Relief Employees definition

Relief Employees mean persons who have committed to be available to fill shifts on short notice as per the collective agreement.
Relief Employees are employees who work on a casual or hourly basis, or who are called into work when needed by the employer or who work on an intermittent basis such that the nature of the relationship between the Employer and the Relief employee is one where neither the Relief employee nor the Employer owe any continuing obligation to each other, except that when a Relief Employee is offered and accepts a shift, the Relief Employee has an obligation to work that shift. Relief Employees will not be covered by the provisions of the Collective Agreement which deal with Lay off and Recall, Sick Leave, Benefit Plans, Vacations and Vacation Pay, Paid Holidays, Leaves of Absence and their entitlements, if any, in respect of such matters shall be pursuant to the Employment Standards Act. Relief employees shall accumulate seniority in accordance with Article 14.
Relief Employees as used in this Agreement are those employees in the bargaining unit who may be scheduled from time to time. Relief employees are required to make a written commitment to the Employer to be available for work on call as required. The employee has the right to accept or decline the offer of work each time the employee is called, subject to the provisions of Article 11.04 (f) and (g).

Examples of Relief Employees in a sentence

  • The provisions of the National Staff Agreement and of this Supplement will be applicable to Vacation Relief Employees, except as indicated below: A Vacation Relief Employee will not be entitled to vacation.

  • For purposes of taking the above preferred actions, Relief Employees with previously accrued job seniority in a classification shall be treated as Regularly Assigned Employees in the classifications in which they possess job seniority.

  • Regularly Assigned Relief Employees (RAREs) shall accrue job seniority in the designated classification.

  • Relief Employees may also choose to call the Heating Plant 1-1/2 hours before the start of the shift to see if they are needed for work.

  • Relief Employees called to work and have between seventy-six (76) and seventy- nine (79) hours: A.

  • The engineer in charge will call Relief Employees on pager to work as Relief.

  • Relief Employees shall receive the rate of the classification in which the majority of the employee's time was worked within the preceding twelve (12) months.

  • Relief Employees shall be on probation for a period of 920 working hours.

  • Regularly Assigned Employees (RAEs) and Regularly Assigned Relief Employees (RAREs) who choose to work in another position will forfeit their Regularly Assigned Position or their Regularly Assigned Relief Position and said position shall be open for bid.

  • Throughout this Agreement, clauses that apply specifically to Full-Time, Part-Time or Relief Employees are noted as "F/T", "P/T" or “R”.


More Definitions of Relief Employees

Relief Employees are employees who are not normally on a pre- determined schedule but are available to work as required by the Employer. The employee has the right to accept or decline any shift that is offered, provided that relief employees must work a minimum of eight
Relief Employees is an employee who: (i) Is regularly scheduled for a period of three (3) months or less for a specific job; or (ii) Relieves for absence, the duration of which is three (3) months or less; or (iii) Works on a call-in basis. The provisions of this Collective Agreement shall not apply to relief employees except as specifically stated in the Collective Agreement. The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11.1, 11.6, 11.7, 12.1, 12.2,15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, and Appendix “A” shall apply to relief employees. The provisions of Articles 9.1, 9.8, 9.9, 9.11 and 9.12, shall apply to relief employees.
Relief Employees is an employee who: (i) Is regularly scheduled for a period of three (3) months or less for a specific job; or (ii) Relieves for absence, the duration of which is three