Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. 11.1 The Company agrees not to assign duties relating but not limited to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal and/or broadcast of the Company’s television programs and overall operation, including the operation of technical equipment, to other than employees in the bargaining unit if such work assignment directly avoids the hiring of a full-time employee in the bargaining unit, directly results in a layoff, or avoids a recall from layoff of a full-time employee. It is agreed that the Company’s obligations under this Article shall apply only with respect to work on television programs, web based programs or productions produced exclusively by and for the Company at the Company’s premises.
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. The Company agrees not to assign duties relating but not limited to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal and/or broadcast of the Company’s television programs and overall operation, including the operation of technical equipment, to other than employees in the bargaining unit if such work assignment directly avoids the hiring of a full-time employee in the bargaining unit, directly results in a layoff, or avoids a recall from layoff of a full-time employee. It is agreed that the Company’s obligations under this Article shall only apply with respect to work on television programs, web based programs or productions produced exclusively by and for the Company at the Company’s premises. Technological Change Should the introduction, replacement, supplementation or modification of any machinery, equipment or device result in the layoff of employees as distinguished from layoffs, caused by changes in programming, the Company agrees to the following conditions: The Company shall give the Union and the employees affected as much advance notice as is practicable, but not less than four (4)months notification of such layoffs or four
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. 10.1 The Company agrees not to assign duties relating but not limited to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal and/or broadcast of the Company's television programmes and overall operation, including the operation of technical
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. 10.1 The Company agrees not to assign duties relating but not limited to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal and/or broadcast of the Company's television programmes and overall operation, including the operation of technical equipment, to other than employees in the bargaining unit if such work assignment directly avoids the hiring of a fulltime employee in the bargaining unit, directly results in a layoff, or avoids a recall from layoff of a fulltime employee. It is agreed that the Company's obligations under this Article shall only apply with respect to work on television programmes or productions produced exclusively by and for the Company at the Company's premises.
10.2 Technological Change Should the introduction, replacement, supplementation or modification of any machinery, equipment or device result in the layoff of employees as distinguished from layoffs, caused by changes in programming, the Company agrees to the following conditions:
(a) The Company will give the Union and the employees affected as much advance notice as is practicable, but not less than three (3) months notification of such layoffs or three (3) months pay in lieu of said notice plus all other benefits for the same period. Also, the employee shall receive severance pay as outlined in Article 9.4.3.
(b) The Company shall, in writing, state the nature of the change contemplated and the number of jobs likely to be affected. Upon receipt of such notice by the Union, the parties shall arrange a meeting, or meetings, for the purpose of conducting discussions which will achieve an understanding to assure that any hardship to the employees affected shall be minimized; this shall be done by providing wherever possible, alternative employment within the Company for employees whose jobs have been eliminated or by joint efforts on the part of the Company and the Union to obtain employment outside the Company, and/or by any other means that the parties may, by mutual agreement, decide upon. The Company will provide such employees reasonable time off, during their normal work week without loss of salary, to be interviewed for positions outside the Company.
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. 10.1 The Company agrees not to assign duties relating but not limited to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal and/or broadcast of the Company's television programmes and overall operation, including the operation of technical equipment, to other than employees in the bargaining unit if such work assignment avoids the hiring of a full-time employee in the bargaining unit, results in a layoff, or avoids a recall from layoff of a full-time employee. It is agreed that the Company's obligations under this Article shall only apply with respect to work on television programmes or productions produced exclusively by and for the Company at the Company's premises.
10.2 Technological Change - Should the introduction, replacement, supplementation or modification of any machinery, equipment or device result in the layoff of employees as distinguished from layoffs, caused by changes in programming, the Company agrees to the following conditions:
(a) The Company will give the Union and the employees affected as much advance notice as is practicable, but not less than three (3) months notification of such layoffs or three (3) months pay in lieu of said notice plus all other benefits for the same period. An employee laid off as a result of Technological Change shall be entitled to exercise seniority rights and receive severance pay and benefit continuation in accordance with Article 9 et al. Notice to the broader employee population as outlined in Article
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. 10.1 The Company agrees that it will not transfer, assign, contract or subcontract any work or functions covered by this Agreement to which employees are entitled under the terms of this Agreement to any other person(s) or to any other Company or its employees, unless specifically allowed under the provisions of this Collective Agreement, or as required under CRTC licensing provisions.
10.1.1 The Company agrees not to transfer, assign, contract or sub-contract any work or function described above, but it is agreed that the following work practices by persons outside the bargaining
(a) Outside contractors retained by the Company for specific installation and modification of equipment;
(b) Employees of the Company not covered by this agreement shall be allowed to perform bargaining unit work as per current and past practice. Further, the President/Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, AM/FM Program Manager, CHTK General Manager, Television Operations Manager and the Radio Stations Manager shall not be restricted from performing bargaining unit work. The Union acknowledges the right of the Company to, from time to time, initiate on-air events on special occasions that may require non-bargaining unit employees' full participation. No penalty or premium shall apply in such instances. The Company agrees to provide notification of such events to the Union President and to affected bargaining unit employees at the earliest possible time.
