JOB POSTING The following provision will appear in all collective agreements replacing any related provision that existed in the hospital's expiring collective agreement: (Any provision pertaining to definition of temporary vacancies, non-bargaining unit applications, outside advertising, interim placements or criteria for selection except as it relates to promotions and transfers that existed in the hospital's expiring collective agreement will be continued as the last paragraph of this Article). "Where a permanent vacancy occurs in a classification within the bargaining unit or a new position within the bargaining unit is established by the Hospital, such vacancy shall be posted for a period of seven (7) consecutive calendar days. Applications for such vacancy shall be made in writing within the seven (7) day period referred to herein. The postings shall stipulate the qualifications, classifications, rate of pay, department and shift and a copy shall be provided to the Chief Xxxxxxx. Vacancies created by the filling of an initial permanent vacancy will be posted for a period of three (3) consecutive calendar days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Applications for such vacancies shall be made in writing within the three (3) day period referred to herein. In matters of promotion and staff transfer appointment shall be made of the senior applicant able to meet the normal requirements of the job. The name of the successful applicant will be posted on the bulletin board for a period of seven (7) calendar days. Where there are no successful applicants from within this bargaining unit for vacant positions referred to in this Article, employees in other CUPE bargaining units at the Hospital will be selected in accordance with the criteria for selection above, prior to considering persons who are not members of CUPE bargaining units at the Hospital. The employees eligible for consideration shall be limited to those employees who have applied for the position in accordance with this Article, and selection shall be made in accordance with this Article. The successful applicant shall be allowed a trial period of up to thirty (30) days, during which the Hospital will determine if the employee can satisfactorily perform the job. Within this period the employee may voluntarily return, or be returned by the Hospital to the position formerly occupied, without loss of seniority. The vacancy resulting from the posting may be filled on a temporary basis until the trial period is completed. A list of vacancies filled in the preceding month under this Article and the names of the successful applicants will be posted, with a copy provided to the union."
Job Postings The employee may apply for a job posting at either home based on their seniority at the designated employer. The vacancy will be filled in accordance with Article 9 of the collective agreement. Where seniority is the deciding factor the most senior candidate will be selected regardless of which home her/his seniority was accumulated.
REPORTING TIME Any employee, after being hired and reporting for work at the regular reporting time and for whom no work is provided, shall receive pay for two (2) hours at the regular rate of wages. Any employee who reports for work and for whom work is provided shall receive pay for the actual time worked, but not less than two (2) hours at the regular rate of wages, unless they have been notified before leaving their home not to report.
Starting Time is the time that employees present themselves at their work- station and not the time that employees are in the amenities or in the car park.
JOB When a vacancy occurs in any job which is likely to remain open for over four work weeks (or such longer period as the parties may mutually agree) notice of such vacancy shall be posted within eighteen working days of the vacancy arising and shall remain posted for five working days on the bulletin board or boards provided on the premises for that purpose. The Company shall provide the Union with a copy of each vacancy posted. All notices of vacancies shall designate the classification of the job vacant The of pay shall be determined from the schedule of wages herein. The Company will provide the Union with the name and employee number of the persons who applied for the job. If an employee applies for a posting and is named the successful applicant, he will be required to accept the position. A probationary period of sixty calendar days shall apply to promotions. If no applications are made, the Company shall then be free to choose an employee who did not apply for such job and is willing to accept it. Where the senior employee has relatively equal ability and qualifications for the vacancy in relation to other applicants, he shall receive the promotion. For the purposes of this paragraph, the senior employee shall mean the employee with the most continuous length of service within the bargaining unit. When the senior employee does not have relatively equal ability and qualifications for the vacancy in relation to other applicants and a less senior employee is chosen, the Company will make its choice known to the Union before announcing name of the successful applicant. Should the Union wish to make representations to the Company concerning the Company’s choice, the Union must do so within five working days and the Union and the Company agree to meet to discuss the Company’s choice. If thereafter this question is unresolved, it may be made the subject of a grievance. Any employee who applied for the job and was not chosen may within five working days after the Successful applicant has been declared, register a protest to the Union in writing. In the event that the protest is brought to the Company’s attention, the Company agrees to discuss with the Union and the employee the question of the and qualifications with a view to improving the employee’s opportunity for future postings. If thereafter this question is unresolved, it may be made the subject of a grievance. Company agrees to offer job training opportunities for posted positions to interested full-time employees with s ability and qualification to warrant such . training. A job vacancy shall be deemed not to exist where the work available for the job is not sufficient to warrant it being filled. The Company agrees all employees within the bargaining unit will become and remain, as a condition of employment, members of the Union during the of this Agreement. The Company shah new employees to make application for membership in the Union at the time of their hiring. The Company shall collect membership initiation fees as may be established by Union and forward the application form and such fees to Union the regular monthly dues remittance. The Company agrees to deduct from the pay of each regular employee, as a condition of employment, such dues as may from time to time be set by the Union and to forward the amount so deducted to Secretary-Treasurer of the Union. The Company agrees to supply to the Union a report showing annual Union Dues accumulation for each employee. The Company further agrees to record the annual Union Dues Deductions for each employee on his form. The Company agrees to forward to the Union on a monthly basis, a complete alphabetical listing of all employees, including their home address, starting date, plant location, department and Social Insurance Number, separated in full-time and part-time. The Company to officers, so designated by the Union, from each Local and to grant them time off with pay as may be reasonably necessary to service any grievance or grievance. The Company also agrees to a committee comprised of representatives of employees, so designated by the Union, for the purposes of collective bargaining or with the Company. The Committee wig be afforded the necessary time o pay to attend such meetings with representatives of the Company. representatives of the Union shall be entitled to visit any department covered by this Agreement for the purposes of observing working conditions, interviewing members and employees and ensuring the terms of this Agreement are being implemented. The interviewing of an employee shall be permitted after the appropriate management representative has given his consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld Any condition of employment or working conditions now in effect will remain in effect changed by collective bargaining. The Union may use the Warehouse bulletin boards for the posting of Union notices. All such notices must be approved by the Warehouse Manager before being posted on the bulletin boards.
Job Postings and Applications If a vacancy or a new job is created for which union personnel might reasonably be recruited, the following shall apply: (a) If the vacancy or new job has a duration of thirty (30) calendar days or more, the vacancy or new job including salary range, a summary of the job description, the required qualifications, the hours of work, including start and stop times and days off, the work area and the commencement date shall, before being filled, be posted for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days, in a manner which gives all employees access to such information, provided that no employees shall be entitled to relieve other regular employees under this clause on more than two (2) occasions in one calendar year unless the Employer and the Union otherwise agree in good faith. (b) Notwithstanding (a) above, if a temporary absence is one of less than ninety (90) calendar days, the work of the absent employee may be performed by employees working in float pool positions, where float pools exist. (c) Notwithstanding (a) above, if the vacancy is a temporary one of less than ninety (90) calendar days and the work is not being performed by a float employee, the position shall not be posted and instead shall be filled as follows: (i) where practicable by qualified regular employees who have indicated in writing their desire to work in such position consistent with the requirements of Article 14. Should a vacancy under this Article result in backfilling of more than one (1) vacancy (including the initial vacancy) the second (2nd) vacancy may be filled by an employee registered for casual work unless the Employer and the Union agree otherwise in good faith. If the application of this paragraph requires the Employer to pay overtime to the employee pursuant to Article 19, the proposed move shall not be made. An employee who accepts work under this provision is not eligible to work in another Article 16.01(c) assignment that conflicts with the accepted one. Probationary employees and employees undergoing a qualifying period shall not be considered for a 16.01(c) assignment in a different classification. (ii) by employees registered for casual work in accordance with the casual addendum. (iii) in cases of unanticipated or unplanned temporary absences, such temporary absence may first be filled under (c)(ii) for a period of up to seven (7) days. (d) A part-time employee who has accepted a casual assignment which conflicts with a temporary vacancy referred to in paragraph (c)(i) above shall be considered unavailable for such temporary vacancy. A part-time employee who has accepted a temporary vacancy referred to in paragraph (c)(i) above which conflicts with a casual assignment shall be considered unavailable for such casual assignment. Where an employee declines an offer to work under (c)(i) the Employer need not offer the work again to that employee under (c)(ii), if she/he is also registered for casual work. (e) Existing local agreements will be in force and effect (including termination clauses) unless changed by mutual agreement by the parties at the local level. (f) Where the local agreement covering access to work by part-time employees (former “15.01c”) does not contain a termination clause, the agreement may be terminated on giving of six (6) months’ notice by either party. (g) By mutual agreement, the parties may vary the job posting process set out in Article 16.01.
