Shift Trades 6.16.01 Employees may arrange for another employee to work their shift subject to the Manager's approval, consistent with the following: 6.16.01.01 Other than in exceptional circumstances, advice of the trade will be provided to the Manager in writing, in advance, and will be signed by the employees involved. 6.16.01.02 The employee who works a traded shift will be paid for the time worked at his/her rate of pay. 6.16.01.03 Overtime worked prior to or following a traded shift and premium credits on a holiday, in accordance with Article 7.03 and Article 13 respectively, will be credited to the employee who worked the shift as though the shift had been the employee's scheduled shift. 6.16.01.04 All recall credits will be credited to the employee who is recalled. 6.16.01.05 All time debits will be deducted from the employee who agreed to work the shift. 6.16.01.06 Company sick leave provisions will apply to the employee who agreed to work the shift and only to the amount provided for in such regulations. All time not worked in excess of one (1) full shift during a work day shall be debited in accordance with Article 6.16.01.05. 6.16.01.07 Shift trades may only be arranged between employees working in the same location except that, at locations with thirty (30) or less full-time employees, shift trades may be arranged by employees at these locations with employees at other locations within the same base and classification. Such shift trades may be granted subject to the employees concerned being qualified to perform the work function of the other party. 6.16.01.08 An employee's ability to trade shifts is not intended to allow employees to be absent from the work place for extended periods of time nor to take alternate employment. 6.16.01.09 Partial shift trades are permitted provided that no shift is split into more than two (2) parts. No more than two (2) employees may cover a single shift. Partial 6.16.01.10 It will be the sole responsibility of the employees to ensure that the introduction of partial shift trades has absolutely no adverse operational and customer service impact. 6.16.01.11 Under no circumstances shall an employee be allowed to leave his/her assigned duties or work area until their task is completed. His/her “shift trade partner” must be present and ready to take over their next assignment. This transition needs to be seamless to the customer. 6.16.01.12 There will not be additional meal or rest periods assigned to a shift subject to a partial shift trade. Meal and rest periods will be taken as scheduled. 6.16.01.13 A minimum of one (1) hour must be worked by one of the employees involved with a partial shift trade. 6.16.01.14 Any violation of the terms set out herein will result in the immediate suspension of the “partial shift trade privileges” for the employee. Such a measure will be deemed to be of an administrative nature and will not be grievable under any circumstances except as provided below. 6.16.01.15 Notwithstanding the above, the Union may file a grievance only to allege that the violation for which the partial shift trade privileges were revoked did not occur. The Union will bear the onus of the burden of proof in such circumstances. 6.16.01.16 Rules governing such other matters as deadlines for, and approval of, partial shift trade requests will be adopted locally.
Technical Barriers to Trade 1. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall apply technical regulations, standards and conformity assessment procedures in accordance with the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. 2. The Parties or Signatory Parties shall cooperate in the fields of technical regulations, standardization and conformity assessment procedures, with the aim of facilitating trade.
SKILLED TRADES The Provisions of the General Agreement shall apply to employees in the skilled trades except as altered by the of this article. The term ‘Skilled Trades’ as used in this article shall mean any person: Who presently holds a journeyman’s classification in a skilled trades classification. Who has served a bona fide apprenticeship of four (4) years hours and holds certificate which substantiates his claim of service. The Union may elect or otherwise select, and the Company shall recognize a Skilled Trades ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ as per Article The Company further agrees the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be responsible for all matters pertaining to Skilled Trades. The following will confirm the Company policy regarding the performance of maintenance or trades work with our own employees and equipment. It is the intent to make every effort to keep the existing Skilled Trades work within the company. It is recognized that at times, for varying reasons, it is not considered practical or advisable for certain work to be performed by our company. The company must therefore, reserve the right to decide how and by whom such work is to be performed, except as altered by the terms of this article. If the company has the necessary facilities and equipment and can perform the work required with our own work force in a manner that is competitive in terms of cost, quality, within projected limits and the priorities placed on other work, then such work will be kept within the company. If the company finds necessary to contract out existing Skilled Trades work, such contracting to be done after fully utilizing all of the trades concerned as per Article Inthe event of a layoff in the Skilled Trades, if work normally and historically performed in house by this trade had been contracted out or has been scheduled to be contracted out, the company will review such work with the Skilled Trades ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ with the intent of returning the work to the plant. This does not include warranty work. Except In the following circumstances identified below no work will be performed by employees non-scheduled positions, when such work comes within the jurisdiction of the bargaining unit. Road test; Perform minor adjustments; Example: mirror adjustments, seat adjustments, replacement of bulbs, etc.; Computer diagnostic assist; as per Letter of Understanding; Lend a helping hand to a mechanic. The Company shall assist employees who are required by the Company to attend training programs at approved Institutions off the premises and outside their normal working hours. The employee shall be reimbursed for tuition, texts as prescribed by the course and transportation when he has completed and passedthe training program. Reduction and Recall When reducing work, the junior employee in the affected classification shall be laid off first and additional employees, if required, shall be laid off in reverse seniority. When reducing forces, the junior in the affected classification shall be at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date. The displaced employee may exercise his seniority in another classificationother than his own and thereby displace that junior employee, provided he has sufficient qualifications, skill and ability to perform the work. Failing this, he is to be laid off. To be eligible for recall, a laid off employee must keep the Company informed of his current address and telephone number.
Unbundled Channelization (Multiplexing) 5.7.1 To the extent NewPhone is purchasing DS1 or DS3 or STS-1 Dedicated Transport pursuant to this Agreement, Unbundled Channelization (UC) provides the optional multiplexing capability that will allow a DS1 (1.544 Mbps) or DS3 (44.736 Mbps) or STS-1 (51.84 Mbps) Network Elements to be multiplexed or channelized at a BellSouth central office. Channelization can be accomplished through the use of a multiplexer or a digital cross-connect system at the discretion of BellSouth. Once UC has been installed, NewPhone may request channel activation on a channelized facility and BellSouth shall connect the requested facilities via COCIs. The COCI must be compatible with the lower capacity facility and ordered with the lower capacity facility. This service is available as defined in NECA 4. 5.7.2 BellSouth shall make available the following channelization systems and interfaces: 5.7.2.1 DS1 Channelization System: channelizes a DS1 signal into a maximum of twenty- four (24)
Joint Marketing The parties will consult about undertaking joint marketing of the Customer’s Services and the Network.