Common use of PROBATIONARY WORKERS Clause in Contracts

PROBATIONARY WORKERS. 7A.01 Employers may, at the discretion of the union, hire probationary workers. a) The category of probationary worker shall apply to new entrants of the trade and also to persons recruited from the non-union sector and whose skill level is yet to be determined. A probationary worker must have worked a minimum of one thousand (1000) hours in the Carpentry trade. b) In order to be competitive the parties agree that a probationary worker under this agreement shall not be paid either the health & welfare payments or pension fund payments normally established for work under this collective agreement. In addition, no contributions as mandated to a variety of Industry Improvement Funds or Training Funds or Union Funds under this agreement shall be paid on behalf of hours worked for probationary workers. c) The minimum rate for a probationary worker shall be the applicable minimum hourly rate as paid to an apprentice working under Schedule B of this agreement. In addition, the probationary employee shall be entitled to a four percent (4%) vacation allowance. Alternatively, if a higher hourly rate can be agreed between the employer and the employee, than that rate shall apply. d) A probationary employee must be assessed by an employer four weeks after the date of initial hiring or after a maximum of one hundred and sixty (160) hours worked, whichever comes later. Such employee must then make application for union membership or be dismissed from employment immediately following the assessment.