FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. A pilot must maintain on file a completed Letter of Preference which will as a standing bid for vacancies. This Letter of Preference may be changed by the pilot at any time by submitting a superseding Letter of Preference. Letters of Preference should be sent to the Chief Pilot, with a copy mailed by the pilot to Headquarters, Air Ontario Chairman. those Letters on file at the time of awarding the permanent assignment will be considered. If a new base or the introduction of a new equipment type to a base is anticipated, the Company shall put a notice to the pilots a minimum of thirty days in advance so that pilots may change their Letters of Preference. A copy of any such notice shah be sent to the Association. In consideration of training costs there shall be certain limitations on bidding new vacancies. A pilot may bid on a vacancy which is a higher step on the following ladder without restriction. Captain Captain F/O F/O A pilot may not bid downward on the ladder for one year from the effective date of his most recent bid award. The Company may waive the foregoing limitations, Captain requirements xxxx be determined in a manner and practice consistent with an eighty-five hour flight hour maximum. i.e. based on an average eighty credit hour block. Due to training requirements the Company may delay a move to a successfully bid position for up to ninety days provided the pilot is paid the higher rate the effective date of the bid award. The ninety days or any portion of it shall be credited towards the foregoing limitation. of delay xxxx be provided at least twenty days prior to the effective date of the bid award. Such notification shall include the length of the delay.
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. Vacancy bulletins will consist of a posting notice and a Pilot Position list and shall be posted on all Pilot bulletin boards stating the following:
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. 11.01 In matters involving advancement the decision shall rest with the Company provided that in the case of Dispatch Employees with equal ability, the employee possessing the greater seniority shall receive the preference.
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. The objective of the Filling of Assignments Section is to provide an orderly method of applying the principles of seniority to the selection of Pilot Position and to ensure a measure of stability for the Pilot's Base and working conditions. For the purposes of determining higher or lower assignment, assignments shall be rated in the following order, regardless of Base:
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. Temporary within an established Base which remain in effect after three (3) months shall be regarded as permanent unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Company and the Association. When such Positions become permanent, they will be filled in accordance with Section (FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS) All currently Qualified Pilots holding the same Equipment Assignment will only be offered a Temporary Position in accordance with seniority. A Pilot, other than the most junior Qualified, will not be temporarily assigned to another established Base without his consent. Pilots in temporary Positions at another established Base will be reimbursed for living expenses as per Sections (ACCOMMODATION), (MEALS) and (EXPENSES). A Pilot will also receive a telephone allowance of fifteen (15) dollars per Week or the equivalent of one fifteen (15) minute phone call per Week, whichever is greater, for the duration of the temporary Position. A Pilot in a Temporary Position at another established Base will be returned to his home Base during Days Off, positive space, at Company expense if he so wishes. If the Pilot remains at the established Base during his Days Off, reimbursement for living expenses will be continued. The three (3) months referred to in above may be extended by mutual agreement between the Company and the Association. TEMPORARY BASE When a contract or charter operation requires that an aircraft be positioned away an established Base temporarily, the Company may offer a Temporary Base Bid to currently Qualified Pilots holding Equipment Assignment to the type provided that:
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. (Continued) Pilots declining to bid on vacancies or failing to qualify for bulletined positions will not lose their seniority. AWARDING PERMANENT ASSIGNMENTS Vacancies shall be filled by awarding the permanent assignment to the most senior pilot bidding the position on his Letter of Preference. A pilot downward on the equipment ladder due to a reduction, who has sufficient seniority to hold a position at another which would enable him to maintain or improve his previous position on the ladder may elect to bump that base according to his seniority. However, in the case same or a position on the equipment ladder is available at his present base, the pilot shall not to bump into another base. The Company shall provide a pilot with twenty days notice of any change in his permanent assignment within his base. The pilot may elect to waive this The in Section is for the awarding of permanent as- signments that require a change of base. TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENTS assignments will be made when there are insufficient flight personnel at an established base to fulfill all the operational requirements. Temporary assignments which remain in after three months shall be regarded as permanent unless mutually agreed otherwise the Company and the Association. A pilot shall, in accordance with seniority, only be assigned to another base for temporary flying duty when there is an insufficient number of pilots at the base already qualified for the assignment A pilot, other than the most junior qualified, shall not be temporarily as- signed to another base without his consent. Pilots on temporary assignment will be on expenses as outlined in Sec- tions and at that base for duration of the temporary assign- ment, or on such other reasonable basis, mutually to, that would provide for recovery by the pilot of his additional expenses.
