Table 1.
Segmented and tiered SLR (2020).
| SLR | Firm A | Firm B | Firm C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature of the activity | Slaughtering and first cutting | Further processing | Chicken catching |
| Union/non-union | Unionised | Unionised | Non-unionised |
| Work organisation | |||
| Standard employees | Job holders | Multiple tasks within a job class; greater versatility than in A | Majority of TFWs, except for the team leader and assistant |
| Non-standard employees | Not job holders | Assigned as needed for replacement | |
| TFW | As required, especially to clean equipment | Assigned as needed | |
| Workload, hardship, schedules | |||
| Standard employees | Day or night shift Shift premium 12 paid holidays |
Day or night shift Shift premium 10 paid holidays |
Night shifts, no premium 8 paid statutory holidays |
| Non-standard employees | Can change shift depending on replacement; same premium and paid holidays | Can change shift depending on replacement; shift premium but no paid holidays | |
| TFW | Mostly on the night shift; same premium and paid holidays | ||
| Compensation (Canadian dollars) | |||
| Standard employees | $16.57 at entry $18.64 after 1 year $20.71 after 2 years |
$14.54–$15.73 at entry $15.26–$16.51 after 700 hours $16.02–$17.34 after 4,000 hours |
Payment by the hour or by the load Legal minimum wage, sometimes less |
| Non-standard employees | Same except for students | Same | |
| TFW | $16.57 | $14.54–$15.73; 15.26–$16.51 after 700 hours | |
| Economic risk | |||
| Standard employees | Minimum guaranteed compensation for 35 hours per week (after 3 years) | No guaranteed working hours or compensation | No guaranteed working hours or compensation |
| Non-standard employees | No guaranteed working hours or compensation | Same | ___ |
| TFW | 35 hours in principle. In practice, no guaranteed hours The main risk: breach of the employment contract and repatriation to the country of origin |
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| Social risk | |||
| Standard employees | After 700 hours: group insurance, dental care | Group insurance (less favourable than A) Dental care after 700 hours |
Separate, less expensive insurance scheme |
| Non-standard employees | After 700 hours, entitled to benefits, except sick leave and dental care Students not eligible |
Not entitled to benefits or holidays; compensatory bonus of 8% (10% after 3 years) | ___ |
| TFW | Contribute to public programmes but unlikely to receive benefits (except for medical care paid for by public scheme) Separate, less expensive insurance plan |
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SLR, social labour relations; TFW, temporary foreign worker.