Employee Assistance / Substance Abuse Representative. (a) Local 444 and Local 1285 may have one full-time Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative who shall be appointed by the President of the National Union. (b) The President of the National Union shall advise Staff Labour Relations of the Company in writing of the name of the appointed representative. No representative shall function as such until the Company has been so advised. (c) The functions of the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative are limited to matters related to substance abuse. The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative will: (i) assist in the identification, education, referral and follow-up of employees with problems which impair job performance relating to alcohol and drug dependency or emotional disorders while assuring requisite confidentiality standards are observed; (ii) act as liaison with appropriate members of line supervision, labour relations, plant medical, other union representatives, diagnosis and referral agencies, and with providers of treatment and medical care; (iii) assist in evaluating the effectiveness of various programs, plans and services; (iv) participate in formal employee assistance training or instruction programs, and review and make recommendations to Company representatives concerning program content; (v) assist in coordinating and implementing various local program applications and related services available under the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Plan, including development of local proposals. (d) The Company recognizes the privilege of an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative to leave the plant in the course of functioning as such, but the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall notify the designated company representative when leaving and returning to the plant during working hours. An Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall register the time when entering the plant and the time when leaving the plant with at least 8 hours between such times, or get an approval of failure to register such times from the designated company representative. In the absence of evidence that an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative is abusing this privilege, the approval referred to above shall be given. An Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall report to an employee's Supervisor before contacting such employee in pursuance of these duties. (e) The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall be assigned to the first shift and shall be subject to the provisions of Section (2.6) of the Production and Maintenance Agreement. (f) The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative will not be scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, holiday or daily overtime work except as a regular employee in the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative's department and when so scheduled shall not function as an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative; provided, however, when more than 50% of the regular hourly work force in a plant of 1501 or more hourly employees are scheduled to work during hours for which they are entitled to receive premium pay under either Section (8.4) or Section (8.5) of the Production and Maintenance Agreement, the Employee Assistance /Substance Abuse Representative for that plant will also be scheduled to work and to function as an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative. (g) During a reduction in the work force in a plant of 1501 or more employees the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall be permitted to perform the functions of the office when fifty percent (50%) or more of the people on the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative's shift are working.
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Samples: Production and Maintenance Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employee Assistance / Substance Abuse Representative. (a) Local 444 and Local 1285 may have one full-time Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative who shall be appointed by the President of the National Union.
(b) The President of the National Union shall advise Staff Labour Relations of the Company in writing of the name of the appointed representative. No representative shall function as such until the Company has been so advised.
(c) The functions of the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative are limited to matters related to substance abuse. The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative will:
(i) assist in the identification, education, referral and follow-up of employees with problems which impair job performance relating to alcohol and drug dependency or emotional disorders while assuring requisite confidentiality standards are observed;
(ii) act as liaison with appropriate members of line supervision, labour relations, plant medical, other union representatives, diagnosis and referral agencies, and with providers of treatment and medical care;
(iii) assist in evaluating the effectiveness of various programs, plans and services;
(iv) participate in formal employee assistance training or instruction programs, and review and make recommendations to Company representatives concerning program content;
(v) assist in coordinating and implementing various local program applications and related services available under the Employee Assistance/Assistance/ Substance Abuse Plan, including development of local proposals.
(d) The Company recognizes the privilege of an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative to leave the plant in the course of functioning as such, but the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall notify the designated company representative when leaving and returning to the plant during working hours. An Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall register the time when entering the plant and the time when leaving the plant with at least 8 hours between such times, or get an approval of failure to register such times from the designated company representative. In the absence of evidence that an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative is abusing this privilege, the approval referred to above shall be given. An Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall report to an employee's Supervisor before contacting such employee in pursuance of these duties.
(e) The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall be assigned to the first shift and shall be subject to the provisions of Section (2.6) of the Production and Maintenance Agreement.
(f) The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative will not be scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, holiday or daily overtime work except as a regular employee in the Employee Assistance/Assistance/ Substance Abuse Representative's department and when so scheduled shall not function as an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative; provided, however, when more than 50% of the regular hourly work force in a plant of 1501 or more hourly employees are scheduled to work during hours for which they are entitled to receive premium pay under either Section (8.4) or Section (8.5) of the Production and Maintenance Agreement, the Employee Assistance /Substance Abuse Representative for that plant will also be scheduled to work and to function as an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative.
(g) During a reduction in the work force in a plant of 1501 or more employees the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall be permitted to perform the functions of the office when fifty percent (50%) or more of the people on the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative's shift are working.
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Samples: Production and Maintenance Special Provisions, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Employee Assistance / Substance Abuse Representative. (a) Local 444 and Local 1285 may have one full-time Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative who shall be appointed by the President of the National Union.
(b) The President of the National Union shall advise Staff Labour Relations of the Company in writing of the name of the appointed representative. No representative shall function as such until the Company has been so advised.
(c) The functions of the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative are limited to matters related to substance abuse. The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative will:
: (i) assist in the identification, education, referral and follow-up of employees with problems which impair job performance relating to alcohol and drug dependency or emotional disorders while assuring requisite confidentiality standards are observed;
; (ii) act as liaison with appropriate members of line supervision, labour relations, plant medical, other union representatives, diagnosis and referral agencies, and with providers of treatment and medical care;
; (iii) assist in evaluating the effectiveness of various programs, plans and services;
; (iv) participate in formal employee assistance training or instruction programs, and review and make recommendations to Company representatives concerning program content;
; (v) assist in coordinating and implementing various local program applications and related services available under the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Plan, including development of local proposals.
(d) The Company recognizes the privilege of an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative to leave the plant in the course of functioning as such, but the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall notify the designated company representative when leaving and returning to the plant during working hours. An Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall register the time when entering the plant and the time when leaving the plant with at least 8 hours between such times, or get an approval of failure to register such times from the designated company representative. In the absence of evidence that an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative is abusing this privilege, the approval referred to above shall be given. An Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall report to an employee's Supervisor before contacting such employee in pursuance of these duties.
(e) The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall be assigned to the first shift and shall be subject to the provisions of Section (2.6) of the Production and Maintenance Agreement.
(f) The Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative will not be scheduled for Saturday, Sunday, holiday or daily overtime work except as a regular employee in the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative's department and when so scheduled shall not function as an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative; provided, however, when more than 50% of the regular hourly work force in a plant of 1501 or more hourly employees are scheduled to work during hours for which they are entitled to receive premium pay under either Section (8.4) or Section (8.5) of the Production and Maintenance Agreement, the Employee Assistance /Substance Abuse Representative for that plant will also be scheduled to work and to function as an Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative.
(g) During a reduction in the work force in a plant of 1501 or more employees the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative shall be permitted to perform the functions of the office when fifty percent (50%) or more of the people on the Employee Assistance/Substance Abuse Representative's shift are working.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement