Owner Operator Contract. It is understood that every Owner Operator engaged by the Company shall enter into an Owner Operator Contract for Retention of Services marked as Appendix “A”.
Owner Operator Contract. It is understood that every new Owner Operator engaged by the Company from the date of signing of this collective agreement shall, as a condition of his/her engagement, be obliged to enter into an Owner Operator Contract for Retention of Services annexed and marked as Appendix “A” (the terms of which may be varied as otherwise permitted or required pursuant to the terms of this Collective Agreement and all amendments thereto). The Company agrees not to enter into any individual Owner Operator agreement or contract with members of the bargaining unit, either individually or collectively, which conflicts with the terms and provisions of this Collective Agreement. The parties acknowledge the existence of Owner Operator Agreements signed between the Company and Owner Operators prior to the coming into force of this collective agreement but agree that any Clause (s) of such agreements are null and void if they conflict in any way with any of the provisions of the collective agreement. All new Owner Operators shall be considered as probationary for the first 90 calendar days of their engagement. There shall be no responsibility on the part of the Company in respect of probationary Owner Operators should their contract be terminated during this probationary period. The Company shall inform the Owner Operator and the Union in writing of the reasons for terminating the contract during the probationary period.
