Probationary Employees 10.01 A new employee shall not be regarded as a permanent employee until completion of a probationary period of six (6) months consisting of a minimum of one hundred and twenty-six (126) days worked. The probationary period may be extended by mutual agreement between the Union and the Company.
10.02 In addition to the right of the Company to discharge a probationary employee for just cause the Company may discharge such employee at any time during the probationary period for failing to meet the standards set by the Company. An employee may be considered to have failed to meet such standards if the employee:
(a) has been interviewed by the Supervisor/Manager and been told that the work performance is unsatisfactory, and
(b) has been given notice in writing that within a specified and reasonable period of time work performance must show improvement, and
(c) work performance continues to be unsatisfactory after such specified time. A copy of the notice referred to in (b) above shall be given to the Union. A probationary employee who has been discharged for failing to meet the standards shall be advised in writing by the Department Supervisor or Manager, the reasons for such dismissal and the Union shall be copied.
(a) A probationary employee shall not accrue seniority until the probationary period has been completed, at which time seniority shall be back dated to the commencement of the probationary period.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 10.02, in the event a probationary employee has been displaced by a permanent employee exercising her bumping rights or in the event a probationary employee's position is declared redundant prior to such probationary employee establishing seniority pursuant to Clause 10.03
(a) the probationary employee shall be terminated. In such event the provisions of Article 17 of this Agreement shall not be applicable to the termination of the probationary employee.
10.04 Except as provided in Clause 10.03(b) the provisions of Article 17 shall be applicable to an employee during her probationary period.
10.05 Employees will not be able to bid within the same classification during their six (6) month probationary period. Should an employee be awarded a vacancy in a different classification during this probationary period, she may carry a maximum of three (3) months service credit toward the probationary period in the new classification.
10.06 The Company and the Union agree that the preparation and discussion of written progress reports during an employee's probationary period is essential.
10.07 New employees will only become eligible for benefits upon the successful completion of their probationary period and after having completed six (6) complete months of service.
Overtime-Eligible Employees Employees who are covered by the overtime provisions of state and federal law.
Probation for Newly Hired Employees (a) The Employer may reject a probationary employee for just cause. A rejection during probation shall not be considered a dismissal for the purpose of Article 11.2
Probationary Employee The term "probationary employee" as used in this Agreement refers to a full-time bargaining unit employee who has received a probationary appointment and is serving a period of probation.
Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave An Employee who is expecting the birth or adoption of a child shall be entitled to maternity/paternity/adoption leave without pay, provided she presents a medical certificate confirming the probable date of confinement, or in the case of adoption, gives the Employer notice of eligibility. Except in extenuating circumstances, the notice shall be submitted in writing at least twenty-eight (28) days in advance of the leave and shall specify the probable date of commencement and the anticipated length of leave. The following conditions shall apply:
(a) Leave of Absence for maternity/paternity/adoption shall be for up to eighteen (18) months as requested by the Employee, except in extenuating circumstances when, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, the leave should be further extended.
(b) Upon return from such leave, the Employee will resume employment at the same worksite, in the same or in a comparable position prior to the granting of such leave. In the event the Employee on Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave is affected by lay off, she shall be afforded access to the provisions of Article 26, Layoff And Work Resumption.
(c) Notice of intention to return to work or request for a change of the length of the leave of absence, must be forwarded to the Employer twenty-eight (28) days prior to the expiration of the leave. The Employee shall be entitled to one (1) extension of said leave. However, the entire length of such leave of absence shall not exceed eighteen (18) months.
(d) An Employee shall have access to sick leave credits as per Article 12.07.
(e) Accrual of seniority when on such leave is calculated as follows:
(i) For full-time Employees, seniority shall accrue as if they were working.
(ii) For other than full-time Employees who have worked for one (1) year or more: 52 Week of Leave
(iii) For other than full-time Employees who have worked for less than one (1) year:
(f) Supplemental Employment Insurance Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) The Employer will implement a Supplemental Employment Benefits Plan. Employees will receive the Supplementary Employment Benefits if they meet eligibility requirements. Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Supplemental Employment Benefit (SEB) shall apply to all Employees.
Return from Leave of Absence (a) Before a Nurse may return to work from a leave granted under Article 9.00, she or he must provide a minimum of four (4) weeks written notice of the specific date of his or her return to work, or such shorter time as mutually agreed.
(b) Upon return from an approved Unpaid Leave of Absence, a Nurse shall be reinstated to her or his former position unless the position has been discontinued, in which case the Nurse shall be appointed to an equivalent position.
(c) This clause requiring four (4) weeks written notice, does not apply to other leaves granted by an express provision of this Collective Agreement with different requirements for written notice.
Extended Leave of Absence Professional employees who have attained renewable contract status may request extended leaves of absence for one (1) year without pay under any one of the circumstances listed in this section. All requests for such extended leave of absence will be applied for and granted or rejected in writing. Such application will be reviewed by the principal and superintendent. If the latter approves, he/she will recommend that the leave be granted by the Board. An employee returning from an extended leave will be assigned to the same position as that which he/she held before assuming the leave, providing that position still exists. By mutual agreement between the employer and the employees, he/she may be given a different assignment. Extended leaves of absence may be requested under, but not limited to, the following:
1. To serve in a county, state, or national public office.
2. To care for a sick member of the immediate family.
3. To serve as an exchange teacher or an overseas teacher.
4. To accept a sabbatical leave.
Period of Leave An employee shall be granted extended military leave for the initial period of enlistment, service, or tour of duty for a period not to exceed five (5) years. In addition, leave shall be granted for a period up to six (6) months from the date of release from duty if the employee requests such extension.
Vacation Leave on Retirement An employee scheduled to retire and to receive pension benefits under the Public Service Pension Plan Rules or who has reached the mandatory retiring age, shall be granted full vacation entitlement for the final calendar year of service.
Sick Leave Credit-Based Retirement Gratuities 1) A Teacher is not eligible to receive a sick leave credit gratuity after August 31, 2012, except a sick leave credit gratuity that the Teacher had accumulated and was eligible to receive as of that day.
2) If the Teacher is eligible to receive a sick leave credit gratuity, upon the Teacher’s retirement, the gratuity shall be paid out at the lesser of,
a) the rate of pay specified by the board’s system of sick leave credit gratuities that applied to the Teacher on August 31, 2012; and
b) the Teacher’s salary as of August 31, 2012.
3) If a sick leave credit gratuity is payable upon the death of a Teacher, the gratuity shall be paid out in accordance with subsection (2).
4) For greater clarity, all eligibility requirements must have been met as of August 31, 2012 to be eligible for the aforementioned payment upon retirement, and the Employer and Union agree that any and all wind-up payments to which Teachers without the necessary years of service were entitled to under Ontario Regulation 01/13: Sick Leave Credits and Sick Leave Credit Gratuities, have been paid.
5) For the purposes of the following boards, despite anything in the board’s system of sick leave credit gratuities, it is a condition of eligibility to receive a sick leave credit gratuity that the Teacher have ten (10) years of service with the board:
i. Near North District School Board
ii. Avon Maitland District School Board iii. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxxxxxx District School Board
