Credit Valley Oral Surgery in Burlington, Mississauga, Milton and Oakville ratified a four-year agreement on October 24, 2023 after a difficult round of negotiations.
Wages will increase as follows:
Year 1 (effective date of expiry):
3.75% (excluding General Labourers, Certified Dental Assistant and Patient Care Coordinators).
General labourers wage adjustment: $17 start rate to $19.70 top rate (increased from $14.54 to $17.27 top rate)
Certified dental assistants 6.5%
Patient care coordinators 5%
Years 2, 3 & 4: 2.5% Across the board in each year.
Red-circled employees to receive a 2% lump sum payment on each paycheque for the life of the contract.
Language improvements include:
Bereavement – immediate family increase three to five days and for extended family increase one to three days. One bereavement day can be retained to attend memorial service within six months.
Responsibility premium increases from $1.00 to $1.50 per hour.
Uniform shirts supplied will now be five for full-time (up from three), and three for part-time (up from two).
Vacation to be paid during the vacation period for both full-time and part-time (currently paid out every pay period).
Vacation entitlement increase by an additional week for each grouping over one year service.
Mileage increase from $0.50/km to $0.62/km.
Union negotiating committee: Victoria Billings, Sharon Boland and Lina Pizzolato. Union representative: Nabeela Irfan and HOPE Regional Director Mike Mattioli.
