Common use of OFFS AND RECALLS Clause in Contracts

OFFS AND RECALLS. In the event of lay-off due to lack of work, the Company agrees to give seven days notice to the employee and the Union wherever possible. In all cases of lay-off and/or recall (except lay- offs of not more than five working days duration) seniority shall govern provided that the Company may give effect in what it considers proper cases to the re- quirements and efficiency of operations in determining which employees are to be retained or recalled. The lay-off of not more than five working days duration referred to above shall not apply for more than five such days in any calendar month nor for more than a total of ten working days in any one calendar year, per employee affected. If additional employees are needed for work in any department, any laid-off employee possessing seniori- ty status, capable of doing such work, shall be recalled in order of seniority, unless it seems probable that the laid-off employee will be recalled to his or her regular department within a week. No employee possessing seniority shall be laid off until all temporary employees in the plant have been laid off, provided that the said possessing seniority is willing to be transferred under the conditions pertaining to the job and is capable of performing satisfac- torily the work being done by the temporary employee. When recalling a laid-off employee who retains his seniority the Company will notify such laid-off employee first by a telephone call to the employee’s last known telephone number, then by registered mail stating the job available and the time of starting, which shall not be less than seven days from the date of such mail- ing. The above notice will be sent to last address of such laid-off employee on record with the Company. Failure to notify the Company in writing within five days following the mailing of such notice by the Company that such laid-off employee will report for work at the time specified or having so notified the Company failure to report at the time stated in the notice, shall constitute a break in service and his or her seniority shall consequently be lost. However, if within the five days following the mailing of the recall notice an employee gives the Com- pany an acceptable explanation for not being able to report on the date stated in the notice, a later date for reporting will be set which will be equally binding. The Company shall notify the Union when an employee is to be recalled. Transfers Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude the Company from transferring any person who is not in the bargaining unit to a category within the bargaining unit and the seniority of any such person shall be determined as follows: Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit within one year, he/she will be returned with full seniority credits. Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit after an absence of at least one year shall be returned without seniority. However, the Com- pany agrees that for the purpose of vacation and benefit credits, the employee in question will retain his service credits with the Company. Notwithstanding the above, an employee who left the bargaining unit prior to January will return to the bargaining unit with seniority determined by com- bining his total prior service within the bargaining unit with one half of his/her continuous service at the Plant outside the bargaining unit, as shown by the Company records. In no case will the employee’s seniority exceed twice his bargaining unit seniority. When such a person had no prior service in the bargaining unit then his or her seniority in the depart- ment and in the Plant shall date from the date of transfer to the Bargaining Unit. An employee being transferred to another department due to lay-off because of lack of work, when displacing a junior employee or filling a vacancy, with due regard to his or her seniority and ability will be given every possible consideration for remaining in or as close as possible to the same labour grade he or she had previously held. Absence The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to an employee for a reasonable time, for good cause, if he or she can be spared. Employees requesting leave of absence without pay are to request such leave of absence days before required, wherever possible. The Company will advise such employees within days, if possible, whether such leave of absence will be approved. Leave of absence application forms will be sup- plied by the Company. The approving of such applications by the Company will be based on whether production, service and maintenance requirements can be met. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to attend Union conventions to not more than nine hourly rated employees at any one time subject to the following conditions; that the Union indicate convention dates and those employees designated to attend as early as possi- ble, with at least three week’s written notice to the Company naming the hourly rated employee for whom leave is desired;

OFFS AND RECALLS. A lay-off shall be defined as a temporary severance of the work employment relationship for the purpose of reducing the work force order to meet the manpower requirementsof the In the event of lay-off due to lack a staff reduction, or deletion of work, the Company agrees to give seven days notice to the employee and the Union wherever possible. In all cases of lay-off and/or recall (except lay- offs of not more than five working days duration) seniority shall govern provided that the Company may give effect in what it considers proper cases to the re- quirements and efficiency of operations in determining which employees are to be retained or recalled. The lay-off of not more than five working days duration referred to above shall not apply for more than five such days in any calendar month nor for more than a total of ten working days in any one calendar year, per employee affected. If additional employees are needed for work in any department, any laid-off employee possessing seniori- ty status, capable of doing such work, shall be recalled in order of seniority, unless it seems probable that the laid-off employee will be recalled to his or her regular department within a week. No employee possessing seniority Employees shall be laid off until all temporary employees In the reverse order of their bargaining unit The shall be consulted to any such changes in the plant have been workforce. Advance Notice of Inthe case of lay-off, the Employer shall give notice to all permanent Employees, as per the Employment Standards Code, "Notice of Termination". If the Employee, such case, has not had the opportunity to work the full weeks after notice of lay-off, he shall be in of work for that part of the notice period work was not made The most senior Employee laid off, provided that who has the said possessing seniority is willing required qualifications be the recall to be transferred under the conditions pertaining a permanent he has Pursuant to the job and is capable balance of performing satisfac- torily the work being done by the temporary employee. When recalling a laid-off employee who retains his seniority the Company will notify such laid-off employee first by a telephone call to the employee’s last known telephone number, then by registered mail stating the job available and the time of starting, which new Employees shall not be those off have the required for the An Employee who refuses or falls to report fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of recall shall lose all rights to recall. An Employee who Is off Is responsible for advising the General Manager In of any change of address or telephone number. Should the society be unable to contact a off Employee by telephone within forty eight (48) hours of the first attempt to contact him, the next off Employee be contacted and offered the The first Employee be contacted by double registered mall. Should he fall to contact the Manager within fourteen (14) calendar days of of the letter, or, should the Employee's address no longer be the Employee shall lose all rights to recall. Any Employee who has been on lay-off for twelve (12) consecutive months shall be removed from the seniority and shall lose all rights to Hours of Work A work day for staff Is defined as the twenty-four (24) hour period at am and ending at am on the day. The work week shall be from am on Sunday to am on the following Sunday. The normal hours of work for full-time clerical Employees shall be no less than seven days from the date of such mail- ing(7) consecutive hours which normally fall between am and am (midnight) Sunday to Saturday. will a half hour paid lunch break. The above notice hours of work will be sent (35) hours per week or more. The hours of work for part-time Employees may be scheduled between am and am (midnight) Sunday to last address Saturday. Part- time Employees who work (5) or more consecutive hours shall receive one half hours of such laidpay per shift In of a lunch break, they are unable to take a lunch break. The hours of work for Employeesshall consist of twelve (12) hours per day a one-off employee on record with half hour paid lunch break and four (84) hours In a two week period. The hours of work for the CompanyXxxxxxx shall be eight (8) consecutive hours which normallyfall between the hours of am and Monday to Friday, for forty (40) hours per week. Failure **Summer Employees hours of work to notify be developed to the Company in writing within five days following of the mailing season. All hours worked by Employees excess of such notice eight hours per day or forty (40) hours per week, will be considered overtime and will be paid at a rate of one and one-half (1%)times the regular rate of pay. All hours worked by the Company that such laidEmployees excess of twelve (12) hours per day or one hundred (168) hours per four-off employee week period, will report for work be consideredovertime and will be paid at the time specified rate of one and one-half (1%)times the regular rate of pay. **All hours worked by summer Employees In excess of eight (8) hours per day or having so notified the Company failure to report forty-four (44) hours per week, will be overtime and will be paid at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of Insteadof cash payment for overtime, an Employee shall have the option to receive time stated off at the regular rate, at a time mutually agreed to the Employer. IO The hours and days of work of each Employee shall be posted in an appropriate place least two (2) weeks advance setting forth the notice, working schedule. All shifts shall constitute a break in service and his or her seniority shall consequently be lost. However, if within the five days following the mailing of the recall notice an employee gives the Com- pany an acceptable explanation for not being able to report on the date stated in the notice, a later date for reporting will be set which will be equally binding. The Company shall notify the Union when an employee is to be recalled. Transfers Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude the Company from transferring any person who is not in the bargaining unit to a category within the bargaining unit and the seniority of any such person shall be determined as follows: Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit within one year, he/she will be returned with full seniority credits. Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit after an absence of at least one year shall be returned without seniority. However, the Com- pany agrees that for the purpose of vacation and benefit credits, the employee in question will retain his service credits with the Company. Notwithstanding the above, an employee who left the bargaining unit prior to January will return to the bargaining unit with seniority determined by com- bining his total prior service within the bargaining unit with one half of his/her continuous service at the Plant outside the bargaining unit, as shown by the Company records. In no case will the employee’s seniority exceed twice his bargaining unit seniority. When such a person had no prior service in the bargaining unit then his or her seniority in the depart- ment and in the Plant shall date from the date of transfer to the Bargaining Unit. An employee being transferred to another department due to lay-off because of lack of work, when displacing a junior employee or filling a vacancy, with due regard to his or her seniority and ability will be given every possible consideration for remaining in or as close as possible to the same labour grade he or she had previously held. Absence The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to an employee for a reasonable time, for good cause, if he or she can be spared. Employees requesting leave of absence without pay are to request such leave of absence days before required, wherever allocated where possible. The Company will advise such employees within days, if Employer agrees to the Employee seven (7) calendar days of of shift change where possible, whether such leave except In case of absence will emergency, Illness, or unplanned departure of Employees. All Employees shall a fifteen (15) minute rest break the first and second half of their shift. Employees on the twelve (12) hour shift be approvedan additional (15) minute break per shift. Leave October Employees shall an additional (50) cents per hour for each hour or thereof, worked between and am. If an Employee does not receiveat least hours rest between shifts then the Employee be compensated by being time and a half regular of absence application forms will be sup- plied by the Companypay for all time worked Inthe rest period. The approving In agreement shall be a guarantee of such applications by work or work per day or per week. work or working shall be consulted prior to any changes to hours of When an Employee is on annual leave and was scheduled to work day shift the Company will most Employee shall be based on whether production, service and maintenance requirements can be met. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to attend Union conventions to not more than nine hourly rated employees at any one time subject to offered the following conditions; day that the Union indicate convention dates and those employees designated Employee on annual leave would have had to attend as early as possi- ble, with at least three week’s written notice to work. Article Holidays recognizesthat all regular Employees the Company naming the hourly rated employee for whom leave is desired;scope of New

OFFS AND RECALLS. In the event of a proposed lay-off, the employer will meet with the Labour Management Committee prior to notification being provided to the union or the The purpose of the meeting will be to review the lay-off due process or any alternative that may be recommended. Lay-off Procedure Definition of a Lay-off A lay-off shall be defined as a reduction in the work force or a reduction in the regular hours of work as defined in this agreement. A lay-off for part-time Employees shall be defined as reduction in the work force or a reduction in hours as per the qualification period set out in the Employment Standards Act. Notice to lack Lay-off In the event of worka proposed lay-off at the Home or the elimination of a position within the Bargaining Unit, the Company agrees to give seven days Employer shall: Provide the Union with no less than eight (8) weeks written notice of the proposed lay-off or elimination of position and; Provide to the employee and the Union wherever possible. In all cases affected Employees written notice of lay-off and/or recall by hand delivery, registered mail, or pay in lieu thereof. Such notice shall be a minimum of two (except lay- offs 2) weeks or as required under the which ever is greater. Role of not more than five working days duration) seniority shall govern provided that Seniority In the Company may give effect in what it considers proper cases to the re- quirements and efficiency event of operations in determining which employees are to be retained or recalled. The a lay-off of not more than five working days duration referred to above shall not apply for more than five such days in any calendar month nor for more than a total of ten working days in any one calendar yearoff, per employee affected. If additional employees are needed for work in any department, any laid-off employee possessing seniori- ty status, capable of doing such work, shall be recalled in order of seniority, unless it seems probable that the laid-off employee will be recalled to his or her regular department within a week. No employee possessing seniority Employees shall be laid off until all temporary employees in the plant reverse order of their seniority by job classification. An Employee in receipt of notice of lay-off may: accept the lay-off; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Pension Plan displace another Employee who has lesser Bargaining Unit seniority if the Employee originally subject to lay-off has the ability and qualification to meet the normal requirement of the job within ten (10) days. An Employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off. An Employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another Employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Employer of intention to do so, and the position claimed within five (5) days after receiving the notice of lay-off. In the event of a lay-off, an Employee shall have the option to displace either a full-time Employee or a part-time Employee provided that the said possessing seniority is willing to be transferred under the above conditions pertaining to the job and is capable of performing satisfac- torily the work being done by the temporary employee. When recalling a laid-off employee who retains his seniority the Company will notify such laid-off employee first by a telephone call to the employee’s last known telephone number, then by registered mail stating the job available and the time of starting, which shall not be less than seven days from the date of such mail- ing. The above notice will be sent to last address of such laid-off employee on record with the Company. Failure to notify the Company in writing within five days following the mailing of such notice by the Company that such laid-off employee will report for work at the time specified or having so notified the Company failure to report at the time stated in the notice, shall constitute a break in service and his or her seniority shall consequently be lost. However, if within the five days following the mailing of the recall notice an employee gives the Com- pany an acceptable explanation for not being able to report on the date stated in the notice, a later date for reporting will be set which will be equally binding. The Company shall notify the Union when an employee is to be recalled. Transfers Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude the Company from transferring any person who is not in the bargaining unit to a category within the bargaining unit and the seniority of any such person shall be determined as follows: Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit within one year, he/she will be returned with full seniority credits. Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit after an absence of at least one year shall be returned without seniority. However, the Com- pany agrees that for the purpose of vacation and benefit credits, the employee in question will retain his service credits with the Company. Notwithstanding the above, an employee who left the bargaining unit prior to January will return to the bargaining unit with seniority determined by com- bining his total prior service within the bargaining unit with one half of his/her continuous service at the Plant outside the bargaining unit, as shown by the Company records. In no case will the employee’s seniority exceed twice his bargaining unit seniority. When such a person had no prior service in the bargaining unit then his or her seniority in the depart- ment and in the Plant shall date from the date of transfer to the Bargaining Unit. An employee being transferred to another department due to lay-off because of lack of work, when displacing a junior employee or filling a vacancy, with due regard to his or her seniority and ability will be given every possible consideration for remaining in or as close as possible to the same labour grade he or she had previously held. Absence The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to an employee for a reasonable time, for good cause, if he or she can be spared. Employees requesting leave of absence without pay are to request such leave of absence days before required, wherever possible. The Company will advise such employees within days, if possible, whether such leave of absence will be approved. Leave of absence application forms will be sup- plied by the Company. The approving of such applications by the Company will be based on whether production, service and maintenance requirements can be met. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to attend Union conventions to not more than nine hourly rated employees at any one time subject to the following conditions; that the Union indicate convention dates and those employees designated to attend as early as possi- ble, with at least three week’s written notice to the Company naming the hourly rated employee for whom leave is desired;Recall

OFFS AND RECALLS. In (a) Lay-off and Recall Procedure: Both parties recognize that job security for employees shall be increased in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in the event of a lay-off due to lack of workoff, the Company agrees to give seven days notice to the employee and the Union wherever possible. In all cases of lay-off and/or recall (except lay- offs of not more than five working days duration) seniority shall govern provided that the Company may give effect employees in what it considers proper cases to the re- quirements and efficiency of operations in determining which employees are to be retained or recalled. The lay-off of not more than five working days duration referred to above shall not apply for more than five such days in any calendar month nor for more than a total of ten working days in any one calendar year, per employee affected. If additional employees are needed for work in any department, any laid-off employee possessing seniori- ty status, capable of doing such work, shall be recalled in order of seniority, unless it seems probable that the laid-off employee will be recalled to his or her regular department within a week. No employee possessing seniority each classification shall be laid off until all temporary employees in the plant reverse order of their seniority. An employee designated to be laid off shall have been laid offrecourse to the bumping procedure, provided that the said possessing seniority is willing to be transferred under the conditions pertaining to the job and is capable of performing satisfac- torily the work being done by in the