Common use of ARTICLE Clause in Contracts

ARTICLE. An employee may given vacation pay prior to going on vacation provided the employee submits a written request to his department head the Thursday before the last input day of the preceding pay period. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness shall be considered sick leave, provided that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association of the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etc., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.

ARTICLE. An employee may given vacation The Employer may, in its discretion, grant leave of absence without pay prior to going on vacation provided an employee, to a maximum of year, upon the written request of an employee. Requestsfor leave shall be submitted as far in advance as possible, but in any event at least weeks in advance unless there are circumstances which reasonably prevent the employee submits a written from submitting the request in time. Illness leave credits, special leave credits, paid holiday entitlements, vacation entitlements, and other benefits underthis Agreement cannot be claimed by an employeeduring any leave of absence without pay. The Employer in its discretion may grant an employee more vacation, illness or special leave than she has earned, subject to his department head the Thursday deduction of advanced credits from those subsequently earned. If the employee dies before advanced credits have been repaid no recovery shall be made from the last input day employee's estate. Employeeswho have completed at least year of continuous employment, are entitledto pregnancy and parental leave in accordance with provisions of the preceding pay periodNorthwest Labour Standards Act, Section and the regulations thereunder, or under any applicable replacement legislation. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due .OS Employeeswho have completed at least year of continuous employment who take pregnancy or parental leave, may also be eligible to illness which commenced prior to apply for supplementary unemployment benefits in with terms and continues into the scheduled vacation period, conditions of applicable unemployment insurance legislation during the period of such illness pregnancy or parental leave. Employees eligible for supplementary benefits under Article .OS shall be considered sick return to work on the expiry of their pregnancy or parental leave, provided that and shall remain in the Employer's service for at least months for part-time employees) after their return to work, otherwise they are indebted to the Woodland Manor Expires: Employer for the supplementary benefits received, reduced on a pro-rated basis according to the number of months less than worked, if any. Repayment under this Article shall not be required in the event employment terminates by reason of death, disability or lay-off. Payments made to employees in respect of supplementary unemployment benefits shall not exceed a maximum of weeks of payments necessary to provide the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate the combined equivalent of illness acceptable to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration percent of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- her regular weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association of the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etc., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and Employer contribution to supplementary unemploymentbenefitsshall not exceed percent of the health employee's regularweekly rate of the pay. Casual employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue are not eligible to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measuresreceive supplementary unemployment benefits under this Article.

ARTICLE. It is understood for those who normally rotate shifts that a weekend consists of fifty-six consecutive hours off work during the period following completion of the Friday day shift until the commencement of the Monday day shift. For the purpose of this agreement, the fol- lowing shall be as holidays: New Year’s Day Monday in February Good Friday Easter Monday Victoria Day Dominion Day Civic Holiday Labour Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day boxing Day An employee may who completes sixty days worked will be to a twelfth holiday in the form of a floating holiday. Such float- ing holiday will be given vacation at a time mutually agreeable to the Hospital and the employee. If a day is designated as the float holiday for an employee and then that employee is re- quired to work on such designated holiday that employee shall receive pay prior at the rate of time and one half his basic rate. If Heritage Day is proclaimed as a holiday, then the “Third Monday in February” holi- day shall become the date proclaimed as Heritage Day. In order to going on vacation provided qualify for designated holiday pay, an employee must work his last full scheduled shift immediately preceding and his first full scheduled shift immediately following the holiday, unless his absence is due to sickness and the employee submits presents a written request certificate of illness which is acceptable to his department head the Thursday before Hospital. If such holiday occurs while he is on leave of absence, he will not receive pay for that day. If a paid holiday is observed during the last input employee’s vacation period or on her regular day off, provided she the require- ments of Article within sixty after the occurrence of the preceding holiday, she shall receive a day off with pay periodat her basic straight time to the employee and Hospital. Where If a lieu day cannot be mutually agreed upon within the sixty day limit, the Hospital may assign such day (after the sixtieth day) at its discretion. When an employee’s scheduled vacation employee is interrupted absent on Workers’ Compensation and the absence is in excess of days the employee will not qualify for payment of any holiday or holidays that occur during the period of the absence be- yond the days. An employee paid holiday pay hereunder shall not receive sick leave pay to which she may otherwise have been entitled. If an employee is continuously absent due to an accident or illness which commenced in the thirty calendar days prior to the holiday and continues into including the scheduled vacation period, holiday the period of such illness shall be considered sick leave, provided that the employee em- ployee will qualify for payment if she/he presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association of the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etcdisability., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.

