APPLICATION OF PROGRAMME Clause Samples

APPLICATION OF PROGRAMME a. This Agreement applies to both uniform and civilian members, provided that, with respect to uniform members, each party acknowledges that there is a potential for significant practical difficulties in permitting uniform members access to the job sharing programme. b. A member wishing to enter into a job sharing arrangement shall make a written application to the Chief through the member's District Commander on or before September 30 of a year for the immediately following calendar year using a prescribed form, and the Chief shall forward copies of the application forthwith to the Manager of Human Resources and the Administrator of the Association, and the application shall include the names of both proposed participants, and the Member shall be notified by October 31st if such application is approved. c. The Chief shall, within thirty days of the receipt of the application, decide whether or not to approve the application for the job sharing arrangement and shall give written notice, with reasons, of his decision to the proposed participants and to the Association. d. Each job sharing arrangement shall be for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, commencing on January 1 of a given year, and ending on December 31 of that year, or, in the event a late application is made for a job sharing arrangement, commencing on a later date of a given year, and ending on December 31 of that year. e. Each job sharing arrangement may be renewed annually in the sole discretion of the Chief upon the participants requesting such renewal in writing at least thirty (30) days before the end of the term of the job sharing arrangement. f. The Chief shall not approve any job sharing arrangement to permit the member to carry on a secondary activity which may contravene section 49 of the Act, but otherwise, the reasons a member may apply for a job sharing agreement are not relevant to the decision of the Chief whether or not to approve such arrangement. g. The Chief shall not approve any job sharing arrangement which would have the effect of increasing costs to the Service or the Board without the prior agreement of the Board. h. The Chief shall not approve any job sharing arrangement involving a proposed participant whose job performance at the time of the application is unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Chief based on advice received from the proposed participant's supervisor. i. The Chief may, in his sole discretion, limit the number of job sharing arrangements to be pe...