classification into which is bumping. Employees designated to be laid off shall displace the junior person within a classification for which the employee is qualified and competent. For the purpose of this article, it is further understood that: A permanent full-time employee will first bump: In a permanent full-time position, if no position is available then, In a permanent part-time position with the same hours, if no position is available, then, In a temporary position if no position is available. it is further understood that a part-time employee may bump into full-time status, Unless otherwise provided, an employee. When recalling , who has completed probationary period may exercise seniority onto a laid-off employee who retains his seniority the Company will notify temporary position or temporary vacancy so long as such laid-off employee first by a telephone call vacancy is expected to the employee’s last known telephone number, then by registered mail stating the job available and the time of starting, which shall not be less than seven in existence for at least (30) working days from the date of such mail- ing. The above notice will layoff Employees shall be sent to last address of such laid-off employee on record with the Company. Failure to notify the Company in writing within five days following the mailing of such notice by the Company that such laid-off employee will report for work at the time specified or having so notified the Company failure to report at the time stated recalled in the noticeorder of their seniority, provided the employee being recalled is qualified to perform the work available. No new employees shall constitute a break in service and his or her seniority be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity of recall, provided the employee being recalled is qualified to perform the work available. Unless legislation is more favourable to an employee, the Corporation shall consequently be lost. However, if within the five days following the mailing of the recall notice provide an employee gives the Com- pany an acceptable explanation for not being able to report on the date stated in the notice, a later date for reporting will be set which will be equally binding. The Company shall notify the Union when an employee is about to be recalled. Transfers Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to preclude the Company from transferring any person who is not in the bargaining unit to a category within the bargaining unit and the seniority of any such person shall be determined as follows: Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit within one year, he/she will be returned with full seniority credits. Should the employee be returned to the bar- gaining unit after an absence of at least one year shall be returned without seniority. However, the Com- pany agrees that for the purpose of vacation and benefit credits, the employee in question will retain his service credits with the Company. Notwithstanding the above, an employee who left the bargaining unit prior to January will return to the bargaining unit with seniority determined by com- bining his total prior service within the bargaining unit with one half of his/her continuous service at the Plant outside the bargaining unit, as shown by the Company records. In no case will the employee’s seniority exceed twice his bargaining unit seniority. When such a person had no prior service in the bargaining unit then his or her seniority in the depart- ment and in the Plant shall date from the date of transfer to the Bargaining Unit. An employee being transferred to another department due to lay-laid off because of lack of work, when displacing a junior employee or filling a vacancy, with due regard to his or her seniority and ability will be given every possible consideration for remaining in or as close as possible to the same labour grade he or she had previously held. Absence The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to an employee for a reasonable time, for good cause, if he or she can be spared. Employees requesting leave of absence without pay are to request such leave of absence days before required, wherever possible. The Company will advise such employees within days, if possible, whether such leave of absence will be approved. Leave of absence application forms will be sup- plied by the Company. The approving of such applications by the Company will be based on whether production, service and maintenance requirements can be met. The Company will grant leave of absence without pay to attend Union conventions to not more than nine hourly rated employees at any one time subject to the following conditions; that the Union indicate convention dates and those employees designated to attend as early as possi- ble, with at least three week’s written ten (10) working days' notice prior to the Company naming effective date of lay-off. If the hourly rated employee has not had the opportunity to work this period of notice of lay-off, shall be paid in lieu of work for whom leave is desired;that part of the notice during which work was not made available to In order that the operations of the Union will not become disorganized when lay-offs are made, members of the local Executive Board, Chief Xxxxxxx and Stewards shall be the last persons laid off in their respective classifications during their terms of ARTICLE O JOB POSTING New positions and vacancies which the Corporation intends to fill shall be posted on bulletin boards for a period of seven (7) working days excluding any statutory holidays. Employees included in Appendix "A" shall not be eligible to apply for temporary positions occurring in Appendix and employees included in Appendix shall not be eligible to apply for temporary positions occurring in Appendix "A".