ARTICLE. An employee may given vacation pay prior to going on vacation provided There shall be twelve (12) holidays and these holidays are set out the employee submits Provisions Appendix. Shouldthe Hospitalbe requiredto observe an additional paid holiday as a written request to his department head the Thursday before the last input day result of legislation, it is understood that one of the preceding pay period. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to and continues into existing holidays recognized the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness Hospital shall be considered sick leaveestablished as the legislated holiday discussion the Union, provided so that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate Hospital's obligation to provide number of illness acceptable to as noted above remains unchanged. Holiday pay will be computed on the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion basis of the employee’s vacation which is deemed 's regular straight time hourly rate of pay times the employee's daily hours of work. In order to be sick leave under qualify for holiday pay for any holiday, as set out in the above provisions will be re- Local ProvisionsAppendix, orto qualify for a lieuday an employee must complete her scheduled on the mutual agreement shift each of the parties providing that working days immediately to and following the existing schedule holiday except where absence on one or both of the said qualifying days is due to a satisfactory reason. An employee who was work on a holiday, as set out in the Local Provisions Appendix, and is absent shall not interfered withbe entitled to holiday pay or to a lieuday to she would otherwise be unlesssuch absence was due to a satisfactory' reason. Employees An employee who qualifies to pay for any holiday or a lieu day not be entitled, inthe event of illness, to receive sick pay addition pay or a lieu day in respect of the same day. If an employee is required to work on any of the holidays set out in the the employee shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, at the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience rate of time and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the one half her regular time hourly rate of pay for all hours worked on such new classification and notify holiday to Article In addition, if the Association employee qualifies accordance with above the employee will receive a lieu day off with pay in the amount of the same within ten daysemployee's regular straight time hourly rate of times the normal daily hours of work. If Other provisions ifany, relating to the Association challenges scheduling of lieu days relating to the ratepayment of holiday pay instead of receiving a lieu day off are located in the Local Provisions Appendix. for Overtime on a an employee is required to work authorized overtime in excess of his regularly scheduled hours on paid holiday, it such employee shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory ratereceivetwice his regular straight time hourly rate for such authorized overtime. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt An employee who has completed one (1) year years of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting continuous service shall be retroactive entitled to the date that notice two weeks annualVacation, with pay. An employee who has two years but less than five years of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” continuous service shall be provided by the Hospital inentitled to three weeks annual vacation, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices with An employee who has completed five (5) years but less than fifteen years of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etc., however, continuous service shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior entitled to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labourfour (4) weeks annual vacation, with An employee who has completed fifteen (15) years but less than twenty-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.five

ARTICLE. An The Health Centre will assume responsibility for providing and a short-term sick plan equivalent to that described in the Hospitals of Disability Income Plan Brochure. Effective October the Health Centre will pay of the billed premium towards coverage of eligible employees under the long term disability portion of the Plan or an equivalent plan). For the purpose of transfer to the short term portion of the disability program, employees on the payroll of the effective date of transfer with three months or more service shall be deemed to have three months of service. employees shall be deemed to have twelve months of service in the plan. Effective the of the month the the sick leave plan be any provisions relating to such shall be null and void as to those provisions relating to payout of unused sick leave which are dealt with hereinunder. sick leave credits for each employee may given vacation shall be converted to a sick leave bank to the credit of the employee. The leave bank" shall be utilized to: at the employee's option, supplement payment for lost straight time wages on sick leave days under the new program which would be at less than wages or no and where a pay out provision under the former sick leave plan in the collective agreement, pay out on termination of employment (or in the case of death to the employee's estate), shall be that of unused sick leave days under the conditions relating to pay out. where, as of the effective date of transfer, an employee does not have the required service to qualify for pay out on termination, het sick leave credits as of that shall nevertheless be converted to a sick leave bank in accordance with the foregoingand she be entitled, on termination, to that portion of any unused sick leave days providing she subsequently achieves the necessary service to her pay out under the conditions relating to such pay out. There shall be no pay deduction from an employee's regular scheduled shift when an employee has completed any portion of the shift prior to going on vacation provided sick leave benefits or Workplace Safety Insurance Board benefits. The Health Centre to pay employees amount equal to any loss of benefits under for the employee submits a written request to his department head the Thursday before the last input day two days of the preceding pay periodfourth and subsequent period of absence in calendar year. Where Any dispute which may arise concerning an employee’s scheduled vacation 's entitlement to short term or long term under may be subject to grievance and under the provisions of this Agreement. employee is interrupted due given leave of absence without pay for any reason, or is laid off on account of lack and returns to illness which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation periodservice of the Health Centre upon of such leave of absence, etc., she shall not receive sick leave credit for the period of such illness shall be considered sick leaveabsence, provided that retain her credit, if any, at the time of such leave or layoff. On each pay period, the Health Centre will inform each employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illnessamount of sick leave to her credit. An employee who is unable to report for work due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and must immediately notify the Association of the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etcher Supervisor's office., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.

