RE: PROCEDURES FOR DEVELOPING QUALIFICATIONS AND RECOGNITION FOR POSTINGS. The parties agree it is to their mutual benefit to define further their intentions as to reasonable procedural clarifications they have developed within the existing language of their Collective Agreement to expedite processing of Procedures for Developing Qualifications and Recognition for Postings. They, therefore, agree on the following outline for the duration of the Collective Agreement. During the term of that Agreement, the following procedural clarifications shall be deemed to be part of that Collective Agreement and grievable and arbitrable under the terms of that Agreement to the extent that, and always recognizing that, the object of this Letter of Understanding is to expedite the procedures in the Collective Agreement and the general understanding of the procedures in the Collective Agreement for all parties while remaining within the language of that Agreement. The following is therefore intended to record the Company's established policies with regard to potential applicants to postings under Article 14.08(a) to (e). This will clarify for the record the process the Company follows for recognizing qualified candidates from among the candidates contemplated by these Articles. It is advisable for an employee to provide advance knowledge to us of his/her intentions to apply to full time postings in one or more particular departments. There is a recognized process for such notification resulting in the Human Resources/Sales Manager in the store counseling the employee as to career opportunities and job requirements. If the employee expresses genuine interest, a coaching program, formal or informal, is established with further definition of job requirements and avenues the employee may use to best properly qualify him/her for desired positions. The Company is strongly in favour of such notifications as the retail business is becoming increasingly complex and demanding. A full time Sales Employee, for example, might well be expected to know or have advanced skills in, among other areas: - in-store marketing - paperwork and store systems - loss prevention - selling techniques - customer service Such requests for counseling have a second major benefit. That is they demonstrate initiative and steady pursuit of the process will further demonstrate an ability to work by self-motivation and complete tasks assigned. In addition, this demonstrates an ability to learn and to work well with others. All these are the primary significant elements of full qualif...
