Float Staff. The primary purpose of the Float Staff is to provide vacation relief for full-time Meat Cutters and Meat Clerks (Wrappers). In addition, when possible, the Float Staff will provide relief for unscheduled absences due to sickness or injury and will make employees available to stores requiring extra shifts due to unexpected additional sales. The Float Staff will consist of full-time employees in the Meat Cutter and Meat Clerk classifications who have applied by seniority for the positions with the following exceptions:
(a) Meat Managers.
(b) Assistant Meat Managers.
(c) Employees who are left on, placed on, or taken off of the Float Staff by mutual agreement between the Union and the Employer. Effective March 15th, 2015, Meat Cutters and Meat Clerks will be paid a premium of one ($1.00) dollar per hour for each full hour worked on the float pool. Employees wishing to be placed on the Float Staff can apply in writing to the Human Resources Department, and as vacancies arise, their applications will be filled in order of seniority. Should there not be enough employees who apply, the most junior capable full-time employees will be assigned to the Float Staff. Employees wishing to come off the Float Staff must give thirty (30) days written notice to the Employer with a copy to the Union. Should there be a suitable replacement available, this employee will be placed in a store at the discretion of the Employer. The Union will be advised of the placements. The Employer will determine the number of positions on the Float Staff and may adjust the numbers due to operational requirements. Should the Employer reduce the number of employees on the Float Staff, the most junior employee will be the first to be removed. Upon being assigned to a store, Float Staff employees will be scheduled in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Should the need arise for a Float Staff for other classifications, the same guidelines above will apply. Should the Employer encounter any unforeseen problems with the above system, the Union agrees to meet with the Employer to resolve the issue.
Float Staff. The primary purpose of the Float Staff is to provide vacation relief for full-time Meat Cutters and Meat Clerks (Wrappers). In addition, when possible, the Float Staff will provide relief for unscheduled absences due to sickness or injury and will make employees available to stores requiring extra shifts due to unexpected additional sales. The Float Staff will consist of full-time employees in the Meat Cutter and Meat Clerk classifications who have applied by seniority for the positions with the following exceptions:
Float Staff. In bargaining units outside the Lower Mainland, where there are two (2) or more stores, the Employer shall use a "Float Staff" to staff part-time scheduled hours and for relief purposes and bargaining unit seniority shall govern for assignment of hours.
Float Staff. The Employer shall use a "Float Staff" to staff part-time regularly scheduled hours and relief hours. Seniority shall govern for assignment of hours.
Float Staff. The Employer will provide the Union with a copy of the policy governing the operation of the float staff. The Union recognizes that the Employer has the right to change the policy, and the rules that comprise the policy, from time to time and the Employer agrees to advise the Union of the reason for any changes in advance of such changes.
Float Staff. The primary purpose of the Meat Pool (Float Staff) is to provide vacation relief for full-time meat cutters and meat wrappers. In addition, when possible, the Meat Pool will provide relief for unscheduled absences due to sickness or injury and will make employees available to stores requiring extra shifts to unexpected additional sales. I' The Meat Pool will consist of the most junior full-time employees in the Meat Cutter and Meat Wrapper classifications within the bargaining unit with the following exceptions: Meat Managers Head Meat Cutters Assistant Head Meat Cutters Second Persons Employees who are left on, placed on, or taken off of the Meat Pool by mutual agreement between the Union and the Company. Should the Company encounter any unforeseen problems with the above system, the Union agrees to meet with the Company to resolve the issues. Article Leaves Of Absence In the event of death in the immediate of an employee, the employee will be granted leave of absence with pay to attend the funeral, or to ,attend to other arrangements, at the time of bereavement. The length of such shall be at the discretion of the Employer. The "immediate family" shall mean spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, grandchild, aunt, uncle, xxxxx and nephew, or any relative living in the household of the employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the death is a case of spouse, father, mother or child the employee shall be entitled up to one (1) week's leave of absence with pay at the time of bereavement. It is understood that in the case of a part-time employee, the compensation shall be at the average hours worked during the preceding four (4) weeks. employee's day off will not be used to circumvent leave. The Employer agrees that employees chosen to attend Union conventions and conferences or participate in negotiations involving the Employer shall be given time off without pay. The number of employees, in excess of three in the area covered by this Agreement to be granted leave of absence for these purposes shall be by mutual agreement between the Employer and the Union. An employee, not to exceed three (3) elected or appointed to a time job with the Union shall be granted a leave of absence up to six (6) months and any extension mutually agreed upon up to a maximum of a six (6) months to attend to Union business. The employee shall notify the Employer at least one (1) week in advance...
