and Recall. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. In the event of layoff, the Home shall lay off employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has less bargaining unit seniority and who can the least seniority in an identical classification in any department if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no duties without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionoff. In even: Full employees will bump in the full time bargaining unit. Part time employees will bump in the part time bargaining unit. If there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right full timepositions available to an bump, a full time employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off may bump into a part time position based on their seniority. If there are no part time positions available to bump, a part time employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that may bump into a full time position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working daysbased on their seniority. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An A full time employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available full time opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under ajob posting procedure. A part time employee shall have the opportunity of recall lay off to an available part time opening, in order of seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in In determining the Collective Agreement ability of an employee to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Home shall not apply until act in an arbitrary and unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he was laid off shall have the recall process has been privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6)months of being recalled. Employees on layoff or notice of layoff shall be given preference for temporary vacancies within their classification which are expected to exceed ten (10) working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. No full time employee within thebargaining unit shall be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning by reason of duties being assigned to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-part time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingemployees.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee In the event of lay-off, the Hospital shall lay-off employees the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, provided that there on the job employees who is subject to layoff shall then have the right ability and qualifications to either: displace unit who has perform the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or work. Layoff and recall in positions shall he separate and apart from those in part-time positions. displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an a lower or identical paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has lay-off can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionoff. In evenSuch Note: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to (For purposes of the above, an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a identical classification shall any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in wage rate.) An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff the lay-off to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees completed. In the ability of an employee to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he has been laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the lay-off should become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled to the different classification. No new employees shall be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, accordance the loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to the work available. The Hospital shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of The notification shall state the job to which the employee eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his proper address on record with the Hospital. on lay-off shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working (10) days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were on lay-off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that shall be laid off by reason of the job classification her duties being assigned to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingone or more part-time employees.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Employment Agreement
and Recall. In the event of a proposed layoff of a permanent or long-term nature, the Home will provide the Union with at least eight (8) weeks notice. This notice is not in addition to required notice for individual employees. In the event of a layoff of a permanent or long-term nature, the Home will provide affected employees with notice in accordance with the Employment However, the Employment Standards will be deemed to be amended to provide notice to the affected employee as follows: if her service is greater than years weeks notice if her service is greater than I O years weeks notice if her service is greater than Iyears weeks notice if her service is greater than years weeks notice
(a) In the event of lay-off, the employer shall first lay-off employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, provided that there remain on the job employees who have the skills to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff lay-off shall have the right to either: displace accept the lay-off; or First bump an employee with less bargaining unit who has the least seniority within his or her bargaining unit (full-time or part-time) in a lower or equal identical paying classification for which they are qualified, as required by law and can perform the duties of the lower or displace identical paying classification without training other than orientation. Chain bumping will be allowed with the understanding that an employee subject to lay off who chooses to bump, must bump the employee with less seniority who has scheduled hours equal to or less than the least seniority in an employee laid off, subject to paragraph (vi) below. Consistent with the opportunity to chain bump, all employees who are potentially impacted will be given notice of layoff at the outset of the process. An identical paying classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within one percent (1 of the laid off employee’s straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees within the laid off employee’s classification in any department if either bargaining unit with lesser seniority who have scheduled hours equal to, or less than the employee originally being laid off such employee may bump a less senior employee with greater regularly scheduled hours within of the laid off employee’s regularly scheduled hours within her classification. When an employee subject to layoff has the skills, ability chooses to bump and qualifications to the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with less seniority within his or her bargaining unit, the seniority lists will be merged and the laid off employee may bump into the other bargaining unit. It is understood and agreed that if a part-time employee bumps a full-time employee as part of the above-noted procedure, the part- time employee is accepting the full-time position only. In the event that there are no employees in either bargaining unit with lesser seniority in lower or equal identical paying classifications as defined in this article, a laid off employee will have the right to displace an employee with lesser less seniority, who is has scheduled hours equal to or less than the lease senior employee laid off, in a classification where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within five percent (5%) of the laid off employee's ’s straight time hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability or she is qualified for and qualifications to can perform the work in that position and requires no duties without training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedureorientation. The posting procedure in decision of the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on employee to choose or above shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected in writing to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in Administrator within three (3)days following the same classification from which were notification of lay-off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning failing to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall so will be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which accepted the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingoff.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. The Hospital shall give each employee in the bargaining unit who has acquired seniority and who is to be laid off for a period of more than eight weeks notice in writing of his lay-off in accordance with the following schedule: Up to one service week's notice year but less than years' service weeks' notice years but less than years' service weeks' notice years but less than years's service weeks' notice years but less than years' service weeks' notice years but less than years' service weeks' notice years but less than service service or more- Such notice will be handed to the employee and a signed acknowledgement requested if the employee is at work at the time the notice is ready for delivery. In the alternative, it shall be mailed by registered mail. An employee on layoff and recalled to a temporary position shall not be entitled to notice of layoff. In the event of a proposed layoff of more than eight weeks' duration, the Hospital will: Provide the Union with no less than thirty (30) calen- dar days' notice of such layoff, and meet with the Union through the Labour Management Com- mittee to review the following: the reason causing the layoff the service the Hospital will undertake after the layoff the method of implementation including the areas of cut-back and employees to be laid off. In the event of a substantial bed or cut-back in service, the Hospital will provide the Union with reasonable notice. If requested, the Hospital will meet with the Union through the Labour Management Committee to review the reasons and expected duration of the bed cut-back or cut-back in ser- vice, any realignment of service or staff and its effect on in the bargaining unit. In all other cases of lay-off, the Hospital shall give each employee in the bargaining unit who has acquired seniority one notice provided, however, such notice shall not be required if the lay-off occurs because of emergencies (for example fire, act of God, power failure or equipment In the event of lay-off, the Hospital shall lay off employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification; providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff lay-off shall have the right to either: displace unit who has Accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace lay-off or: Displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an a lower or identical paying classification in any department the bar- gaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has lay-off can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that The decision of the laid off employee is to choose or above shall be given in writing to the designated Hospital representa- tive within five ( 5 ) working days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) following the notification of layoff. Employees failing to do so will be deemed to have accepted the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working dayslayoff. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff off to an available opening, opening in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a the job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been completed. Employees on layoff shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead be lay Employees given remain on layoff. In determining the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead to perform the work for the purposes of Articles Paragraphs and .OS above, the Employer shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classifica- tion from which he was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the lay-off should it become vacant within six months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their intention to do so, in accordance i n accor- dance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. It is the sole responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidaysand paid Holidays) after being notified to do so by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to work within ten working days after being notifiednoti- fied. The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with the Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article Paragraph he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff lay-off commenced on the day immediately immedi- ately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff lay-off commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four eighteen months from the date of layofflay-off. No full-time employee within the bargaining unit shall be laid off by reason of duties being assigned to one or more part-time employees. Any agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence prece- dence over other terms of layoff in the this Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article 9.12; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal an identical-paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintention to do so and the position claimed within seven (7) days after receiving the notice of layoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical-paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight straight-time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or identical-paying classification, as defined in this article, a laid-off employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service corresponding to perform that of the work in that position and requires no training employee is within of the laid-off employee's straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature including a full time employee whose hours of work are, subject to Article reduced, shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscomplete. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given In determining the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead to perform the work for the purposes of Articles the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he or she was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with belowthe loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of The Hospital shall notify the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been be received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his or her proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a Employees on layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten (IO) working days. An employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. No full-time employee within the day on which the layoff commenced. A bargaining unit shall be laid off employee shall retain the rights by reason of recall for a period of twentyduties being assigned to one or more part-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementtime employees. In the event of a lay-off layoff of a full-time an employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from premiums for the end duration of the five-month notice period provided for in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting9.08."
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article 9.12; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintention to do so and the position claimed within seven (7) days after receiving the notice of layoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to For purposes of the operation of clause an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight straight-time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or classification, as defined in this article, a employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service corresponding to perform that of the work in that position and requires no training employee is within of the employee's straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been complete. In determining the ability of an employee to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a classification from which he or she was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, in accordance with the loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. The Hospital shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of mailing). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his or her proper address being on record with the Hospital. Employees on layoff shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. No full-time employee within the bargaining unit shall be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning by reason of duties being assigned to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, one or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twentymore part-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementtime employees. In the event of a lay-off layoff of a full-time an employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from premiums for the end duration of the six-month notice period provided for in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting9.08."
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have In determining the right to either: displace unit who has order of layoff, Employees in the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical same job classification in any department if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced shall will be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionin reverse order of their seniority in the Hospital. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniorityWhen increasing the work force, Employees who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the have been laid off employee is within for less than three hundred and sixty-five calendar days shall be recalled in order of seniority provided the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications Employees are qualified to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period question, The method of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retirerecall be by telephone and, if eligible Hospital such is not possible, by double registered letter sent to the Employee’s last known place of Ontario as outlined in An employee residence. The Employee so notified will return to work on the date specified or other mutually agreed date. Failure to report on the date specified or mutually agreed date shall constitute a termination of employment by the Employee. Local Conditions (University of Alberta Hospital) & The Employer shall notify Employees who are to be laid off, ten full scheduled shifts before the layoff is to be effective. If an Employee who is to be laid off does not have the opportunity to work ten full scheduled shifts after the notice of from a layoff to an available openinglayoff, he shall be paid at his regular rate of pay in order lieu of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedurework for that part of ten full scheduled shifts during which work was not made available. The posting procedure in Employer and the Collective Agreement Employee shall not apply until continue to pay their share of the recall process premium for applicable benefit plans to assure continuation of such protection if so desired by the affected Employee. Such arrangements shall continue as long as the Employee has been rights to recall. Local Conditions (Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital) For the purpose of applying this Article, seniority for Regular Full-time and Regular Part-time Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which considered separately. The Employer shall notify Employees, with more than one calendar years employment with the Employer and who are expected to exceed be laid off, ten working full scheduled shifts before the layoff is to be effective provided the period of layoff is in excess of forty-five calendar days. An employee who If the Employee laid off has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given had the opportunity to work ten full scheduled shifts after the notice of layoff, the Employee shall be recalled a paid at his regular rate of pay in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the lieu of work for the purposes that part of Articles ten full scheduled shifts during which work was not act an o r unfair mannermade available. from which he was An Employee who is laid off shall have the returning make prior arrangements to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity pay any applicable benefit plans to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment assure continuation of such persons will not exceed protection if so desired. Such arrangements shall continue so long as the absentee's leaveEmployee has rights to recall. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.ARTICLE
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. In the event of lay-off, the Hospital shall lay-off employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff lay-off shall have the right to either: displace unit who has either accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying lay-off; or displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an the lower of identical paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has lay-off can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionoff. In even(Note: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within one percent of the laid off employee's straight time hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in wage rate.) An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff lay-off to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been completed. In determining the ability of an employee to perform the work for the purpose of the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the lay-off should it become vacant within six months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given the opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, in accordance with the loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. The Hospital shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of mailing). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his proper address being on record with the Hospital. Employees on lay-off shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were remain on lay-off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed “The Hospital undertakes to notify the Hospital Union in advance, so far as practicable, of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify any technological changes which the Hospital of his intention has decided to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (introduce which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will significantly change the status of an employee employees within the bargaining unit, . The Hospital agrees to discuss with the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union the effect of such technological changes on the employment status of employees and to consider practical ways and means of minimizing the minimizing of adverse effects (affect, if any) , upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees under the present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the cost of tuition and travel. There shall be no reduction in wage or salary rates during the training period of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever whenever possible and may extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are subject to layoff lay-off under conditions referred to above, will be given notice of the impending change in employment status at the earliest reasonable time in keeping with the notification to the Union as above set out above forth and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion requirements of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingapplicable law.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article 2; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal an identical-paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintention to do so and the position claimed within seven days after receiving the notice of layoff. In evenNote: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical-paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight straight-time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or identical-paying classification, as defined in this article, a laid-off employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service corresponding to perform that of the work in that position and requires no training employee is within of the laid-off employee's straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been complete. In determining of an employee to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from he or she was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, in accordance with the loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. The Hospital shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of mailing). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his or her proper address being on record with the Hospital. Employees on layoff shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. No full-time employee within the bargaining unit shall be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning by reason of duties being assigned to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, one or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twentymore part-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementtime employees. In the event of a lay-off layoff of a full-time an employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from premiums for the end duration of the six-month notice period provided for in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting9.08."
