{"component": "clause", "props": {"groups": [{"size": 3, "snippet": "Probationary employees shall be laid-off first. If further layoffs become necessary, employees in Work Group Step or will be declared surplus from the classification according to their seniority, and employees in Step or will be retained in their job classification based on their seniority providing the employees to be retained in their job classification have the qualifications, skills, and capabilities required to perform the work that needs to be done. Employees displaced from their job classifications shall apply their plantwide seniority in the plant in lower paid job classifications in accordance with Article Displaced employees may bump junior employees in higher paid or lateral job classifications where the displaced employee has previously successfullyperformed the required duties in the higher paid or lateral job classification. In layoffs and surpluses, employees to be retained on the basis of seniority must have the ability to do the work available within a reasonable period of time, which can be up to working days providing the necessary work is being carried out by the employee. If a layoff occurs, employees in the MET classification will not be retained over senior employees in Work Group Committeepersons shall have top seniority within their zone in case of a reduction of the workforce if they are capable of performing the jobs available. The Plant Chairperson shall have the top plantwide if capable of performing the jobs available. In case of an employee with a disability, exception may be made to the seniority provisions of this Agreement in favour of such employee by agreement between the Company and the Union. The Company may temporarily lay off employees due to breakdown of equipment, shortage of material, temporary changes in schedules, and for reasons of like nature. If such layoff becomes necessary, junior employees within the sub departments and shifts may be laid off for a period not to exceed three days before the Company will apply Articles through When the workforce is to be increased, all employees shall be recalled in line with their seniority to:", "samples": [{"hash": "aO7fIa46Ego", "uri": "/contracts/aO7fIa46Ego#collective", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "employees-shall", "type": "clause", "offset": [13, 28]}, {"key": "work-group", "type": "definition", "offset": [98, 108]}, {"key": "according-to", "type": "definition", "offset": [166, 178]}, {"key": "based-on", "type": "definition", "offset": [266, 274]}, {"key": "the-employees", "type": "clause", "offset": [301, 314]}, {"key": "employees-displaced", "type": "clause", "offset": [460, 479]}, {"key": "job-classifications", "type": "definition", "offset": [491, 510]}, {"key": "in-accordance-with", "type": "definition", "offset": [596, 614]}, {"key": "employees-may", "type": "clause", "offset": [633, 646]}, {"key": "junior-employees", "type": "clause", "offset": [652, 668]}, {"key": "employee-has", "type": "clause", "offset": [735, 747]}, {"key": "required-duties", "type": "clause", "offset": [785, 800]}, {"key": "basis-of-seniority", "type": "clause", "offset": [909, 927]}, {"key": "ability-to", "type": "clause", "offset": [942, 952]}, {"key": "work-available", "type": "clause", "offset": [960, 974]}, {"key": "reasonable-period-of-time", "type": "definition", "offset": [984, 1009]}, {"key": "working-days", "type": "definition", "offset": [1030, 1042]}, {"key": "by-the-employee", "type": "clause", "offset": [1093, 1108]}, {"key": "a-layoff", "type": "definition", "offset": [1113, 1121]}, {"key": "employees-in-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [1130, 1146]}, {"key": "senior-employees", "type": "definition", "offset": [1192, 1208]}, {"key": "top-seniority", "type": "clause", "offset": [1251, 1264]}, {"key": "in-case-of-a", "type": "clause", "offset": [1283, 1295]}, {"key": "reduction-of-the-workforce", "type": "clause", "offset": [1296, 1322]}, {"key": "capable-of", "type": "definition", "offset": [1335, 1345]}, {"key": "the-plant-chairperson", "type": "clause", "offset": [1377, 1398]}, {"key": "an-employee", "type": "definition", "offset": [1484, 1495]}, {"key": "provisions-of-this-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [1554, 1582]}, {"key": "in-favour-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [1583, 1595]}, {"key": "agreement-between", "type": "clause", "offset": [1613, 1630]}, {"key": "the-company-and-the-union", "type": "clause", "offset": [1631, 1656]}, {"key": "breakdown-of-equipment", "type": "clause", "offset": [1711, 1733]}, {"key": "changes-in-schedules", "type": "clause", "offset": [1767, 1787]}, {"key": "employees-within", "type": "clause", "offset": [1862, 1878]}, {"key": "the-sub", "type": "clause", "offset": [1879, 1886]}, {"key": "be-laid-off", "type": "clause", "offset": [1914, 1925]}, {"key": "not-to-exceed", "type": "definition", "offset": [1939, 1952]}, {"key": "the-company-will", "type": "clause", "offset": [1971, 1987]}, {"key": "all-employees", "type": "definition", "offset": [2050, 2063]}], "hash": "3fc13942b8ed85015a7e94c4b86eb346", "id": 1}, {"size": 3, "snippet": "The answer of the Human Resources Manager or their designee shall be given in writing within three working days following the meeting, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. If during the meeting there is a situation where further investigation is required by either party, the rime limit for the written answer shall be extended by five working days. Any subsequent extensions shall be by mutual agreement only. If no resolution of the grievance is reached and the grievance involves the interpretation or of this Agreement, the Union may appeal the grievance to arbitration. Should the Union allege that the Company has violated the Agreement in a manner that affects employees either as a group or individuals, the Union may submit a grievance at Step The right to process policy grievances will not be abused to circumvent the regular grievance procedure. If a satisfactory resolution of the grievance is not reached within days, the Union may appeal the grievance to arbitration. When an employee requires a Union Representativeto with the processing of a grievance, the employee shall notify their Supervisor who will send for such representative promptly. The Supervisor of the Union Representative will arrange for a replacementwhere necessary so that the parties involved may meet to discuss or process the grievance as soon as reasonably possible. Committeepersons, of course, as well as other employees, have other duties to perform. Grievances may be presented or adjusted during working hours without loss of pay. No Plant Committee member may leave their job to handle a grievance for more than a reasonable length of time. time taken shall be used for investigating and processing grievances. No Committee member shall leave their job to handle a grievance until they have first obtained permission their Supervisor and an employee has been assigned to relieve them