Common use of APPRENTICES/TRAINEES Clause in Contracts

APPRENTICES/TRAINEES. The Company and the Union recognize the benefit of having an apprenticeship/trainee program in the Company’s operations. (a) Where the Company determines a need to create or fill an apprenticeship/trainee opportunity it shall create a local working group to support the apprentice/trainee program at that location. The Company shall then post notice of an apprenticeship/trainee opportunity. Employees wishing to be considered for such opportunities shall submit a written application. (b) Appointment shall be based upon a reasonable assessment of the applicants’ experience, qualifications, and suitability. Seniority shall be the governing factor if the applicants are relatively equal. (c) The Company is not required to retain an apprentice/ trainee in its employ as a tradesperson following completion of their apprentice/trainee program. (d) Employees selected as an apprentice/trainee under this article shall be converted to regular employee status and, if retained after completing their apprenticeship/ training program, shall maintain their regular status in the classification in which they apprenticed/trained. (e) An apprentice/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, who was employed by the Company prior to being selected and who is not successful during his/her apprenticeship/training program, or who is not retained as a tradesperson after completing his/her apprenticeship/training program, shall be reinstated to their former status of employment and have the ability to access the Workforce Adjustment provisions of article 12. That provision will not include the ability to access the severance provisions of article 12, unless by mutual agreement of the parties.

APPRENTICES/TRAINEES. The Company and the Union recognize the benefit of having an apprenticeship/trainee program in the Company’s operations. (a) Where the Company determines a need to create or fill an apprenticeship/trainee opportunity it shall create a local working group to support the apprentice/trainee program at that location. The Company shall then post notice of an apprenticeship/trainee opportunity. Employees wishing to be considered for such opportunities shall submit a written application. (b) Appointment shall be based upon a reasonable assessment of the applicants’ experience, qualifications, and suitability. Seniority shall be the governing factor if the applicants are relatively equal. (c) The Company is not required to retain an apprentice/ trainee in its employ as a tradesperson following completion of their apprentice/trainee program. (d) Employees selected as an apprentice/trainee under this article shall be converted to regular employee status and, if retained after completing their apprenticeship/ training program, shall maintain their regular status in the classification in which they apprenticed/trained. (e) An apprentice/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇apprentice/trainee, who was employed by the Company prior to being selected and who is not successful during his/her apprenticeship/training program, or who is not retained as a tradesperson after completing his/her apprenticeship/training program, shall be reinstated to their former status of employment and have the ability to access the Workforce Adjustment provisions of article 12. That provision will not include the ability to access the severance provisions of article 12, unless by mutual agreement of the parties.