than the Trainee Assistant Director (TAD) / Trainee Assistant Location Manager (TAL) rate. iv. The current Appendix B4 “One-Year Lag” Rates will be subject to the agreed-upon general wage increases, rather than being calculated as a reduction from the rates in Appendix B2 (Features ≤ $20M and Television other than Series Subject to “One-Year Lag” Rates), except that the rates for Production Assistants, Trainee Assistant Directors and Trainee Assistant Location Managers will not be subject to any discount under the “one-year lag” rates (i.e., the rates for PAs and TADs/TALs will be the same as on all other productions). v. Sideletter No. 4 Rates Other than “One-Year Lag” Rates The applicable discounts in Sideletter No. 4 shall apply; provided, however: 1. In no event shall a minimum wage rate be discounted to less than the Trainee Assistant Director/Trainee Assistant Location Manager rate. (Note that this replaces the current floor of $1.50/hour above the then-current Provincial Minimum.) 2. In no event shall the minimum wage rates in Appendix B5 - B10 be discounted to less than the rate that results from the following adjustments: Sidele...