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. In the event of layoff, the Hospital shall lay off em- ployees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying layoff, or displace an employee who has lesser unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an a lower or identical paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal An identical paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employ- ee's straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that are employees with lesser seniority in lower or identical paying classifications as defined in this Article, a laid off employee will have the right to displace an employee with lesser seniority, who is the least senior employee in a classification where the straight time hourly rate at level of ice corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to can perform the work in that position and requires no duties without training other than an orientation period of no more than five working daysorientation. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in Such employee so dis- placed shall be laid off. An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement col- lective agreement shall not apply until the recall process proc- ess has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscompleted. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given In determining the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead to perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employeeparagraphs above, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month not act in which the lay-off occurs an arbitrary or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent unfair manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An Where lay-offs are to be made, the Company shall determine what jobs are to be left vacant or abolished, and the number of employees to be laid off. When lay-offs are to be made, such lay-offs shall proceed in reverse order of Company seniority within those job classifications affected. Any employee scheduled for layoff from one job classification who is subject can meet the qualifications of another job classification, as established by the Company, may apply Company seniority and bump to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skillssuch classification. The qualifications shall, ability amongst other relevant factors, include experience, skill, ability, and The qualifications to the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior established in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skillsbona fide, ability non-arbitrary and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working daysnon- discriminatory manner. An employee who has been recalled wishes to temporary vacancy apply Company seniority and bump to another job classification, shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in give notification of the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning in writing to the position he held should it become vacant Company within six seven (7) calendar days of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid lay-off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have notice having been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notifiedreceived. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assignedwishes to bump. The right of an employee to bump as set out in Article shall include the right to bump to a part- time job classification, ne provided the employee scheduled for lay-off has at least as much seniority as the part-time employee whom the full-time employee seeks to displace. The employee wishing to bump must be able to meet the qualifications as established by the Company. When seeking to apply seniority to to part-time status, subject to meeting the qualifications as established by the Company, the off full-time employee may seek to apply seniority to available part-time hours to the extent as defined in Article The right of an employee as set forth in Article shall only be available to a qualified employee who has elected to retain seniority rights. Such an employee shall not accumulate full time seniority while employed on a part-time basis pursuant to this Article. The Company shall provide layoff notice to an employee and the Union as follows: an employee who has less than one (1) year of seniority at time of lay off shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate two (2) weeks notice, or pay in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked lieu thereof; or an employee with one (1) but less than five (5) years of seniority at time of lay off shall receive four (4) weeks notice, or pay in the higher classificationlieu thereof; or an employee with five (5) but less than ten (10) years of seniority at time of lay off shall receive five (5) weeks notice, or pay in lieu thereof; or an employee with ten or more years of seniority at time of lay off shall receive six (6) weeks notice, or pay in lieu thereof. The shall forward Company agrees that it will not consistently schedule overtime in an effort to bring about or extend a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postinglayoff.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
and Recall. In the event of lay-off, the Hospital shall lay in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff lay-off shall have the right to either: displace unit who has accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying lay-off, or displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an identical a lower or paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has lay-off can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid An identical paying classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the off subject to his or her rights under this sectionemployee is within of the employee's straight time hourly wage rate. In even: the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in lower or equal identical paying classifications as defined in this Article, a laid off employee will have the right to displace an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease least senior employee in a classification where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to can perform the work in that position and requires no duties without training other than an orientation period orientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off. The decision of no more than five the employee to choose (a) or above, shall be given in writing to the designated hospital representative within ten working daysdays (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) the notification of lay- off. opt Employees failing to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt do so will be deemed to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in have accepted lay-off. An employee shall have the opportunity of from recall a layoff lay-off to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job ajob posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscompleted. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.ARTICLE JOB SECURITY
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An Whenever the work force within departments of the Employer having employees covered by this collective agreement is to be reduced, probationary employees shall be laid off first and if more layoffs are implemented, the following procedure shall apply: One seniority list per department shall be prepared and maintained which will show each employee's last date of hire and also the employee's accumulated seniority. The accumulated on such list shall determine the order of layoff, the employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has with the least bargaining accumulated seniority being the first to be laid If there is to be a lower or equal paying or displace an reduction of work force in a sub unit, the employee who has with the least accumulated seniority in that sub unit shall be the first to be laid off. Provided, however, that the employee with the least seniority in the sub unit affected may displace an identical classification employee in any department another sub unit who has less seniority if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skillsqualified, ability able and qualifications willing to perform the work in performed by the more junior employee. It is understood that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no if the more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An senior employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability qualified to perform the work, before such opening is filled on he or she will be allowed a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a reasonable period of twenty-four months from orientation to acquire the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital necessary ability and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementefficiency. In the event of a laylayoff of a Technologist in Diagnostic Imaging, the senior Registered Technologist be to layoff regardless of whether or not such employee is assigned In each of the and departments, the employee's seniority shall determine the order of layoff. The employee with the least accumulated seniority will be the first to be laid No full-time employee within the bargaining unit shall be laid off by reason of full-time duties being assigned to one (1) or more part-time employees. In all cases with respect to the layoff procedure contained herein, a part-time employee will not be entitled to displace a full-time employee. In returning to work, the Hospital last employee laid off within the department (or sub unit) shall pay its share be the first employee to be recalled providing they have the qualifications and abilities required to perform the job. The Employer agrees tu supply seniority lists of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end all employees within each of the month departments covered by this Agreement, and to post said lists every six (6) months, namely on the 15th of January and July in which each year, where they will be accessible to the lay-off occurs members of the Union, Copies of these seniority lists shall be mailed to the Union office on such dates or until soon thereafter, Said seniority lists, in the laid off employee is employed elsewherecase of all employees, which ever occurs Technological Change means shall contain the automation names of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee all employees within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing bargaining unit who are regularly employed on a schedule of adverse effects not less than fifteen (if any15) upon the employees concernedhours per week. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees Such lists shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to include the employee’s age name, date of hire, accumulated seniority hours, and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated classification of each employee. A technologist presently in the bargaining unit represented by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up Union, who elects to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are transfer to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new Non-Union position within the bargaining is established by same department with the Hospital, outside of the bargaining unit, shall maintain her seniority earned while a member of the bargaining unit, and shall also be credited with full seniority acquired during the time she was employed outside of the bargaining unit providing such vacancy shall be posted by position outside the Hospital bargaining unit does not extend for a period of severtime in excess of six (6) calendar months in the non- bargaining unit position, No new employees be hired until all laid off qualified seniority employees have been given an opportunity of re-employment (recalled). calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the Notices of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees layoffs shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion statutory provisions of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and Employment Standards Act of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves Province of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingOntario.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. In the event of layoff, the Hospital shall lay off employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has Note: accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying layoff; or displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an a lower or identical paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within one percent (1%) of the laid off employee's straight hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working dayswage rate. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscomplete. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given In determining the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead to perform the work for the purposes of Articles the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with belowthe loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of The Hospital shall notify the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been be received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a Employees on layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend preference for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted temporary vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected to exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary ten (part-time10) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreeddays. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, has been recalled to a job classification such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. No full-time employee within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that shall be laid off by reason of the job classification duties being assigned to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingone or more part-time employees.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article ; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article 18.02; or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintention to do so and the position claimed within seven (7) days after receiving the notice of layoff. In evenNote: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to For purposes of the operation of clause an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classificationshall include any classification where the straight straight-time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's ’s straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or classification, as defined in this article, a employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service corresponding to perform that of the work in that position and requires no training employee is within of the employee’s straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscomplete. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given In determining the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead to perform the work for the purposes of Articles the above, the Hospital shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with belowthe loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of The Hospital shall notify the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to recall opportunity by registered mail, to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been be received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his or her proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a Employees on layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten (10)working days. An employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. No full-time employee within the day on which the layoff commenced. A bargaining unit shall be laid off employee shall retain the rights by reason of recall for a period of twentyduties being assigned to one or more part-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementtime employees. In the event of a lay-off layoff of a full-time an employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from premiums for the end duration of the six-month notice period provided for in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.Retraining
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An Whenever the work force departments of the Employer having employees covered by this agreement is to be reduced, employees shall be laid off first and if more layoffs are implemented, the procedure shall One seniority per department shall be prepared and maintained which will show each employee's date of hire and also the employee's accumulated seniority. The accumulated seniority on such list shall determine the order of layoff, the employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has with the least bargaining accumulated seniority the first to be laid off. If there is to be a lower or equal paying or displace an reduction of work force a sub unit, the employee who has with the least accumulated seniority in that sub unit shall be the first to be laid off. Provided, however, that the employee with the least seniority in the sub affected may displace an identical classification employee in any department another sub unit who has seniority if the more senior employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability is able and qualifications willing to the work in performed by the more junior employee. It Is that and requires no training other than an period of no if the more than five days. Such senior employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability Is qualified to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall he or she will be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for allowed a period of twenty-four months from orientation to acquire the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital necessary ability and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementefficiency. In the event of a laylayoff of a Registered Technologist in Diagnostic imaging, the least senior Registered Technologist will be subject to layoff regardless of whether or not such employee is assigned to In each of the and departments, the employee's accumulated seniority shall determine the order of layoff. The employee with the least accumulated seniority will be the to be laid Off. No full-time employee within the bargaining unit shall be laid off by reason of full-time duties assigned to one (1) part-time employees. in all cases with respect to the layoff procedure contained herein, a part-time employee will not be entitled to displace a full-time employee. In returning to work, the Hospital last employee laid off within the department (or sub unit) shall pay its share be the employee to be recalled providing they have the qualifications and abilities required to performthe job. The Employer agrees to supply seniority lists of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end all employees within each of the month departments covered by this Agreement, and to post said lists every (6) months, namely on the 15th of January and July in which each year, where they will be accessible to the lay-off occurs members of the Union. of these seniority lists shall be mailed to the Union on such dates or until soon thereafter. Said seniority in the laid off employee is case of all employees, shall contain the names of all employees the bargaining unit who are regularly employed elsewhereon a schedule of not less than (15) hours per week. Such lists shall include the employee's name, which ever occurs Technological Change means date of hire, accumulated seniority hours, and the automation of equipmentclassificationof each employee. A technologist presently in the bargaining unit represented by the Union, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has who elects to transfer to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Non-Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by same department with the Hospital, of the bargaining unit, shall maintain her seniority earned a member of the bargaining unit, and shall also be credited with full seniority acquired during the she was employed outside of the bargaining unit providing such vacancy shall be posted by outside the Hospital bargaining unit does not extend for a period of severtime in excess of six (6) calendar months in the bargaining position. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests No new employees will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancieshired until all laid off seniority employees have been given an of re-employment (recalled). Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the Notices of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees layoffs shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article statutory provisions of the Employment Standards Act of the Provinceof Ontario. Should two (2) employees have the same number of hours for seniority purposes and and selection it becomes necessary to break the tie. the employee who was employed shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are Subject to the provisions of this Collective Agreement, the seniority and employment of an employee shall the employee quits; the employee is discharged for just cause and not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies reinstated pursuant to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion provisions of the HospitalGrievance Procedureherein defined; the employee fails to report for work upon termination of a leave of absence, without justifiable reason. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed when notified by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected Employer to fill to work after a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignmentlayoff, the employee fails to inform the Employerof intent to to work within three (3) days and/or report for duly within seven (7) days of original notificationby telegram or registered mail at their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at last known address as appearing on the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected is absent due to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period illness or injury for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.excess of
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article 9.12; or opt to retire, if eligible terms of the Hospitalsof Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargainingunit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal an identical-paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five daysnormal requirementsof the job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercisethe right to displaceanother employee with lesserseniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintentionto do so and the position claimed within seven (7) days after receiving the notice of layoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical-paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is classification shall includeany classificationwhere the lease senior in a where the straight straight-time hourly hourlywage rate at the level of levelof service corresponding to correspondingto that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employeeswith lesser seniority inthe same or a lower or identical-payingclassification, as defined in this article, a laid-off employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service correspondingto that of the employee is within of the laid-off employee's straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to perform the work in that position and requires no training layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature including a full time employee whose hoursof work are, subject to Article reduced, shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from opportunityof recallfrom a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process untilthe recallprocess has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscomplete. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another In determiningthe ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead employeeto perform the work for the purposes of Articles the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. from An employee recalledto work in a different classificationfrom which he or she was laid off shall have the returning privilege of returningto the position held prior to the position he held layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with belowthe loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of The Hospital shall notify the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last record with address on recordwith the Hospital (which notification shall notificationshall be deemed to have been be received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his or her proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a Employees on layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten (10) working days. An employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day requiredto accept such recall and may instead remain on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off layoff of a full-time an employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from premiums for the end duration of the month notice period provided for in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting9.08."
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of lay-off pursuant to layoff shall have (a) (ii) may: accept the right lay-off, or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension plan as outlined in Article or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal an identical-paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff lay-off has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees notice in accordance with lesser in lower or equal paying Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to an displace another employee with lesser seniority, who is seniority shall advise the lease senior in a Hospital of his/her intention to do so and the position claimed within seven days after receiving the notice of lay-off. FNoortep: urposes of the operation of Clause an identical-paying classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or identical-paying classification, as defined in this article, a laid off employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight time rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the employee is within of the laid off employee's ’s straight time hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications rate. An employee who is subject to perform the work in that position and requires no training lay-off other than an orientation period a lay-off of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature shall have the right to accept the lay-off or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt d he/she has ability to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in p An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff lay-off to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has seniority, provide erform the ability to perform the work, work before such Page IO of pages Board of Governors opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been completed. In determining the ability of an employee. to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he/she was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position held prior to the lay-off should it become vacant within six months of being recalled. No new employees shalt be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, in accordance with the loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. The Hospital shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of mailing). The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his/her proper address being on record with the Hospital. Employees on lay-off shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten (IO) working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were remain on lay-off. Employees may also a position No full-time employee within another an employee the bargaining unit shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning by reason of his/her duties being assigned to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, one or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twentymore part-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementtime employees. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time an employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from premiums for the end duration of the six-month notice period provided for in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.Article
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject For the purpose of this agreement, a lay-off shall be defined as an action taken by the Employer which results in a temporary cessation of employment, except during normal annual facility maintenance in pools which shall not exceed three weeks per year and seasonal programme breaks, excluding pools, which shall not exceed four weeks per year, or on a permanent closing of a facility which results in the cessation of The Employer will notify employees one week prior to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department if lay-off, provided that the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or completed his/her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working daysprobationary period. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not completed the probationary period will not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given entitled to notice of lay-off under the opportunity to be recalled a in of this Agreement. the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes scope of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No this Agreement, no new employees shall will be hired until all those laid employees who have been laid-off have been given an opportunity to return to work of and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. Recall In the event that of a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holidaylay-off, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not employees will be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid laid-off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreementreverse order of their seniority, within their own classification. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employeeoff, employees will be given the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up opportunity, within the bargaining unit, to three months from bump any employee with less seniority either within their program or within their own facility providing they are able to perform the end of the month in which the work available. Employees so bumped may similarly exercise their rights as set out above. Employees on lay-off occurs shall be recalled in the order of their seniority within classification, facility or until former program on a bargaining unit wide basis, providing they able to perform the laid off work available. It is the responsibility of every employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means to notify the automation Employer promptly of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of address and telephone number. If an employee within fails to make this notification to the unitEmployer, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider Employer shall not be responsible for the minimizing failure of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods notice of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given recall to the employee’s age and previous educational background. Normally, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There upon being laid-off, an employee shall be no wage or salary rates during notified of his/her date of recall, In the training of any such employee. Training event that this date is moved forward, the employee(s) shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up notified by registered mail with copies sent to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article 18.02; or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has identical-payingclassification in the least seniority in an identical classification in any department if the bargaining unit ifthe employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintention to do so and the position claimed within seven (71 days after receiving the notice of layoff. In evenNote: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical-paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight straight-time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or identical-paying classification, as defined in this article, a laid-off employee have the rightto displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service corresponding to perform that of the work in that position and requires no training employee is within of the laid-off employee's straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement collective agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working dayscomplete. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given In determining the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead to perform the work for the purposes of Articles the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which he or she was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position he held prior to the layoff should it become vacant within six (6) months of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with belowthe of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An employee In the event of lay-off, the Hospital shall lay-off employees in the reverse their seniority within their classification, provided that there remain on the job employees who is subject to layoff shall then have the right ability and qualifications to either: displace unit who has perform the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or work. Layoff and recall in full-time positions shall be separate and apart from those in part-time positions. displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an a lower or identical paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has lay-off can perform the skills, ability and qualifications to duties of the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject off. Employees shall have five (5) working days to his or her rights under this sectionmake the displacement decision. In evenNote: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal (For purposes of the above, an identical paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's ’s straight time hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in wage rate.) An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff the lay-off to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been completed. In determining the ability of an employee to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Hospital shall not act in an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work into a different classification or an employee to a different section or floor shall have the privilege of returning to the position held prior to the layoff or displacement should it become vacant within twelve months. No new employees shall be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, in accordance with the loss of seniority provision, or have been found unable to perform the work available. The Hospital shall notify the employee of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the last address on record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to be received on the second day following the date of mailing) The notification shall state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his proper address being on record with the Hospital. Employees on lay-off shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten (10) working days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were remain on lay-off. No full-time employee within the bargaining unit shall be laid off by reason of her duties being assigned to one or more part-time employees. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was considered laid off shall have if there is a reduction in their hours of work as long as the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall reduction does not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will change the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There Hospital shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made employees into vacancies in order to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the jobavoid layoffs and when employees are in receipt of layoff notices. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful Employees shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, considered laid off if they are reassigned to a job classification another position within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate Hospital without interruption in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job postingtheir employment.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
and Recall. In the event of layoff, the Hospital shall lay off employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to performthe work. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying layoff; or displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an identical a classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has can performthe duties of the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee employees so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that The of the laid off employee is within to choose or above shall be given in writing to the designated hospitalrepresentativewithin ten (10) working days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and Holidays) following the notification of layoff. Employees failing to do will be deemed to have accepted the laid off employee's hourly rate provided layoff. Where the Employer finds !he has the skills, ability and qualifications required to perform the available work is equivalent among employees in that position different classifications, it will observe their bargaining unit-wide seniority in making layoffs and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working daysrecalls from layoff. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of be recalled from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, openings before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the Such recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected on the basis of his seniority provided he then has the ability to exceed ten working daysperform the work. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another Indeterminingthe ability of an employee shall not be recall and may instead employeeto perform the work for the purposes of Articles purposesof Paragraphs and above, the Employer shall not act in an o r arbitrary or unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees employee shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to returnto work and have failed to notify the Hospital Employer of their intention to do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. it is the sole responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital Employer of his intention intentiin to return to work within five (5) working days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays _sal= and paid holidays) after notified to being notifiedto do so by registered mail, last addressed to the address on record with the Hospital Employer (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to work within ten working (10)working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to the employee is eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospitalthe Employer. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention Employer or to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article Paragraph he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
and Recall. There shall be at least months notice to the Union in the event of a proposed layoff of a permanent or long-term nature or in the event of a substantial bed cutback which affects or could affect the bargaining unit, unless the notice of reduced funding from the Ministry to the Home is given less than months from the end of the fiscal year, in which case the number of months notice required shall be that number of months from the end of the fiscal year that the notice from the Ministry was received but in no case shall be less than months. In the event of a layoff of a permanent or long-term nature, the Home will provide affected employees with weeks notice for each year of service to a maximum of weeks, provided that the employee has more than months service. Employees with less than months service will be entitled to notice in accordance with the provisions of the Employment Standards Act. A copy of any notice of layoff to an employee will be provided to the Union at the same time. In the event of a layoff, the Home shall layoff employees in the reverse order of their seniority within their classification in the respective bargaining unit i.e., full-time or part-time, providing that there remain on the job employees who then have the ability to perform the work. An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has accept the least bargaining a lower or equal paying layoff, or displace an employee who has less bargaining unit seniority and who is the least seniority senior employee in an a lower or identical paying classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to the layoff has can perform the- duties of the skills, ability and qualifications to the work in that and requires no lower or identical classification without training other than an period of no more than five daysorientation. Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this sectionthe layoff procedure. A full time employee may displace a part time employee and vice versa, given reasonable orientation. Note an identical paying classification shall include any classification where the straight time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee’s straight time hourly wage rate. In even: the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in lower or equal identical paying classifications as defined in this Article, a laid off employee will have the right to displace an employee with lesser less seniority, who is the lease least senior employee in a classification where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's ’s straight time hourly rate rated provided he has the skills, ability and qualifications to can perform the work in that position and requires no duties without training other than an orientation period of no more than five working daysorientation. opt Such employee so displaced shall be laid off subject to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in the layoff procedure. An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he has possesses the qualification and ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a the job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been completed. In determining the qualification and ability of an employee to perform the work for the purposes of the paragraphs above, the Home shall not act in an arbitrary or unfair manner. An employee recalled to work in a different classification from which was laid off shall have the privilege of returning to the position held within two years of having been recalled. No new employee shall be hired until all those laid off have been given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, in accordance with the loss of seniority provisions, or have been found unable to perform the work available. Employees on layoff or notice of layoff shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has has- been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were offremain on layoff. Employees may also a position within another an No full-time employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning by reason of duties being assigned to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, one or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospitalmore part-time employees. In the event that of a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. commenced In the event of a lay-off layoff of a full-time employee, the Hospital Home shall pay its share of insured benefits premium premiums up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off layoff occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means whichever comes first. Seniority lists will be posted on the automation official Union Bulletin Board in the Home and a copy of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological Seniority List will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given supplied to the employee’s age Union Office and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by Chairs of the new method of operationUnion. The employer Seniority List will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital revised semi-annually on or before January and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January July of each year according to remain sothe records of the Home. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent Seniority as posted will be given deemed to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience final and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial binding and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants complaint unless such complaint is made within thirty (30) days from the first date of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreedcurrent posting. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, shall lose all seniority and shall be deemed to a job classification within have quit the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that employ of the Home after is discharged for cause and the discharge is not revoked through the Grievance Procedure; tenders resignation in writing or quits the employ of the Employer; fails to report for work within days after being notified by the Employer following a lay off or fails to advise the Employer within five (5) days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays or paid holidays) of intention to report for work, pursuant to notification by registered mail addressed to the last address on record with the Home. The notification shall state the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne eligible to be recalled and the date and time at which the employee shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification report to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classificationwork. The shall forward employee is solely responsible for proper address being on record with the Home; is absent for five consecutive regularly scheduled shifts without providing proper notice of a reason satisfactory to the Employer. Any employee who is terminated in accordance with this provision will be advised by registered mail or equivalent and a copy of all job at :he of posting, this notice will be sent to the President Chairperson of the UnionBargaining Unit at the time. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates is laid off continuously for months or longer Where a Full-time employee transfers to the Part-time unit, or vice versa, in the same job postingclassification, there will be no trial period. The employee will transfer at current wage rate.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. “An employee who is subject in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to layoff shall have may: accept the right layoff; or opt to either: receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article 2; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article or displace unit another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the least bargaining same or a lower or equal an identical-paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability and qualifications to meet the work in that and requires no training other than an period normal requirements of no more than five daysthe job. Such An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off subject and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Hospital of his or her rights under this sectionintention to do so and the position claimed within seven (7) days after receiving the notice of layoff. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal For purposes of the operation of clause an identical-paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a classification shall include any classification where the straight straight-time hourly wage rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's ’s straight time hourly wage rate. In the event that there are no employees with lesser seniority in the same or a lower or identical-paying classification, as defined in this article, a laid-off employee shall have the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority who is the least senior employee in the classification and where the straight-time hourly rate provided he has at the skills, ability and qualifications level of service corresponding to perform that of the work in that position and requires no training employee is within of the laid-off employee’s straight-time hourly rate. An employee who is subject to layoff other than an orientation period a layoff of no more than five working daysa permanent or long-term nature shall have the right to accept the layoff or displace another employee in accordance with (a) and above. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority seniority, provided he or she has the ability to perform the work, work before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given the opportunity to be recalled a in the same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to be made in writing within the An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancies. Requests for transfer shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed during the of January of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves of absence De filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to which the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Agreement
and Recall. An Layoff probationary employees and employees shall be determined on the basis of seniority provided that the concerned have relatively the same ability to do the work in the classification in which the cutback or layoff occurs. Where an entire is eliminated, similar criteria for layoff shall apply; that is, when some employees am retained for jobs, seniority shall govern, provided the in question have relatively the same ability to do the jobs for which they being retrained. Recalls shall be in order of layoffs providingthe employee is to do the work. No temporary employee be employed a permanent full time or permanent part time employee, who is subject to layoff shall have the right to either: displace unit who has the least bargaining a lower or equal paying or displace an employee who has the least seniority in an identical classification in any department if the employee originally subject to layoff has the skills, ability capable and qualifications available to the work is on layoff or short time. The agrees to inform the Union of any changes in the performances of services supplied by the Board one hundred and twenty (120) days in advance of the proposed change being implemented. Employees affected by changes that and requires no training other than an period of no more than five days. Such employee so displaced result in a or reduction in hours or shall be laid off subject to his or her rights under this section. In even: there are no employees with lesser in lower or equal paying right to an employee with lesser seniority, who is the lease senior in a where the straight time hourly rate at the level of service corresponding to that of the laid off employee is within of the laid off employee's hourly rate provided he has the skills, ability notified and qualifications to perform the work in that position and requires no training other than an orientation period of no more than five working days. opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article and ; terms opt to retire, if eligible Hospital of Ontario as outlined in An employee shall have the opportunity of