Common use of General Uniforms Clause in Contracts

General Uniforms. The Centre agrees to develop distinctive staff uniforms to be worn by employees. The uniforms shall consist of shirts in such styles (golf, short sleeve or long sleeve) as the Centre determines is required. The Centre shall provide full time employees with five (5) new shirts per year, part-time employees with three (3) new shirts per year and casual employees with two (2) new shirts per year. The design and style of the uniform, the allocation of styles and the determination of which employees are required to wear any uniform, shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Centre. Newly hired employees that are required to wear uniforms shall be provided with two (2) new shirts at the commencement of employment. The balance of the shirt allocation shall be provided upon completion of the probationary period. In the event that the Centre determines that a distinctive jacket will form part of the uniform for one or more classifications, it will provide a jacket to employees that are required to wear same. Newly hired employees that are in classifications requiring a jacket shall not be provided with their own jacket until the completion of the probationary period and a jacket will be provided for use at the commencement of each shift until completion of the probationary period. The design and style of the jacket and the determination of which employees are required to wear a jacket, shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Centre. Uniforms supplied by the Centre pursuant to this provision shall be used for work purposes only. The Centre shall not be required to provide or reimburse employees for the purchase of pants or other articles of clothing that are not distinctive to the Centre. Requiring employees to wear pants or other articles of clothing of specific colour shall not be considered as forming part of a uniform that is distinctive to the Centre.