Occupational First Aid Requirements. a) The unionUnion and the eEmployer agree that first aid regulations made pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act shall be fully complied with. Where the eEmployer requires an employee to obtain or renew the employee's survival or occupational first aid certificate, the cost shall be borne by the eEmployer. Employees in designated positions and employees who request to be designated and are approved will be granted time off with pay during normal working hours to renew their certificate. If the course or examinations are held on a day the employee does not normally work, they will receive time off in lieu, such time to be taken subject to operational requirements as approved by their supervisor, for the time spent at courses and writing examinations. b) A premium shall be paid to employees required to possess a certificate under this Article. The amount of the premium shall be: Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level I Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level II Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level III Forty40 cents ($0.40) per hour; Seventy 70 cents ($0.70) per hour; Eighty-one81 cents ($0.81) per hour. c) The cost of obtaining first aid certification shall be paid as follows: i) When an external applicant (outside of the bargaining unit) applies for a first aid designated position, the applicant shall pay the costs of certification (tuition and time off); ii) When a regular employee applies for a first aid designated position and is the successful applicant conditional on achieving first aid certification, the Employer shall pay one-half (½) the tuition costs of certification upon successful completion and shall grant a leave of absence without pay, if necessary; iii) When the Employer designates an employee’s position as requiring first aid certification, the Employer shall pay the cost of certification (tuition and time off).
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Occupational First Aid Requirements.
a) The unionUnion Union and the eEmployer Employer agree that first aid regulations made pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act shall be fully complied with. Where the eEmployer Employer requires an employee to obtain or renew the employee's survival or occupational first aid certificate, the cost shall be borne by the eEmployerEmployer. Employees in designated positions and employees who request to be designated and are approved will be granted time off with pay during normal working hours to renew their certificate. If the course or examinations are held on a day the employee does not normally work, they will receive time off in lieu, such time to be taken subject to operational requirements as approved by their supervisor, for the time spent at courses and writing examinations.
b) A premium shall be paid to employees required to possess a certificate under this Article. The amount of the premium shall be: Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level I Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level II Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level III Forty40 Forty cents ($0.40) per hour; Seventy 70 cents ($0.70) per hour; Eighty-one81 one cents ($0.81) per hour.
c) The cost of obtaining first aid certification shall be paid as follows:
i) When an external applicant (outside of the bargaining unit) applies for a first aid designated position, the applicant shall pay the costs of certification (tuition and time off);
ii) When a regular employee applies for a first aid designated position and is the successful applicant conditional on achieving first aid certification, the Employer shall pay one-half (½) the tuition costs of certification upon successful completion and shall grant a leave of absence without pay, if necessary;
iii) When the Employer designates an employee’s position as requiring first aid certification, the Employer shall pay the cost of certification (tuition and time off).
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Occupational First Aid Requirements. a) The unionUnion Union and the eEmployer Employer agree that first aid regulations made pursuant to the Workers' Compensation Act shall be fully complied with. Where the eEmployer Employer requires an employee to obtain or renew the employee's survival or occupational first aid certificate, the cost shall be borne by the eEmployerEmployer. Employees in designated positions and employees who request to be designated and are approved will be granted time off with pay during normal working hours to renew their certificate. If the course or examinations are held on a day the employee does not normally work, they will receive time off in lieu, such time to be taken subject to operational requirements as approved by their supervisor, for the time spent at courses and writing examinations.
b) A premium shall be paid to employees required to possess a certificate under this Article. The amount of the premium shall be: Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level I Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level II Occupational First Aid Certificate, Level III Forty40 Forty cents ($0.40) per hour; Seventy 70 cents ($0.70) per hour; Eighty-one81 one cents ($0.81) per hour.
c) The cost of obtaining first aid certification shall be paid as follows:
i) When an external applicant (outside of the bargaining unit) applies for a first aid designated position, the applicant shall pay the costs of certification (tuition and time off);
ii) When a regular employee applies for a first aid designated position and is the successful applicant conditional on achieving first aid certification, the Employer shall pay one-half (½) the tuition costs of certification upon successful completion and shall grant a leave of absence without pay, if necessary;
iii) When the Employer designates an employee’s position as requiring first aid certification, the Employer shall pay the cost of certification (tuition and time off).
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Samples: Collective Agreement