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. In matters advancement the Company provided that in the case of employees with equal ability, the employee possessing the greater seniority shall receive the preference. The Company shall post notices Flight Dispatch Centres when I . a p.e.rmanen.t Dispatcher’s or Assistant’s assignment becomes cant or when additional permanent Dispatcher or Assistant assignments are established by the Company. A minimum period of days will be allowed for receipt of bids. Dispatch employees absent from their centres shall leave forwarding addresses or bid- ding instructions with the Local Manager or local shift Manager for assignments which may be posted during their absence. The senior qualified bidder shall be awarded the assignment. He shall pay his i ‘own transfer expenses; if he has, as a result of bidding on a bulletined vacancy, been transferred by the Company on or after March between centres in Canada or if he has been classified as a Dispatch employee on or after March When a second Dispatcher vacancy is created as a result of filling the original vacancy, or a third Dispatcher vacancy is created as a result of filling the second vacancy, such vacancies shall be posted and filled as provided in Article above. Fourth, or successive vacancies shall not require to be posted. When no bids are received for a bulletined Dispatcher’s vacancy or when the vacancy does not require to be bulletined, it shall be filled either by promotion of the most senior qualified Assistant, or by the transfer of a Dispatcher, the decision to rest with the Company. When no are received for a or when the vacancy does not require to be bulletined, it shall be filled by the transfer of an Assistant, or by hiring, the decision to rest with the Company.
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. All interested employees shall complete the Master Bid Sign-Up Sheet prioritizing their preferences. Employees must be qualified, as outlined in this Section 6, for any assignments for which they bid. Employees may alter their bid preferences prior to the bids closing. The bids shall then be entered into a computer program which shall award assignments according to Seniority. Once the job bid closes, employees awarded a preference are locked into the assignment until open, or new, assignments are bid during the year. Employees complete the applicable Bid Sheet for open, or new, assignments during the year. It is recognized that the Company may, if circumstances warrant, temporarily transfer Special Shift employees back to a Rotating Group when such utilization is deemed necessary. If it becomes evident the transfer may exceed thirty (30) calendar days, the Special Shift assignment shall be canceled subject to refilling, if necessary. Temporary transfers shall be accomplished by transferring Junior employees when there are an insufficient number of Senior volunteers. When Special Shift assignments are terminated, or reduced in number, affected employees shall be returned to vacant Rotating Group positions in order of Seniority. When two (2) or more employees choose the same Rotating Group, the Senior employee shall be given preference. This procedure may be deviated from when so requested by affected employees. Employees returning to Rotating Groups may elect to update their job preferences and be eligible for any vacancy that subsequently occurs in the Special Shift assignment areas. Employees shall not have bump rights, with the following exceptions: Furloughs as stated in Section 3 above; FPRS as stated in Section 8 below. Temporary Assignments When temporary assignments are expected to last less than ninety (90) days, they shall be filled on a volunteer basis from the affected group. Should insufficient volunteers exist, Junior employees from the affected group shall be assigned the work. If the need for these assignments results in additional staffing requirements, they shall be filled in accordance with this Section 6. If new assignments still exist, they shall be filled on an Overtime basis. Upon completion of the temporary assignment, the employee shall be returned to their last position. Employees on temporary assignment during the Annual Bid period shall be allowed to bid. When assignments are projected to last more than ninety (90) days, they sha...
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. ACRONYMS REFERENCED IN THIS SECTION AOC: Shall mean Air Operator Certificate. ATPL: Shall mean Airline Transport Pilot License. CBA: Shall mean Collective Bargaining Agreement. COM: Shall mean Company Operations Manual. COMAT: Shall mean Company Material. DFO: Shall mean Director of Flight Operations.
FILLING OF ASSIGNMENTS. If the Company determines there is a POSITION vacancy at any base, POSITION vacancy at the base shall be open to system bid by Pilots. Secondary and subsequent vacancies created, as a result of a system POSITION vacancy shall be open for system bid to all Pilots. Primary POSITION vacancy bulletins, which will comprise of a Posting Notice and a Pilot Position List, shall be posted on all Pilot bulletin boards, and shall state the following; Bulletin number and date of issue; Aircraft type, Status and base; Rate of pay; Number of vacancies; Anticipated effective date for Pi vacancy bulletin number; The closing date after which revised standing bids will not be accepted for the specific vacancy bulletin. Such date will be not less than fifteen (15) days after the posting date of the vacancy bulletin. A list of Pilots holding reinstatement rights.
