Temporary Associates. (a) Notwithstanding the above, it is recognized and agreed that the Company may, during the Christmas Period each year, hire new associates on a limited term basis for the busy season and the release of such an associate within the same period shall not give rise to a difference between the parties or be the subject of a grievance for any reason whether or not the associate has worked sufficient time to have completed the normal probationary period. If the associate is retained after that period in any year, he or she shall be credited with all time worked toward the completion of probation and, once that is completed, toward seniority as specified in this agreement. Similarly, in the event the Company does not have adequate staffing to complete a store renovation, they may hire individuals on a temporary basis to perform such work.
Temporary Associates. (a) Per Full-Time Agreement Article 10.02(a) (b) Per Full-Time Agreement Article 10.02(b)
Temporary Associates. Temporary Associates who have been employed for more than sixty (60) calendar days in any twelve (12) consecutive month period shall be subject to the terms of Section 5.1.
Temporary Associates. The Company and the Union recognize the need to address daily fluctuations in manpower requirements by utilizing bargaining unit associates where available. The Company reserves the right to use temporary associates whenever bargaining unit associates are unavailable or when weekly or monthly manpower requirements change for reasons such as but not limited to; illness, leave of absence, training, union leaves, and prototype or new product activity. When the Company feels it is essential to use temporary associates to meet manpower requirements, a meeting with the Union will be scheduled to discuss the issue, prior to any work beginning in the Plant. Should the manpower requirements extend beyond working days a subsequent meeting will be scheduled with the Union and Company to further discuss the anticipated extent of such work and possibilities of such work becoming a permanent position. The Company agrees to limit temporary associates to five (5%) percent of the plant bargaining unit population, at any given time, unless mutually agreed upon between the Company and the Union. The Company reserves the right to place temporary associates on the affected shifts. Temporary associates hired on a full-time basis shall receive dispensation for time worked towards their probationary period, providing that such length of time has been uninterrupted. In any event, should a temporary associate have served the required probationary period, the Company and Union may extend the probationary period upon mutual consent.
Temporary Associates i. An Associate may be engaged as a AAA temporary Associate by the week to meet the needs and requirements of AAA for such matters as temporary shortages of labour or fluctuating demands for Company product.
