Changes to Classifications. 11.01 The Employer may alter classes, within the Classification Plan or establish new classes to the Plan and set salary scales related thereto during the term of this Agreement and shall notify the Union of any such changes.
11.02 If the Union is not in agreement with the salary set in accordance with Clause 11.01 it may, within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of such notification, submit the matter as a grievance commencing at the 1st step.
11.03 The Employer shall provide the Union and the Local with a Classification Manual. The Employer shall provide all new Employees with a copy of the classification specification and a copy of the Employee’s job description.
11.04 An Employee or the Employee's Supervisor who does not feel the Employee is correctly classified may apply for reclassification to Human Resources. A classification decision will be given to the Employee in writing within eighty (80) working days from the date of receipt in Human Resources.
11.05 If the Employee is not satisfied with the Classification decision rendered by Human Resources in Clause 11.04, the Employee may appeal the matter to the Classification Appeal Board by forwarding the Appeal to Human Resources within twenty-one (21) calendar days of receipt of the decision referred to in 11.04 above. A copy of the Appeal shall be forwarded to the Union by Human Resources within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the appeal.
(a) The Classification Appeal Board shall be appointed within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the appeal by Human Resources and shall consist of:
(i) a representative appointed by the Employer;
(ii) a representative appointed by the Union;
(iii) a Chair selected by (i) and (ii) above;
(b) If the two members fail to agree on a Chair, either or both parties may request the Labour Relations Board to appoint a person as Chair. The Labour Relations Board shall be requested to appoint a person who has classification experience.
11.07 The Employer and the Union shall each bear the total costs of its appointee to the Classification Appeal Board and shall share equally the total costs of the Chair.
11.08 The Employer shall grant the Employee leave of absence with pay for the purpose of attending the Appeal Board Hearing.
11.09 The Classification Appeal Board shall within twenty (20) calendar days of its appointment convene and hear submissions from the parties concerning the Appeal.
11.10 The Classification Appeal Board shall establish its rules and proce...
Changes to Classifications. When the Employer makes a substantial change in the job content of an existing classification which in reality causes such classification to become a new classification, the Employer agrees to meet with the Union, if requested, to permit the Union to make representation with respect to the appropriate rate of pay. Any change in the rate mutually agreed to shall be retroactive only to the date that the Union raised the issue with the Employer. In the event that the parties are unable to agree on a rate, either party may refer the matter to arbitration within fourteen (14) calendar days of the meeting.
Changes to Classifications. It is the right of the Employer to determine and establish position classifications and/or reclassification. The rate of pay shall be subject to negotiations between the Employer and the Union.
Changes to Classifications. When the Employer makes a substantial change in the job content of an existing classification which in reality causes such classification to become a new classification, the Employer agrees to meet with the Union, to permit the Union to make representation with respect to job duties and the appropriate rate of pay. Any change in the rate mutually agreed to shall be retroactive to the date the changes were made to the job.
Changes to Classifications. 1.6.1 The Employer will provide to the Union new or revised job descriptions for classifications covered, or to be covered, by this Agreement.
1.6.2 A Classification Committee shall be created, consisting of three (3) employees selected by the Union and a Union Representative, and four (4) representatives selected by the Employer. Notwithstanding the provisions of ARTICLE 2, Management Rights, the Committee shall be convened upon the Union’s request whenever the Employer proposes to combine some or all of the duties of two (2) or more existing classifications in an existing classification or new classification, to transfer duties from one classification to another, and/or to make a substantial alteration in the duties of a particular classification or classifications; provided, however, that the Committee shall not be convened more often than monthly except by mutual agreement. The purpose of the combination, reassignment or altering of duties, as applicable, and the details of the changes being proposed, will be explained, and the Committee will discuss the changes and consider proposals that may be made for alternative changes that are intended to achieve the same goals. The Committee may also discuss any proposed changes to the compensation of affected classification(s).
1.6.3 If agreement cannot be reached on the proposed changes and/or any proposed alternatives within forty-five (45) days, the Employer may implement its proposed changes, or any alternative proposed during the Committee’s considerations of the changes that has been discussed and which it believes will obtain the desired result. Similarly, if no agreement is reached on the hourly wage rate to be applied to the altered classification(s), the Employer may implement its proposed change, if any, provided that it does not represent a reduction in the wage of an existing classification, and the parties shall bargain over the issue in subsequent negotiations for a successor agreement to this Agreement. In the event the changes will result in a loss in compensation for an existing employee, that employee shall be “red circled” at his/her existing rate of pay until an increase would be due under the new wage scale.
1.6.4 Time spent by the employee members attending Committee meetings will be paid time, and will be considered as hours worked.
Changes to Classifications. Effective the closest pay period after the date of ratification of this Collective Agreement (November 2008), all Employees in the Operator I classification will be changed to the Operator II classification and the Operator I will be put on the Operator II step in the salary grid which is closest to the rate they were receiving on the Operator I salary grid.
Changes to Classifications. It is the right of the Employer to determine and establish position classifications and/or reclassifications. However, when the educational requirements, duties, responsibilities, or volume of work in any classification are significantly changed or increased, or where the Union and/or an employee feels he is unfairly or incorrectly classified, or where a position not covered in Schedule "A" is established during the term of this Agreement, the appropriate classification and/or rate of pay shall be subject to negotiations between the Employer and the Union. If the parties are unable to agree on the classification and/or rate of pay of the job in question, such dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration.
Changes to Classifications. The Employer will prepare a new job description whenever a job is created or whenever the duties of a job change significantly and/or qualifications of a classification change significantly. When the duties of any job are changed or increased, or where the Union, feels a job is unfairly or incorrectly classified, or when a new job is created or established, the rate of pay shall be subject to negotiations between the Employer and the Union. If the parties are unable to agree on the reclassification and/or rate of pay for the job in question, such dispute shall be submitted to grievance and arbitration for determination. The new rate shall become retroactive to the time the new position was first filled by the employee or the date of change to job duties.