(c) For the purposes of news/sports/public affairs coverage, the Union agrees that the Company shall not be restricted in any way in the use of casual freelance reporters. In particular, but not to limit the generality of the foregoing, nothing in this Article shall preclude the Company from using such services as Western Information News Services, Broadcast News, Satellite Radio Network, and/or any accredited or affiliated news or network service or any voice reports or news or sports material as supplied by outside sources.
(d) The Union agrees that the employer may use advertising copy and material prepared and/or performed by persons or firms outside the bargaining unit.
(e) Notwithstanding Article 10.1, the Company may contract out work where suitably qualified staff and/or equipment are not available to complete the work within the time limits required.
(f) Community or local persons, as in the past, may host or provide talent services for community programming.
(g) The Company may, as in the past, use specialty programmi...
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. 10.1 The Company agrees not to assign duties relating but not limited to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal and/or broadcast of the Company's television programmes and overall operation, including the operation of technical equipment, to other than employees in the bargaining unit if such work assignment directly avoids the hiring of a full-time employee in the bargaining unit, directly results in a layoff, or
(a) In the event the Company introduces or permits to be used any process, machinery, or equipment/software which substitutes for, supplements or replaces any present process, machinery or equipment being operated by employees within the Bargaining Unit, such process, machinery, or equipment/software shall be operated and maintained only by employees in the Bargaining Unit provided that operation and maintenance are required as herein set forth.
(b) Where the Company has introduced any process, machinery, or equipment/software which substitutes for, supplements or replaces any present process, machinery or equipment/software being operated by employees within the Bargaining Unit the Company shall provide training to employees assigned to perform, operate and maintain such process, machinery, or equipment/software.
10.2 Technological Change - Should the introduction, replacement, supplementation or modification of any machinery, equipment or device result in the layoff of employees as distinguished from layoffs, caused by changes in programming, the Company agrees to the following conditions:
(a) The Company will give the Union and the employees affected as much advance notice as is practicable, but not less than three (3) months notification of such layoffs or three (3) months pay in lieu of said notice plus all
(b) The Company shall, in writing, state the nature of the change contemplated and the number of jobs likely to be affected. Upon receipt of such notice by the Union, the parties shall arrange a meeting, or meetings, for the purpose of conducting discussions which will achieve an understanding to assure that any hardship to the employees affected shall be minimized; this shall be done by providing wherever possible, alternative employment within the Company for employees whose jobs have been eliminated or by joint efforts on the part of the Company and the Union to obtain employment outside the Company, and/or by any other means that the parties may, by mutual agreement, decide upon. The Company will provide such employees r...
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Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. Jurisdiction The Company shall continue the practice of assigning duties relating to the preparation, administration, announcing, audition, rehearsal, recording and/or broadcast of the Company's radio programs to employees as defined in Article of the Agreement. New Devices and Methods Employees will be given one hundred and twenty (120) days after the date of the introduction of any new equipment, machinery or process in order to obtain proficiency in their duties. opportunity for retraining on the new equipment, machinery or process pursuant to this Article will be provided by the Company during normal working hours and employees, during the period of retraining, shall be paid at the normal rate of wages. If an employee has failed to demonstrate sufficient ability in operating the new equipment, machinery or process to ensure the efficient operation of the enterprise of the Company, the employee will be laid off. It is understood that when an employee is laid off in accor- dance with the provisions of this Article, the provisions of Articles and shall not apply.
Jurisdiction, New Devices and Methods. Jurisdiction and Duties The Company agrees to continue the practice of assigning duties relating to the preparation, administration, audition, rehearsal, recording and/or broadcast of the Company's television programs to employees as defined in Article of the Agreement. The Company agrees that it will not transfer or assign any work or functions covered by this Agreement to which employees are entitled under the terms of this Agreement to any other person, except that it is agreed that the Company shall not be requiredto alter existing methods or practices where certain personnel perform some duties of a nature similar to those performed by employees in the bargaining unit. It is agreed that the provisions of Article shall not be used to avoid filling a vacancy, or to avoid the hiring or cause a layoff of an employee in the bargaining unit, or to avoid the payment of penalties as stipulated in this Agreement. The container for every audio and video tape recording produced by the Company shipped outside the Company shall bear the seal of the Union in the iden- tification carried at the head of the recording or by label on the reel or container, as well as on the end credits. All local productions shall bear the seal of the Union at the end of such production with the words “Local clearly exhibited beneath the seal. New Devices and Methods Should the intro- duction, replacement, supplementation or modification of any machinery, equipment or device which is or would fall under the jurisdiction of the bargaining unit result in a layoff of employees (as distinguished from layoffs caused by changes in programming or other normal factors), the Company recognizes additional moral obligations to such employees and agrees to the following conditions in fulfillment of such obligations:
