Common use of ALTERNATE WORK Clause in Contracts

ALTERNATE WORK. 19.01 In the event that an employee requires alternate work and is unable to continue his/her job, an exception to Article XVI and the seniority provisions of the collective agreement, will be made in favour of such employee on the following basis: a) if a job vacancy occurs, which the above employee can perform, he/she will be placed on such a job without the necessity of a job posting, subject to the following: i) A doctor’s certification of disability by the employee’s own doctor must be submitted for verification by the Company Medical Officer. ii) An employee placed on a job because of a disability will have that disability reviewed at least annually iii) Where the Company Medical Specialist and the employee’s own Medical Practitioner are unable to agree on whether an employee is fit to work based on a health abnormality, the Company or the Union may request an opinion from a Specialist. The Specialist will be determined by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. The opinion of the Specialist will be the determining opinion. The cost of the third opinion will be borne by the Company. b) The Company will review all the circumstances with the Union Committee before exercising this provision. All exceptions to Article XVI and the seniority provisions of the collective agreement must be mutually agreed by the parties.

ALTERNATE WORK. 19.01 In the event that an employee requires alternate work and is unable to continue his/her job, an exception to Article XVI and the seniority provisions of the collective agreement, will be made in favour of such employee on the following basis: a) if a job vacancy occurs, which the above employee can perform, he/she will be placed on such a job without the necessity of a job posting, subject to the following: i) A doctor’s certification of disability by the employee’s own doctor must be submitted for verification by the Company Medical Officer. ii) An employee placed on a job because of a disability will have that disability reviewed at least annually iii) Where the Company Medical Specialist and the employee’s own Medical Practitioner are unable to agree on whether an employee is fit to work based on a health abnormality, the Company or the Union may request an opinion from a Specialist. The Specialist will be determined by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. The opinion of the Specialist will be the determining opinion. The cost of the third opinion will be borne by the Company. b) The Company will review all the circumstances with the Union Committee before exercising this provision. All exceptions to Article XVI and the seniority provisions of the collective agreement must be mutually agreed by the parties. To manage permanent or temporary disabilities more effectively, all positions will be assessed jointly by the Company and the union at the time they become vacant to evaluate whether the vacancy will be posted as temporary to help manage the disabilities that may arise in the future.