from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority provided he has the ability to perform the work, before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall not apply until the recall process has been Employees on shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten working days. An employee who has been recalled to temporary vacancy shall not be such recall and may instead be lay Employees given providedwith the opportunity to be recalled a in retrained to any the bargaining unit. Any desiring leave of absence shall apply for same classification from which were off. Employees may also a position within another an employee shall not be recall and may instead perform the work for the purposes of Articles not act an o r unfair manner. from which he was laid off shall have the returning to the position he held should it become vacant within six Librarian. in of being recalled. No new employees shall be hired until all those laid off have given an opportunity to return to work and have failed to notify the Hospital of their do so, in accordance with below, or have been found unable to perform the work available. is the responsibility of the employee who has been laid off to notify the Hospital of his intention to return to work within five working days (exclusive Saturdays, Sundays _sal= holidays) after notified to registered mail, last record with the Hospital (which notification shall be deemed to have been received on the second day following the date of mailing) and to return to within ten working days after being notified. The notification shall state the job to which the employee shall report for work. The employee is 'solely responsible for his proper address being on record with Hospital. Where the employee fails to notify the Hospital his intention to return to work in accordance with the provisions of Article he shall lose all seniority and be deemed to have quit the employ of the Hospital. In the event that a layoff commenced on the day immediately following a paid holiday, an employee otherwise qualified for holiday pay shall not be disentitled thereto solely because of the day on which the layoff commenced. A laid off employee shall retain the rights of recall for a period of twenty-four months from the date of layoff. agreement reached between the Hospital and the Union concerning the method of implementing layoffs will take precedence over other terms of layoff in the Agreement. In the event of a lay-off of a full-time employee, the Hospital shall pay its share of insured benefits premium up to three months from the end of the month in which the lay-off occurs or until the laid off employee is employed elsewhere, which ever occurs Technological Change means the automation of equipment, or the mechanization or automation of operations, or the replacement of existing equipment or machinery with new equipment or machinery which results the employee from Where the has to a technological will the status of an employee within the unit, the Hospital undertakes to meet with Union to consider the minimizing of adverse effects (if any) upon the employees concerned. Where new or greater skills are required than are already possessed by affected employees present methods of operation, such employees shall be given a period of training, with due consideration being given to the employee’s age and previous educational background, during which they may perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of operation. The employer will assume the of tuition and travel. There shall be no wage or salary rates during the training of any such employee. Training shall be given during the hours of work wherever possible extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of continuous service who are to layoff under conditions referred above, be given notice of the impending change status at the in keeping with the as set out above and the legislation. Where a vacancy occurs in classification within the or a new position within the bargaining is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted by the Hospital for a period of sever. calendar days. The shall the qualifications, applications are posting period. department and shift. to applicationshould be made in writing within at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of commencement of the leave of absence. Should such be refused the shall have right to appeal to the Board. The decision of the Board shall be final and shall be communicated to the and the Union inwriting. Leave of may be granted only insofar as the operation of the Library will and tho periodof absence shall not three (3) months, in special Any who is appointedas a delegateto any convention held in connection with any affairs of Union, or any other Union activity, where the Board does not absorb cost of same, shall be granted leave of absence and his pay shall carry on In the usual manner. The Union shall be billed the amount of pay so by the employem for his leave of absence, and at the Board's discretion, such fringe costs as may appropriate. Payment will be made by the Union upon will be limitedto one employee at a time, not to exceed one (1) An employee may a written request for transfer by advising Hospital shall be granted leave of absence in the event of sickness extending his or total of accumulated sick days and filing a Request for Transfer Such requests will vacation entitlement; such leave shall be considered as applications for posted vacancies as well as subsequent vacancieswithout pay. Requests for transfer Sickness allowance, vacation and seniority shall become active upon receipt and must be renewed suspended during the of January leave. For the six months of each year to remain so. of a Vacancies created the filling vacancy be for three and consideration for such subsequent will be given to employees in this who have a request for transfer on Employees shall be selected for under either Article or on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications. Where these factors are relatively equal the employees considered, seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant, if any, is qualified to perform the available work. judgement shall be made in a fair, impartial and consistent manner. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with the Article and and selection shall be made in accordance with above. APPLICABLE TO FULL-TIME Temporary vacancies (full-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies to illness, accident, leaves leave of absence De filled at the discretion Board will pay the full amount of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be premiums required to ensure continuation of coverage for all employees who have recorded their accordance with Article above, persons not employed by the In the criteria for shall apply. Employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article will continue to maintain full-time or regular part-time status group health and of the assignment, the employee their former position. APPLICABLE TO PART-TIME Temporary (part-time) which are not expected exceed sixty calendar days and vacancies cause to illness, accident, leaves of absence may filled at the discretion of the Hospital. In filling such vacancies consideration shall be given part-time employees who have recorded interest in accordance with Article above, t o considering persons not employed by the Hospital. In considering such part-time employees the criteria for selection in shall apply. Regular part-time employees selected to fill a vacancy under this article continue to maintain their and upon completion of the assignment, employee will return to former position. Employees may be hired for a specified exceed six months, to replace an employee leave or to perform a special task. This term may be extended a further six months on mutual agreement of the Union, employee ▇▇▇ Hospital. The period of employment of such persons will not exceed the absentee's leave. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be subject of a grievance or arbitration. Any agreements which extend an employee's term shall not result in the temporary employee becoming seniority rated. The release or discharge of such persons shall not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration. This clause would preclude such employees from using posting provision under the and any successful applicant who has his probation period will be credited the appropriate seniority. The w i l l to the employees selected to vacancies and the Union, the rise to the vacancy, and the special to such employment. The have the right to fill any vacancy an basis using bargaining unit members procedure or the Request for Transfer procedure provided herein has been complied arrangements have been made to assign the employee selected to fill the vacancy to the job. The Hospital will endeavour to place the successful the position as soon as possible. No may be filed concerning such arrangements. The successful shall be placed on a trial period for a period of thirty working days and if the employee proves satisfactory, then he shall be assigned to the vacancy. If the proves unsatisfactory during that time, or the employee feels he is unable to of the vacancy to which he is posted, the employee will be returned to his former position at former salary or rate of pay, as will any other employee in the bargaining unit who was promoted or transferred by reason of such placing. Newly hired employees shall be terminated an=?such terminations be subject to grievance and Successful applicants of permanent vacancies newly hired employees will not be apply for job or any subsequent outside their department, for a period of six months unless otherwise mutually agreed. An employee who is temporarily .assigned Hospital for one or more complete shifts, to a job classification within the bargaining unit where the wage is higher than that of the job classification to insurance benefits which the employee at the time of commencement of leave of absence, subject to terms of group If the employee is regularly assigned, ne shall receive the next highest wage rate above his regular wage rate in the job classification still unable to which he is temporarily assigned for all hours worked in the higher classification. The shall forward a copy of all job at :he of posting, to the President of the Union. In addition the Hospital agrees to President of the Local Union of the successful candidates to the job posting.work
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Sources: Collective Agreement