On Contracting Out. 1. It is not the intention of the Employer to enter into new contracting out of work arrangements that directly result in the loss of any Permanent employee's employment during the term of the Collective Agreement. However, if it becomes necessary to contract out, the following principles will apply:
i) the Employer will endeavour to avoid contracting out work that can be done by employees of the government in an effective, efficient manner within the public policy framework and meeting the operational time constraints of the work. The Employer is prepared to receive submissions from the UMC and the Union in this regard;
ii) the Union and the department Union/Management Committee (UMC) will be provided with as much notice as possible, with a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days notice and an opportunity to discuss any planned intent to contract out;
iii) all contracting out arrangements will be reviewed by the UMC on their expiry to determine the economic feasibility of reducing contracting out;
iv) in reviewing new and existing contracting out, where it may be feasible that the work can be performed by government employees, the parties agree to work together towards accomplishing this goal;
v) when contracting out of bargaining unit work is done, the Employer will ensure no Permanent employee will lose employment as a direct result of contracting out;
vi) employees affected will have access to lay-off provisions of the Collective Agreement;
vii) employees on recall as a result of contracting out will have their names maintained on the re-employment list for three (3) years;
viii) existing historical employment practices related to contracting work out will not be restricted by this provision;
ix) the Union is prepared to examine ways to deal with barriers that cause the Employer to contract out work due to a lack of flexibility. The parties will work together to keep this work within the bargaining unit;
x) the parties agree to examine training opportunities to avoid long term contracting out situations.
2. The contracting out provisions will expire on September 30, 2009.
On Contracting Out. It is not the intention of the Employer to enter into new contracting out of work arrangements that directly result in the loss of any permanent employee’s employment during the term of the collective agreement. However, if it becomes necessary to contract out, the following principles will apply: • The Employer will endeavour to avoid contracting out work that can be done by employees of the Agency in an effective, efficient manner within the operational time constraints of the work. The Employer is prepared to receive submissions from the Joint Union/Management Committee and the Union in this regard. • The Union will be provided with as much notice as possible, with a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days notice and an opportunity to discuss any planned intent to contract out. • In reviewing new and existing contracting out, where it may be feasible that the work can be performed by Agency employees, the parties agree to work together towards accomplishing this goal. • When contracting out bargaining unit work, the Employer will ensure no permanent employee will lose employment as a direct result of contracting out. • Employees affected will have access to lay-off provisions of the collective agreement. • Employees on recall as a result of contracting out will have their names maintained on the re-employment list for three (3) years. • Existing historical employment practices related to contracting work out will not be restricted by this provision. • The Union is prepared to examine ways to deal with barriers that cause the Employer to contract out work due to a lack of flexibility. The parties will work together to keep this work within the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency and SGEU agreement. • The parties agree to examine training opportunities to avoid long term contracting out situations.
On Contracting Out. It is not the intention of the Employer to contract out work that can be done by employees of the Board. However, if it becomes necessary to contract out, the following principles will apply:
1. The Employer will provide as much notice as possible, with a minimum of thirty calendar days notice to the Union and will negotiate any planned intent to contract out.
2. All contracting out arrangements will be reviewed by the Union and the Employer on their expiry to determine the economic feasibility of reducing contracting out.
3. In reviewing new or existing contracting out, where it may be feasible that the work can be preformed by employees, the parties agree to work together towards accomplishing this goal.
4. The parties agree to examine training opportunities to avoid contracting out situations.
On Contracting Out i) Where job loss occurs as a result of employer initiatives, the parties may explore retraining or redeployment opportunities within the public service as an alternative.
On Contracting Out. 1. The Employer will provide as much notice as possible, with a minimum of thirty calendar days notice to the Union and will negotiate any planned intent to contract out.
2. All contracting out arrangements will be reviewed by the Union and the Employer on their expiry to determine the economic feasibility of reducing contracting out.
3. In reviewing new or existing contracting out, where it may be feasible that the work can be preformed by employees, the parties agree to work together towards accomplishing this goal.
4. The parties agree to examine training opportunities to avoid contracting out situations.