ARTICLE. An employee may given vacation pay prior “Full days” shall full calendar days exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and Paid Holidays. Employees regularly working more than twenty-one ) hours per week but less than ) hours per shall be entitled to going all. of Agreement on vacation provided a pro rata basis as a portion time worked in comparison to full- time employees, e . twenty-eight hours per week employees receive four-fifths of all benefits such as vacations, leave, etc., and the employee submits a written request equivalent hourly for the applicable job classif- Where used in this Agreement the female pronoun shall be deemed to his department head include male pronoun. the Thursday before will be In, the last input case of an accident the Workers Compensation Board, employee’s wages for the day of the preceding compensated by will pay period. Where the An employee who is absent from work as a result of an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to or sustained at work and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the who has been awaiting approval of a claim for Workers' Compensation for a period of such illness shall be considered sick leave, provided that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable longer than one complete pay period may apply to the Hospital which sets forth for payment equivalent to the nature and duration lesser of the illness. due benefit she would receive f Workers’ Compensation her claim was approved, or the benefit to serious illness requiring which she would be entitled under the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered short term sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation disability income plan or plan). Payment will be provided only the employee evidence of disability to the hospital and a writ- ten. undertaking satisfactory to the hospital that any payments will be refunded to the hospital following final determination of the claim by the Workers’ Compensation Board. If the claim for Workers Compensation is not. approved, the monies paid as an. advance i be applied towards the benefits to which is deemed to the employee would be sick leave entitled under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement short term portion of the parties providing that disability income plan. Any payment under this provision continue a maximum of fifteen weeks. ARTICLE Technological change means the existing schedule is not interfered withautomation of equipment, or automation of operations, 0 r the replacement of equipment or machinery which results in the placement of an employee from his/her regular job. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on Where the Hospital has decided to Introduce a bi- weekly basis. Their pay c a change which will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishessignificantly alter the status of employee within the bargaining unit, the Hospital will undertake to meet with the to consider the of adverse effects, 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 at its own option recent related experience perfect or acquire the skills necessitated by the new method of The employer will assume the cost of tuition and hire employees at a rate higher than travel. There shall be no reduction in wage or salary rates during the minimum ratetraining period of any such employee. ARTICLE All employeesTraining shall be given during the hours of work whenever possible and may extend for up to six months. Employees with one or more years of ser- vice who are subject to layoff under referred to above, coming within the scope will be given notice of the bargain- ing unit shall impending change in employ- ment status at the reasonable time in keeping with the notification to the Union as set forth above and the of the applicable legislation. Where the Hospital advises an in that it will be paid wages according necessary for him/her to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms successfully complete a part course or courses of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by study to the Hospi- talnecessary employment cations to maintain the he/she currently holds, the Hospital shall determine pay the cost of the course or courses which it so requires and shall grant the employee a leave of absence without loss of pay to write the examination for such courses. Employees who are pregnant shall not be required to oper- ate At their request, the Employer shall temporarily relocate such employees to other appropriate work without loss of employment benefits, but at the wage rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association job in which the employee is relocated. The determination of the same within ten daysappropriate alternative shall be at the discretion of the Employer and such discretion shall not be exercised in an arbitrary or manner. If such work is not available or if the Association challenges employee does not wish to accept the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agreealternative work, the dispute concerning the new rate employee may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days placed on unpaid leave of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etcabsence., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.