when necessary. Such permission shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the Union Representative shall notify their Supervisor upon returning to their Department. If the Union does not agree with the answer from the Company at the third step in a matter pertaining to discipline in which reference was made to prior discipline in assessing the penalty, the Company will, upon request, supply to the Plant Chairperson a copy of the discipline referred to. The copy of the discipline will be made available to the Union to assess the matter and for this purpose only. Reprimands will be made available at grievance meetings regarding the reprimand in question. The time limits in the grievance procedure may be extended by mutual agreement. Agreements to extend time limits involving written grievances shall be in writing. Arbitration The Union may appeal grievances that are not resolved in Step to arbitration. The Union must provide the Company with its written appeal to arbitration within calendar days after the Company\u2019s Step answer. If a timely appeal is not submitted, the grievance shall be closed. The Arbitrator shall be selected within ten days from the Company\u2019s receipt of the appeal. The Arbitrator be selected by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. If such an agreement is not reached within five working days, the Union must then request the Ontario Minister of Labour to appoint an Arbitrator. The Arbitrator shall meet and hear the evidence and representations of both parties as soon as possible and shall render a decision promptly. The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final, conclusive, and binding, provided the Arbitrator shall not have authority to change, alter, or modify any of the provisions of this Agreement nor to substitute any new provisions, nor give any decision inconsistent with the intent or provisions of this Agreement. The expenses and fee of the Arbitrator shall be borne equally by the parties. No costs of any arbitration shall be awarded to, or against, either party. Arbitrations shall be held in Ontario. Grievances not appealed from the disposition of the Company\u2019s representatives in any of the steps of the Grievance Procedure within the times and in the manner specified shall be resolved on the basis of the disposition last made and shall not be eligible for further appeal, subject to the right of the Arbitrator to set aside any question of time limits in accordance with the Labour Relations Act. Any grievance involving the interpretation or application of this Agreement which has been disposed of hereunder shall not be made the subject of another grievance. 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Pay negotiations. Consultation on policy changes or terms and conditions affecting the employment framework for the whole workforce or sections of it. This work will involve changes to the existing employment framework typically initiated by the employer. Examples; \uf0b7\uf0b7\uf0b7\uf0b7\uf0b7 Negotiating annual pay deals. Discussions regarding SPS Employment Policies such as Parental Leave. Grievance Policy & Procedure etc. Employee structures, commissioning new and refurbishing existing establishments. Workforce planning. 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The cost of providing the Collective Agreements shall be shared equally between the Employer and Union.", "samples": [{"hash": "36F0q43P7v", "uri": "/contracts/36F0q43P7v#collective", "label": "Collective Agreement", "score": 19.0, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "reaching-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [5, 23]}, {"key": "details-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [46, 56]}, {"key": "printing-the-collective-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [57, 90]}, {"key": "copies-of-the-agreement", "type": "clause", "offset": [114, 137]}, {"key": "the-corporation", "type": "clause", "offset": [147, 162]}, {"key": "the-current", "type": "clause", "offset": [201, 212]}, {"key": "cost-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [239, 246]}, {"key": "providing-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [247, 260]}, {"key": "collective-agreements", "type": "clause", "offset": [261, 282]}, {"key": "employer-and-union", "type": "clause", "offset": [319, 337]}], "hash": "b83fd0f8c7152d133fb2a01918b8ecdc", "id": 4}, {"size": 2, "snippet": "employees shall be eligible to be paid overtime rates in accordance with the overtime provisions of the Collective Agreement. employees shall only be paid for the peri- ods for which they work. employees may not work if seniority employees are on layoff. Except for the period to fill-in for vacations, holidays and short term Union leaves when acting as replacement workers with the agreement of the union. employees will be limited in number to that of the seniority employees absent from work unless mutually agreed to between the Company and the Union. employees shall be the first employees to be sent home if a work shortage occurs. employees shall be subject to the same conditions of employment as probationary em- ployees, save and except the seniority provi- sions, grievance procedures, social security and wage provisions of this Agreement. employees shall receive an hourly rate of seventy (70%)percent of the base rate as of October per hour. employees shall not receive COLA or Shift Premium. except when used as replacement for Union short term leaves. employees may only work to a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours per week with the exception of periods worked as vacation, holi- day, and replacement and Union short term leaves. If a employee is required to replace an employee other than a Press Operator, they may only be used with mutual consent of the Company and the Union. The use of employees shall be limited to six (6) months for any individual employee on or Seniority has preference prior to any being assigned within the department which he is assigned at the start of the shift. The prefer- ence of assignment is at the beginning of the shift only. When a group of employees are moved to other work during the course of the day, due to line shutdown, seniority employees will be allowed to select their work assignment in the new department over employees being moved to the new available work. If are already at work in the new department, senior- ity employees who have been moved into the department (in the circumstances of this will be allowed, once in the shift, to bump a from their assignment but only on the return from first break or on the return from lunch. it becomes necessary to assign bargaining unit employees to a shift other than their regu- lar shift while the Company is utilizing employees, then employees will be assigned to that shift prior to bargaining unit employees being assigned unless employ- ees would outnumber bargaining unit employ- ees in the classification on the shift to which they are assigned. 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