Common use of Benefit Booklets Clause in Contracts

Benefit Booklets. The Company will provide benefit booklets and forms in electronic format. ARTICLE N11 – TRAINING‌ 11.01 The Company may, from time to time, provide Employees and Owner Operators with a training program outside scheduled hours. On such occasion, attendance is compulsory (in other words, as if scheduled). The Company will provide four (4) weeks' notice. If any training hours or mandatory meetings cause the Employee's hours of work to exceed eight (8) hours in a day or forty (40) hours in a week, the Employee will be paid at one and a half (1 1/2) times the Employee's regular hourly rate of pay. Owner Operators shall be compensated at one and a half (1 ½) the prevailing driving rate. However, training on an Employee's day off, vacation or a long weekends shall be avoided with the exception of CIS training. This training shall not occur more than twice per year. In the event training sessions or meetings are required on a day off, the Employee shall be paid no less than four (4) hours. 11.02 Owner Operators who receive training shall be paid in accordance with the applicable provincial appendix. 11.03 In the event the Company proposes the introduction of equipment in its operations requiring specialized training, the Company agrees to give first opportunity to Employees then on the payroll by seniority and in the classification to operate the equipment and/or train to operate the equipment provided the Employee qualifies with the requirements. Training required by the Company shall be paid for by the Company. Recognizing that the more Employees trained for various jobs at each facility is beneficial to both the Company and the Employees, the Company agrees to provide training opportunities as the work allows on the basis of seniority for Employees who express interest in being trained for certain jobs. The Union agrees to the principle that employees will be provided two (2) opportunities to pass an applicable test after sufficient training in the same area to be successful, however, before a prohibition applies, the Company shall reach a mutual agreement with the Union on how to handle the situation. (a) As required by the Company, the Company shall pay tuition fees for an accredited defensive driving course and/or industrial first aid course taken and successfully completed by the Employee. (b) Should the Employee leave the employ of the Company within ninety (90) days of completion of the course, the Company shall recover the tuition fees from the Employee.