ARTICLE. All female employees who have completed the probationary period shall be eligible for maternity leave. All employees who have completed the probationary period shall be eligible for adoption leave. In the case of where both adopting parents are employed by an Employer, only one parent is eligible for leave under this article. At any time during maternity or adoption leave an employee may draw two weeks pay which shall be leave with pay, for the purposes of this Article. In the event that the premium reduction under Section of the Act , becomes no longer applicable to the Employer, the utilization of such leave shall be deducted from the sick leave entitlement. A female employee shall, upon be granted leave of absence without pay or loss of seniority for maternity leave for a period of not more than six ( 6 ) consecutive months. The duration of maternity leave without pay may be extended if agreed upon by the Employer and the employee. The Employer may require a medical certificate where an extension is requested by the employee. The Employer reserves the right to require an employee to commence leave if the state of the employee becomes incompatible with the requirements of her job because of pregnancy. The Employer shall grant leave of absence without pay and without loss of seniority to an employee for a period of up to twenty-five consecutive weeks for the purpose of adopting a child. In this Article supervisor” means a person designated by the Employer. Sick leave means that period of time an employee is permitted to be absent from work with full pay by virtue of being sick, or disabled or engaging in personal preventative health or dental care, or because of any accident for which compensation is not payable under the Compensation Act. All employees shall accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of one and one-half days for each calendar month of service up to a maximum accumulation of two hundred All part-time employees shall accumulate sick leave credits at the rate of one hour for each thirteen (13) hours of service excluding overtime up to a maximum accumulation of fourteen hundred (1400) hours. An employee who is absent from work because of illness must notify immediate supervisor of the absence at least one hour before workday commences, and if the employee wishes to leave for such absence must make application for leave on the prescribed form. An employee engaging in personal preventative health or dental care who requires leave from work shall notify immediate supervisor of the leave requirement at least forty-eight (48) hours before the leave is required, except that in an emergency situation the advance notice shall be waived by the Employer. If the employee requires sick leave for such absence shall make application for leave on the prescribed form. An employee injured while in the performance of duties for an employer other than the Employer shall: not be granted sick leave by the Employer where the other employer does provide Worker's Compensation coverage; be granted sick leave by the Employer where the other employer does not provide Worker's Compensation coverage. An employee may given vacation pay be required to produce a certificate from a qualified medical practitioner to substantiate any sick leave application, but shall produce such a certificate for any absence under this Article of more than five (5) days. Abuse of sick leave, maternity leave or any other leave of absence provisions shall be grounds for immediate dismissal. A record of all unused sick leave, including all accumulation prior to going the effective date of this commencement of this Agreement and at the end of each fiscal year thereafter each employee shall be advised by the Employer of unused sick leave. Providing there is no break in seniority, sick leave credits shall be portable from to another Employer. Subject to Article when an employee is laid off on vacation provided the employee submits a written request to his department head the Thursday before the last input day account of the preceding pay period. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation periodlack of work, shall not receive sick leave credits for the period of such illness absence but shall retain cumulative credit, existing at the time of such layoff. if any, employee with more than one year of who has exhausted sick leave credits shall be considered allowed an advancement of sick leaveleave to a maximum of fifteen (15) working days. Upon return to duty, provided the employee shall repay the advanced sick leave in full at the rate of one-half of the monthly accumulation. To qualify for advance sick leave credits the employee must provide evidence of being under a medical care. In the event that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable does not return to work shall repay to the Hospital which sets forth Employer any salary provided for the nature and duration unearned portion of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which Where an job performance is deemed unsatisfactory and is considered to be due to the use of alcohol or other drugs and where the employee concerned voluntarily elects or is directed to undertake a full treatment and rehabilitation program, approved by the Employer, the employee shall be granted sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their with pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of accordance with this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification Any employee who becomes permanently disabled and is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association of the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration continue in employment as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etc., howevera result, shall be initialled by entitled to use all accrued sick leave credits and shall not be terminated before sick leave credits have been exhausted. In the Administrator event of the death of an spouse, child, mother or his designate prior father, and where the provisions of Article are not sufficient to provide adequate recovery time under these circumstances, the actual post- ing. There employee may request and shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospitalgranted sick leave for such recovery purposes. The Chairman Such sick leave shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each subject to all of the parties shall notify conditions applicable to regular sick leave except that a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee medical certificate shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in required if the function combined total of the Hospital bereavement leave (excluding authorized travel time) and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measuresadditional sick leave granted exceeds five (5) days.

