Common use of JOB SHARING Clause in Contracts

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

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JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time or sessional positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a voluntary, alternative scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a) The request 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to job share must cover the additional hours. Should the absence be submitted at least greater than three (3) months prior duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the anticipated start date remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the administrator that Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job reports to with a copy sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the union other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and human resourcesthe job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) The employees proposing In the case of one of the job share shall indicate in writing sharers terminating the reason for the requestjob sharing arrangement, the hours and days employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the week allocated previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitiesCollective Agreement. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions If one of the job sharing sharers leaves the arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the names of the participantsposition, the shared position must revert to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentor reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and one no internal full time or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status regular part time candidates apply for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years position, the employer may consider, at their current statustime of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time or sessional positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a voluntary, alternative scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a) The request 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to job share must cover the additional hours. Should the absence be submitted at least greater than three (3) months prior duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the anticipated start date remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the administrator that Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job reports to with a copy sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the union other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and human resourcesthe job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) The employees proposing In the case of one of the job share shall indicate in writing sharers terminating the reason for the requestjob sharing arrangement, the hours and days employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the week allocated previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitiesCollective Agreement. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions If one of the job sharing sharers leaves the arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the names of the participantsposition, the shared position must revert to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full- time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentor reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time or sessional positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a voluntary, alternative scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a) The request 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to job share must cover the additional hours. Should the absence be submitted at least greater than three (3) months prior duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the anticipated start date remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the administrator that Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job reports to with a copy sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the union other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and human resourcesthe job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) The employees proposing In the case of one of the job share shall indicate in writing sharers terminating the reason for the requestjob sharing arrangement, the hours and days employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the week allocated previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitiesCollective Agreement. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions If one of the job sharing sharers leaves the arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the names of the participantsposition, the shared position must revert to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentor reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntarytype of alternative scheduling in which two (2) employees of the same job classification share the work schedule and duties of a single full-time position. Job Sharing proposals from employees may be considered by individual departments when it can be shown that the proposal can be implemented without significant adverse effects on the effectiveness of County services. Job Sharing is a voluntary arrangement and may be considered only when no significant extra costs above those of a single full-time employee will be incurred by the County. Employees requesting a job share must be in the same job classification. 9.6.1 Initial and continuing approval of the Job Share arrangement will be contingent on both partners meeting all of the required qualifications for the job and performing at a fully effective performance level. 9.6.2 Supervisory practices such as salary increases, alternative work performance evaluation and discipline will take place separately with each partner. 9.6.3 The County reserves the right to rescind a Job Share arrangement whereby that has failed to meet the duties requirements of this policy or the employees may elect to terminate the arrangement (including by one of the job sharers resigning), subject to thirty (30) days notice. If the arrangement is terminated, and there is no agreement regarding who will resign or assume full-time responsibilities, the matter will be decided on the basis of seniority. The parties to a terminated Job Share arrangement have the option to resign or transfer to an available position. If either partner resigns, transfers or is terminated, the other partner must assume the full-time responsibilities until an acceptable partner is obtained. 9.6.4 Accrued PTO (in accordance with Appendix C to this Agreement) or vacation, sick leave, holiday hours or floating holiday hours will be prorated according to the number of hours worked. 9.6.5 Insured benefits such as health, dental, life, etc. will be provided to the job shared position identical to those of a full-time position position, at the family coverage level. Job Share partners may prorate the benefits or may agree to a division of benefits subject to the approval of Human Resources. Proposed changes to the allocation of the insured benefits may be restructured submitted to Human Resources for approval during the County's annual enrollment for an effective date of January 1 of each year. Additional hours worked over the scheduled amount shall be paid at the straight time rate and shall not result in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate change in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties health and responsibilitiesinsurance benefits. Overtime shall be payable for hours worked by either partner in excess of forty hours (40) per week or as otherwise provided by this Agreement. c) Both employees must 9.6.6 Seniority for step increases and layoff will be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours seniority of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period each of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement Sharers individually. Seniority for promotional consideration shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedas provided for by the applicable Articles of this Agreement. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time or sessional positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a voluntary, alternative scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a) The request 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to job share must cover the additional hours. Should the absence be submitted at least greater than three (3) months prior duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the anticipated start date remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the administrator that Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job reports to with a copy sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the union other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and human resourcesthe job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) The employees proposing In the case of one of the job share shall indicate in writing sharers terminating the reason for the requestjob sharing arrangement, the hours and days employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the week allocated previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitiesCollective Agreement. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions If one of the job sharing sharers leaves the arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, their position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the names of the participantsposition, the shared position must revert to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentor reverting to an available part-time position for which they are qualified. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and one no internal full time or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status regular part time candidates apply for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years position, the employer may consider, at their current statustime of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 9.1 Job sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow 2 classified employees to share 1 position with the recommendation of the administrator and the approval of the Director of Human Resources. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. 9.1.1 A job share position may be granted for a maximum of 1 year. If the shared position is not going to continue beyond the current contract year, the DISTRICT shall provide a minimum of 60 calendar days written notice period to the end of the current contract year of both employees. If the employees would like to request to continue in the job share, the employees request for the job share to continue must occur 90 calendar days prior to the contract year. The parties agree program administrator/supervisor, if approving the request, shall forward the request to the Director of Human Resources. 9.1.2 Notification rules do not apply under a Reduction in Force (RIF). In the event that where a regular full-job share position is discontinued for the upcoming year, the DISTRICT will attempt to place the employee(s) into another position for which they are qualified, but there will be no guarantee of a full time or sessional fulla different job-sharing position. 9.1.3 The schedule for employees in a job share shall be established by the program administrator/supervisor and approved by the Director of Human Resources. It shall not be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipate long absence of job share employees; i.e. extended vacation, or additional PTO days. Whenever a sharing employee is absent from their work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of their absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individual payroll sheets, maintained by their office and reported to the payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the DISTRICT payroll form. 9.1.4 Only 2 employees may share one full time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is Each of the employees should have had 1 or more years of successful work experience in the DISTRICT. 9.1.5 Upon approval, each job share applicant must sign a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby job share contract for the duties and responsibilities of shared position. Each applicant must agree to return to a full-time position may be restructured status in the event one of the participants in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to shared job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangementshared assignment. At a point that one of the participants is unable to continue, the remaining partner supervisor shall have thirty (30) days during which the ability to locate a suitably qualified individual decide to continue with the position going forward as a job share or not. 9.1.6 Subject to the approval of the program administrator/supervisor, employees in a job- sharing position may substitute for each other at substitute wages or job share partners may exchange days up to 5 days each per school year. Other than for an extended illness, no more than 2 consecutive days may be exchanged. A record of the Job Sharing Arrangementdays exchanged will be maintained by the building principal. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundIn the event that one job share partner resigns, the position other employee will become assume the full job responsibility until a replacement can be hired. Such educators shall receive the full-time position with contract rate during the remaining partner as the incumbentinterim. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Professional Services, Professional Services

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union Union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job job-sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for (a) Job Share is two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single sharing one continuing position. Definition: Job Sharing The Sharer is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a fullcontinuing employee who is the original incumbent in the position being shared. The Co-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate sharer is the employment of two employees to fill a single employee who co-shares the position. a(b) The request position to be job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to shared is maintained as a continuing position; the anticipated start date term of the job share shall not be less than 3 calendar months nor shall it exceed one (1) calendar year. All job shares shall have an expiry date of no later than June 30th. Year-long job share arrangements shall be reviewed thirty (30) days in advance of the expiry date to see if the administrator that sharers and the job reports parties will agree to with a copy to extend the union and human resourcesshare for another year. b(c) The employees proposing A job sharing request shall only be initiated by a continuing employee after first discussing with the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days appropriate administrator. It requires mutual agreement of the week allocated Board and Union and is subject to: operational requirements; to cancellation on 30 days notice by either party; and cancellation where the job share portion and information regarding the division position of duties and responsibilitieseither employee is affected by layoff or bumping. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. (d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to Jobs will be shared, and the division where operationally feasible, with continuing employees. Where not operationally feasible a temporary vacancy will be posted. Co- sharer positions left vacant as a result of duties and responsibilitiesa job share application will be maintained as a continuing position with Leave of Absence status. (e) Under normal circumstances, There shall be no reduction in the regular daily and weekly hours number of the position shall remain unchanged continuing positions as a result of the establishment of job sharing arrangements. (f) The hours of work will be contained within the normal work schedule in Article 18 of the Collective Agreement. (g) Participants in a job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangementwill not be eligible to jointly apply for a posted vacancy. At no time will job sharing be used as a method of promotion. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. iih) In the event the Sharer is successful in a posted vacancy, the job share arrangement shall be terminated and the total job will be posted. (i) When the job sharing arrangement terminates expires, the sharer and one or both partners have no job co-sharer shall return to return to, such employee their previous positions. (j) Concerns and issues arising from a Job Share shall be laid off addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer or designate, and shall forwarded to the Labour Management Committee for discussion. (k) Benefits (e.g. Medical, Extended Health, Group Life, and Dental) will be permitted split between the Sharer and Co-Sharer so there is no additional cost to bump the employer beyond the cost of the sharer. Pension benefits, including Superannuation, will be calculated based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be guidelines set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partnersappropriate policy and jurisdiction. Each partner shall work thirty-five Holidays, sick leave and vacation pay will be calculated based on time worked. Other benefits will be maintained at the current rate. Revenue Canada deductions (35EI, CPP and Income Tax) hours bi-weeklywill be deducted in accordance with Revenue Canada guidelines. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for (a) Job share is two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single sharing one continuing position. Definition: Job Sharing The sharer is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a fullcontinuing employee who is the original incumbent in the position being shared. The co-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate sharer is the employment of two employees to fill a single employee who co-shares the position. a(b) The request position to be job shared is maintained as a continuing position; the term of the job share must shall not be submitted at least less than three (3) calendar months prior to the anticipated start nor shall it exceed one (1) calendar year. All job shares shall have an expiry date of the no later than June 30th. Year-long job share arrangements shall be reviewed thirty (30) days in advance of the expiry date to see if the administrator that sharers and the job reports parties will agree to with a copy to extend the union and human resourcesshare for another year. b(c) The employees proposing A job sharing request shall only be initiated by a continuing employee after first discussing with the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days appropriate administrator. It requires mutual agreement of the week allocated Board and Union and is subject to operational requirements; to cancellation on thirty (30) days notice by either party; and cancellation where the job share portion and information regarding the division position of duties and responsibilitieseither employee is affected by layoff or bumping. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. (d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to Jobs will be shared, and the division where operationally feasible, with continuing employees. Where not operationally feasible a temporary vacancy will be posted. Co-sharer positions left vacant as a result of duties and responsibilitiesa job share application will be maintained as a continuing position with Leave of Absence status. (e) Under normal circumstances, There shall be no reduction in the regular daily and weekly hours number of the position shall remain unchanged continuing positions as a result of the establishment of job sharing arrangements. (f) The hours of work will be contained within the normal work schedule in Article18 of the Collective Agreement. (g) Participants in a job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangementwill not be eligible to jointly apply for a posted vacancy. At no time will job sharing be used as a method of promotion. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. iih) In the event the sharer is successful in a posted vacancy, the job share arrangement shall be terminated and the total job will be posted. (i) When the job sharing arrangement terminates expires, the sharer and one or both partners have no job co-sharer shall return to return to, such employee their previous positions. (j) Concerns and issues arising from a Job Share shall be laid off addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer or designate, and shall forwarded to the Labour Management Committee for discussion. (k) Benefits (e.g. medical, extended health, group life, and dental) will be permitted split between the sharer and co-sharer so there is no additional cost to bump the employer beyond the cost of the sharer. Pension benefits, including superannuation, will be calculated based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be guidelines set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partnersappropriate policy and jurisdiction. Each partner shall work thirty-five Holidays, sick leave and vacation pay will be calculated based on time worked. Other benefits will be maintained at the current rate. Revenue Canada deductions (35EI, CPP and Income Tax) hours bi-weeklywill be deducted in accordance with Revenue Canada guidelines. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that where a regular to implement job sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time or sessional positions shall be considered on an individual basis. (b) Total hours worked by the job sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) nurses and the Program Manager. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position existsunless otherwise mutually agreed otherwise between the nurse and her/his Program Manager. (c) The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her/his partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the following provisions Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall provide for two employees only be required to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may nurse would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a(f) When possible, Job Sharers will cover their partner during sick leave and vacation. Job Sharers covering their partner's vacation will not be counted in the Unit vacation quota. Job Sharer's will attempt to arrange this coverage with their partner prior to contacting the Program Manager, or designate. (g) Having regard to paragraph (f) above, the maximum vacation entitlement taken by job shares shall jointly, when added together, not exceed the annual entitlement the senior job share would earn if full-time. (h) The request number of job sharing positions currently in place will not be decreased without discussion with the Union. Rationale to support such decrease will be provided. Any requests to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior in addition to the anticipated start date foregoing will be discussed with the Union. No request to increase the number of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcessharing positions will be unreasonably denied. b(i) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter All other provisions covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined are contained in the Job Sharing Arrangementcentral Part- Time Agreement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees covered by this Collective Agreement. The parties agree that where Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a regular full-time or sessional team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share arrangement cease, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time position exists, the following provisions which becomes a job sharing position shall provide for two employees continue to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of be a full-time position may whether or not the job sharing position continues. Job sharing partners will be restructured in a manner that would accommodate given the employment of two employees opportunity to fill a single positionapply for any available vacancies. a24.5 If one (1) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the names of the participantsEmployer, the position Employer reserves the right to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of terminate the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have upon thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual notice, or to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by terminate the job sharing partners. arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner will assume the position on a full time basis. 24.6 Both job sharing partners shall be paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.7 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.8 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.9 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. Benefits will be bundled as follows: Group A – Medical (drugs) and Paramedical and Vision and Semi-Private Hospital and Deluxe Travel Group B – Dental Job Share Employees may purchase at 50% of the premium, the following bundle(s): Group A and/or Group B Minimum 3 year commitment once choices are made. In addition to the above optional bundles, Job Share employees will be covered by LTD at no cost to them. 24.10 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.11 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours bi-weeklyin a week. j) During 24.12 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the period event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.13 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time basis at the discretion of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation Employer. Vacation entitlement will be calculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 24.14 The hours of work for job sharing positions shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedmutually agreed to between the Employer and the job sharing partners, at the outset of the job share arrangement. k) During 24.15 Job sharing partners may not displace less senior employees unless the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be proratedjob sharing partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to Article 22. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply24.16 Should a regular part-time employee become the job share partner with a full- time employee, or a new employee be hired to partner in a job share with a full- time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to balance the job share requirements.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 35.01 The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time terms and conditions governing job sharing arrangements will be as mutually agreed to by the Union and the Employer. 35.02 Job sharing shall occur when requested by an incumbent Employee and approved by the Board. For the purposes of this Article “Incumbent” refers to the person who owns the position exists, and “Partner” refers to the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing person who is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby sharing the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single Incumbent’s position. a) The request to 35.03 Those employed in a job share must sharing situation will be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date members of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have covered by the skillsCollective Agreement. 35.04 The terms and conditions of job sharing arrangements agreed to by the parties will form part of the Collective Agreement. 35.05 Employees participating in job-sharing arrangements will be entitled to all rights and benefits provided for in the Collective Agreement, knowledge and ability unless otherwise restricted by this Article. 35.06 Both Employees must share the same job classification/title to perform carry out the full- time/part-time duties and responsibilities of the positionposition to be job shared. d35.07 An Incumbent Employee wishing to job share their position: (a) Where has the responsibility of finding a job share partner willing to enter into the job-sharing arrangement or request is approvedthe Employer to advertise for a job share partner; (b) must receive approval in writing from their immediate supervisor; and (c) will submit the appropriate application form to Human Resource Services by April 30th. 35.08 A position will be job shared for a minimum of one (1) year and a maximum period of two (2) years. Any extension beyond the two (2) year maximum period must be mutually acceptable to the Employees, the DirectorEmployer, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering Union. At the terms and conditions end of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participantsperiod, the position to be shared, Incumbent and the division of duties and responsibilitiesPartner will resume the full-time/part-time position they held prior to entering into the job-sharing arrangement or be laid off if the Employee was not a bargaining unit Employee before the job share began. e) Under normal circumstances35.09 An Employee's anniversary and/or service date for the purpose of earning a merit increment, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall increment in vacation entitlement, etc., will remain unchanged as if the Employee was working on a result regular full-time/part-time basis. 35.10 For the purposes of the job Collective Agreement, an Employee's regular work day or regular work week will be the Employee's scheduled hours of work under the job-sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied arrangement. A day on which an Employee is not scheduled to work will be considered as the Employee's rest day. Time worked by an Employee outside their scheduled hours of work will be compensated in accordance with Article 12 with the terms and conditions outlined in Employee's bi-weekly rate being determined on the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) basis as if they were working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a normal full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbenthours. ii35.11 The following benefits will be prorated in accordance with this Article: Holidays (a) In Each Employee will be entitled to the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status paid holidays provided for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current statusin accordance with Article 29 of this Collective Agreement. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 25.01 Where the parties wish to enter into a job sharing arrangement they shall determine the particulars through local negotiations, however the following principles will be considered when negotiating any local job sharing agreement. Job sharing requests shall be considered on an individual basis and shall be initiated through a written application by a full time employee who wishes to share her/his position. Applications shall be in writing to the Human Resource Department The parties agree that where a regular employer may limit the total number of job sharing positions. The Employer shall meet with the Union and consider any recommendation it makes for additional job sharing positions. If there are more full-time or sessional employees interested in job sharing than can fill the number of job sharing positions determined by the Employer to be appropriate, seniority shall determine which full-time employees fill the position existsproviding the senior employees can meet the Employer’s staffing requirements. Upon the termination of the job sharing arrangement, the following provisions shall provide for two employees position will revert back to voluntarily “job share” a single full time position. Definition: Job Sharing If both applicants to a job share are full time, the job share position need not be posted. The resulting full time position shall be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. If a job share partner is not identified at the time the job share application is made, the other portion of the job share position shall be posted and filled in accordance with the Collective Agreement. If one of the job sharers leaves her/his position, and both the remaining job sharer and the Employer wish to continue with the job sharing arrangement, the vacated portion of the job share will be posted and filled in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Where there is no successful applicant to a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities vacant portion of a full-job share position, the position shall revert to its full time status. If the job sharer who remains was not the job sharer whose position was originally modified to suit the job sharing arrangement, the full time position may will be restructured in a manner posted. The Employer and the employees involved retain the right to assess the job sharing arrangement on an ongoing basis. For greater certainty, notwithstanding the fact that would accommodate the employment review process is ongoing, formal reviews of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to the job share must position will be submitted made at least three (3) months prior months, six (6) months, and twelve (12) months, and on an annual basis thereafter. Either party may discontinue the job sharing process with sixty (60) days notice. The Employer may exercise this right only after the completion of the first two reviews required under the previous paragraph. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting will be held between the parties to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood that such discontinuation will not be unreasonable or arbitrary. It is further understood that it is not unreasonable to discontinue job sharing if its costs are greater than the costs for a Regular Full Time position and those excess costs are not outweighed by the benefits of job sharing to the anticipated start date Employer. Each job sharer shall be treated as a regular part-time employee for all purposes under the Collective Agreement except as otherwise expressly provided. Work one half of the total number of hours of the full time position, or such other amount as may be agreed by all the parties, with the actual schedule of work to be determined by the employees involved, subject to approval by the Employer. Ensure both members of the job share team are fully informed in respect of each others work, and those CCAC communications that are not generally distributed but rather are only issued to the administrator that attendees at individual meetings. Not be required to cover her/his partner for short-term absences, but nothing will preclude her/him from doing so on agreement between the job reports to with sharer and her/his supervisor. Any local agreement will prevail over these principles where a copy to difference exists between the union principles and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days language of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitieslocal agreement. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where Job sharing is a regular form of part-time employment in which the schedules of two or more part-time employees are arranged to cover the duties of a single full-time position. These employees are considered to be individual part-time employees for all employment purposes. Generally, a job sharing team means two employees at the same grade level but other arrangements are possible. Employees must qualify for the position for which they are applying. Job sharers are subject to the same personnel policies as other part-time employees. Job sharing does not necessarily mean that each job sharer works half-time, or sessional that the total numbers of hours will be 40 per week. The Department shall give bona fide consideration to employees’ requests regarding part-time job sharing employment. The Department agrees that entry into job sharing is strictly voluntary, initiated by the employee, and without coercion by the Department. Potential job sharing participants shall submit a written proposal to the immediate supervisor. The job sharers are expected to seek management’s assistance and approval in drawing up the job sharing plan so that the work will be properly divided. A variety of different work scheduling arrangements can be used as long as each job sharer works no less than 16 hours and no more than 32 hours each week. Those individuals currently engaged in a job sharing arrangement shall be covered under this Article. Potential participants will receive a written response from the Department within a reasonable amount of time from the date of submission of their written proposal informing them of acceptance or rejection of their job sharing proposal. If rejected, the reasons will be stated. The participants may revise their written proposal to address the reasons given for rejection and resubmit it for reconsideration. All employees who job share will have to agree to the assigned regular work schedule. However, there is no guarantee the Department will not change the schedule. If this change triggers a duty to bargain under the Statue, the Department will give notice and bargain pursuant to Article 13 - National Consultation Rights and Mid-Term Bargaining. All work schedules and tours of duty will be consistent with Article 15 - Hours of Work. Additional hours will not be assigned to employees engaged in job sharing for the sole purpose of eliminating the need to schedule qualified, full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide employees for two employees overtime. Such overtime hours will be assigned and accomplished according to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single positioncontractual obligations. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Master Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular 19.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time or sessional positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 19.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 19.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 19.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a voluntary, alternative scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a) The request 19.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to job share must cover the additional hours. Should the absence be submitted at least greater than three (3) months prior duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the anticipated start date remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 19.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the administrator that Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job reports to with a copy sharing arrangement. 19.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 19.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the union other parties. 19.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and human resourcesthe job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) The employees proposing In the case of one of the job share shall indicate in writing sharers terminating the reason for the requestjob sharing arrangement, the hours and days employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the week allocated previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitiesCollective Agreement. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions If one of the job sharing sharers leaves the arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the names of the participantsposition, the shared position must revert to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full- time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentor reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that where a regular to implement job sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Job Sharing requests with regard to full-time positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Total hours worked by the job sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours or sessional the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) nurses and the Nurse Manager of the Unit. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position. The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-time Collective Agreement. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement. The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time nurse would be required to work. It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other's incidental illnesses. because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the Nurse Manager, or designate, must be notified to book coverage. Job sharers are not required to cover their partner during prolonged sick leave, extended absences, or vacation. Job sharers are not responsible for arranging coverage for their position during such absences. Where a job sharer is going to be absent, other part-time nurses shall be offered the additional tours. All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the central Part- time Agreement. Where the job sharing arrangement arises out of filling of a vacant full-time position, both job sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share position, may do SO without having half of the position posted. The other half of the job sharing position will be posted and selection will be made on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining nurse will have the option of continuing the full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees or reverting to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a fullpart-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate for which is qualified. If does not continue full-time, the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share position must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to posted in accordance with the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of Collective Agreement. Either party may discontinue the job sharing arrangement which with ninety (90) days' notice. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting shall become a specified written agreement setting out be held between the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty parties within fifteen (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (3015) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in discuss the Job Sharing Arrangementdiscontinuation. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates It is understood and one or both partners have no job to return to, agreed that such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement discontinuation shall not be affectedunreasonable or arbitrary. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree It is agreed that where a regular full-full time or sessional full-time position exists, job may be shared by two nurses on the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: basis: (a) Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-requests with regard to full time position may positions shall be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee considered on an individual basis and the Union with a letter covering Hospital shall reserve the terms and conditions right to determine the appropriateness of such arrangements. Where the job sharing arrangement which shall become arises out ofthe filling of a specified written agreement setting vacant full time position, bothjob sharing positions must be posted and selection based on the criteria set out in the names Collective Agreement. An incumbent full time nurse wishing to share her position, may do so without having her half of the participantsposition posted. However the other half of the job shared position must be posted and the selection based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. All job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees and be subject to the provisions of the part-time Collective Agreement. If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement her positionwill be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full time position. The remaining nurse will have the option of continuing in the full time position or another part-time position. Ifshe does not continue full time, the position must be posted according to the Collective Agreement. Association dues shall be shared, and deducted from each nurse in accordance with the part-time Collective Agreement. Posted schedules for the job sharers shall be based on the schedules that would apply to a full time nurse holding that position. Such schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the full time Collective Agreement. Total hours worked by the two job sharers shall be equal to one full time position. The division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, these hours over the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing determined by mutual agreement between the days, two nurses and hours the Director of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period Patient Care of the Unit. Job Sharing Arrangementsharers may be offered additional unscheduledtours in accordance with Article Eachjob sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, vacation entitlement shall as well as with other nurses in accordance with the Collective Agreement. It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other's incidental illnesses. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the manager must be proratednotified to book coverage. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall Job sharers are not be affectedrequired to cover for their partner in the case of prolonged or extended absences. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular to implement job sharing pursuant to the following provisions: 1. Job Sharing requested with respect to full-time or sessional full-positions shall be considered on an individual basis. There shall be only one job shared position on any unit. 2. Only full time position existspositions shall be considered for job sharing between two (2) employees. 3. Total hours worked by the job sharers equal one (1) full time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and the Department Head, subject to the approval of Administration. Should any scheduling discrepancies between the job sharers arise, the following provisions decision of Administration shall provide be final. 4. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with each partner as well as with other employees, as provided by the Collective Agreement. 5. The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers will only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full time employee would be required to work. It is agreed that for two employees the Christmas/New Year holiday provision, it is the position that rotates and not the individual. 6. Posted schedules for the job sharers shall be used on the schedules that would apply to voluntarily “job share” a single full time employee holding that position. Definition: Such schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. Job Sharing sharers shall not be required, but may consent to work any shifts outside of the shifts of the full time position. It is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby understood that this is not meant to reduce the duties and responsibilities hours of a full-other part time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single positionemployees. a) 7. The request to employees involved in the job share sharing arrangement will be classified as regular part time. 8. It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other's incidental illnesses. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the department head must be submitted at least three (3) months prior notified to book coverage. Job Sharers are not required to cover for their partner in the anticipated start date case of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcesprolonged or extended absences. b) The employees proposing 9. Job Sharers will receive part time vacation entitlement as outlined in the job share shall indicate in writing the reason collective agreement and will be required to cover for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitieseach other during scheduled vacation absence. c10. In the event that one (1) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions member of the job sharing arrangement which shall become goes on a specified written agreement setting out the names leave of the participantsabsence, the position to coverage will be sharednegotiated with the department head, and but it is hoped that the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours remaining member of the position shall remain unchanged would be prepared to cover the leave of absence as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangementmuch as possible. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two (2) employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two (2) employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union Union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job job-sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that to implement job sharing where a regular it is operationally feasible. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions shall be considered on an individual basis. (b) A job-sharer is defined as a regular part-time nurse who, with her partner, has signed a job sharing agreement indicating her/his ability to work fifty percent (50%), or sessional other portion as mutually arranged between the two (2) Job Shares and the Program Manager, of a normal full- time position. Total hours worked by the job sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) nurses and the Program Manager. Job share partners with the agreement of their Program Manager will determine who will report for duty on each day of the full-time schedule. This shall be communicated to the staffing office prior to the schedule being posted. Individual names will be marked on the posted schedule on the days they work. • the job share partner who has been in the arrangement for the longest; or • the partner who has transferred their status from full-time to job share; or • if equal, the most senior of the job sharing partner. The Job Sharers’ commitment for the purpose of the part- time scheduling protocol, is to the portion of the full-time schedule as agreed between the Job Share partners and their Program Manager. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position existsunless otherwise mutually agreed between the nurses and her/his Program Manager. Job Sharers will not request to, nor shall they be requested to, work on the following same day or shift of the full-time schedule, except where the protocol for part time scheduling has been complied with. (c) The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her/his partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The Job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on the scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall provide for two employees only be required to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may nurse would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a(f) The request to It is expected that both job share partners must be submitted at least three prepared to cover each other’s incidental illnesses and vacation. If one cannot cover the other, she/he must notify the Nursing Unit Manager or her/his designate. Job Sharers covering their partner’s vacation will not be counted in the Unit Vacation quota. Job Sharers shall be offered additional unscheduled tours only if they have made their availability known. It is understood that they may only make themselves available on tours that neither job share partner is scheduled or interferes with their present master schedule in accordance with article G.06. (3g) months prior Having regard to paragraph (f) above, the anticipated start date maximum vacation entitlement taken by job shares shall jointly, when added together, not exceed the annual entitlement the senior job share would earn if full-time. (h) In the event that one of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions members of the job sharing arrangement which shall become goes on a specified written agreement setting out the names leave of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have absence that exceeds thirty (30) days during which days, the remaining job share partner has the option of covering all of the absent partner’s shifts for the duration of the absence. If the nurse is unable to locate a suitably qualified individual cover the entire leave of absence she/he shall inform the Program Manager of her/his intention of coverage of the absent partner’s shifts. The remaining vacant shifts will be offered to continue the most senior regular part-time nurse. (i) The number of job sharing positions currently in place will not be decreased without discussion with the Union. Rationale to support such decrease will be provided. Any requests to job share in addition to the foregoing will be discussed with the Union. No request to increase the number of job sharing positions will be unreasonably denied. (j) All other provision covering job sharing are contained in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a fullcentral Part-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentTime Agreement. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 28.01 Full time employees or the Hospital may propose a job sharing scheme, and if agreed to by the Union and the Hospital, it shall be implemented. 28.02 Such proposal shall be limited to splitting one (1) full time position into two (2) equal parts. 28.03 Employees who enter into such a job sharing scheme shall continue to be included in the Bargaining Unit notwithstanding the recognition provisions of the Collective Agreement, and this section shall in no way be deemed to constitute an amendment of the recognition clause in the Collective Agreement, and unless 28.04 The parties agree that where seniority accrual of an employee participating in a regular job sharing scheme shall be ½ the full-time or sessional accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 28.05 The service accrual of an employee participating in a job sharing scheme shall be on half (½) the full-time position existsaccrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 28.06 Accordingly, vacation entitlement, vacation progression, sick leave benefits, wage progression, holiday pay for time not worked, and any other benefits affected by service shall be one half (½) the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may entitlement. 28.07 The Hospital costs of employee benefits, including Extended Health Care, Semi- Private, Dental, Group Life Insurance, etcetera, shall be restructured fifty percent (50%) of the cost paid by the Hospital in respect of full-time employees for those employees who participate in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees job sharing scheme and who continue to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to enrolled in such group employee benefit plans in accordance with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the this Agreement. 28.08 The appropriate pension plan must allow an employee participating in a job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participantsscheme to continue to participate in such pension plan, the position otherwise, such employee will be deemed to be shared, disqualified from participating further in such pension plan in accordance with its terms and the division of duties and responsibilitiesconditions. e) Under normal circumstances, 28.09 The overall costs for the regular daily Hospital for an employee’s statutory and weekly hours of the position health and welfare benefits shall remain unchanged not increase as a result of job sharing scheme(s). (a) Subject to 28.10 (b) below, of a job sharing scheme is discontinued, any resulting full-time vacancy will be posted. Neither employee who was participating in such scheme, will revert to full-time status without going through (b) If the reason for discontinuing the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied scheme is caused by the terms and conditions outlined termination, resignation, promotion, transfer, retirement or an other change in status of one of the employees who was participating in such scheme, the remaining employee, would revert to full-time without going through the job posting procedure. 28.11 Any job sharing scheme must involve only employees in the Job Sharing Arrangementsame classification. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may 28.12 For clarity purposes, no overtime shall be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any payable to an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme unless the provisions of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminatesCollective Agreement apply. ii) A party 28.13 It is understood and agreed that when an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme is unable to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or attend work as scheduled for any reason one partner (including illness, vacation, etcetera), and it is unable necessary to continue have such employee replaced, the other employee in the arrangement, the remaining partner job sharing scheme would be expected to come in to work and there shall have be no premium costs paid for such call in or for short notice. 28.14 Any request by an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme for an unpaid leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundcontinuous calendar days, the position will become a full-time position with granting of which is either required by the remaining partner as the incumbent.Collective Agreement or is ii) In the event the 28.15 Rest periods for employees participating in job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee schemes shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current statusproportionately reduced where applicable. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular fullRegular Full-time or sessional full-time Time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position it may be restructured shared between two (2) employees in a manner that would accommodate accordance with the employment following: 28.1 The affected Employee shall indicate in writing the reason for the request including the hours and days of two employees the week the Employee wishes to fill a single position. a) share, and with whom the Employee contemplated the job sharing arrangement. The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the commencement of job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcessharing. b) 28.2 The employees proposing Employee with whom it is contemplated the job share position shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees be shared must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability qualified to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) 28.3 Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources President shall provide each employee and the Union Employee with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilitiesJob Sharing arrangement. e) 28.4 Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing Job Sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the letter provided. 28.5 The Job Sharing Arrangement. farrangement shall be for a minimum period of one (1) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any year unless otherwise initially agreed, and shall continue until one of the following reasons: iEmployees involved vacates their position. An Employee hired temporarily to replace the position left vacant by Xxxxxxxx(s) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. iijob sharing shall be considered temporary for up to two (2) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. iyears. After two (2) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangementyears, the remaining partner Temporary Employee shall have thirty (30be considered Regular, and the Employee(s) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundarrangement will forfeit their right to “bump” back to their former position. 28.6 At such time as the Employee vacates his/her position, the position will become a full-time position with balance of the remaining partner as hours of work shall be offered to the incumbentsecond Employee in the Job Sharing arrangement. ii) In 28.7 Should the event second Employee decline the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return tooffer of additional hours, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status then the employer may post a vacancy for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period balance of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement position. 28.8 The rate of pay for the position shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement at the hourly rate of pay for each Employee and shall not be affectedpaid each Employee for the hours worked. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement28.9 Paid leave benefits for vacation, health statutory holidays, and welfare premiums paid sick leave shall be proratedpro-rated to the number of hours worked by each Employee. l) 28.10 Each Employee shall receive fully paid benefits for B.C. Medical Plan, Extended Health Benefits, and Dental. 28.11 All other benefits and working conditions not referred to in this Article 24.05 Trial Period shall applybe as described in the Collective Agreement. 28.12 Other conditions not specifically mentioned herein shall be discussed, and agreement reached, as they arise.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. N - 1 The parties agree that where to the following terms and conditions of job sharing: (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full time positions shall be considered on an individual unit basis and the Health Centre shall reserve the right to determine the appropriateness of such arrangements. (b) Where the job sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a regular vacant full-time or sessional position, both job sharing positions must be posted and selection based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full-time employee willing to share their position existsmay request to do so without having their half (½) of the position posted. However, the following provisions shall provide for two employees other half (½) of the job shared position must be posted and the selection based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. (c) If one (1) of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, their position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to voluntarily “job share” a single the position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of shared position will revert to a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) . The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and remaining employee will have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform option of continuing in the duties and responsibilities of the full- time position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants. If they do not continue full-time, the position to must be shared, and posted in accordance with the division of duties and responsibilitiesCollective Agreement. e(d) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of Posted schedules for the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by sharers shall be based on the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party schedules which would apply to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position employee holding that position. Such schedule shall conform with the remaining partner scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. It is understood that only one (1) of the job sharer’s will work either Christmas or New Year’s and the other job sharer will have time off. It is further understood that the job share partners will not be scheduled to work split weekends. Where the job share partners request to split the weekend, such request will not result in premium payment as per Article D – 3 (c). It is further understood that the incumbentjob share who was scheduled to work the weekend, does not waive their entitlement to premium payment for working a second [2nd] weekend. ii(e) In i) Total hours worked by the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years job sharers shall be equal to one (1) full time position and after should be split on an equal basis. The schedule will be determined by the Manager and the two (2) years at their current statusemployees who are job sharing. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where N-l If the Hospital agrees to a regular job-sharing agreement pursuant to Article of the Central Agreement, the following conditions shall apply: Job sharing requests with regard to full-time or sessional positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Total hours worked by the job sharer shall equal one (I) full-time position existsposition. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two nurses and the Nurse Manager involved. The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-time Collective Agreement. Each job sharing arrangement will be allowed a trial period of sixty combined shifts for the parties to assess suitability, after which period their arrangement is fixed. After the trial period it is understood that nurses may only exit from a job sharing arrangement either by resignation or by the successful applicant to a posted vacancy. 5 Each sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time nurse would be required to work. It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other’s incidental illnesses. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the following provisions shall provide Nurse Manager must be notified to book coverage. Job sharers are not required to cover for two employees their partner in the case of prolonged or extended absences. In the event that one member of the job-sharing arrangement goes on vacation or any leaves of absence, the coverage will be negotiated with the Nurse Manager, but it is hoped that the remaining member of the position would be prepared to voluntarily “cover the leave of absence as much as possible. a. Additional tours that become available will be offered to Job Sharers only after all regular part-time on that unit have been offered the work. (a) Where the job share” sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a single vacant full-time position, both job-sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. Any incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position posted. The other half of the job-sharing position will be posted and selection will be made on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the posted position, the remaining nurse will revert to her former position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntaryIf the remaining nurse was previously part-time, alternative work arrangement whereby then the duties and responsibilities of shared position would revert to a full-time position may and be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior posted according to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcesCollective Agreement. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that where a regular to implementjob sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Requests to job share may be made by employees at any time and will be considered on an individual basis. An incumbent full-time employee wishing to share position may do so without having half of the position posted. Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one full-time position. The division of these hours or sessional the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two employees and the immediate supervisor of the unit. The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the full-time collective agreement. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with partner, as well as with other employees as provided by the collective agreement. The job sharers may mutually determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee should be required to work. Job sharers are not required to cover their partner during sick leave or vacation. Where a job sharer is going to be absent, part-time employees shall be offered the additional tours. a. All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the part-time agreement. When filling full-time vacancies, consideration will be made to requests to job share. If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees or reverting to voluntarily “job share” a single positionformer employment status. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees If either party wish to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of discontinue the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty they may do so with ninety (3090) days during which to locate notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a suitably qualified individual to continue in meeting shall be held between the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty parties within fifteen (3015) days or a qualified individual cannot be foundmutually agreeable time, to discuss the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partnersdiscontinuation. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement Discontination shall not be affectedunreasonably or arbitrarily withheld. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 29.01 The parties agree that where purpose of this Article is to set forth the conditions under which bargaining unit positions may be shared. 29.02 This Article shall not modify, diminish or expand the provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement, unless such modifications are explicitly and clearly provided for herein. 29.03 Members of the bargaining unit having a regular fullminimum of one (1) year of service with the Company, and who desire to participate in a job sharing situation, shall submit a written application to their department manager. Such application shall include the employee's name, department and position, and the proposed work schedule for the participants. Upon receipt of the application, a job sharing situation may be created by mutual agreement among the Company, the Union and the employees participating in the situation. Such agreement shall be terminated by any party upon serving a 30-day notice to the other parties. 29.04 Any employee hired to facilitate a job sharing situation, either as a part-time partner in a job sharing situation or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide as a replacement for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may employee entering into a job sharing situation, shall be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least temporary. After three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the requestmonths, the hours and days of temporary employee shall receive benefits as described in Article 29.06 below. No severance pay will be payable on termination necessitated only by the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions termination of the job sharing arrangement which situation. At no time will the Company be liable to more severance payouts than if there had been no job share. If a severance is paid out under this Article, the minimum required under Article 17 will be waived. 29.05 The term of any job-sharing situation shall become be a specified written maximum of one (1) year, renewable for additional terms of up to one (1) year at the mutual agreement setting out the names of the participantsCompany, the Union and the participants. 29.06 In any job-sharing situation, salary will be paid under the following conditions: The salary scale for the position shall apply to each participant based upon his or her respective service in the position. Job share participants shall, if necessary, determine how to share benefits set out in Article 37 and 38. Job share participants shall be sharedconsidered part-time employees as set out under Article 27 Part time and temporary employees. 29.07 The department manager and the employees participating in a job-sharing situation shall decide how to schedule the workweek, and the division schedule they agree upon shall become the participants’ regular work schedule. Occasionally, employees may be asked to deviate temporarily from the regular work schedule in order to cover or complete an assignment and/or cover for a participant who is unavailable. When such deviation is necessary, the employee shall be informed of duties the nature and responsibilitiesexpected length of the deviation. e) Under normal circumstances29.08 If an employee hired to facilitate a job-sharing situation accepts a permanent position within the Company or terminates his or her employment, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement situation ends and the permanent employee(s) revert to full-time work schedules unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one new job share partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have found within thirty (30) days during which to locate days. 29.09 If the Company or a suitably qualified individual to continue in permanent employee terminates the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundjob-sharing situation, the position will become a participating permanent employee(s) revert to full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentwork schedules. The temporary employee is terminated unless other suitable work is available. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where J-1 If the Health Centre agrees to a regular job-sharing arrangement pursuant to Article 20.01 of the Central agreement, the following conditions shall apply unless otherwise agreed by the parties; (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time or sessional positions shall be considered on an individual basis. (b) Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntaryThe division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and the Nurse Manager of the Unit. (c) The above schedules shall conform with the full time scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, alternative as well as with other employees as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. ai) The request to It is expected that in the event that a job share must partner is off for an incidental illness the job sharer will first contact their partner to request that their partner cover their shift. If the partner cannot cover the shift, then the job sharer will contact the Health Centre to book coverage. ii) It is understood that job sharers will cover each others’ vacation except in extenuating circumstances. Therefore, job sharers will not be submitted at least three (3) months prior to included in the anticipated start date of overall unit vacation quotas. In the Event that the job share partner is unable to cover their partner’s vacation, they will then become part of the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcesunit vacation quotas. b(g) The employees proposing In the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions event that one member of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participantsgoes on any leave pursuant to Article 11, the position to coverage will be sharednegotiated with the Nurse Manager, and but it is hoped that the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours remaining member of the position shall remain unchanged would be prepared to cover the leave of absence as much as possible. (h) Where the job sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a result vacant full-time position, both job sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. (i) Any incumbent full-time employee wishes to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position posted. The other half of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by position will be posted and selection will be made on the terms and conditions outlined criteria set out in the Job Sharing ArrangementCollective Agreement. f(j) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any If one of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in job sharers leaves the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangementher position will be posted. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundthere is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position will become must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to a part- time position for which she is qualified. If she does not continue full-time, the position must be posted in accordance with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event Collective Agreement. Either party may discontinue the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return towith ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, such employee a meeting shall be laid off held between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement agreed that such discontinuation shall not be affectedunreasonable or arbitrary. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The Employer and the Union agree with the principal of job sharing, which involves two staff employees sharing one full-time designated position. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position existsjob sharing, as to current and future job shared positions shall be in accordance with the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definitionterms: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of may request at any time that a full-time position be shared. The Employer may consent to such a request and such consent shall not be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of unreasonably withheld If the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with position is approved it need not be posted, unless there is a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days vacant portion of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names will be revised. Either of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as employees involved in a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to terminate the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about and return to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days former position and status during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and months of any job sharing arrangement. Any other changes made to facilitate the job sharing arrangement will be reversed. The Employer may, after the expiration of a two (2) years at month trial period for any newly established job sharing arrangement terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the employees involved and return such employees to their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard former positions. If any employees have been hired to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule facilitate such arrangement, they shall be set out in advance showing laid off until suitable vacancies occur. Should one partner transfer or terminate employment, the remaining partner shall continue to work own schedule for thirty (30) days. If no replacement partner is recruited, and hours of shifts or if the Employer determines it does not wish to be worked by continue the job sharing partnersarrangement, must decide either to return to former position or continue as a full-time employee in the designated position. Each Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall work thirtybe offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. For job sharers hired after April job sharing partners are expected to co-five ordinate their vacation requests such that each will cover the others vacation time. Employees involved in the job sharing arrangement shall be covered by the provisions of the Collective Agreement between the Employer and the Union, but subject to the following modifications reflecting the job sharing arrangement: The total hours of the two employees combined shall be seventy (3570) hours bi-weekly. jin a two (2) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangementweek period. All seniority, vacation entitlement and other credits obtained under the Collective Agreement shall be proratedretained and transferred with the employee if is reclassified from full-time employment or part-time employment to job sharing employment and vice versa. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedWhen a paid holiday occurs within a pay period, each employee will receive holiday pay based on their normal percentage of hours worked, plus pay for the number of days actually worked in the pay period at appropriate rate. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where J-1 If the Health Centre agrees to a regular job-sharing arrangement pursuant to Article 20.01 of the Central agreement, the following conditions shall apply unless otherwise agreed by the parties; (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time or sessional positions shall be considered on an individual basis. (b) Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntaryThe division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and the Nurse Manager of the Unit. (c) The above schedules shall conform with the full time scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, alternative as well as with other employees as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall only be required to work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may employee would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. ai) The request to It is expected that in the event that a job share must partner is off for an incidental illness the job sharer will first contact their partner to request that their partner cover their shift. If the partner cannot cover the shift, then the job sharer will contact the Health Centre to book coverage. ii) It is understood that job sharers will cover each others’ vacation except in extenuating circumstances. Therefore, job sharers will not be submitted at least three (3) months prior to included in the anticipated start date of overall unit vacation quotas. In the Event that the job share partner is unable to cover their partner’s vacation, they will then become part of the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcesunit vacation quotas. b(g) The employees proposing In the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions event that one member of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participantsgoes on any leave pursuant to Article 11, the position to coverage will be sharednegotiated with the Nurse Manager, and but it is hoped that the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours remaining member of the position shall remain unchanged would be prepared to cover the leave of absence as much as possible. (h) Where the job sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a result vacant full-time position, both job sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. (i) Any incumbent full-time employee wishes to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position posted. The other half of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by position will be posted and selection will be made on the terms and conditions outlined criteria set out in the Job Sharing ArrangementCollective Agreement. f(j) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any If one of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in job sharers leaves the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangementher position will be posted. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundthere is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position will become must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to a part-time position for which she is qualified. If she does not continue full-time, the position must be posted in accordance with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event Collective Agreement. Either party may discontinue the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return towith ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, such employee a meeting shall be laid off held between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement agreed that such discontinuation shall not be affectedunreasonable or arbitrary. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for 35.1 A job share arrangement is defined as two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby (2) people sharing the duties and responsibilities hours of a full-time permanent position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. awith each person working no more than sixty percent (60%) The request to job share must be submitted at least three and no less than forty percent (340%) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the regularly scheduled hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where 35.2 Job shares shall generally only be considered for permanent full-time employees. 35.3 The incumbent shall request a ‘job share arrangement’. The job share arrangement must be mutually agreed upon by the request is approvedincumbent, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee Union and the Union with a letter covering the Board. 35.4 The terms and conditions of the job sharing share arrangement which shall become be confirmed in writing and signed by the Board, the incumbent and the Union. 35.5 Once a specified written agreement setting out job share has been approved, the names incumbent or the Board may request a trial period of no longer than ninety (90) calendar days. Should the job share arrangement prove unsatisfactory to the incumbent, the Board, or the Union, the incumbent shall remain in his/her permanent position and the job sharer shall return to his/her former hours. The trial period of the participantsjob share cannot be extended. During the trial period, the position incumbent will continue to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilitiesreceive benefits. e) Under normal circumstances, 35.6 The shift schedules for the regular daily incumbent and weekly hours job sharer must be approved by the Supervisor. Any changes to the shift schedules must be discussed and approved prior to implementation. 35.7 Any vacancies resulting from a job share arrangement shall be posted in accordance with Article 12. 35.8 The partners in a job share have made an agreement to work two portions of the same position. In order to retain the concept of the position shall remain unchanged as a result being one single position, any relief hours that become available due to illness, vacation, etc. will be offered first to the job share partner before being made available to the rest of the staff. If the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by share partner is committed to other hours that would conflict with the terms and conditions outlined relief hours in the Job Sharing Arrangementjob share, the relief hours will not be offered to the job share partner but will be made available directly to other library staff in accordance with Article 13. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of 35.9 Should the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to job sharer leave the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangementjob share, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which incumbent is expected to locate work the entire position until a suitably qualified individual to continue job sharer is found. The job share will be posted in accordance with Article 12 as soon as possible. Should the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundincumbent resign, the entire position will become a full-time position be posted in accordance with the remaining partner as the incumbentArticle 12. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 9.1 Job sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow 2 classified employees to share 1 position with the recommendation of the administrator and the approval of the Director of Human Resources. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. 9.1.1 A job share position may be granted for a maximum of 1 year. If the shared position is not going to continue beyond the current contract year, the DISTRICT shall provide a minimum of 60 calendar days written notice period to the end of the current contract year of both employees. If the employees would like to request to continue in the job share, the employees request for the job share to continue must occur 90 calendar days prior to the contract year. The parties agree program administrator/supervisor, if approving the request, shall forward the request to the Director of Human Resources. 9.1.2 Notification rules do not apply under a Reduction in Force (RIF). In the event that where a regular full-job share position is discontinued for the upcoming year, the DISTRICT will attempt to place the employee(s) into another position for which they are qualified, but there will be no guarantee of a full time or sessional fulla different job-sharing position. 9.1.3 The schedule for employees in a job share shall be established by the program administrator/supervisor and approved by the Director of Human Resources. It shall not be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipatelong absence of job share employees; i.e. extended vacation, or additional PTOdays. Whenever a sharing employee is absent from their work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of their absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individualpayroll sheets, maintained by their office and reported to the payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the DISTRICT payroll form. 9.1.4 Only 2 employees may share one full time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is Each of the employees should have had 1 or more years of successful work experience in the DISTRICT. 9.1.5 Upon approval, each job share applicant must sign a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby job share contract for the duties and responsibilities of shared position. Each applicant must agree to return to a full-time position may be restructured status in the event one of the participants in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to shared job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangementshared assignment. At a point that one of the participants is unable to continue, the remaining partner supervisor shall have thirty (30) days during which the ability to locate a suitably qualified individual decide to continue with the position going forward as a job share or not. 9.1.6 Subject to the approval of the program administrator/supervisor, employees in a job- sharing position may substitute for each other at substitute wages or job share partners may exchange days up to 5 days each per school year. Other than for an extended illness, no more than 2 consecutive days may be exchanged. A record of the Job Sharing Arrangementdays exchanged will be maintained by the building principal. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundIn the event that one job share partner resigns, the position other employee will become assume the full job responsibility until a replacement can be hired. Such educators shall receive the full-time position with contract rate during the remaining partner as the incumbentinterim. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Professional Services

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JOB SHARING. 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees covered by this Collective Agreement. The parties agree that where Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a regular full-time or sessional team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share arrangement xxxxx, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time position exists, the following provisions which becomes a job sharing position shall provide for two employees continue to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of be a full-time position may whether or not the job sharing position continues. Job sharing partners will be restructured in a manner that would accommodate given the employment of two employees opportunity to fill a single positionapply for any available vacancies. a24.5 If one (1) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the names of the participantsEmployer, the position Employer reserves the right to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of terminate the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have upon thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual notice, or to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by terminate the job sharing partners. arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner will assume the position on a full time basis. 24.6 Both job sharing partners shall be paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.7 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.8 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.9 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. Benefits will be bundled as follows: Group A – Medical (drugs) and Paramedical and Vision and Semi-Private Hospital and Deluxe Travel Group B – Dental Job Share Employees may purchase at 50% of the premium, the following bundle(s): Group A and/or Group B Minimum 3 year commitment once choices are made. In addition to the above optional bundles, Job Share employees will be covered by LTD at no cost to them. 24.10 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.11 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours bi-weeklyin a week. j) During 24.12 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the period event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.13 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time basis at the discretion of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation Employer. Vacation entitlement will be calculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 24.14 The hours of work for job sharing positions shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedmutually agreed to between the Employer and the job sharing partners, at the outset of the job share arrangement. k) During 24.15 Job sharing partners may not displace less senior employees unless the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be proratedjob sharing partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to Article 22. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply24.16 Should a regular part-time employee become the job share partner with a full- time employee, or a new employee be hired to partner in a job share with a full- time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to balance the job share requirements.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where 43.01 Full time employees or the Employer may propose a regular full-time or sessional full-sharing scheme, and if agreed to by the Union and the Employer, it shall be implemented. 43.02 Such proposal shall be limited to splitting one full time position existsinto two equal parts. 43.03 Employees who enter into such a job sharing scheme shall continue to be included in the Bargaining Unit notwithstanding the recognition provisions of the Collective Agreement, and this section shall in no way be deemed to constitute an amendment of the following provisions recognition clauses in the Collective Agreement, and unless modified by this Article, all terms of the Collective Agreement shall provide for two employees continue to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities apply. 43.04 The seniority accrual of a full-time position may be restructured an employee participating in a manner that would accommodate job sharing scheme shall be one-half (1/2) the employment full time accrual for the period of two employees to fill a single positionoperation of such scheme. a43.05 The service accrual of an employee participating in the job sharing scheme shall be one-half (1/2) full time accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 43.06 Accordingly, vacation entitlement, vacation progression, sick leave benefits, wage progression, holiday pay for time not worked, and any other benefits affected by service shall be one-half (1/2) the full time entitlement. 43.07 The request to job share must Employer costs of employee benefits as outlined in Article 35 of this Agreement shall be submitted at least three fifty percent (350%) months prior to the anticipated start date of the cost paid by the Employer in respect of full time employees for those employees who participate in a job share sharing scheme and who continue to the administrator that the job reports to be enrolled in such group employee benefit plans in accordance with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilitiesthis Agreement. e) Under normal circumstances, 43.08 The overall costs for the regular daily Board for employee statutory and weekly hours of the position health and welfare benefits shall remain unchanged not increase as a result of job sharing scheme(s). (a) Subject to 43.09(b) below, if a job sharing scheme is discontinued, any resulting full time vacancy will be posted. Neither employee who was participating in such scheme, will revert to full time status without going through the regular job posting provisions of this Collective Agreement. Should there be no resulting full time vacancy, the employees would be classified either a Casual Part Time or Regular Part Time. Nothing in this article would preclude the formation of a new job sharing scheme being agreed upon by the parties. Notwithstanding anything in this Article, no bargaining unit employee other than the two (2) employees participating in the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied scheme, would be affected in any way by the terms and conditions outlined discontinuance of the job. (b) If the reason for discontinuing the job sharing scheme is caused by the termination, resignation, promotion, transfer, retirement or any other change in status of one of the employees who was participating in such scheme, the remaining employee would revert to full time without going through the job posting procedure. 43.10 Any job sharing scheme must involve only employees in the Job Sharing Arrangementsame classification. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may 43.11 For clarity purposes, no overtime shall be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any payable to an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme unless the provisions of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminatesCollective Agreement applied. ii) A party 43.12 It is understood and agreed that when an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme is unable to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or attend work as scheduled for any reason one partner (including illness, vacation, et cetera), and it is unable necessary to continue have such employee replaced, the other employee in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have job sharing scheme would be expected to come in to work. 43.13 Any request by an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme for an unpaid leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundcontinuous calendar days, the position will become a full-time position with granting of which is either required by the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event Collective Agreement or is discretionary and which is granted, shall temporarily suspend the job sharing arrangement terminates scheme and one or both partners have no job the other employee who is participating in such scheme shall revert to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status full time for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangementapproved leave of absence, vacation entitlement the job sharing scheme shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedexpected to resume. k) During the 43.14 Rest period for employees participating in a job sharing scheme shall be proportionately reduced where applicable. 43.15 The wage rates in Appendix "A" of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums Collective Agreement for employees participating in a job sharing scheme shall be proratedpro-rated according to the adjusted hours of work for such scheme. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. ‌ 10.01 The parties agree that job sharing can occur where there is written agreement between the employees who wish to job share, the Employer and the Union. 10.02 It is agreed that job sharing results from two employees or one employee and one prospective candidate sharing a regular full-time or sessional full-full time position exists, and as such the following provisions position shall provide for two employees continue to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of be identified as a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request 10.03 Employees do not need to have the same classification level in order to job share. However, in cases where the employees do not share must the same classification level, it will be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date position and classification level of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees employee proposing the job share shall indicate sharing that will apply. Any employee interested in writing the reason second half of the job-sharing arrangement must meet the required qualifications of the job, pursuant to Article 9.03 ("Staff Changes"). If no employee is interested in or qualified for the request, the hours and days second half of the week allocated job-sharing arrangement, it will be subject to the normal job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilitiesposting procedure as a job-sharing opportunity. c) Both employees must 10.04 Job sharing will be from on the same bargaining unit and have basis of equal sharing of the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities number of hours of work in a pay period for the position. d) Where 10.05 Employees in a job sharing arrangement shall maintain their full rights under the request is approvedcollective agreement except that entitlement to salary shall be pro-rated and benefits shall be as applicable to permanent part-time employees. 