Common use of JOB SHARING Clause in Contracts

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two (a) Job Share is two employees may request sharing one continuing position. The Sharer is the continuing employee who is the original incumbent in the position being shared. The Co-sharer is the employee who co-shares the position. (b) The position to be job shared is maintained as a continuing position; the term of the job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied.less than 3 calendar months nor shall it exceed one 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) fullcalendar year. All job shares shall have an expiry date of no later than June 30th. Year-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule long job share arrangements shall be determined reviewed thirty (30) days in advance of the expiry date to see if the sharers and the parties will agree to extend the share for another year. (c) A job sharing request shall only be initiated by a continuing employee after first discussing with the appropriate administrator. It requires mutual agreement between of the two (2) employees Board and their SupervisorUnion and is subject to: operational requirements; to cancellation on 30 days notice by either party; and cancellation where the position of either employee is affected by layoff or bumping. 21.03 (d) Jobs will be shared, where operationally feasible, with continuing employees. Where not operationally feasible a temporary vacancy will be posted. Co- sharer positions left vacant as a result of a job share application will be maintained as a continuing position with Leave of Absence status. (e) There shall be no reduction in the number of continuing positions as a result of the establishment of job sharing arrangements. (f) The above hours of work will be contained within the normal work schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions in Article 18 of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The (g) Participants in a job sharers involved sharing arrangement will have the right not be eligible to determine which partner works on jointly apply for a scheduled paid holiday and posted vacancy. At no time will job share partners shall only sharing be required to work the number used as a method of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to workpromotion. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3h) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer Sharer is unable to fill successful in a posted vacancy, the vacant job share position, arrangement shall be terminated and the Employer may suspend total job will be posted. (i) When the job sharing arrangement until expires, the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to sharer and co-ordinate sharer shall return to their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesprevious positions. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement (j) Concerns and issues arising from a Job Share shall not result in additional costs be addressed to the Employer which would not have been required in Secretary-Treasurer or designate, and forwarded to the absence of the job sharing arrangementLabour Management Committee for discussion. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits(k) Benefits (e.g. Medical, overtimeExtended Health, paid holidays, vacation payGroup Life, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, Dental) will be split between the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position Sharer and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if Co-Sharer so there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according additional cost to the Collective Agreement. b) In employer beyond the case of one cost of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangementsharer. Pension benefits, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) aboveincluding Superannuation, her position will be postedcalculated based on the guidelines set by the appropriate policy and jurisdiction. If there is no successful applicant to Holidays, sick leave and vacation pay will be calculated based on time worked. Other benefits will be maintained at the positioncurrent rate. Revenue Canada deductions (EI, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee CPP and Income Tax) will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedbe deducted in accordance with Revenue Canada guidelines. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her their position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is they are qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-full- time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two The parties agree that where a regular full-time or sessional full-time position exists, the following provisions shall provide for two employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and responsibilities of a full-time position may be restructured in a manner that would accommodate the employment of two employees to fill a single position. a) The request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, must be submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than at least three (3) months duration, and should prior to the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the Union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be postedterminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencescurrent status. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement h) A shared position shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall all respects be treated as regular partthough it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job-time employees for sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the purposes period of benefits, overtime, paid holidaysthe Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation pay, and sick leaveentitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. 21.08 The Employer, k) During the Union, or either period of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other partiesJob Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangementl) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to implement job share one of their sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 (b) Total hours worked by the job sharers sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees nurses and their Supervisorthe Program Manager. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position unless otherwise mutually agreed otherwise between the nurse and her/his Program Manager. 21.03 (c) The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. 21.04 (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her/his partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee nurse would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing (f) When possible, Job Sharers will cover their partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, during sick leave and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filledvacation. Job sharers are expected Sharers covering their partner's vacation will not be counted in the Unit vacation quota. Job Sharer's will attempt to co-ordinate arrange this coverage with their vacation requests and will endeavour partner prior to cover each other during planned absencescontacting the Program Manager, or designate. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs (g) Having regard to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one paragraph (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or bf) above, her position the maximum vacation entitlement taken by job shares shall jointly, when added together, not exceed the annual entitlement the senior job share would earn if full-time. (h) The number of job sharing positions currently in place will not be decreased without discussion with the Union. Rationale to support such decrease will be postedprovided. If there is no successful applicant Any requests to job share in addition to the position, foregoing will be discussed with the shared position must revert Union. No request to a full-time position. The remaining employee increase the number of job sharing positions will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedbe unreasonably denied. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for (i) All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnerscentral Part- Time Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two (a) Job share is two employees may request sharing one continuing position. The sharer is the continuing employee who is the original incumbent in the position being shared. The co-sharer is the employee who co-shares the position. (b) The position to be job shared is maintained as a continuing position; the term of the job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers less than three (3) calendar months nor shall equal it exceed one (1) fullcalendar year. All job shares shall have an expiry date of no later than June 30th. Year-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule long job share arrangements shall be determined reviewed thirty (30) days in advance of the expiry date to see if the sharers and the parties will agree to extend the share for another year. (c) A job sharing request shall only be initiated by a continuing employee after first discussing with the appropriate administrator. It requires mutual agreement between of the two Board and Union and is subject to operational requirements; to cancellation on thirty (230) employees days notice by either party; and their Supervisorcancellation where the position of either employee is affected by layoff or bumping. 21.03 (d) Jobs will be shared, where operationally feasible, with continuing employees. Where not operationally feasible a temporary vacancy will be posted. Co-sharer positions left vacant as a result of a job share application will be maintained as a continuing position with Leave of Absence status. (e) There shall be no reduction in the number of continuing positions as a result of the establishment of job sharing arrangements. (f) The above hours of work will be contained within the normal work schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions in Article18 of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The (g) Participants in a job sharers involved sharing arrangement will have the right not be eligible to determine which partner works on jointly apply for a scheduled paid holiday and posted vacancy. At no time will job share partners shall only sharing be required to work the number used as a method of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to workpromotion. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3h) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer sharer is unable to fill successful in a posted vacancy, the vacant job share position, arrangement shall be terminated and the Employer may suspend total job will be posted. (i) When the job sharing arrangement until expires, the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to sharer and co-ordinate sharer shall return to their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesprevious positions. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement (j) Concerns and issues arising from a Job Share shall not result in additional costs be addressed to the Employer which would not have been required in Secretary-Treasurer or designate, and forwarded to the absence of the job sharing arrangementLabour Management Committee for discussion. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits(k) Benefits (e.g. medical, overtimeextended health, paid holidays, vacation paygroup life, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, dental) will be split between the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position sharer and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if co-sharer so there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according additional cost to the Collective Agreement. b) In employer beyond the case of one cost of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangementsharer. Pension benefits, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) aboveincluding superannuation, her position will be postedcalculated based on the guidelines set by the appropriate policy and jurisdiction. If there is no successful applicant to Holidays, sick leave and vacation pay will be calculated based on time worked. Other benefits will be maintained at the positioncurrent rate. Revenue Canada deductions (EI, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee CPP and Income Tax) will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedbe deducted in accordance with Revenue Canada guidelines. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 9.1 Job sharing is a voluntary program that shall allow 2 classified employees to share 1 position with the recommendation of the administrator and the approval of the Director of Human Resources. Job sharing under certain circumstances may provide a positive alternative in the school-staffing pattern. 9.1.1 A job share position may be granted for a maximum of 1 year. If the shared position is not going to continue beyond the current contract year, the DISTRICT shall provide a minimum of 60 calendar days written notice period to the end of the current contract year of both employees. If the employees would like to request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted continue in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on share, the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent request for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position to continue must occur 90 calendar days prior to the contract year. The program administrator/supervisor, if approving the request, shall be postedforward the request to the Director of Human Resources. 9.1.2 Notification rules do not apply under a Reduction in Force (RIF). In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant that a job share positionposition is discontinued for the upcoming year, the Employer may suspend DISTRICT will attempt to place the job employee(s) into another position for which they are qualified, but there will be no guarantee of a full time or a different job-sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesposition. 21.06 9.1.3 The schedule for employees in a job sharing arrangement share shall be established by the program administrator/supervisor and approved by the Director of Human Resources. It shall not result in be deemed appropriate to adopt schedules that anticipate long absence of job share employees; i.e. extended vacation, or additional costs PTO days. Whenever a sharing employee is absent from their work as per the pre-arranged schedule, a record of their absence shall be indicated by the employee on their individual payroll sheets, maintained by their office and reported to the Employer which would not have been required in payroll office. All absences shall be recorded using the absence of the job sharing arrangementDISTRICT payroll form. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-9.1.4 Only 2 employees may share one full time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one position. Each of the employees terminates should have had 1 or more years of successful work experience in the DISTRICT. 9.1.5 Upon approval, each job share applicant must sign a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, contract for the shared position position. Each applicant must revert agree to return to a full-time positionstatus in the event one of the participants in a shared job is unable to continue in the shared assignment. The remaining At a point that one of the participants is unable to continue, the supervisor shall have the ability to decide to continue with the position going forward as a job share or not. 9.1.6 Subject to the approval of the program administrator/supervisor, employees in a job- sharing position may substitute for each other at substitute wages or job share partners may exchange days up to 5 days each per school year. Other than for an extended illness, no more than 2 consecutive days may be exchanged. A record of the days exchanged will be maintained by the building principal. In the event that one job share partner resigns, the other employee will have assume the option of continuing full job responsibility until a replacement can be hired. Such educators shall receive the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedcontract rate during the interim. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Professional Services, Professional Services

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two Job Sharing is a type of alternative scheduling in which two (2) employees may request to of the same job classification share one the work schedule and duties of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) a single full-time position. The division of these hours Job Sharing proposals from employees may be considered by individual departments when it can be shown that the proposal can be implemented without significant adverse effects on the schedule shall effectiveness of County services. Job Sharing is a voluntary arrangement and may be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The considered only when no significant extra costs above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions those of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a single full-time employee would will be required to workincurred by the County. Employees requesting a job share must be in the same job classification. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, 9.6.1 Initial and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion continuing approval of the job share position shall Job Share arrangement will be posted. In contingent on both partners meeting all of the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend required qualifications for the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesperforming at a fully effective performance level. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement9.6.2 Supervisory practices such as salary increases, performance evaluation and discipline will take place separately with each partner. 21.07 9.6.3 The County reserves the right to rescind a Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time Share arrangement that has failed to meet the requirements of this policy or the employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may elect to terminate the arrangement (including by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating resigning), subject to thirty (30) days notice. If the job sharing arrangementarrangement is terminated, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position agreement regarding who will resign or assume full-time responsibilities, the matter will be decided on the basis of seniority. The parties to a terminated Job Share arrangement have the option to resign or transfer to an available position. If either partner resigns, transfers or is terminated, the other partner must assume the full-time responsibilities until an acceptable partner is obtained. 9.6.4 Accrued PTO (in accordance with Appendix C to this Agreement) or vacation, sick leave, holiday hours or floating holiday hours will be laid off prorated according to the Collective Agreementnumber of hours worked. c) If one of 9.6.5 Insured benefits such as health, dental, life, etc. will be provided to the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert identical to those of a full-time position, at the family coverage level. The remaining employee will have Job Share partners may prorate the option benefits or may agree to a division of continuing benefits subject to the full-approval of Human Resources. Proposed changes to the allocation of the insured benefits may be submitted to Human Resources for approval during the County's annual enrollment for an effective date of January 1 of each year. Additional hours worked over the scheduled amount shall be paid at the straight time position rate and shall not result in a change in the division of health and insurance benefits. Overtime shall be payable for hours worked by either partner in excess of forty hours (40) per week or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedas otherwise provided by this Agreement. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available 9.6.6 Seniority for step increases and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply layoff will be based on the seniority of each of the Job Sharers individually. Seniority for promotional consideration shall be as provided for by the position, the employer may consider, at time applicable Articles of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersthis Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 28.01 Full time employees or the Hospital may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such propose a job sharing requestsscheme, submitted in writingand if agreed to by the Union and the Hospital, it shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedimplemented. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers 28.02 Such proposal shall equal be limited to splitting one (1) full-full time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the position into two (2) employees and their Supervisorequal parts. 21.03 The above schedule 28.03 Employees who enter into such a job sharing scheme shall conform with continue to be included in the scheduling Bargaining Unit notwithstanding the recognition provisions of the Collective Agreement., and this section shall in no way be deemed to constitute an amendment of the recognition clause in the Collective Agreement, and unless 21.04 28.04 The seniority accrual of an employee participating in a job sharers involved will have sharing scheme shall be ½ the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to workaccrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 21.05 Should one 28.05 The service accrual of an employee participating in a job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner scheme shall be offered on half (½) the opportunity to cover full-time accrual for the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months durationperiod of operation of such scheme. 28.06 Accordingly, vacation entitlement, vacation progression, sick leave benefits, wage progression, holiday pay for time not worked, and should any other benefits affected by service shall be one half (½) the partner choose not to fill the remaining hoursfull-time entitlement. 28.07 The Hospital costs of employee benefits, that portion including Extended Health Care, Semi- Private, Dental, Group Life Insurance, etcetera, shall be fifty percent (50%) of the job share position shall be posted. In cost paid by the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result Hospital in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence respect of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular partfull-time employees for those employees who participate in a job sharing scheme and who continue to be enrolled in such group employee benefit plans in accordance with the purposes terms and conditions of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leavethis Agreement. 21.08 28.08 The Employerappropriate pension plan must allow an employee participating in a job sharing scheme to continue to participate in such pension plan, otherwise, such employee will be deemed to be disqualified from participating further in such pension plan in accordance with its terms and conditions. 28.09 The overall costs for the UnionHospital for an employee’s statutory and health and welfare benefits shall not increase as a result of job sharing scheme(s). (a) Subject to 28.10 (b) below, or either of a job sharing scheme is discontinued, any resulting full-time vacancy will be posted. Neither employee who was participating in such scheme, will revert to full-time status without going through (b) If the reason for discontinuing the job sharers may terminate sharing scheme is caused by the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the termination, resignation, promotion, transfer, retirement or an other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or change in status of one of the employees terminates who was participating in such scheme, the remaining employee, would revert to full-time without going through the job posting procedure. 