Modified Work Program and Workplace Accommodation. The Parties support fair and consistent practices for accommodating employees who have been ill or injured or require medical accommodation, to enable their safe return to suitable and appropriate work within a reasonable period of time, for which the employee has the necessary skill, ability and qualifications to perform the duties. Any accommodation practice will comply with WSIB and Ontario Human Rights Code legislation and as such the Parties may agree to make such placements irrespective of the posting provisions.
Modified Work Program and Workplace Accommodation. The Parties support fair and consistent practices for accommodating employees who have been ill or injured or require medical accommodation, to enable their safe return to suitable and appropriate work within a reasonable period of time, for which the employee has the necessary skill, ability and qualifications to perform the duties. Any accommodation practice will comply with and Ontario Human Rights Code legislation and as such the Parties may agree to make such placements irrespective of the posting provisions. The Employer shall be required to post only the second and third vacancies that result from the placing of a successful candidate in a primary vacancy. An employee who is declared a successful candidate for any posted vacancy shall not be eligible for another posted vacancy for a period of six (6) months, except in the case of a promotion to a higher category, after being transferred to the new position unless approved by the Director, Human Resources Organizational Effectiveness. In the selection of a successful applicant, group seniority will be given first consideration, qualifications and Library core competencies being relatively equal. The successful applicant who moves to a new position will have a three (3) month assessment period in which to prove his or her ability to satisfactorily perform the requirements of this position. If he or she fails to do so. the employee shall be returned to a position in his or her former category. In the event that an employee feels unable to satisfactorily the requirements of the position. he or she may request in writing, including rationale, to be returned to a position in the employee's former category, without loss of seniority in the former category, provided that the request is within three (3) months of the commencement of the new position. In the event that the employee's request is approved, the vacancy occasioned by the may be filled without further posting. The applicants for the initial vacancy will be considered by the Director, Resources Organizational Effectiveness. prior to making such an appointment. After the completion of the assessment period, the confinnation or denial of the promotion is to be made to the employee in writing.