10.06 In the event that one employee in the job sharing arrangement leaves that arrangement on a permanent basis for reasons other than normal retirement, the Directorremaining employee would first be offered the opportunity to assume the position on a full-time basis. If the remaining employee declines the full-time opportunity, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions vacant portion of the job sharing arrangement which shall become be posted as a specified written agreement setting out job sharing vacancy subject to the names provisions of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilitiescollective agreement. e) Under normal circumstances10.07 However, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of if both employees in the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any leave that arrangement concurrently or if one of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party employees terminates due to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundnormal retirement, the position will become be posted as a full-time one, unless the employer determines that the position with is no longer required. In the case of normal retirement, if the remaining partner as employee is unsuccessful in being awarded the incumbent. ii) In full-time position, he/she will be subject to the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours provisions of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirtyArticle 8 -five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that where a regular to implement job sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Requests to job share may be made by nurses at any time and will be considered on an individual basis. An incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share her position may do so without having her half of the position posted. Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one full-time position. The division of these hours or sessional the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between two nurses and the Head Nurse of the unit. The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the full-time collective agreement. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the collective agreement. The job sharers may mutually determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time nurse should be required to work. Job sharers are not required to cover their partner during sick leave or vacation. Where a job sharer is going to be absent, part-time nurses shall be offered the additional tours. All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the part-time agreement. When filling full-time vacancies, consideration will be made to requests to job share. If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant t o the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining will have the option of continuing the full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees or reverting to voluntarily “job share” a single positionher former employment status. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees If either party wish to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of discontinue the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty they may do so with ninety (3090) days during which to locate notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a suitably qualified individual to continue in meeting shall be held between the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty parties within fifteen (3015) days or a qualified individual cannot be foundmutually agreeable time, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentto discuss unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. (a) An employee may request a job sharing arrangement and such request shall be approved on an individual basis. (b) In the event of a job share arrangement, the accrual of seniority will be based on hours worked. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional owner of the full-time position existsin job share arrangements will accrue seniority based on hours worked, however will remain a member of the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may bargaining unit. In January and July of each year, when the seniority lists are prepared, individuals affected by this agreement will have their seniority hours converted to a date and be restructured in placed on the full-time seniority list. (c) Job sharing is defined as an arrangement whereby two (2) or more CYC's share the hours of work of what would otherwise be one (1) full-time position. As a manner that would accommodate result of a job sharing arrangement, there will be no additional direct or indirect costs incurred by the employment of two employees Hospital to fill a single ensure staff maintain their proficiency and job knowledge to perform all duties associated with this position. a(d) The request following conditions shall apply: (i) Job sharing requests for up to one (1) year in duration shall be considered on an individual basis. At the end of the agreed to period the job share must will come to an end unless there is a mutual agreement to renew. (ii) Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be submitted at least determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) CYC's and the Service Coordinator of the Unit. (iii) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other CYC's as provided by the Collective Agreement. (iv) Job sharers shall endeavour to cover each others absences pursuant to Articles 15, 16 and 18 of the Collective Agreement for the first thirty (30) calendar days of the absences, except in extenuating circumstances. (v) Any incumbent full-time CYC wishing to share her position, will locate a job share partner from the casual list. (vi) Each new job sharing arrangement will be on a trial basis for a period of three (3) months prior months. Following the initial period, if no major concerns are identified for both the sharer and Manager, then this position will continue as per the arrangement. (vii) Either job sharer or the Service Coordinator may discontinue the job sharing arrangement with thirty (30) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting shall be held between the job sharer, a Union representative and the Hospital within ten (10) days to discuss the anticipated start date discontinuation. It shall be understood and agreed that the decision to discontinue the job sharing arrangement shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary. (viii) The full-time employee retains ownership of the full-time position. If one (1) job share to sharer leaves the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason position for the requestany reason, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions this will constitute discontinuation of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may sharer will be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party returned to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a fullher pre-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current share status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where 27.01 A job share is defined as the sharing of a regular full-time or sessional full-full time position existsby two (2) employees on a part time basis. The VON shall have the right to determine how many job share positions it will implement, however, the following provisions shall provide parties are agreed that for two the term of the current agreement no more than three (3) positions will be designated for job sharing. Only full time positions will be converted to job shares, however, both full and part time employees who have completed their probationary period will be allowed to voluntarily “bid on any job share” a single positionshare position that becomes available. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured Employees wishing to job share must submit their request in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees writing to fill a single position. a) The their manager. If an employee’s request to job share must is approved, the following conditions will apply: 1. If a full time employee wishes to share her job, and the VON agrees, the employee will be submitted at least three appointed to work one part of the approved job share. The VON will post the other half of the position in accordance with the job posting language of the current Collective Agreement. 2. If two full time employees who are qualified, jointly request to share one job, and the VON agrees, the job share position will not be posted, however, the resulting full time position will be posted. In the event two full time employees do make a joint request to job share, the most senior employee’s job will be the position designated for sharing. 3. Each job sharer will be treated as a regular part time employee for all purposes under the Collective Agreement. Each job sharer will be entitled to benefits and have the option to accept or receive 14% in lieu of such benefits. 4. A job sharer in the same classification will be required to cover for her partner for short-term absences. A job sharer will be allowed to cover any time her partner is off work on regular scheduled hours, where it is determined coverage is needed. 5. Where possible, long term absences will be filled by interim/contract employees in accordance with the Collective Agreement. While the job is being filled, the partner will work full time hours unless alternative arrangements can be made. Should the VON be unable to fill the position, the remaining job share partner will be required to work full time hours until her partner returns to work. If partner is unable to work full time hours, the vacant “long term” job share position will be posted internally. 6. Each job sharer will work fifty percent (350%) months prior of the full time schedule unless mutually agreed otherwise between the job sharers and the VON. It is understood that the VON can change the job share back to a fifty percent (50%) split with two (2) weeks notice. With the anticipated start date approval of the employee’s manager, the hours may be altered on a short-term basis. 7. If the VON and Union agree to a job sharing arrangement for a vacant full time position, both parts of the job will be posted. 8. If one of the job sharers leaves her position for any reason and both the remaining job sharer and the VON wish to continue the job share arrangement, the vacated portion of the job share shall be posted internally and filled in accordance with the Collective Agreement. The Union will be notified of the job posting. 9. Where there is no successful applicant for the vacant portion of a job share position, or the remaining job sharer does not wish to continue to job share, the position shall revert to full time and the remaining job sharer will be assigned to the administrator that vacant job. If the remaining job sharer was previously part time she will be assigned to a vacant part time position. If a part time position is not available she will be required to exercise her rights under the layoff provisions of the Collective Agreement. 10. The VON and the job reports sharing employees retain the right to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of assess the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilitieson an ongoing basis. e) Under normal circumstances, 11. Either the regular daily and weekly hours VON or the Union may terminate an individual job share or the entire job share process with sixty (60 days notice). In the event of the position shall remain unchanged a lay-off as a result of the termination of a job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by position, Article 11.02 (a) shall not be in addition to the terms and conditions outlined in 60 days notice. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting will be held between the Job Sharing Arrangementparties to discuss the discontinuation. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement12. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event a job share is terminated, the most senior employee will revert to full time, and the junior employee will be assigned to a vacant full or part time position depending upon her status prior to job sharing. If no positions are available, the junior job sharer will be required to exercise her rights under the layoff provisions of the Collective Agreement. If the most senior employee was previously part time she will be assigned to a vacant part time position and the junior partner will assume the full time job. If no part time jobs are available she will be required to exercise her rights under the layoff provisions of the Collective Agreement. 13. For vacation relief or long term coverage both job share employees in the same classification will be allowed to share any time required, on an equal basis. If a job share employee declines or does not accept the extra time, it will be offered to their job share partner. In the event of short term coverage required (i.e. illness, LOA) the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall share employees will be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked called by the VON manager on a rotation basis to fill the extra time. Should a job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During share employee decline the period of extra time when called, the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall rotation will remain the same and not be affected. k) During the period altered. Dated this day of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.2008 FOR THE EMPLOYER: FOR THE UNION:

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular 23.01 Job sharing requests with regard to full-time or sessional positions shall be considered on an individual basis. There will be a maximum of two (2) job sharing positions allowed at any time. Total hours worked by the job sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours or the schedule shall be determined by agreement between the two (2) nurses and Management. Where the job sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a vacant full-time position, both job-sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position posted. The other half of the job sharing position will be posted and selection will be made on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. 23.02 Job sharers who were previously full-time and participating in OMERS will receive 9% in lieu of benefits and continue to be a member of OMERS. The Employer will continue to pay its share of OMERS contributions on behalf of said employees. 23.03 The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the full-time nurses. In all other respects job sharers shall be considered part-time. 23.04 It is anticipated that each job sharer will endeavour to maintain the continuity of care to the residents by covering the tours of the job sharing partner arising through absence, including vacation. Where a job sharer is going to be absent she will first contact her job sharing partner to determine her availability to work the tour. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner according to the Shift Change Policy in place. It is understood such exchanges shall not result in the application of overtime premiums. Where the job sharing partner is unavailable for such exchange, the shift may be exchanged with another part-time nurse upon request. The Employer shall schedule each employee off for five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year’s. When one or both job sharers work over Christmas, neither can be required to work over New Years and vice versa unless mutually agreed otherwise. Should employees be assigned to work either Christmas or New Years, they will be expected to work on at least five (5) consecutive days. Where both job sharers request to work Christmas or New Year’s or request to have either off and conflict exists, then seniority shall be the following provisions shall provide for two employees deciding factor. 23.05 If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, the position will be offered to voluntarily “the remaining job share” sharer as a single full-time position. Definition: Job Sharing If the job sharer does not wish to accept the full-time position, the vacant position will be posted. If there is a voluntaryno successful internal applicant for the posted shared position, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of Employer may in its discretion advertise the posting externally or the shared position will revert to a full-time position which shall be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Either party may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of discontinue the job sharing arrangement which with sixty (60) calendar days’ notice. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting shall become a specified written agreement setting out be held between the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty parties within fifteen (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (3015) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in discuss the Job Sharing Arrangementdiscontinuation. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates It is understood and one or both partners have no job to return to, agreed that such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement discontinuation shall not be affectedunreasonable or arbitrary. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees covered by this Collective Agreement. The parties agree that where Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a regular full-time or sessional team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share arrangement cease, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time position exists, the following provisions which becomes a job sharing position shall provide for two employees continue to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of be a full-time position may whether or not the job sharing position continues. Job sharing partners will be restructured in a manner that would accommodate given the employment of two employees opportunity to fill a single positionapply for any available vacancies. a24.5 If one (1) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the names of the participantsEmployer, the position Employer reserves the right to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of terminate the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have upon thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual notice, or to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by terminate the job sharing partners. arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner will assume the position on a full time basis. 24.6 Both job sharing partners shall be paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.7 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.8 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.9 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. 24.10 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.11 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours bi-weeklyin a week. j) During 24.12 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the period event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.13 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time basis at the discretion of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation Employer. Vacation entitlement will be calculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 24.14 The hours of work for job sharing positions shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedmutually agreed to between the Employer and the job sharing partners, at the outset of the job share arrangement. k) During 24.15 Job sharing partners may not displace less senior employees unless the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be proratedjob sharing partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to Article 22. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply24.16 Should a regular part-time employee become the job share partner with a full-time employee, or a new employee be hired to partner in a job share with a full-time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to balance the job share requirements.