Probationary Employees 10.01 A new employee shall not be regarded as a permanent employee until completion of a probationary period of six (6) months consisting of a minimum of one hundred and twenty-six (126) days worked. The probationary period may be extended by mutual agreement between the Union and the Company.
10.02 In addition to the right of the Company to discharge a probationary employee for just cause the Company may discharge such employee at any time during the probationary period for failing to meet the standards set by the Company. An employee may be considered to have failed to meet such standards if the employee:
(a) has been interviewed by the Supervisor/Manager and been told that the work performance is unsatisfactory, and
(b) has been given notice in writing that within a specified and reasonable period of time work performance must show improvement, and
(c) work performance continues to be unsatisfactory after such specified time. A copy of the notice referred to in (b) above shall be given to the Union. A probationary employee who has been discharged for failing to meet the standards shall be advised in writing by the Department Supervisor or Manager, the reasons for such dismissal and the Union shall be copied.
(a) A probationary employee shall not accrue seniority until the probationary period has been completed, at which time seniority shall be back dated to the commencement of the probationary period.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 10.02, in the event a probationary employee has been displaced by a permanent employee exercising her bumping rights or in the event a probationary employee's position is declared redundant prior to such probationary employee establishing seniority pursuant to Clause 10.03
(a) the probationary employee shall be terminated. In such event the provisions of Article 17 of this Agreement shall not be applicable to the termination of the probationary employee.
10.04 Except as provided in Clause 10.03(b) the provisions of Article 17 shall be applicable to an employee during her probationary period.
10.05 Employees will not be able to bid within the same classification during their six (6) month probationary period. Should an employee be awarded a vacancy in a different classification during this probationary period, she may carry a maximum of three (3) months service credit toward the probationary period in the new classification.
10.06 The Company and the Union agree that the preparation and discussion of written progress reports during an employee's probationary period is essential.
10.07 New employees will only become eligible for benefits upon the successful completion of their probationary period and after having completed six (6) complete months of service.
Probationary Employee The term "probationary employee" as used in this Agreement refers to a full-time bargaining unit employee who has received a probationary appointment and is serving a period of probation.
Probationary Employment All employees will initially be engaged on a three month probationary period on a Grade as nominated by the employer with monthly reviews during which time the employee's suitability for continued employment will be assessed. During this period the employer undertakes to provide monthly feedback to the employee in terms of the employee's progress. At the end of this three month period or before at the discretion of the employer should performance not be satisfactory the employee's services will be terminated by giving one
(1) days notice. Should the employee choose to resign one (1) weeks notice must be provided to the employer. This period can be extended with the mutual agreement of both the employer and employee prior to completion of the probationary period. Upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, the employee's position will be confirmed in writing
Probation for Newly Hired Employees (a) The Employer may reject a probationary employee for just cause. A rejection during probation shall not be considered a dismissal for the purpose of Article 11.2
Newly Hired Employees All employees hired to an insurance eligible position must make their benefit elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in this Article, Section 5C. Insurance eligible employees will automatically be enrolled in basic life coverage. If employees eligible for a full Employer Contribution do not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, and do not waive medical coverage, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit Level One and Two clinics in the county of the employee’s residence at the beginning of the insurance year. If an employee does not choose a health plan administrator and primary care clinic by their initial effective date, but was previously covered as a dependent immediately prior to their initial effective date, they will be defaulted to the plan administrator and primary care clinic in which they were previously enrolled.
Regular Part-Time Employees A regular part-time employee is one who works less than full-time on a regularly scheduled basis. Regular part-time employees accumulate seniority on an hourly basis and are entitled to all benefits outlined in this Collective Agreement. Regular part-time employees shall receive the same perquisites, on a proportionate basis, as granted regular full-time employees.
Regular Employees Service credit shall be the period of employment with the Company and any service restored as per Part A, Item 5.3.
Supervisory Employees For the purposes of this Article, the parties agree that Supervisory positions are those that are not excluded under Article 2.0 above and that satisfy the following criteria:
a) Employees on Salary Schedule 01 who under Plan A "Nature of Supervision" have either Degree 3 (or higher) or its equivalent;
b) Employees on Schedules 02 or 03 on condition they normally supervise other employees.
Active Employees Active Employees who have not terminated service during the Plan Year and who meet the following requirements (select all that apply; leave blank if no exclusions):
a. [ ] The Employee must be at least age (e.g., 55)
b. [ ] The value of the sick and/or vacation leave must be at least $ (e.g., $2,000)
c. [ ] A contribution will only be made if the total hours is over (e.g., 10) hours
d. [ ] A contribution will not be made for hours in excess of (e.g., 40) hours
All Employees The Company shall not include the shift differential in any employee’s wage rate for the calculation of overtime.
