TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT 15 General 16 Employees on Daily Hire 17 Casual Employees 18 Employer and Employee Duties 19 Apprentices 20 Sham Contracting 21 Termination of Employment 22 Redundancy 23 Payment of Wages and Time Records 24 Superannuation 25 Insurance 26 Insurance – Minimum Cover / Minimum Benefits 27 Insurance – Employer Liability 28 Accident Makeup Pay 29 Compensation of Tools of Trade and Clothes 30 Application of Site Agreements / Inductions and off the job training / Local Labour – Visa Requirements 31 Hours of Work 32 Presenting for Work but Not Required 33 Overtime 34 Call Back
Alternative Employment An employer, in a particular redundancy case, may make application to the Commission to have the general severance pay prescription varied if the employer obtains acceptable alternative employment for an employee.
Notice of Termination of Employment 2601 Employment may be terminated voluntarily by a nurse or for just cause by the Employer subject to the following periods of written notice, exclusive of any vacation due: (a) for classifications other than Nurse IV or Nurse V -- four (4) weeks, and (b) for Nurse IV and Nurse V classifications -- six (6) weeks. 2602 Employment may be terminated with less notice or without notice: (a) by mutual agreement between the nurse and the Employer for special circumstances, or (b) during the probationary period of a newly hired nurse subject to Article 31 herein, or (c) in the event a nurse is dismissed for sufficient cause to justify lesser or no notice. 2603 The Employer may give equivalent basic pay in lieu of notice. 2604 Subject to other provisions contained in this Agreement relative to termination of employment, each nurse shall, unless otherwise mutually agreed, upon termination of her/his employment and within five (5) office working days following the completion of her/his last working shift, receive pay in lieu of unused vacation, and all salary earned to date of termination.