COOPERATIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM. The purpose is to establish the salary rate and working conditions for students hired under the Cooperative Education Training Program at the Justice Institute.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM. The purpose is to establish the salary rate and working conditions for students hired under the Cooperative Education Training Program.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION TRAINING PROGRAM. The purpose is to establish the salary rate and working conditions for students hired under the Cooperative Education Training Program within the Society. Employees hired under the Cooperative Education Training Program will be considered casual employees and receive the appropriate benefits as per this agreement. The program will be restricted to persons registered in a recognized cooperative education program at a participating post-secondary institution. The length of appointment for students under this article will correspond to the requirements of their academic program. Coop education will be considered supernumerary to the established workforce. As such, Clause 31.5(d) will apply to these programs. No employees hired under this program will be employed where it would result in a layoff or failure to recall a qualified employee. Employees hired under this program will be classified and paid in accordance with Appendix 7 at Grid 3, Step 3 for students enrolled in full-time studies at an accredited educational institution within the past six months at a post-secondary level; and at Grid 5, Step 1 for employees without a post-secondary degree or certificate working in their initial work term. The standard hours of work for employees under this program will be seven hours per day and 35 hours per week. The standard hours of work may be varied by mutual agreement at the local level, consistent with local hours of work agreements, provided that no employee works more than 10 hours in one day and 70 hours in a biweekly period. Employees hired under the Cooperative Education Training Program will be assigned work that augments their field of study.