28.11 Any job sharing scheme must involve only employees in the same classification. 28.12 For clarity purposes, no overtime shall be payable to an employee who is participating in a job sharing arrangementscheme unless the provisions of the Collective Agreement apply. a) If the Employer or the Union 28.13 It is terminating the understood and agreed that when an employee who is participating in a job share arrangementsharing scheme is unable to attend work as scheduled for any reason (including illness, vacation, etcetera), and it is necessary to have such employee replaced, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and other employee in the job sharing arrangement scheme would be expected to come in to work and there shall be terminated. The more junior no premium costs paid for such call in or for short notice. 28.14 Any request by an employee will revert to who is participating in a vacant comparable position if there job sharing scheme for an unpaid leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) continuous calendar days, the granting of which is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to either required by the Collective Agreement.Agreement or is b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the 28.15 Rest periods for employees participating in job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement schemes shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementproportionately reduced where applicable. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to implement job share one of their sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 (b) Total hours worked by the job sharers sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees nurses and their Supervisorthe Nursing Unit Manager. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position unless otherwise mutually agreed otherwise between the nurse and her/his Nursing Unit Manager. 21.03 (c) The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. 21.04 (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her/his partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee nurse would be required to work. 21.05 Should one (f) When possible, Job Sharers will cover their partner during sick leave and vacation. Job Sharers covering their partner's vacation will not be counted in the Unit vacation quota. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ will attempt to arrange this coverage with their partner prior to contacting the Nursing Unit Manager, or designate. (g) The number of job sharing partner positions currently in place are as follows: Operating Room 1 Emergency 4 Soldiers l 2 Day Surgery/PACU 1 Soldiers ll 1 Intensive Care 2 Paediatrics 1 Obstetrics 2 BANFS Float 1 ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ll 3 Current numbers will not be absent for any period decreased without discussion with the remaining partner shall Union. Rationale to support such decrease will be offered the opportunity provided. Any requests to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall in addition to the foregoing will be posteddiscussed with the Union. In No request to increase the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the number of job sharing arrangement until the position can positions will be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesunreasonably denied. 21.06 The (h) All other provisions covering job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required are contained in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective central Part- Time Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees It is agreed that a full time job may request be shared by two nurses on the following basis: (a) Job Sharing requests with regard to job share one of their full-full time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests basis and the Hospital shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have reserve the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number appropriateness of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hourssuch arrangements. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend Where the job sharing arrangement until arises out ofthe filling of a vacant full time position, bothjob sharing positions must be posted and selection based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full time nurse wishing to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position can be filledposted. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each However the other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence half of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job shared position must be posted and the selection based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. All job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for and be subject to the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either provisions of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the part-time Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will positionwill be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-full time position. The remaining employee nurse will have the option of continuing in the full-full time position or reverting to an available another part-time position. Ifshe does not continue full time, the position must be posted according to the Collective Agreement. Association dues shall be deducted from each nurse in accordance with the part-time Collective Agreement. Posted schedules for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When the job sharers shall be based on the schedules that would apply to a full time position becomes available and no internal nurse holding that position. Such schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the full time or regular part Collective Agreement. Total hours worked by the two job sharers shall be equal to one full time candidates apply for position. The division of these hours over the positionschedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two nurses and the Director of Patient Care of the Unit. Job sharers may be offered additional unscheduledtours in accordance with Article Eachjob sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other nurses in accordance with the Collective Agreement. It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other's incidental illnesses. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the employer may consider, at time manager must be notified to book coverage. Job sharers are not required to cover for their partner in the case of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersprolonged or extended absences.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to implement job share one of their sharing where it is operationally feasible. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 (b) A job-sharer is defined as a regular part-time nurse who, with her partner, has signed a job sharing agreement indicating her/his ability to work fifty percent (50%), or other portion as mutually arranged between the two (2) Job Shares and the Program Manager, of a normal full- time position. Total hours worked by the job sharers sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees nurses and the Program Manager. Job share partners with the agreement of their Program Manager will determine who will report for duty on each day of the full-time schedule. This shall be communicated to the staffing office prior to the schedule being posted. Individual names will be marked on the posted schedule on the days they work. • the job share partner who has been in the arrangement for the longest; or • the partner who has transferred their status from full-time to job share; or • if equal, the most senior of the job sharing partner. The Job Sharers’ commitment for the purpose of the part- time scheduling protocol, is to the portion of the full-time schedule as agreed between the Job Share partners and their SupervisorProgram Manager. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position unless otherwise mutually agreed between the nurses and her/his Program Manager. Job Sharers will not request to, nor shall they be requested to, work on the same day or shift of the full-time schedule, except where the protocol for part time scheduling has been complied with. 21.03 (c) The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. 21.04 (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her/his partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job Job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a the scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee nurse would be required to work. 21.05 Should (f) It is expected that both job share partners must be prepared to cover each other’s incidental illnesses and vacation. If one job sharing partner cannot cover the other, she/he must notify the Nursing Unit Manager or her/his designate. Job Sharers covering their partner’s vacation will not be absent for any period counted in the remaining partner Unit Vacation quota. Job Sharers shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hoursunscheduled tours only if they have made their availability known. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, It is understood that portion of the they may only make themselves available on tours that neither job share position partner is scheduled or interferes with their present master schedule in accordance with article G.06. (g) Having regard to paragraph (f) above, the maximum vacation entitlement taken by job shares shall be posted. jointly, when added together, not exceed the annual entitlement the senior job share would earn if full-time. (h) In the event that one of the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend members of the job sharing arrangement until goes on a leave of absence that exceeds thirty (30) days, the position can be filledremaining job share partner has the option of covering all of the absent partner’s shifts for the duration of the absence. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour If the nurse is unable to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 the entire leave of absence she/he shall inform the Program Manager of her/his intention of coverage of the absent partner’s shifts. The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs remaining vacant shifts will be offered to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as most senior regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leavenurse. 21.08 (i) The Employer, number of job sharing positions currently in place will not be decreased without discussion with the Union, or either of the . Rationale to support such decrease will be provided. Any requests to job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice share in addition to the other partiesforegoing will be discussed with the Union. No request to increase the number of job sharing positions will be unreasonably denied. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a (j) All other provision covering job sharing arrangement. a) If are contained in the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective central Part-Time Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to job share one of their full-time positions. Such implement job sharing requests, submitted in writing, accordance with the following terms. The Hospital shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Job Sharing requests shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers sharing partnership shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on or the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 the Manager of the Unit. Job Sharers shall not be scheduled to work any regular shifts in addition to the regular shifts of the full-time position. The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions provision of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 . Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other employees as provided by the Collective Agreement. The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall . When extra shifts are available on a unit they should first be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hourspart timers, then job sharers, then casuals. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months durationFor incidental illness and vacation, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share partners will first make every effort to replace each other. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the Manager, or designate, must be notified to arrange for coverage. Job Sharers are not required to cover for their partner in the case of prolonged or extended absence. All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the Central Agreement. All job sharers shall receive percent in lieu as per the Central Agreement for part-time employees. An incumbent full-time employee wishing to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each The other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence half of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall position will be treated as regular part-time employees for posted and selection will be made on the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available parther former position. If she does not continue full-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the positiontime, the employer position must be posted according to the Collective Agreement. Either party may consider, at time discontinue the job sharing arrangement with ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of posting, an Expression of Interest such notice a meeting shall be held between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and agreed that such discontinuation shall not be made by existing job share partnersunreasonably or arbitrarily.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to 35.1 A job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the arrangement is defined as two (2) employees people sharing the duties and their Supervisorhours of a permanent position with each person working no more than sixty percent (60%) and no less than forty percent (40%) of the regularly scheduled hours of the position. 21.03 The above schedule 35.2 Job shares shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall generally only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a considered for permanent full-time employee would be required to workemployees. 21.05 Should one 35.3 The incumbent shall request a ‘job sharing partner share arrangement’. The job share arrangement must be absent for any period mutually agreed upon by the remaining partner shall be offered incumbent, the opportunity to cover Union and the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, Board. 35.4 The terms and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion conditions of the job share position arrangement shall be posted. In confirmed in writing and signed by the event Board, the Employer is unable to fill incumbent and the vacant Union. 35.5 Once a job share positionhas been approved, the Employer incumbent or the Board may suspend request a trial period of no longer than ninety (90) calendar days. Should the job sharing share arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs prove unsatisfactory to the Employer which would not have been required in incumbent, the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefitsBoard, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, or the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers incumbent shall assume both parts of the previously shared remain in his/her permanent position and the job sharing sharer shall return to his/her former hours. The trial period of the job share cannot be extended. During the trial period, the incumbent will continue to receive benefits. 35.6 The shift schedules for the incumbent and job sharer must be approved by the Supervisor. Any changes to the shift schedules must be discussed and approved prior to implementation. 35.7 Any vacancies resulting from a job share arrangement shall be terminatedposted in accordance with Article 12. 35.8 The partners in a job share have made an agreement to work two portions of the same position. In order to retain the concept of the position being one single position, any relief hours that become available due to illness, vacation, etc. will be offered first to the job share partner before being made available to the rest of the staff. If the job share partner is committed to other hours that would conflict with the relief hours in the job share, the relief hours will not be offered to the job share partner but will be made available directly to other library staff in accordance with Article 13. 35.9 Should the job sharer leave the job share, the incumbent is expected to work the entire position until a job sharer is found. The more junior employee job share will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to posted in accordance with Article 12 as soon as possible. Should the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangementincumbent resign, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her entire position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedposted in accordance with Article 12. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one Job sharing is a form of their fullpart-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted employment in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by which the job sharers shall equal one (1) schedules of two or more part-time employees are arranged to cover the duties of a single full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall These employees are considered to be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular individual part-time employees for the purposes of benefitsall employment purposes. Generally, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If team means two employees at the Employer same grade level but other arrangements are possible. Employees must qualify for the position for which they are applying. Job sharers are subject to the same personnel policies as other part-time employees. Job sharing does not necessarily mean that each job sharer works half-time, or that the Union total numbers of hours will be 40 per week. The Department shall give bona fide consideration to employees’ requests regarding part-time job sharing employment. The Department agrees that entry into job sharing is terminating strictly voluntary, initiated by the employee, and without coercion by the Department. Potential job sharing participants shall submit a written proposal to the immediate supervisor. The job sharers are expected to seek management’s assistance and approval in drawing up the job share arrangement, sharing plan so that the work will be properly divided. A variety of different work scheduling arrangements can be used as long as each job sharer works no less than 16 hours and no more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the than 32 hours each week. Those individuals currently engaged in a job sharing arrangement shall be terminatedcovered under this Article. Potential participants will receive a written response from the Department within a reasonable amount of time from the date of submission of their written proposal informing them of acceptance or rejection of their job sharing proposal. If rejected, the reasons will be stated. The more junior employee participants may revise their written proposal to address the reasons given for rejection and resubmit it for reconsideration. All employees who job share will revert have to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if agree to the assigned regular work schedule. However, there is no vacant comparable position available guarantee the Department will not change the schedule. If this change triggers a duty to bargain under the Statue, the Department will give notice and bargain pursuant to Article 13 - National Consultation Rights and Mid-Term Bargaining. All work schedules and tours of duty will be laid off according consistent with Article 15 - Hours of Work. Additional hours will not be assigned to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the employees engaged in job sharing arrangementfor the sole purpose of eliminating the need to schedule qualified, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time positionemployees for overtime. The remaining employee Such overtime hours will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting be assigned and accomplished according to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedcontractual obligations. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Master Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request J-1 If the Health Centre agrees to job share one a job-sharing arrangement pursuant to Article 20.01 of their the Central agreement, the following conditions shall apply unless otherwise agreed by the parties; (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 (b) Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisorthe Nurse Manager of the Unit. 21.03 (c) The above schedule schedules shall conform with the full time scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other employees as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one i) It is expected that in the event that a job sharing share partner be absent is off for any period an incidental illness the remaining job sharer will first contact their partner shall be offered to request that their partner cover their shift. If the opportunity to partner cannot cover the additional hoursshift, then the job sharer will contact the Health Centre to book coverage. ii) It is understood that job sharers will cover each others’ vacation except in extenuating circumstances. Should Therefore, job sharers will not be included in the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should overall unit vacation quotas. In the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, Event that portion of the job share position shall be posted. partner is unable to cover their partner’s vacation, they will then become part of the unit vacation quotas. (g) In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend that one member of the job sharing arrangement until goes on any leave pursuant to Article 11, the coverage will be negotiated with the Nurse Manager, but it is hoped that the remaining member of the position can would be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour prepared to cover each other during planned absencesthe leave of absence as much as possible. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1h) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and Where the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to arises out of the filling of a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available full-time position, both job sharing positions will be laid off according to posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. b(i) In Any incumbent full-time employee wishes to share her position, may do so without having her half of the case of one position posted. The other half of the job sharers terminating sharing position will be posted and selection will be made on the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. c(j) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-a part- time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position. If she does not continue full-time, the employer position must be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Either party may considerdiscontinue the job sharing arrangement with ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersa meeting shall be held between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and agreed that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such 35.01 The terms and conditions governing job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall arrangements will be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedas mutually agreed to by the Union and the Employer. 