ORL March Newsletter | Collective Agreement and Working from Home

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Collective Agreement

Members voted 100% in favour of the tentative agreement. 74.2% of members voted.

Thank you to bargaining committee members Kristy Smith and Tara Thompson for your work on achieving this agreement.

Highlights of the new collective agreement include:

  • General wages increase of 1.95% on January 1, 2021, 2% on January 1, 2022, and 2% on January 1, 2023;
  • Benefit improvements to include counselling coverage;
  • Language enabling members to request working from home arrangements and modified work weeks;
  • New language to support members around excessive workload; and
  • A letter of understanding to address the joint job evaluation process.

We will provide more information on the rollout of wage increases, retro pay and benefits improvements in the coming weeks.

View the complete memorandum of settlement.

Claiming Work from Home on 2020 Income Tax

This is a reminder that members can claim working from home expenses on their 2020 taxes. More information available here.

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