ARTICLE. An employee may given vacation pay prior to going on vacation provided the employee submits a written request to his department head the Thursday before the last input day of the preceding pay period. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness Full-time continuing employees shall be considered sick leave, provided that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may credit at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay two (2) days per month worked. An employee shall not sick leave credits in any month in which the employee did not work and was not paid for such new classification and notify the Association at least of the same within ten daysavailable days in that month. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting Sick leave shall be retroactive prorated for part-time employees. All unused sick leave at the end of December in each year shall be accumulated to the date that notice credit of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etc., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ingeach employee. There shall be no on the number of sick leave credits by the employees. Where an employee of a municipality or board, which has established a Laboursick leave credit plan under any a full-Manage- ment Committee consisting time continuing employee of three members the Employer without having taken intervening employment, the employee shall be entitled to have placed to credit the sick leave standing to employee's credit in the plan of the municipality or local board or the amount which could have been earned with the Employer for the period of employment, whichever is less. The employee may not transfer any sick leave credits used in the calculation of a service gratuity, or similar payment based on accumulated leave. The of or the designate shall keep a register or registers in which shall be entered the credits, the accumulated credits, and the deductions An up-to-date statement of credits shall be provided to each employee at least once per calendar Director of Education or the Director's designate shall have the authority to do and perform all things necessary for the conduct of the sick leave credit plan, including the power, subject to appeal to Employer, to allow or disallow any sick leave credit or deduction under the plan in accordance with Article Where an resigns from the Association Employer and three members from is subsequently rehired by the Hospital. The Chairman Employer within year or less without having taken intervening employment, the employee shall be have the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month sick leave credits reinstated which credited at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each time of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discussearlier resignation. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee Such reinstated credits shall not deal with griev- ances nor, be used in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreementeligibility for or calculationto a retirement gratuity. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees Sick leave taken during the hours term of their employment shall result in a deduction of sick leave credits beginning with any accumulated credits xxxxxxx the first period of employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or Employer retains the Association regard- ing safety measures.right to:

ARTICLE. An employee may given vacation pay prior to going on vacation provided When the employee submits Employer requires a written request to his department head the Thursday before the last input day of the preceding pay period. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation period, the period of such illness shall be considered sick leave, provided that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illness. due to serious illness requiring the regular employee to be available on standby during hours, an in-patient in employee shall be entitled to a hospitalstandby payment of for each hour that he Is on standby, the except on his days of rest and DesignatedPaid Holidays. For any period of such shall be considered sick leave. The portion standby on a of the employee’s vacation which is deemed to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees or a Designated Paid Holiday he shall be paid by direct bank deposit for each hour that he on standby. An employee designatedfor standby duty shall be available during his period of standby at a known telephone number and shall be available to return for duty as quickly as possible if called. In employees for standby the Employer endeavour to for the equitable of standbyduties among readily qualified employeeswho are required, in their duties, to perform that No standby payment shall be granted if an employee is unable to report for duty when required. An employee on standby who is required to report for work shall be paid, in addition to the standby pay, the appropriate rate for all hours worked, subject to a minimum payment of four (4) hours pay at the straight time rate each time he reports except that this minimumshall only apply once during any period of eight (8) consecutive hours following the first instance of reporting to work. in the case of emergency, unscheduled absence, or unplanned event, standby schedules shall be posted fourteen (14) days in advance of the starting date of the new shift schedule. employees on standby are not eligible to receive reporting or pay under Article The Employer shall first utilize Nurses who volunteer on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishesroster sign-up system for standby duty, however, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article of this Agreement, when a new classification is established by the Hospi- tal, the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association of the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the rate, it shall have Employer the right to request assign standby duty to Nurseswhen there are not sufficient volunteers. RegisteredNurseswill receive at least one (1) weekend free of standby duty in every four (4) week to with a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rateweekend off. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any Technological change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etc., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.means:

