JOB VACANCIES 31.01 A permanent vacancy shall exist when the employee is promoted, demoted, permanently transferred to another position, dies, resigns, retires or is terminated for just cause. A permanent vacancy shall also exist when a new job is created. A temporary vacancy is normally for a fixed length of time and/or is intended to replace a permanent employee for a pre-determined or unknown length of time.
31.02 Job postings shall normally reflect the job description and contain the following information: nature of position; qualifications; required knowledge and education, hours of work, salary range and location. In addition, postings for a temporary vacancy will normally indicate the start and end date of the vacancy. The Bargaining Unit President will receive a copy of all postings.
31.03 Permanent Vacancies must be filled in accordance with this article within 60 working days of the position becoming vacant. Where there is a vacancy in the bargaining unit that is known to last for not less than six (6) months, it shall be filled as follows:
a) In order of seniority, to an employee who is on the recall list, or who has been declared surplus, subject to having the necessary qualifications, ability, knowledge and skills to perform the job; otherwise,
b) The vacancy shall be posted for at least seven (7) working days prior to the closing date of the competition. For the purposes of posting positions in the months of July and August, vacancies shall be posted for at least ten (10) days.
c) Where a vacancy in the bargaining unit is being filled by a casual employee and where the Employer subsequently becomes aware that the vacancy will continue for an additional period of not less than (6) six months the position will be posted. When a vacancy has been filled by a casual employee for more than 6 months, the casual employee will become a Term employee with full compensation, benefits and rights of Term employees as defined in this Agreement.
d) Posted vacancies shall be filled in the following order:
i) first consideration shall be given to applications from regular full time and part-time employees, of which at least the three (3) most senior applicants who hold the necessary qualifications will be interviewed for each vacancy; and if such does not exist
ii) applications from term and casual employees within the bargaining unit; and then
iii) external candidates
31.04 In selecting a candidate to fill a position, which the employer intends to fill in the bargaining unit, the Employer shall consider:
(1) skill, ability, qualifications and experience required by the position
(2) seniority Where the factors in (1) are relatively equal, in the judgment of the Employer, then factor (2) shall govern. Where factor (2) is utilized, seniority shall be measured in accordance with Article 29 (Seniority) of this Collective Agreement.
31.05 Should the successful candidate vacate the position within six (6) months, the Employer shall not be required to post the position for competition. The Employer shall offer the position in ranking order to other qualified candidate(s) who were interviewed for the competition.
31.06 When it is not known whether a position will be vacant for (6) six or more months, the vacant position may be filled on an acting pay basis by qualified employees within the work location by position seniority.
31.07 Subject to the layoff and recall provisions of this Collective Agreement, where a regular employee is selected to fill a full-time or part-time vacancy on a term basis, the employee shall be entitled to return to the position previously occupied, upon the expiration of the term assignment.
31.08 In order to implement the staffing provisions, the Employer may place a casual employee in a vacant or newly created position pending staffing of the position in accordance with this Article.
31.09 When the status of a vacancy changes from temporary to permanent, the position shall be:
(a) filled from the recall list in accordance with Article 30.06 Recall, and if there is no qualified employee on the recall list, then,
(b) posted or re-posted for competition. Where the term incumbent is the sole applicant for the competition, the term employee may be confirmed in the position.
31.10 An employee shall be de-briefed by a member of Management upon request of the employee.
31.11 Reference to posting in this article shall mean electronically. If the system is down during regular business hours for any significant time during the posting period, the closing will be delayed by the equivalent time.
