Common use of Contract Positions Clause in Contracts

Contract Positions. Temporary/Grant a) Contract positions are either temporary or created by a grant with an expected duration of twelve (12) calendar months or less. Contract positions with an expected duration in excess of one hundred and twenty (120) days shall be posted internally, subject to paragraph (b) below. b) If the contract position is the result of a grant, the terms of the grant prevail in the event of a conflict between the terms of the grant and the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (For example, the terms of the grant may preclude internal posting of the position or establish a specified wage rate.) c) An employee in a contract position in excess of the time periods set out in paragraph (a) above, shall become a member of the bargaining unit, if not already a member of the bargaining unit prior to the start of the contract position and shall be entitled to the rights of the Collective Agreement subject to the limitations set out in this Article. d) The cessation or expiry of a contract position shall not be the subject of any grievance (i.e. individual, group, policy or otherwise) and shall not be subject to any of the requirements, restrictions or obligations under the Collective Agreement including provisions respecting layoff, termination, dismissal or reduction of hours. e) In the event that a contract employee becomes a bargaining unit employee pursuant to paragraph (c) above, upon completion of the contract term, the employee shall be transferred to the on-call list subject to the following requirements: (i) The employee has successfully completed probation; and (ii) She has not successfully bid on a full-time or regular part-time position. In this case, the employee will be credited on a pro-rated basis with seniority for her time worked and will continue to accumulate seniority as do other call-in employees for the purpose of bidding on jobs. f) Bargaining unit employees who assume contract positions shall still be considered bargaining unit employees and shall have all the rights and privileges under the Collective Agreement that they held prior to assuming the contract position, subject to paragraph (d) above. g) If a member of the bargaining unit fills the contract position, once the position is completed, all seniority employees who have filled positions in the chain shall return to their previous positions, if they exist. h) The incumbent will be notified within seven (7) days of the end date, if there is an extension. i) Where a regular part-time employee assumes a full-time contract position excluding grant positions, the employee may be eligible for benefits as follows: (i) From the commencement of the contract where the contract is known to be of a duration of twelve (12) months or more; (ii) In the case of a six (6) month contract that is extended for three (3) or more months, benefits shall commence at the point of the extension.

Contract Positions. Temporary/Grant a) Contract positions are either temporary or created by a grant those with an expected duration of six (6) calendar months or less, or twelve (12) calendar months or lessless in the case of a vacancy created by a maternity leave or by a government grant. Contract positions with an expected duration in excess of one hundred and twenty (120) days 3 calendar months shall be posted internally, subject to paragraph (b) below. b) If the contract position is the result of a grant, the terms of the grant prevail in the event of a conflict between the terms of the grant and the provisions of this Collective Agreementcollective agreement. (For example, the terms of the grant may preclude internal posting of the position or establish a specified wage rate.) c) An employee in a contract position in excess of the time periods set out in paragraph (a) above, shall become a member of the bargaining unit, if not already a member of the bargaining unit prior to the start of the contract position and shall be entitled to the rights of the Collective Agreement collective agreement subject to the limitations set out in this Article. d) The cessation or expiry of a contract position shall not be the subject of any grievance (i.e. individual, group, policy or otherwise) and shall not be subject to any of the requirements, restrictions or obligations under the Collective Agreement including provisions respecting layoff, termination, dismissal or reduction of hours. e) In the event that a contract employee becomes a bargaining unit employee pursuant to paragraph (c) above, upon completion of the contract term, the employee shall be transferred to the on-call list subject to the following requirements: (i) The employee has successfully completed probation; and (ii) She has not successfully bid on a full-time or regular part-time position. In this case, the employee will be credited on a pro-rated basis with seniority for her time worked and will continue to accumulate seniority as do other call-in employees for the purpose of bidding on jobs. f) Bargaining unit employees who assume contract positions shall still be considered bargaining unit employees and shall have all the rights and privileges under the Collective Agreement collective agreement that they held prior to assuming the contract position, subject to paragraph (d) above. g) If a member of the bargaining unit fills the contract position, once the position is completed, all seniority employees who have filled positions in the chain shall return to their previous positions, if they exist. h) The incumbent will be notified within seven (7) days of the end date, if there is an extension. i) Where a regular part-time employee assumes a full-time contract position excluding grant positions, the employee may be eligible for benefits as follows: (i) a. From the commencement of the contract where the contract is known to be of a duration of twelve (12) months or more; (ii) b. In the case of a six (6) month contract that is extended for three (3) or more months, benefits shall commence at the point of the extension.