ARTICLE. When a new job classification in the bargaining unit is added or additional employees are required in any of the job classifications within the bargaining unit, the Company will post a notice of the vacancy for a of three (3) consecutive. working days on a bulletin board. The notice will the classification, the wage scale and the qualifications required for the position. An employee may given vacation pay prior who wishes to going on vacation provided be considered for the employee submits position so posted must do so within the three (3) working day period using the form supplied by the Company. Only those employees for whom the vacant job will be a written request promotion will be eligible to make application. In filling any posted vacancy under this Article, the Company will consider the knowledge, training, skill and ability of the individual to perform the normal required work and where these are relatively equal, seniority shall govern. the job posted is not filled as a result of the posting or if no suitable applications are received, the Company reserves the right hire; Should the successful applicant for such vacancy be unsatisfactory, he shall be returned to his department head former job. Any job is vacant because of illness, accident, vacation, leave of absence, temporary transfers, temporary promotion and temporary vacancies not be vacant for the Thursday before purposes of this Article; The Company has the last input day exclusive right to temporarily transfer employees within various job classifications and the right to direct the work function of all employees. transfers shall be transfers of ninety (90) days or less. Within ten (10) working days immediately following the preceding pay period. Where an employee’s scheduled vacation is interrupted due to illness which commenced prior to and continues into the scheduled vacation posting period, the Company Every employee hired by the Company' hereafter shall serve a probationary period of such illness three (3) months at the wage stipulated in this Agreement and shall be considered sick leave, provided that the employee presents a bona fide medical certificate of illness acceptable required to the Hospital which sets forth the nature and duration of the illnesspay Union dues. due to serious illness requiring the employee to be an in-patient in a hospital, the During this probationary period of such new employees shall be considered sick leave. The portion of the employee’s vacation which is deemed entitled to be sick leave under the above provisions will be re- scheduled on the mutual agreement of the parties providing that the existing schedule is not interfered with. Employees shall be paid by direct bank deposit on a bi- weekly basis. Their pay will include all earnings in a given applicable pay period. If it wishes, the Hospital may at its own option recent related experience rights and hire employees at a rate higher than the minimum rate. ARTICLE All employees, coming within the scope of the bargain- ing unit shall be paid wages according to Schedule “A” which is attached hereto and forms a part of this Agreement. ARTICLE In consideration of Article privileges of this Agreement, when except with respect to discharge. A probationary employee may be terminated at any time during. his probationary period and such termination shall be at the sole discretion of the Company. After completion of the probationary period, if he shall become a new classification is established seniority employee. On completion of the probationary period, the employee's name shall be placed on the applicable seniority list with seniority dating from the date he was last hired by the Hospi- tal, Company. In the Hospital shall determine the rate of pay for such new classification and notify the Association of event more than one employee is hired on the same within ten days. If the Association challenges the ratedate, it shall have the right to request a meeting with the Hospital to endeavour to negotiate a mutually satisfactory rate. Such request will be made within ten days after the receipt of notice from the Hospital. Any change mutually agreed to resulting from such meeting seniority shall be retroactive to the date that notice of the new rate was given by the Hospital. If the parties are unable to agree, the dispute concerning the new rate may be submitted to arbitration as provided in the Agreement within ten days of such meeting. ARTICLE Bulletin boards designated as “Association Bulletin Boards” shall be provided by the Hospital in, or adja- cent to the Maintenance Section, Dietary Locker area, Male Nursing Staff Locker Room, Female Locker Room, 5 Unit. The job postings will be posted on the Maintenance, Cafeteria, Coffee Shop, and Unit bulletin boards. The Asso- ciation shall have the right to post notices of meetings and social functions on all its bulletin boards. All other correspondence, etcdetermined alphabetically., however, shall be initialled by the Administrator or his designate prior to the actual post- ing. There shall be established a Labour-Manage- ment Committee consisting of three members from the Association and three members from the Hospital. The Chairman shall be the Hospital Administrator or his delegate. The Committee shall meet once each month at the call of either party, or special meetings may be called by the mutual agreement of both parties. A representative of each of the parties shall notify a representative of the other in writing within seventy-two hours (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and Holi- days) of the meeting indicating the items it wishes to discuss. The purpose of the Committee shall be to exchange views on matters which may tend to promote improvements in the function of the Hospital and the welfare of its employ- ees. This Committee shall not deal with griev- ances nor, in any way, supplant the “Griev- ance” section of this Agreement. When, in the opinion of the Hospital, such. held during normal working hours, employees attending such meetings shall suffer no loss of pay. The Hospital will continue its present policy of making provisions for the safety and of the health of the employees during the hours of their employment. The Hospital will continue to welcome suggestions from employees and/or the Association regard- ing safety measures.