WAITING TIME Those employees working on a project who are entitled to receive subsistence allowance shall be paid a lump sum as waiting time based on the applicable straight time rate provided for in the Schedules attached hereto as follows: 12.1 The equivalent of four (4) hours pay for any working day lost during the regularly scheduled work week. 12.2 If no work is performed on a holiday designated in this Agreement, no waiting time shall be paid. 12.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of 12.1 and 12.2, where the Employer has provided notice of a starting time to follow a period for which waiting time is payable, any employee who, except for reasons of illness or emergency, is not available for work at the said starting time, or who voluntarily terminates his employment prior to the next regularly scheduled pay day, shall forfeit any unpaid waiting time pay, PROVIDED, however, the Employer shall notify the Local Union of such forfeiture. 12.4 In no event shall waiting time payments provided for hereinabove be included in computing the hours of work on which overtime is payable.
TRAVELLING TIME 9.01 When the Employer requires an employee to travel for the purpose of performing duties the employee shall be compensated in the following manner: (a) on a normal working day on which an employee travels but does not work, the employee shall receive regular pay for the day. (b) on a normal working day on which an employee travels and works, the employee shall be paid: (i) regular pay for the day for a combined period of travel and work not exceeding seven and one-half (7 ½) hours, (ii) at the applicable overtime rate for additional travel time in excess of a seven and one-half (7 ½) hour period of work and travel, with a maximum payment for such additional travel time not to exceed twelve (12) hours pay in any day, calculated at the straight-time rate. (c) on a day of rest or on a designated paid holiday, the employee shall be paid at the applicable overtime rate for hours travelled to a maximum payment of twelve (12) hours pay, calculated at the straight-time rate. 9.02 For the purpose of clause 9.01, the travelling time for which an employee shall be compensated is as follows: (a) for travel by public transportation, the time between the scheduled time of departure and the time of arrival at a destination, including the normal travel time to the point of departure, as determined by the Employer; (b) for travel by private means of transportation, the normal time as determined by the Employer, to proceed from the employee’s place of residence or work place, as applicable, direct to the destination and, upon return, direct back to the employee’s residence or work place; (c) in the event that an alternate time of departure and/or means of travel is requested by the employee, the Employer may authorize such alternate arrangements in which case compensation for travelling time shall not exceed that which would have been payable under the Employer’s original determination. Such request shall not be unreasonably denied; (d) when an employee travels through more than one (1) time zone, computation will be made as if the employee had remained in the time zone of the point of origin for continuous travel and in the time zone of each point of overnight stay after the first day of travel. 9.03 All calculations for travelling time shall be based on each completed period of fifteen (15) minutes. 9.04 Travelling time shall include time necessarily spent at each stop-over en route provided that such stop-over does not include an overnight stay. 9.05 Compensation under this Article shall not be paid for travel time to courses, training sessions, conferences and seminars unless so provided for in Article 18 (Career Development and Training).
