Common use of Step-ups and Step-backs Clause in Contracts

Step-ups and Step-backs. An employee who refuses a step-up will be frozen and will forfeit the right to progress to any jobs with a pay rate higher than the rate directly below that of the job that they refused in that Department. They will remain frozen for the life of the collective agreement at which time they must notify the Company in writing should they wish to be unfrozen. The exception to the above will be a lay-off situation whereby a frozen employee may exercise their seniority to displace a junior employee in a higher pay rate providing they currently have the qualifications to perform the job. If it becomes necessary to force a frozen employee to step- up it will be done by inverse order of seniority and qualification on a temporary basis. (a) Any employee who accepts a step-up over a senior employee retains job preference in all subsequent step- ups. (b) On a cutback, he or she cannot displace the individual whom they replaced in job preference, but must step down to the next senior job.

Step-ups and Step-backs. An employee who refuses a step-up will be frozen and will forfeit the right to progress to any jobs with a pay rate higher than the rate directly below that of the job that they refused in that Department. They will remain frozen for until the life of the collective agreement next transfer period at which time they must notify the Company in writing should they wish to be unfrozen. The exception to the above will be a lay-off situation whereby a frozen employee may exercise their seniority to displace a junior employee in a higher pay rate providing they currently have the qualifications to perform the job. If it becomes necessary to force a frozen employee to step- up it will be done by inverse order of seniority and qualification on a temporary basis. (a) Any employee who accepts a step-up over a senior employee retains job preference in all subsequent step- step-ups. (b) On a cutback, he or she cannot displace the individual whom they replaced in job preference, but must step down to the next senior job.

Step-ups and Step-backs. An employee with a minimum of 15 years of service who refuses a step-up will be frozen and will forfeit the right to progress to any jobs with a pay rate higher than the rate directly below that of the job that they refused in that Department. They will remain frozen for the life of the collective agreement at which time they must notify the Company in writing should they wish to be unfrozen. The exception to the above will be a lay-off situation whereby a frozen employee (frozen as of January 10, 2020) may exercise their seniority to displace a junior employee in a higher pay rate providing they currently have the qualifications to perform the job. If it becomes necessary to force a frozen employee to step- up it will be done by inverse order of seniority and qualification on a temporary basis. (a) Any employee who accepts a step-up over a senior employee retains job preference in all subsequent step- ups. (b) On a cutback, he or she they cannot displace the individual whom they replaced in job preference, but must step down to the next senior job.