MLS Soccer Season Availability. (i) The Employer will post the yearly schedule for the pre-season and regular season MLS games on or before February 1st of each year (this and other related dates will be adjusted if there is a delay in publishing the schedule).
(ii) Event employees will be required to log into Employee Self Service Portal (ESS) and provide their availability as per their group. Employees will indicate their availability through the ESS. The employees must select and choose their availability based on the employee group they are a part of, that being Group A, or Group B. An employee must provide their availability by February 10th.
(iii) Once employees have chosen their MLS available as per Clause 21.3(b)(1)(ii) to above, the Employer will lock down ESS for seven days, and individual Event Employees will be emailed confirming their MLS Anchor Season shift dates.
(iv) Once emailed as per Clause 21.3(b)(1)(iii) above, no further changes can be made to the confirmed MLS Anchor shift dates, other than allowable exceptions as per the collective agreement.
(v) Event employees who become available after Clause 21.3(b)(1)(iii)above, can update their availability on ESS, and their availability may be included in final posting of work schedule as per Clause 21.1(c)(1).
(vi) Employees who provided their early commitments as per Clause 21.3(b)(1)(i) to