Quarterly Reporting Timeframes Quarterly reporting timeframes coincide with the State Fiscal Year as follows: Quarter 1 - (July-September) – Due by October 10 Quarter 2 - (October-December) – Due by January 10 Quarter 3 - (January-March) – Due by April 10 Quarter 4 - (April-June) – Due by July 10
Planning Time All teachers are to be guaranteed an uninterrupted daily block of at least 45 minutes of planning for a traditional schedule or an uninterrupted block of at least 90 minutes every other day for a block schedule. Planning time shall be used primarily for lesson/program planning, parent conferences, student conferences, and conferring with other faculty members. A good faith effort must be made by the principal or designee to ensure equitable scheduling among the faculty for teacher participation and involvement for any accommodation plan meeting (IEP (Individual Education Plan), 504, BIP (Behavior Intervention Plan), etc.) in which the teacher’s planning time and instructional time are disrupted as little as possible. a) The principal may have up to one (1) of these 45-minute blocks per week designated for Collaborative Planning, Professional Learning Community (PLC), or Faculty Meetings (one (1) per month) or other data gathering/planning intended to increase student achievement. b) The four (4) 45-minute planning periods for a traditional schedule or an uninterrupted block of at least 90 minutes every other day for a block schedule shall be used by the teacher solely for self-directed planning time. Recognizing that curriculum changes are inevitable throughout all areas of instruction, team/common planning may occur and is encouraged in order to meet the needs of the students. Teachers are responsible for the proper utilization of the self-directed portion of planning time. 6.3-1 During weeks when there is a full Staff Development Day, or a shortened week, teachers will still have four (4) days of self-directed planning that week. 6.3-2 Elementary school teachers shall have an uninterrupted, continuous block of time of no fewer than forty-five (45) minutes per day of scheduled duty free planning time during the student contact time. Should a continuous forty-five (45) minute block be unfeasible, the principal will schedule a continuous thirty (30) minute block during the student day and an additional fifteen (15) minute continuous block of time during the duty day for planning. Elementary teachers shall stay with their students when the students are participating in regularly scheduled special classes only when there is no certified instructor available. 6.3-3 Middle school teachers shall have an uninterrupted, continuous block of forty-five (45) minutes per day for a traditional schedule or an uninterrupted block of at least 90 minutes every other day for a block schedule of scheduled duty free planning time during the student contact time. Middle school schedules should include time for teacher planning time for such concepts as team planning, back to back planning periods, parent conferences, student conferences, etc. In middle schools that elect to participate in a seven (7) or eight (8) period day, the normal teaching load will be six (6) out of seven (7) or seven (7) out of eight (8) periods. (Advisor/advisee instruction will count as a teaching period.) Teachers, excluding those teachers assigned to Special Programs, may be asked, but shall not be involuntarily assigned a teaching schedule requiring more than three (3) preparations. To indicate acceptance of a schedule with more than three (3) preparations, the teacher must be presented with the schedule in writing and indicate acceptance by attaching their signature. 6.3-4 High school teachers shall have an uninterrupted, continuous block of forty-five (45) minutes per day for a traditional schedule or an uninterrupted block of at least 90 minutes every other day for a block schedule of duty free planning time during the student contact time. A normal teaching load will be six (6) out of seven (7) periods. Instructional time will be arranged according to the school’s approved schedule and in accordance with Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) guidelines. Teachers, excluding those teachers assigned to Special Programs, may be asked, but shall not be involuntarily assigned a teaching schedule requiring more than three (3) preparations. To indicate acceptance of a schedule with more than three (3) preparations, the teacher must be presented with the schedule in writing and indicate acceptance by attaching their signature. 6.3-5 Traviss and Ridge Technical College regular program and academic teachers shall have three hundred (300) minutes per week of planning time. 6.3-6 Adult School (East and West Areas) teachers shall have at least 250 minutes per week of planning 6.3-7 Teachers are required to make arrangements with the principal or immediate supervisor prior to 6.3-8 The Board shall structure a schedule for students that dismisses all students 150 minutes early to provide teachers 150 minutes of planning time in addition to the planning time described in Sections 6.3 through 6.3-5. There shall be at least seven (7) of these Student Early Dismissal Days distributed throughout the school year as mutually agreed upon. The days shall be designated six (6) Teacher Self- Directed Planning Days and one (1) Staff Development Day in March with a portion used for state testing training.