Offers of Auxiliary Work. (1) Employees on layoff will be notified of available work by registered mail. Where that is not possible, contact will be by other means.
(2) If an employee receives notice of available work and declines the work offered, such decline will be considered to be a decline for purposes of Clause 11.4(a)(4).
(3) An employee who declines work on three (3) separate occasions in a six (6) month period (January to June and July to December) shall lose his seniority and shall be considered terminated for just cause.
(4) Auxiliary employees who are unavailable in the following circumstances will not have the decline or unavailability count as an occurrence for the purpose of Clause 11.4(a)(4):
(i) absence on a WCB or ICBC claim;
(ii) maternity leave;
(iii) absence on bereavement leave;
(iv) leave to participate in activities of a reserve component of the Canadian Armed Forces, or Provincial Emergency Program, or fire or police training seminars;
(v) illness; proof of illness may be required if the absence is greater than five (5) days or where it appears a pattern of consistent or frequent absence is developing;
(vi) illness of a dependent child or spouse of an employee, where no one other than the employee can care for the child. Proof of illness may be required if a pattern of consistent absence is developing;
(vii) Union leave per Clause 2.10 or 2.11;
(viii) jury duty;
(ix) medical or dental appointments;
(x) any approved leave of absence without pay.
Offers of Auxiliary Work. (1) Employees on layoff will be notified of available work by a means determined by the Employer.
(2) If an employee receives notice of available work and declines the work offered, such decline will be considered to be a decline for purposes of Clause 11.4(a)(4).
(3) An employee who declines work on three (3) separate occasions in a one (1) year period (January to December) shall lose his seniority and shall be considered terminated for just cause.
(4) Auxiliary employees who are unavailable in the following circumstances will not have the decline or unavailability count as an occurrence for the purpose of Clause 11.4(a)(4):
(i) absence on a WCB claim;
(ii) maternity leave;
(iii) absence on bereavement leave without pay;
(iv) illness; proof of illness may be required if the absence is greater than five (5) days or where it appears a pattern of consistent or frequent absence is developing;
(v) illness of a dependent child of an employee, where no one other than the employee can care for the child. Proof of illness may be required if a pattern of consistent absence is developing.
(vi) Union leave per Article 2.10;
(vii) jury duty;
(viii) medical or dental appointment;
Offers of Auxiliary Work. (1) (i) The Employer will schedule time periods during which auxiliary employees on layoff will be contacted for work that is available. These scheduled time periods will be established by seniority block based on the scheduling patterns for that unit, such that auxiliary employees will not be required to be available more than three hours on any one day.
Offers of Auxiliary Work. (1) Employees on layoff will be notified of available work by registered mail. Where that is not possible, contact will be by other means.
(2) If an employee receives notice of available work and declines the work offered, such decline will be considered to be a decline for purpose of Clause 31.4(a)(4).
(3) An employee who declines work on three (3) separate occasions in a six (6) month period (January-June and July-December) shall lose his seniority and shall be considered terminated for just cause. It is understood that only one (1) decline may be counted per calendar day.
(4) Auxiliary employees who are unavailable in the following circumstances will not have the decline or unavailability count as an occurrence for the purpose of Clause 31.4(a)(4):
(i) absence on a WCB or ICBC claim;
(ii) pregnancy/parental leave;
(iii) absence on bereavement leave;
(iv) leave to participate in activities of a Reserve Component of the Canadian Armed Forces, or Provincial Emergency Program, or fire or police training seminars;
(v) illness; proof of illness may be required if the absence is greater than five (5) days or where it appears a pattern of consistent or frequent absence is developing;
(vi) illness of a dependent child, spouse or parent of an auxiliary employee, where no one other than the employee can care for the child, spouse or parent. Proof of illness may be required if a pattern of consistent absence is developing. Such leave will not exceed two (2) days;
(vii) union leave per Clauses 2.10 or 2.11;
(viii) jury duty;
(ix) medical or dental appointments;
(x) any approved leave of absence without pay;
(xi) less than eight (8) hours' notice of recall.
Offers of Auxiliary Work. The Employer will schedule time periods during which auxiliary employees on layoff will be contacted for work that is available. These scheduled time periods will be established by seniority block based on the scheduling patterns for that unit, such that auxiliary employees will not be required to be available more than three hours on any one day. Auxiliary employees will be advised, in writing, of the scheduled time periods and of any changes thereto. Auxiliary employees, on layoff, are required to be personally available at their contact points during these scheduled time periods. Auxiliary employees will provide a direct communication link that will give them personal contact with their regular seniority block contact person. This communication link must be appropriate to the Employer's operation and may include telephone or radio telephone. Auxiliary employees on layoff who experience problems with their communication link, or who will not be available at their contact point during the scheduled time period for those reasons outlined in (4) below, are required to contact their regular seniority block contact person in advance of the scheduled time periods as designated by the Employer. Auxiliary employees may be required to contact their regular assembly point contact person during the scheduled time period to obtain a specific work schedule. If an employee receives notice of available work and declines the work offered, such decline will be considered to be a decline for purposes of Clause 11.4(d). An employee who declines work or is unavailable to accept contact from the Employer for work on three separate occasions in the calendar periods between November 1st and April 30th inclusive, or May 1st and October 31st inclusive will lose their seniority and be considered terminated for just cause. Auxiliary employees who are unavailable in the following circumstances and who advise their seniority block contact person in advance that they are unavailable, will not have the decline or unavailability count as an occurrence for the purpose of Clause 11.4(d) in the following circumstances: absence on a WCB claim; pregnancy leave; absence on bereavement leave without pay; illness; proof of illness may be required if the absence is greater than four days or where it appears a pattern of consistent or frequent absence is developing; jury duty; illness of a dependent child of an employee or child who is a xxxx of the court, where no one other than the employee c...
Offers of Auxiliary Work. Employees on layoff will be notified of available work by registered mail, email or telephone. Where that is not possible, contact will be by other means.
