Vacation Allowance Employees in permanent positions are entitled to vacation with pay. Accrual is based upon straight time hours of working time per calendar month of service and begins on the date of appointment to a permanent position. Increased accruals begin on the first of the month following the month in which the employee qualifies. Accrual for portions of a month shall be in minimum amounts of one (1) hour calculated on the same basis as for partial month compensation pursuant to Section 5.6 of this MOU. Vacation credits may be taken in one (1) minute increments but may not be taken during the first six (6) months of employment (not necessarily synonymous with probationary status) except where sick leave has been exhausted; and none shall be allowed in excess of actual accrual at the time vacation is taken.
Relocation Allowance An employee who is promoted and required by agency policy to relocate his residence shall be granted time off with pay for one workday for this purpose. In addition, the employee shall be granted travel time to the new location based on the most direct route. No employee will be credited with more than the number of hours in the employee’s regular workday and such time shall not be counted as hours worked for the purpose of computing compensatory time or overtime.
Separation Allowance 23.01 Should it become necessary to close the plant or a portion of the plant and it is not expected that those affected will be re-employed, a separation allowance will be paid to employees subject to the following:
(a) They have one (1) or more years seniority.
(b) They are actively employed with the Company and accumulating seniority. Employees on leave of absence up to one (1) year, and employees receiving Workers' Compensation or off sick will be eligible.
(c) They have not been granted retirement pension.
(d) The closing is not brought about by war, strike, walkout, work stoppage, slowdown or other cessation of work, fire, government action or Act of God.
(e) In order to qualify for separation allowance employees will continue to work in a satisfactory manner as long as required.
(f) Effective the date of ratification the Separation Allowance shall be seventy-five percent (75%) of the individual's weekly pay, based on forty (40) hours per week multiplied by the number of years of service calculated to the nearest full calendar month. If Truck Drivers’ positions are eliminated during the term of this Agreement, impacted Truck Drivers will have the option to take their Severance Allowance payout or take another available position and retain their Truck Driver rate of pay as long as they maintain that position, or a second subsequent position.
(g) In the event of a whole or partial plant reduction, all employees affected shall receive six (6) weeks notice or receive pay in lieu of notice.
(h) Employees who have not completed four thousand, one hundred sixty (4,160) hours worked after their hire date will be eligible for a separation Allowance on termination of employment as set out in the Province of British Columbia Employment Standards Act.
(a) Employees who accept separation pay under the provisions of this clause shall on doing so terminate their seniority and employment relationship with the Company and shall have no further rights under this Agreement or under any other Agreement between the signing parties.
(b) Notwithstanding 2 (a) above, should the plant re-open the rehired employee(s) who have received separation pay shall be accredited with full seniority rights accrued during their employment upon returning such separation pay within a period not to exceed thirty (30) working days.
23.03 In the event that part of the plant remains open, employees eligible to receive separation allowance may elect to remain on the seniority list for possible recall. The Company will hold the separation allowance for such employees so long as they are eligible for recall, during which time the employee may request payment subject to the provisions of the above section. Those re-employed on this basis shall continue to accumulate seniority during the period of layoff.
23.04 In respect of those employees who are eligible for separation allowance under this Article, the Company will continue to contribute to the Group Life Insurance, Dental, Medical Surgical, Major Medical and Hospitalization Plans. Such contributions shall continue for a period up to five (5) months following the month in which the plant is closed and will be made on the basis existing at the time of closing.
23.05 Should the Company open a plant in British Columbia, or transfer any of its present operations covered by this Agreement and present employees are displaced because of this, the Company agrees that such employees will be the first to be employed, in order of seniority, at such new plant or operation. The selection of available jobs, under the provisions of this clause, shall be on the basis of seniority. Previous service with the Company shall be recognized for the purposes of wages, vacations, separation allowance and welfare plans.
Education Allowance Provisions in existing Collective Agreements providing for educational allowances shall be continued in effect.
Sick Leave Allowance Faculty with a full-time assignment shall accrue sick leave at the rate of eight
Car Allowance The Company shall provide the Executive an automobile allowance of $750 per month during the term of Executive’s employment hereunder.
Travelling Allowance Where an employee is required to attend or conduct a clinic away from their base hospital, or attend to employer business away from their base hospital, the employer shall, wherever possible, pay all accommodation, meals and travel costs (i.e. the employee shall not be required to pay for such expenses and get reimbursed at a later date). Employees shall be entitled, with prior approval, to claim any actual and reasonable expenses incurred.
Travel time allowance All employees shall be paid an allowance (See Appendix A) for each day on which they present themselves for work. The allowance shall also be paid for rostered days off.
Training Allowance Operators who are required by the Employer to provide training to a specified level and to certify to the competency of the employees so trained shall receive twelve dollars ($12) per day while training. In such cases, the most senior qualified operator with the capability to provide training in the required class of equipment shall be given the opportunity to provide such training.
Annual Allowance The Corporation shall pay to the Executive, in cash, in a lump sum, on the Payment Date an amount equal to two times the annual allowance to which the Executive is entitled as of the date of the Date of Termination (or, if higher, as of immediately prior to the Effective Date).