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where 20.01 Two (2) employees may share a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, subject to the agreement of all the parties and provided the following provisions conditions are met: (a) Job sharing shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby be initiated by the duties and responsibilities incumbent of a full-time position may be restructured who wishes to enter into such an arrangement and shall require approval of her supervisor. The incumbent in discussion with her supervisor shall determine what portion of a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single positionfull-time position she will share. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is If approved, the Directorpartnership vacancy shall be posted, Human Resources shall provide each employee and specifying the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions portion of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the full-time position to be shared, and selection shall be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement in Article 8.05. (c) Schedules for job sharers shall be based on the schedules that would apply to a full-time employee holding that position. The division of duties the scheduled shifts shall be determined by mutual agreement of the two employees and responsibilitiesthe supervisor, however, each will work part-time hours which will, in total equal the hours of a full-time employee in each week. (d) Job sharers cover for their partner in all absences including vacation. (e) Under normal circumstancesThe Employer will give notice of its desire to terminate a job sharing arrangement at any time provided at least sixty (60) calendar days notice is given but no less than the notice required under Article 8.09(b). Once notice to terminate the arrangement has been given, a full-time position will be posted. Should a redundancy as a result of this process occur the regular daily and weekly hours lay off provisions of Article 8.08 will apply. (f) If the position shall remain unchanged Employer has not terminated a job sharing arrangement, but a job sharing partner wishes to work full-time, such partner must continue in the job sharing arrangement until she successfully posts into a full-time vacancy. (g) In the event that a partnership is dissolved as a result of the departure of one of the partners, except in the event of a lay off, the vacant portion of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by position, specifying the terms and conditions outlined portion of the job to be shared, shall be posted in accordance with Article 8.05 of this agreement. Failing the Job Sharing Arrangementselection of a new job sharing partner through Article 8.05 the incumbent shall fill the full- time position. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. iih) In the event of a lay off which affects the job sharers of the position which is being shared, the Employer will endeavour to preserve the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no arrangement. (i) All job to return to, such employee sharers shall otherwise be laid off treated as regular part-time employees and shall be permitted subject to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current statusprovisions of the Collective Agreement. h(j) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were In instances where a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the dayssharer is not working full-time hours, and hours of shifts to be worked by the for example covering for a job sharing partnerspartner’s absence, she will have the opportunity to work additional hours as a casual employee. Each partner shall work thirtyJob sharing hours will take precedence over any casual part-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be proratedtime hours. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall Article 6.05 will not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that where a regular to implement job sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time or sessional positions shall be considered on an individual basis. (b) Total hours worked by the job sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) nurses and the Nursing Unit Manager. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position existsunless otherwise mutually agreed otherwise between the nurse and her/his Nursing Unit Manager. (c) The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her/his partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the following provisions Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall provide for two employees only be required to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities number of paid holidays that a full-time position may nurse would be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees required to fill a single positionwork. a(f) When possible, Job Sharers will cover their partner during sick leave and vacation. Job Sharers covering their partner's vacation will not be counted in the Unit vacation quota. Xxx Xxxxxx'x will attempt to arrange this coverage with their partner prior to contacting the Nursing Unit Manager, or designate. (g) The request number of job sharing positions currently in place are as follows: Operating Room 1 Emergency 4 Soldiers l 2 Day Surgery/PACU 1 Soldiers ll 1 Intensive Care 2 Paediatrics 1 Obstetrics 2 BANFS Float 1 Xxxxxx ll 3 Current numbers will not be decreased without discussion with the Union. Rationale to support such decrease will be provided. Any requests to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior in addition to the anticipated start date foregoing will be discussed with the Union. No request to increase the number of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcessharing positions will be unreasonably denied. b(h) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter All other provisions covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined are contained in the Job Sharing Arrangementcentral Part- Time Agreement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for 12.1.9.1 Allows two employees Employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby share the duties and responsibilities of a one full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate position; 12.1.9.2 The decision to job share is voluntary. It needs the employment agreement of two employees to fill a single position.the Work Section Manager and both Employees; a) The request 12.1.9.3 Requests to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior made in writing to the anticipated start date Work Section Manager; 12.1.9.4 The two Employees and the Work Section Manager must agree on: ▪ How the job is to be divided; ▪ The hours of work for each Employee. These hours will be the ordinary pattern of hours for each Employee and when combined must not exceed the total number of ordinary hours worked by full-time Employees in that work area/section on any day and/or week THE 2 SHARING THE WORK, WON’T BE EXPECTED TO WORK ANY MORE HOURS THAN ONE PERSON WOULD IF THEY ARE DOING THE SAME JOB ▪ Any variations including the procedures for cancelling; ▪ The need for a period of overlap between Employees to share information; 12.1.9.5 Each job sharer may cover for the other in periods of leave (e.g. Personal leave or annual leave). This is considered desirable. However the total ordinary hours must not exceed the total number of ordinary hours worked by full-time Employees in that work area/section on any day and/or week; 12.1.9.6 Job sharers may agree to take annual leave at the same time, subject to the approval of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources.Work Section Manager; b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms 12.1.9.7 Job sharers receive pro-rata pay and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the for their work; 12.1.9.8 The position to be filled by job sharers will not alter because it is being shared; 12.1.9.9 If one job sharer stops sharing, the other will have the first option of full-time appointment. If the remaining person wants to remain a job sharer, the Work Section Manager and the division of duties and responsibilitiesremaining job sharer will try to find another person to job share; IF ONE HALF OF THE JOB SHARE TEAM MOVES ON, THE OTHER GETS FIRST OPTION ON THEIR PARTNER’S DAYS. e) Under normal circumstances12.1.9.10 If a job sharer wishes to stop the arrangement, at least two week’s notice is required; 12.1.9.11 If the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party Company wishes to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in stop the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which termination notice, will be given to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangementjob sharers. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundIn this instance, the position will become a full-time position with job sharer(s) have the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job right to return to, such employee shall be laid off to their former type of employment and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current statusclassification. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties mutually agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, to implement job sharing in accordance with the following provisions terms. The Hospital shall provide for two employees not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to voluntarily “implement job share” a single positionsharing. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee requests shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based considered on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and an individual basis. Total hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partnerspartnership shall equal one (1) full-time position. Each partner The division of these hours or the schedule shall work thirty-five be determined by mutual agreement between the two (352) hours bi-weekly. j) During employees and the period Manager of the Unit. Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement Sharers shall not be affected. k) During scheduled to work any regular shifts in addition to the period regular shifts of the full-time position. The above schedules shall conform with the scheduling provision of the Collective Agreement. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other employees as provided by the Collective Agreement. The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on scheduled paid holidays and job sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. When extra shifts are available on a unit they should first be offered to part timers, then job sharers, then casuals. For incidental illness and vacation, the job share partners will first make every effort to replace each other. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the Manager, or designate, must be notified to arrange for coverage. Job Sharing ArrangementSharers are not required to cover for their partner in the case of prolonged or extended absence. All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the Central Agreement. All job sharers shall receive percent in lieu as per the Central Agreement for part-time employees. An incumbent full-time employee wishing to share her position, health may do so without having her half of the position posted. The other half of the job sharing position will be posted and welfare premiums selection will be made on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to her former position. If she does not continue full-time, the position must be posted according to the Collective Agreement. Either party may discontinue the job sharing arrangement with ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting shall be proratedheld between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and agreed that such discontinuation shall not be made unreasonably or arbitrarily. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 22.1 This provision applies to Food employees only. 22.2 Job sharing is an employee initiated arrangement where two part time employees (the job sharers) can share a full time job. The parties agree that where aim of job sharing is to provide a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two more flexible approach to work practices to assist employees to voluntarily “job share” a single positionaddress family commitments or work/life balance, including transition to retirement. Definition: It is not the intention of this provision to increase or decrease the Employer's costs or responsibilities or to increase the number of precarious jobs. Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-sharing can only be accessed by two full time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single positionpermanent employees. a) 22.3 The request to combined hours worked by the job share must employees shall be submitted the same as those worked by a full time employee. The combination of hours and the roster worked shall be agreed in writing at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date commencement of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a arrangement. A copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated arrangement shall be kept on each employees personnel file. Any changes agreed to the job share portion arrangement shall be committed to writing and information regarding kept on the division job sharer's personnel file. Any disputes in relations to the agreed hours will be adjudicated in reference to the latest roster on the job shares personnel file. Annual Leave, RDOs, public holidays and sick days shall be distributed proportionately to each job sharer in the same ratio as the hours per week are worked. Long service leave shall be accrued and taken in accordance with the provisions of duties and responsibilitiesthis Agreement. Employees considering a job share arrangement will be advised by the Employers of any adverse effects on their long service leave entitlements prior to making a decision. Employees will be given the opportunity of taking accrued long service leave prior to reducing their hours or may elect to partition the amount of long service leave accrued on full time employment to be taken at the full time rate at a later time, while the part time accrual will commence from the first day of the commencement of job sharing. c) Both 22.4 Where an employee is sick or taking annual leave, the remaining employee is not expected to relieve. Should they be requested by the Employer to relieve the absent partner and agree to relieve and it is for less than one full week, the extra hours will be paid at overtime rates. 22.5 Overtime will be paid for all time worked outside of the rostered hours. Job share employees must will not be from treated less favourably than full time employees. 22.6 A job sharer may indicate their intention to terminate a job sharing arrangement by giving two weeks' notice in writing to the same bargaining unit and Employer. Following termination of the job share arrangement, a job sharer or both job sharers may return to a position/s for which they have the skills, knowledge and demonstrated ability to perform at the duties and responsibilities same classification level. 22.7 Where the employer has concerns about the continuity of the position. d) Where the request is approvedarrangement and a satisfactory resolution has not been reached through consultation, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing share arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weeklygiving of two weeks' notice in writing. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees covered by this Collective Agreement. The parties agree that where Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a regular full-time or sessional team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share arrangement cease, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time position exists, the following provisions which becomes a job sharing position shall provide for two employees continue to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of be a full-time position may whether or not the job sharing position continues. Job sharing partners will be restructured in a manner that would accommodate given the employment of two employees opportunity to fill a single positionapply for any available vacancies. a24.1 If one (1) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the names of the participantsEmployer, the position Employer reserves the right to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of terminate the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have upon thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual notice, or to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by terminate the job sharing partners. arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner will assume the position on a full time basis. 24.2 Both job sharing partners shall be paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.3 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.4 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.5 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. 24.6 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.7 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours bi-weeklyin a week. j) During 24.8 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the period event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.9 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time basis at the discretion of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation Employer. Vacation entitlement will be calculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 24.10 The hours of work for job sharing positions shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedmutually agreed to between the Employer and the job sharing partners, at the outset of the job share arrangement. k) During 24.11 Job sharing partners may not displace less senior employees unless the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be proratedjob sharing partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to Article 22. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply24.12 Should a regular part-time employee become the job share partner with a full-time employee, or a new employee be hired to partner in a job share with a full-time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to balance the job share requirements.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 29.01 The parties agree that where purpose of this Article is to set forth the conditions under which bargaining unit positions may be shared. 29.02 This Article shall not modify, diminish or expand the provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement, unless such modifications are explicitly and clearly provided for herein. 29.03 Members of the bargaining unit having a regular fullminimum of one (1) year of service with the Company, and who desire to participate in a job sharing situation, shall submit a written application to their department manager. Such application shall include the employee's name, department and position, and the proposed work schedule for the participants. Upon receipt of the application, a job sharing situation may be created by mutual agreement among the Company, the Union and the employees participating in the situation. Such agreement shall be terminated by any party upon serving a thirty (30)-day notice to the other parties. 29.04 Any employee hired to facilitate a job sharing situation, either as a part-time partner in a job sharing situation or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide as a replacement for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may employee entering into a job sharing situation, shall be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least temporary. After three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the requestmonths, the hours and days of temporary employee shall receive benefits as described in Article 29.06 below. No severance pay will be payable on termination necessitated only by the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions termination of the job sharing arrangement which situation. At no time will the Company be liable to more severance payouts than if there had been no job share. If a severance is paid out under this Article, the minimum required under Article 17 will be waived. 29.05 The term of any job-sharing situation shall become be a specified written maximum of one (1) year, renewable for additional terms of up to one (1) year at the mutual agreement setting out the names of the participantsCompany, the Union and the participants. In any job-sharing situation, salary will be paid under the following conditions: The salary scale for the position shall apply to each participant based upon his or her respective service in the position. Job share participants shall, if necessary, determine how to share benefits set out in Article 37 and 38. Job share participants shall be sharedconsidered part-time employees as set out under Article 27 – Part-time and temporary employees. 29.07 The department manager and the employees participating in a job-sharing situation shall decide how to schedule the workweek, and the division schedule they agree upon shall become the participants’ regular work schedule. Occasionally, employees may be asked to deviate temporarily from the regular work schedule in order to cover or complete an assignment and/or cover for a participant who is unavailable. When such deviation is necessary, the employee shall be informed of duties the nature and responsibilitiesexpected length of the deviation. e) Under normal circumstances29.08 If an employee hired to facilitate a job-sharing situation accepts a permanent position within the Company or terminates his or her employment, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement situation ends and the permanent employee(s) revert to full-time work schedules unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one new job share partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have found within thirty (30) days during which to locate days. 29.09 If the Company or a suitably qualified individual to continue in permanent employee terminates the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundjob-sharing situation, the position will become a participating permanent employee(s) revert to full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentwork schedules. The temporary employee is terminated unless other suitable work is available. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that where a regular Job sharing is defined as an arrangement whereby two (2) nurses share the hours of work of what would otherwise be one (1) full-time or sessional position. The nurses involved in a job sharing arrangement will be classified as regular part-time and will be covered by the Part-time provisions of the Collective Agreement with the following exceptions. a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time position existspositions shall be considered on an individual basis and shall be approved at the discretion of the Employer. b) Total hours worked by the two (2) job sharers shall equal the hours of one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours and the scheduling of each nurse shall be determined by the Centre. The two nurses involved will meet with the Employer to discuss the scheduling arrangements before a final decision is made by the Employer as to the method of the scheduling. c) If a job sharer works in excess of forty (40) hours in the designated bi-weekly pay period, they shall be paid overtime for such additional hours worked at the rate of one and one-half (1.5x) times their basic hourly rate. d) Each job sharer shall request approval from their immediate supervisor to exchange shifts with their partner. However, it is understood that such exchange shall not result in an increased cost to the Employer and that it may result in a reduction of paid hours. e) Should one of the job sharer partners be laid off or terminates employment, the half position may be posted and selection shall be made in accordance with Article 12. If there are no successful applicants, then, according to existing operational requirements at the time, one of the following provisions shall provide for two employees will be offered to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of nurse: i) a full-time position may if available; or ii) a part-time position. Should the nurse refuse, they shall be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees considered to fill a single positionhave voluntarily terminated their employment. af) The request If a job sharing position is vacated by both job sharers, then the Employer shall determine whether to job share must be submitted post the vacancy or not. g) Job sharers will have the option of covering each other’s vacation shifts, sick leave or any other absences, at least three (3) months prior no additional cost to the anticipated start date Employer. h) Either of the job share to nurses or the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of Employer may discontinue the job sharing arrangement which within sixty days (60) days written notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting shall become a specified written agreement setting out be held between the names of the participantsparties, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty within fifteen (2015) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by discuss the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weeklydiscontinuation. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 9.5.1 Participation in job sharing shall be on a voluntary basis only. The parties agree that where employees involved shall make the request for job sharing in writing and submit to the Sheriff’s Office – HR. Approval for job-share is determined by the Sheriff or Chief, Sheriff’s Office HR Manager and the Human Resources Director and Benefits Manager. Initial and continuing approval of the Job Share arrangement will be contingent on both partners meeting all of the required qualifications for the job and performing at a regular fully effective performance level. 9.5.2 Persons involved in job sharing shall accrue PDO, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave based on their FTE and hours worked pursuant to Article 12 and 13 of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 9.5.3 The rates of pay shall be consistent in use and practice with Article 11 of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 9.5.4 Health and Welfare benefits shall be provided in accordance with Article 15 of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 9.5.5 Seniority for step increases and layoff will be based on the seniority of each of the Job Sharers individually. 9.5.6 Each job share employee will accrue individual seniority based on their FTE and years of service. 9.5.7 If either employee in a job share program separates from service with the County, the remaining job share partner shall assume full-time duties until a suitable job share replacement can be found. If no such job share replacement is available, the job share arrangement shall be canceled. If the job share arrangement is terminated and there is no agreement regarding which job share partner will resign or sessional assume full-time position existsresponsibilities, the following provisions shall provide for two employees matter will be decided on the basis of seniority. The parties to voluntarily “job share” a single terminated Job Share arrangement have the option to resign or transfer to an available position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntaryHowever, alternative work arrangement whereby in no event will the duties and responsibilities position(s) of a full-time position may be restructured employee(s) not participating in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must agreement be submitted at least three (3) months prior to jeopardized by the anticipated start date termination of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resourcesagreement. b) 9.5.8 The employees proposing the normal duration of a job share agreement shall indicate in writing be one (1) year, with an annual option to renew. However, job shares may be canceled at any time at the reason for the request, the hours and days discretion of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skillsSheriff or his/her designee, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have not less than thirty (30) days during which written notice to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundGuild and the affected employees, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbentor by mutual written agreement of all parties. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 28.01 Full time employees or the Hospital may propose a job sharing scheme, and if agreed to by the Union and the Hospital, it shall be implemented. 28.02 Such proposal shall be limited to splitting one (1) full time position into two (2) equal parts. 28.03 Employees who enter into such a job sharing scheme shall continue to be included in the Bargaining Unit notwithstanding the recognition provisions of the collective agreement, and this section shall in no way be deemed to constitute an amendment of the recognition clause in the collective agreement, and unless modified by this Article, all terms of the collective agreement shall continue to apply. 28.04 The parties agree that where seniority accrual of an employee participating in a regular job sharing scheme shall be 1/2 the full-time or sessional accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 28.05 The service accrual of an employee participating in a job sharing scheme shall be one half (1/2) the full-time position existsaccrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 28.06 Accordingly, vacation entitlement, vacation progression, sick leave benefits, wage progression, holiday pay for time not worked, and any other benefits affected by service shall be one half (1/2) the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may entitlement. 28.07 The Hospital costs of employee benefits, including Extended Health Care, Semi-Private, Dental, Group Life Insurance, et cetera, shall be restructured fifty per cent (50%) of the cost paid by the Hospital in respect of full-time employees for those employees who participate in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees job sharing scheme and who continue to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to enrolled in such group employee benefit plans in accordance with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the this Agreement. 28.08 The appropriate pension plan must allow an employee participating in a job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participantsscheme to continue to participate in such pension plan, the position otherwise, such employee will be deemed to be shared, disqualified from participating further in such pension plan in accordance with its terms and the division of duties and responsibilitiesconditions. e) Under normal circumstances, 28.09 The overall costs for the regular daily Hospital for an employee's statutory and weekly hours of the position health and welfare benefits shall remain unchanged not increase as a result of job sharing scheme(s). (a) Subject to 28.10 (b) below, if a job sharing scheme is discontinued, any resulting full time vacancy will be posted. Neither employee who was participating in such scheme, will revert to full time status without going through the regular job posting provisions of the collective agreement. Should there be no resulting full time vacancy, the (b) If the reason for discontinuing the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied scheme is caused by the terms and conditions outlined termination, resignation, promotion, transfer, retirement or any other change in status of one of the employees who were participating in such scheme, the remaining employee, would revert to full time without going through the job posting procedure. 28.11 Any job sharing scheme must involve only employees in the Job Sharing Arrangementsame classification. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may 28.12 For clarity purposes, no overtime shall be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any payable to an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme unless the provisions of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminatesCollective Agreement apply. ii) A party 28.13 It is understood and agreed that when an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme is unable to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or attend work as scheduled for any reason one partner (including illness, vacation, et cetera), and it is unable necessary to continue have such employee replaced, the other employee in the arrangement, the remaining partner job sharing scheme would be expected to come in to work and there shall have be no premium costs paid for such call in or for short notice. 28.14 Any request by an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme for an unpaid leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be foundcontinuous calendar days, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent.granting ii) In the event the 28.15 Rest periods for employees participating in job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee schemes shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current statusproportionately reduced where applicable. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 24.01 The Employer and the Union agree with the principal of job sharing, which involves two staff employees sharing one full-time designated position. The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position existsjob sharing, as to current and future job shared positions shall be in accordance with the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of terms: (a) Employee(s) may request at any time that a full-time position be shared. The Employer may consent to such a request and such consent shall not be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months prior to the anticipated start date of unreasonably withheld . If the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with position is approved it need not be posted, unless there is a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days vacant portion of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names will be revised. (b) Either of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as employees involved in a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to terminate the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about and return to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days his/her former position and status during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the job sharing arrangement terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and months of any job sharing arrangement. Any other changes made to facilitate the job sharing arrangement will be reversed. (c) The Employer may, after the expiration of a two (2) years at month trial period for any newly established job sharing arrangement terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the employees involved and return such employees to their current statusformer positions. If any employees have been hired to facilitate such arrangement, they shall be laid off until suitable vacancies occur. h(d) A shared position Should one partner transfer or terminate employment, the remaining partner shall in all respects be treated as though continue to work his/her own schedule for thirty (30) days. If no replacement partner is recruited, or if the Employer determines it were a single position with regard does not wish to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by continue the job sharing partners. Each arrangement, he/she must decide either to return to his/her former position or continue as a full-time employee in the designated position. (e) Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall work thirtybe offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. For job sharers hired after April 27, 1999, job sharing partners are expected to co-five (35) hours bi-weeklyordinate their vacation requests such that each will cover the others vacation time. j(f) During Employees involved in the period job sharing arrangement shall be covered by the provisions of the Job Sharing ArrangementCollective Agreement between the Employer and the Union, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. k) During but subject to the period of following modifications reflecting the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.job sharing arrangement:

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Samples: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. The parties agree that Job sharing can occur where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position existsthere agreement among the employer, the following provisions shall provide Union and the staff employees in the same group and classification who wish to share a job. Exceptions to the group and classification rule can be looked at on a case by case basis, it being clearly understood that the final decision on these exceptions is at management’s discretion and not subject to appeal. The other position may be filled by a temporary employee notwithstanding Article for two employees to voluntarily “a maximum of twelve (1 2) months, which time the job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties must be posted and responsibilities of filled on a full-time basis. It is agreed that job sharing results two (2) staff employees sharing a staff position may in the employee’s workplace, and as such, the shared position will continue to be restructured identified as full-time position. The sharing of hours of work shall be determined by the parties to the sharing arrangement but in no case will one work fewer than sixteen (16) hours per week or fewer than eighty hours per month. It is understood that the work week shall be five days divided between the two (2) employees and that time worked in excess of the or work week shall be paid in accordance with Article of Collective Agreement. is clearly understood that there shall be no pyramiding of any premiums or benefits to any employee under this arrangement. Employees accepted for job sharing shall have benefits prorated based on time including dental, annual leave and sick leave. Such persons on a job share will be required to participate in the pension plan (Part The Corporation will continue to pay supplementary health care premium. For clarity, employees in a manner that would accommodate job sharing arrangement such as one person working Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the employment other one working Thursday and Friday if a holiday falls on one of two employees the days of the employee’s normal scheduled shift, will receive payment for the holiday and the other employee shall not, The Corporation will not be required to fill pay the same holiday twice. Seniority will continue to accrue, however, employees, while on job sharing will not accumulate continuous service for severance pay purposes but will be credited for time worked. Overtime is applicable after eight (8) hours per day. All.details of a single position. a) The request job sharing arrangement will be committed to job share must be submitted at least three (3) months writing and signed by the parties prior to the anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions commencement of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participantsarrangement. The Corporation, the position to be shared, and Union or the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as employees involved may cancel a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. fupon receipt of four (4) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be terminated upon twenty (20) working days weeks written notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangementall parties concerned. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the No such job sharing arrangement terminates shall exist without the knowledge and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their current status. h) A shared position shall in all respects be treated as though it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the period approval of the Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation entitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affectedUnion. k) During the period of the Job Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. l) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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