Accommodate. The parties hereto, including the Employer and the Employees and the Union, agree that in respect of matters of health, there will, from time to time, be a duty to accommodate, and that such duty is the obligation of each of the parties hereto. Accordingly and consistent with all applicable Human Rights legislation, the parties hereby commit their best efforts to issue as might arise. LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Accommodate. Employer and the Union recognize the Duty to Accommodate as per the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. Where it becomes necessaryto accommodate an employee with restrictionsas a result of workplace injuries, a job will be identifiedby the Employer and will be modified if possible to suit the restrictions. The Chairperson will be advised of bargaining unit employees who are accommodated in accordance with this provision. If issues or disputes arise regarding suitable job placement, the Chairperson will be advised of the accommodationand be involved if required in discussions involving the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board personnel and ergonomic specialist to resolve the issue. LETTER Summer Hours The Union and the Employer agree to implement a Summer Hour schedule each year starting the first week of Juneand finishing the last long weekend in September. LETTER Attendance Incentive Program Effective October the Employer will implement an Attendance Incentive Program in order to improve our productivity and reward employees for good attendance. For our operations to run effectively and efficiently, we depend on our co-workers to be present for work as scheduled. The greatest responsibility for each employee is to come to work regularly and on time. Even the most skillful employee is of little value if cannot be counted on when needed to get the job done. Sometimes circumstancesdo arise which makes being absent or late for work unavoidable. Excessive or repeated absenteeism or tardiness however is not fair to co-workers and therefore, will not be accepted. Incentive Computation Effective October each active employee will receive a total of hours towards the attendance incentive. Employees not active for a full months in year one of the program will receive a prorated number of hours based on the number of hours worked between October to September Effective October 1" and October the hours of the attendance incentive will be calculated by taking of the employee's previous years actual hours worked including straight time overtime hours. Employees who are late and/or miss scheduled work time will have these hours deducted from their incentive opportunity of hours. Any partial hours missed will be rounded up to the next full hour. Deduction exclusions will include the following contractuaI allowed absences: Bereavement Leave Duty Approved Time on Union Business Leave
