Common use of Positions Temporarily Vacant Clause in Contracts

Positions Temporarily Vacant. (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-service training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads work loads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-service training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on on-call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties Parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. ‌ (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-service training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. ‌ (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-service internal training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal offers shall be given to regular employees by seniority who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. [(a), (b) and (c) to apply to employees formerly in the AS Agreement)] (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that that, except in the workloads case of employees emgergency, an employee’s work load will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions being temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leavevacation, in-service trainingleave of absence, or any other reason. (b) In such instances, the Employer shall give regular employees the opportunity to substitute in higher paying positions and arrange for staff replacements at the lowest paying category. (c) Approval for release to a temporary assignment, where that assignment is a promotion, will not be unreasonably withheld. (d) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on on-call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (ce) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (df) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil fulfill other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-service in‐service training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. ‌ (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-service training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.

Positions Temporarily Vacant. (a) The Employer agrees to make every reasonable effort to ensure that the workloads of employees will not be unnecessarily increased as a result of positions temporarily vacant due to illness, vacation leave, in-in- service training, or any other reason. (b) The Employer will make every reasonable effort to maintain a list of qualified on call employees to provide vacancy coverage and to make every reasonable effort to backfill vacant positions. (c) Where a position is temporarily vacant and no backfill is provided, the Employer will take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that workload is not unnecessarily increased. (d) Where an employee is unable to complete assignments or fulfil other workload obligations and has received direction from the Employer as to how to proceed, responsibility for any consequences of complying with the direction will not rest with the employee. (e) For purpose of substitution, first refusal shall be given to regular employees who are qualified to perform the work of the position requiring substitution, and whose most recent employee appraisal indicates satisfactory performance. (f) Where a substitution opportunity arises pursuant to (e) above, the Employer will give consideration to offering the opportunity to regular employees in the headquarters area where the opportunity exists, provided the employees have given the Employer written notice of their interest to substitute and they meet the criteria established in (e) above. The parties recognize that it may not be appropriate for certain substitution opportunities to be offered to employees in a specific headquarters area. It is agreed that where the Employer determines that it is not operationally advantageous to select from these employees, the provisions of (e) above shall apply.