21.02 Total hours worked 35.02 Job sharing shall occur when requested by an incumbent Employee and approved by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time Board. For the purposes of this Article “Incumbent” refers to the person who owns the position and “Partner” refers to the person who is sharing the Incumbent’s position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 35.03 Those employed in a job sharing situation will be members of the bargaining unit and covered by the Collective Agreement. 35.04 The above schedule shall conform with terms and conditions of job sharing arrangements agreed to by the scheduling provisions parties will form part of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The 35.05 Employees participating in job-sharing arrangements will be entitled to all rights and benefits provided for in the Collective Agreement, unless otherwise restricted by this Article. 35.06 Both Employees must share the same job sharers involved will have classification/title to carry out the right full- time/part-time duties and responsibilities of the position to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and be job shared. 35.07 An Incumbent Employee wishing to job share partners shall only be required their position: (a) has the responsibility of finding a job share partner willing to work enter into the number of paid holidays that job-sharing arrangement or request the Employer to advertise for a full-time employee would be required job share partner; (b) must receive approval in writing from their immediate supervisor; and (c) will submit the appropriate application form to workHuman Resource Services by April 30th. 21.05 Should 35.08 A position will be job shared for a minimum of one job sharing partner (1) year and a maximum period of two (2) years. Any extension beyond the two (2) year maximum period must be absent for any period mutually acceptable to the remaining partner shall be offered Employees, the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months durationEmployer, and should the partner choose not to fill Union. At the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence end of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employerperiod, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position Incumbent and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee Partner will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing resume the full-time position or reverting to an available time/part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedthey held prior to entering into the job-sharing arrangement or be laid off if the Employee was not a bargaining unit Employee before the job share began. 21.10 When 35.09 An Employee's anniversary and/or service date for the purpose of earning a full merit increment, increment in vacation entitlement, etc., will remain unchanged as if the Employee was working on a regular full-time/part-time position becomes available and no internal full time basis. 35.10 For the purposes of the Collective Agreement, an Employee's regular work day or regular part work week will be the Employee's scheduled hours of work under the job-sharing arrangement. A day on which an Employee is not scheduled to work will be considered as the Employee's rest day. Time worked by an Employee outside their scheduled hours of work will be compensated in accordance with Article 12 with the Employee's bi-weekly rate being determined on the basis as if they were working the normal full-time candidates apply hours. 35.11 The following benefits will be prorated in accordance with this Article: Holidays (a) Each Employee will be entitled to the paid holidays provided for the position, the employer may consider, at time in accordance with Article 29 of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersthis Collective Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 20.01 Two (2) employees may request to job share one of their a full-time positions. Such job position subject to the agreement of all the parties and provided the following conditions are met: (a) Job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on initiated by the incumbent of a full-time position who wishes to enter into such an individual basisarrangement and shall require approval of her supervisor. Such requests The incumbent in discussion with her supervisor shall not be unreasonably denieddetermine what portion of a full-time position she will share. 21.02 Total hours worked by (b) If approved, the partnership vacancy shall be posted, specifying the portion of the full-time position to be shared, and selection shall be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement in Article 8.05. (c) Schedules for job sharers shall equal one (1) be based on the schedules that would apply to a full-time employee holding that position. The division of these hours on the schedule scheduled shifts shall be determined by mutual agreement between of the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions supervisor, however, each will work part-time hours which will, in total equal the hours of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to workin each week. 21.05 (d) Job sharers cover for their partner in all absences including vacation. (e) The Employer will give notice of its desire to terminate a job sharing arrangement at any time provided at least sixty (60) calendar days notice is given but no less than the notice required under Article 8.09(b). Once notice to terminate the arrangement has been given, a full-time position will be posted. Should one a redundancy as a result of this process occur the lay off provisions of Article 8.08 will apply. (f) If the Employer has not terminated a job sharing arrangement, but a job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining wishes to work full-time, such partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend must continue in the job sharing arrangement until she successfully posts into a full-time vacancy. (g) In the event that a partnership is dissolved as a result of the departure of one of the partners, except in the event of a lay off, the vacant portion of the job sharing position, specifying the portion of the job to be shared, shall be posted in accordance with Article 8.05 of this agreement. Failing the selection of a new job sharing partner through Article 8.05 the incumbent shall fill the full- time position. (h) In the event of a lay off which affects the job sharers of the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and which is being shared, the Employer will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of preserve the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job (i) All job sharers shall otherwise be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice shall be subject to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one provisions of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b(j) In the case of one of the instances where a job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did sharer is not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a working full-time position. The remaining employee hours, for example covering for a job sharing partner’s absence, she will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting opportunity to an available work additional hours as a casual employee. Job sharing hours will take precedence over any casual part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedhours. Article 6.05 will not apply. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 24.01 The Employer and the Union agree with the principal of job sharing, which involves two staff employees may request to job share sharing one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time designated position. The division of these hours on the schedule parties agree that job sharing, as to current and future job shared positions shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform in accordance with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement.following terms: 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays (a) Employee(s) may request at any time that a full-time employee would position be required shared. The Employer may consent to worksuch a request and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld . If the job share position is approved it need not be posted, unless there is a vacant portion of a job sharing arrangement will be revised. 21.05 (b) Either of the employees involved in a job sharing arrangement may terminate the arrangement and return to his/her former position and status during the first two (2) months of any job sharing arrangement. Any other changes made to facilitate the job sharing arrangement will be reversed. (c) The Employer may, after the expiration of a two (2) month trial period for any newly established job sharing arrangement terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the employees involved and return such employees to their former positions. If any employees have been hired to facilitate such arrangement, they shall be laid off until suitable vacancies occur. (d) Should one partner transfer or terminate employment, the remaining partner shall continue to work his/her own schedule for thirty (30) days. If no replacement partner is recruited, or if the Employer determines it does not wish to continue the job sharing arrangement, he/she must decide either to return to his/her former position or continue as a full-time employee in the designated position. (e) Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant For job share positionsharers hired after April 27, the Employer may suspend the 1999, job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers partners are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and such that each will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesthe others vacation time. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result (f) Employees involved in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according covered by the provisions of the Collective Agreement between the Employer and the Union, but subject to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating following modifications reflecting the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.:

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two The Employer and the Union agree with the principal of job sharing, which involves two staff employees may request to job share sharing one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time designated position. The division of these hours on the schedule parties agree that job sharing, as to current and future job shared positions shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform in accordance with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays following terms: may request at any time that a full-time position be shared. The Employer may consent to such a request and such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld If the job share position is approved it need not be posted, unless there is a vacant portion of a job sharing arrangement will be revised. Either of the employees involved in a job sharing arrangement may terminate the arrangement and return to former position and status during the first two (2) months of any job sharing arrangement. Any other changes made to facilitate the job sharing arrangement will be reversed. The Employer may, after the expiration of a two (2) month trial period for any newly established job sharing arrangement terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the employees involved and return such employees to their former positions. If any employees have been hired to facilitate such arrangement, they shall be laid off until suitable vacancies occur. Should one partner transfer or terminate employment, the remaining partner shall continue to work own schedule for thirty (30) days. If no replacement partner is recruited, or if the Employer determines it does not wish to continue the job sharing arrangement, must decide either to return to former position or continue as a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 in the designated position. Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant For job share position, the Employer may suspend the sharers hired after April job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers partners are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and such that each will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result the others vacation time. Employees involved in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according covered by the provisions of the Collective Agreement between the Employer and the Union, but subject to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating following modifications reflecting the job sharing arrangement: The total hours of the two employees combined shall be seventy (70) hours in a two (2) week period. All seniority, vacation and other credits obtained under the Collective Agreement shall be retained and transferred with the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a reclassified from full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position employment or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 employment to job sharing employment and vice versa. When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply paid holiday occurs within a pay period, each employee will receive holiday pay based on their normal percentage of hours worked, plus pay for the position, number of days actually worked in the employer may consider, pay period at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersappropriate rate.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request J-1 If the Health Centre agrees to job share one a job-sharing arrangement pursuant to Article 20.01 of their the Central agreement, the following conditions shall apply unless otherwise agreed by the parties; (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 (b) Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisorthe Nurse Manager of the Unit. 21.03 (c) The above schedule schedules shall conform with the full time scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 (d) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other employees as provided by the Collective Agreement. (e) The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one i) It is expected that in the event that a job sharing share partner be absent is off for any period an incidental illness the remaining job sharer will first contact their partner shall be offered to request that their partner cover their shift. If the opportunity to partner cannot cover the additional hoursshift, then the job sharer will contact the Health Centre to book coverage. ii) It is understood that job sharers will cover each others’ vacation except in extenuating circumstances. Should Therefore, job sharers will not be included in the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should overall unit vacation quotas. In the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, Event that portion of the job share position shall be posted. partner is unable to cover their partner’s vacation, they will then become part of the unit vacation quotas. (g) In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend that one member of the job sharing arrangement until goes on any leave pursuant to Article 11, the coverage will be negotiated with the Nurse Manager, but it is hoped that the remaining member of the position can would be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour prepared to cover each other during planned absencesthe leave of absence as much as possible. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1h) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and Where the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to arises out of the filling of a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available full-time position, both job sharing positions will be laid off according to posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. b(i) In Any incumbent full-time employee wishes to share her position, may do so without having her half of the case of one position posted. The other half of the job sharers terminating sharing position will be posted and selection will be made on the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. c(j) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available a part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position. If she does not continue full-time, the employer position must be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Either party may considerdiscontinue the job sharing arrangement with ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersa meeting shall be held between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and agreed that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees may request covered by this Collective Agreement. The Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share one arrangement ▇▇▇▇▇, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time positions. Such position which becomes a job sharing requests, submitted in writing, position shall continue to be considered on an individual basisa full-time position whether or not the job sharing position continues. Such requests shall not Job sharing partners will be unreasonably deniedgiven the opportunity to apply for any available vacancies. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal 24.5 If one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have sharing partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the Employer, the Employer reserves the right to determine which terminate the job sharing arrangement, upon thirty (30) days notice, or to continue with the job sharing arrangement and post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to terminate the job sharing arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner works will assume the position on a scheduled paid holiday and full time basis. 24.6 Both job share sharing partners shall only be required paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.7 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.8 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.9 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. Benefits will be bundled as follows: Group A – Medical (drugs) and Paramedical and Vision and Semi-Private Hospital and Deluxe Travel Group B – Dental Job Share Employees may purchase at 50% of the premium, the following bundle(s): Group A and/or Group B Minimum 3 year commitment once choices are made. In addition to the above optional bundles, Job Share employees will be covered by LTD at no cost to them. 24.10 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the number years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.11 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays that will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours in a week. 24.12 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.13 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time employee would basis at the discretion of the Employer. Vacation entitlement will be required to workcalculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 21.05 Should one 24.14 The hours of work for job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner positions shall be offered mutually agreed to between the opportunity to cover Employer and the additional hours. Should job sharing partners, at the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion outset of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer arrangement. 24.15 Job sharing partners may suspend not displace less senior employees unless the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesArticle 22. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of 24.16 Should a regular part-time employee become the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall share partner with a full- time employee, or a new employee be treated hired to partner in a job share with a full- time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the purposes Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating balance the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementrequirements. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 22.1 This provision applies to Food employees may request to only. 22.2 Job sharing is an employee initiated arrangement where two part time employees (the job sharers) can share one a full time job. The aim of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requestsis to provide a more flexible approach to work practices to assist employees to address family commitments or work/life balance, submitted in writing, shall including transition to retirement. It is not the intention of this provision to increase or decrease the Employer's costs or responsibilities or to increase the number of precarious jobs. Job sharing can only be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedaccessed by two full time permanent employees. 21.02 Total 22.3 The combined hours worked by the job sharers share employees shall equal one (1) full-be the same as those worked by a full time positionemployee. The division combination of these hours on and the schedule roster worked shall be determined by mutual agreement between agreed in writing at the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion commencement of the job share position arrangement. A copy of the arrangement shall be postedkept on each employees personnel file. In Any changes agreed to the event job share arrangement shall be committed to writing and kept on the job sharer's personnel file. Any disputes in relations to the agreed hours will be adjudicated in reference to the latest roster on the job shares personnel file. Annual Leave, RDOs, public holidays and sick days shall be distributed proportionately to each job sharer in the same ratio as the hours per week are worked. Long service leave shall be accrued and taken in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Employees considering a job share arrangement will be advised by the Employers of any adverse effects on their long service leave entitlements prior to making a decision. Employees will be given the opportunity of taking accrued long service leave prior to reducing their hours or may elect to partition the amount of long service leave accrued on full time employment to be taken at the full time rate at a later time, while the part time accrual will commence from the first day of the commencement of job sharing. 22.4 Where an employee is sick or taking annual leave, the remaining employee is not expected to relieve. Should they be requested by the Employer to relieve the absent partner and agree to relieve and it is unable to fill the vacant job share positionfor less than one full week, the Employer extra hours will be paid at overtime rates. 22.5 Overtime will be paid for all time worked outside of the rostered hours. Job share employees will not be treated less favourably than full time employees. 22.6 A job sharer may suspend the indicate their intention to terminate a job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result by giving two weeks' notice in additional costs writing to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence Employer. Following termination of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, a job sharer or both job sharers may return to a position/s for which they have the more senior demonstrated ability to perform at the same classification level. 22.7 Where the employer has concerns about the continuity of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position arrangement and a satisfactory resolution has not been reached through consultation, the job sharing share arrangement shall may be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to terminated by the Collective Agreementgiving of two weeks' notice in writing. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Enterprise Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to implementjob sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Requests to job share one of their full-may be made by employees at any time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall and will be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 An incumbent full-time employee wishing to share position may do so without having half of the position posted. Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on or the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 the immediate supervisor of the unit. The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 full-time collective agreement. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with partner, as well as with other employees as provided by the collective agreement. The job sharers involved will have the right to may mutually determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would should be required to work. 21.05 Should one . Job sharers are not required to cover their partner during sick leave or vacation. Where a job sharing partner sharer is going to be absent for any period the remaining partner absent, part-time employees shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the tours. a. All other provisions covering job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required contained in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefitsagreement. When filling full-time vacancies, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the consideration will be made to requests to job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminatedshare. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedformer employment status. If either party wish to discontinue the job sharing arrangement, they may do so with ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting shall be held between the parties within fifteen (15) days or a mutually agreeable time, to discuss the discontinuation. Discontination shall not be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees (a) An employee may request to a job sharing arrangement and such request shall be approved on an individual basis. (b) In the event of a job share one arrangement, the accrual of their seniority will be based on hours worked. The owner of the full-time positionsposition in job share arrangements will accrue seniority based on hours worked, however will remain a member of the full-time bargaining unit. Such In January and July of each year, when the seniority lists are prepared, individuals affected by this agreement will have their seniority hours converted to a date and be placed on the full-time seniority list. (c) Job sharing is defined as an arrangement whereby two (2) or more CYC's share the hours of work of what would otherwise be one (1) full-time position. As a result of a job sharing requestsarrangement, submitted there will be no additional direct or indirect costs incurred by the Hospital to ensure staff maintain their proficiency and job knowledge to perform all duties associated with this position. (d) The following conditions shall apply: (i) Job sharing requests for up to one (1) year in writing, duration shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedAt the end of the agreed to period the job share will come to an end unless there is a mutual agreement to renew. 21.02 (ii) Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees CYC's and their Supervisorthe Service Coordinator of the Unit. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform (iii) Each job sharer may exchange shifts with the scheduling provisions of her partner, as well as with other CYC's as provided by the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job (iv) Job sharers involved will have shall endeavour to cover each others absences pursuant to Articles 15, 16 and 18 of the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work Collective Agreement for the number first thirty (30) calendar days of paid holidays that a the absences, except in extenuating circumstances. (v) Any incumbent full-time employee would be required CYC wishing to workshare her position, will locate a job share partner from the casual list. 21.05 Should one (vi) Each new job sharing partner arrangement will be absent on a trial basis for any a period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than of three (3) months durationmonths. Following the initial period, if no major concerns are identified for both the sharer and should Manager, then this position will continue as per the partner choose not to fill arrangement. (vii) Either job sharer or the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer Service Coordinator may suspend discontinue the job sharing arrangement until with thirty (30) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting shall be held between the position can job sharer, a Union representative and the Hospital within ten (10) days to discuss the discontinuation. It shall be filled. Job sharers are expected understood and agreed that the decision to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The discontinue the job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence be unreasonable or arbitrary. (viii) The full-time employee retains ownership of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have If one (1) job sharer leaves the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available any reason, this will constitute discontinuation of the job sharing arrangement and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job sharer will be returned to her pre-job share partnersstatus.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 19.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 19.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 19.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 19.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 19.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 19.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 19.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 19.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 19.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-full- time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request 25.01 Where the parties wish to job share one of their full-time positions. Such enter into a job sharing requestsarrangement they shall determine the particulars through local negotiations, submitted in writing, however the following principles will be considered when negotiating any local job sharing agreement. Job sharing requests shall be considered on an individual basisbasis and shall be initiated through a written application by a full time employee who wishes to share her/his position. Such requests Applications shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by in writing to the Human Resource Department The employer may limit the total number of job sharers sharing positions. The Employer shall equal one (1) meet with the Union and consider any recommendation it makes for additional job sharing positions. If there are more full-time employees interested in job sharing than can fill the number of job sharing positions determined by the Employer to be appropriate, seniority shall determine which full-time employees fill the position providing the senior employees can meet the Employer’s staffing requirements. Upon the termination of the job sharing arrangement, the position will revert back to a full time position. If both applicants to a job share are full time, the job share position need not be posted. The division of these hours on the schedule resulting full time position shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform posted in accordance with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on . If a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work partner is not identified at the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one the job sharing partner be absent for any period share application is made, the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that other portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests posted and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result filled in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to accordance with the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves her/his position, and both the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) aboveremaining job sharer and the Employer wish to continue with the job sharing arrangement, her position the vacated portion of the job share will be postedposted and filled in accordance with the Collective Agreement. If Where there is no successful applicant to the a vacant portion of a job share position, the shared position must shall revert to a full-its full time positionstatus. If the job sharer who remains was not the job sharer whose position was originally modified to suit the job sharing arrangement, the full time position will be posted. The remaining employee Employer and the employees involved retain the right to assess the job sharing arrangement on an ongoing basis. For greater certainty, notwithstanding the fact that the review process is ongoing, formal reviews of the job share position will have be made at three (3) months, six (6) months, and twelve (12) months, and on an annual basis thereafter. Either party may discontinue the option job sharing process with sixty (60) days notice. The Employer may exercise this right only after the completion of continuing the full-time first two reviews required under the previous paragraph. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting will be held between the parties to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood that such discontinuation will not be unreasonable or arbitrary. It is further understood that it is not unreasonable to discontinue job sharing if its costs are greater than the costs for a Regular Full Time position or reverting and those excess costs are not outweighed by the benefits of job sharing to an available the Employer. Each job sharer shall be treated as a regular part-time position employee for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a all purposes under the Collective Agreement except as otherwise expressly provided. Work one half of the total number of hours of the full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, or such other amount as may be agreed by all the employer may considerparties, at time with the actual schedule of postingwork to be determined by the employees involved, an Expression subject to approval by the Employer. Ensure both members of Interest made by existing the job share partnersteam are fully informed in respect of each others work, and those CCAC communications that are not generally distributed but rather are only issued to attendees at individual meetings. Not be required to cover her/his partner for short-term absences, but nothing will preclude her/him from doing so on agreement between the job sharer and her/his supervisor. Any local agreement will prevail over these principles where a difference exists between the principles and the language of the local agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two The parties agree that job sharing can occur where there is written agreement between the employees may request who wish to job share one of their full-time positionsshare, the Employer and the Union. Such It is agreed that job sharing requests, submitted in writing, results from two employees or one employee and one prospective candidate sharing a full time position and as such the position shall continue to be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) identified as a full-time position. The division Employees do not need to have the same classification level in order to job share. However, in cases where the employees do not share the same classification level, it will be the position and classification level of these hours the employee proposing the job sharing that will apply. Any employee interested in the second half of the job sharing arrangement must meet the required qualifications of the job, pursuant to Article 9.03 (“Staff Changes”). If no employee is interested in or qualified for the second half of the job sharing arrangement, it will be subject to the normal job posting procedure as a job sharing opportunity. Job sharing will be on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions basis of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work equal sharing of the number of paid holidays hours of work in a pay period for the position. Employees in a job sharing arrangement shall maintain their full rights under the collective agreement except that a fullentitlement to salary shall be pro-rated and benefits shall be as applicable to permanent part-time employees. In the event that one employee in the job sharing arrangement leaves that arrangement on a permanent basis for reasons other than normal retirement, the remaining employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall first be offered the opportunity to cover assume the additional hoursposition on a full-time basis. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill If the remaining hoursemployee declines the full-time opportunity, that the vacant portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminatedposted as a job sharing vacancy subject to the provisions of the collective agreement. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position However, if there is one available both employees in the job sharing arrangement leave that arrangement concurrently or if there one of the employees terminates due to normal retirement, the position will be posted as a full-time one, unless the employer determines that the position is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) longer required, In the case of one of normal retirement, if the job sharers terminating remaining employee is unsuccessful in being awarded the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which , he/she is qualifiedwill be subject to the provisions of Article 8 -- Layoff and Recall. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request In order to establish a shared, voluntary job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requestsassignment, submitted in writing, the bus drivers involved shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests agree to the following: A. The following are conditions that shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on apply for a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners position: a) A certified association bus driver shall only be required submit his/her request for a job share the following school year to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months durationTransportation Office Manager by June 30, and should provided another certified association member is available and willing to accept the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that alternate portion of the job share position shall be postedshare, then the process will proceed. In If there is not another association member available to fulfill the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence part of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall share then the position will be treated as regular part-time employees offered to interested qualified sub drivers. If more than one association member puts in a request for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, a job share and sick leave. 21.08 The Employera determination must be made, the Union, or either determination will be by seniority. The number of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there routes is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementcapped at three each school year. b) In the case of one The duration of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement share shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is for one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementschool year. c) If one In order for a job share to occur, the Transportation Office Manager and Director of Operations must approve the terms and conditions. That decision is not subject to the grievance procedures. Terms and conditions of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position share will be posted. If there is no successful applicant submitted to the positionAssociation board by August 1st. d) When job sharing, the shared position must revert to following will be prorated, based upon a full-percentage of time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position that each driver works per day, week, or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedyear, etc. 21.10 i. Personal and sick leave times ii. Salary iii. Fringe benefits (i.e. holiday pay, longevity, term life insurance) iv. Pre and post bus inspections e) When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the positionbus driver, the employer may considerin a shared assignment, at time of postingis absent, an Expression of Interest attempt will be made by existing to contact the other employee in the job share partnersand offer that employee the opportunity to substitute. f) All other contractual language shall apply equally to the job share drivers. g) The job share request shall include: a. A schedule with work times and designation of responsibilities: i. Identifying the times of different runs. ii. Provide a brief description of how the drivers’ responsibilities are to be shared, including: determine safety issues and adjustments of route layouts; pre and post trip inspections; bus cleaning, fueling, and paperwork.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request 23.01 Job sharing requests with regard to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not There will be unreasonably denied. 21.02 a maximum of two (2) job sharing positions allowed at any time. Total hours worked by the job sharers sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on or the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees nurses and their SupervisorManagement. Where the job sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a vacant full-time position, both job-sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share her position, may do so without having her half of the position posted. The other half of the job sharing position will be posted and selection will be made on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. 21.03 23.02 Job sharers who were previously full-time and participating in OMERS will receive 9% in lieu of benefits and continue to be a member of OMERS. The Employer will continue to pay its share of OMERS contributions on behalf of said employees. 23.03 The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreementfull-time nurses. In all other respects job sharers shall be considered part-time. 21.04 23.04 It is anticipated that each job sharer will endeavour to maintain the continuity of care to the residents by covering the tours of the job sharing partner arising through absence, including vacation. Where a job sharer is going to be absent she will first contact her job sharing partner to determine her availability to work the tour. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner according to the Shift Change Policy in place. It is understood such exchanges shall not result in the application of overtime premiums. Where the job sharing partner is unavailable for such exchange, the shift may be exchanged with another part-time nurse upon request. The Employer shall schedule each employee off for five (5) consecutive days at either Christmas or New Year’s. When one or both job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only work over Christmas, neither can be required to work over New Years and vice versa unless mutually agreed otherwise. Should employees be assigned to work either Christmas or New Years, they will be expected to work on at least five (5) consecutive days. Where both job sharers request to work Christmas or New Year’s or request to have either off and conflict exists, then seniority shall be the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to workdeciding factor. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) 23.05 If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way arrangement, the position will be offered to the remaining job sharer as a full-time position. If the job sharer does not contemplated by a) or b) abovewish to accept the full-time position, her the vacant position will be posted. If there is no successful internal applicant to for the posted shared position, the Employer may in its discretion advertise the posting externally or the shared position must will revert to a full-time positionposition which shall be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. The remaining employee will have Either party may discontinue the option job sharing arrangement with sixty (60) calendar days’ notice. Upon receipt of continuing such notice a meeting shall be held between the full-time position parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and agreed that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedarbitrary. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees 29.01 The purpose of this Article is to set forth the conditions under which bargaining unit positions may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shared. 29.02 This Article shall not be unreasonably deniedmodify, diminish or expand the provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement, unless such modifications are explicitly and clearly provided for herein. 21.02 Total hours worked by 29.03 Members of the job sharers shall equal bargaining unit having a minimum of one (1) full-time year of service with the Company, and who desire to participate in a job sharing situation, shall submit a written application to their department manager. Such application shall include the employee's name, department and position, and the proposed work schedule for the participants. The division Upon receipt of these hours on the schedule shall application, a job sharing situation may be determined created by mutual agreement between among the two (2) Company, the Union and the employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with participating in the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner situation. Such agreement shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to coterminated by any party upon serving a 30-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written day notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates 29.04 Any employee hired to facilitate a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangementsituation, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the either as a part-time partner in a job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to situation or as a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to replacement for a full-time employee entering into a job sharing situation, shall be temporary. After three (3) months, the temporary employee shall receive benefits as described in Article 29.06 below. No severance pay will be payable on termination necessitated only by the termination of the job sharing situation. At no time will the Company be liable to more severance payouts than if there had been no job share. If a severance is paid out under this Article, the minimum required under Article 17 will be waived. 29.05 The term of any job-sharing situation shall be a maximum of one (1) year, renewable for additional terms of up to one (1) year at the mutual agreement of the Company, the Union and the participants. 29.06 In any job-sharing situation, salary will be paid under the following conditions: The salary scale for the position shall apply to each participant based upon his or her respective service in the position. Job share participants shall, if necessary, determine how to share benefits set out in Article 37 and 38. Job share participants shall be considered part-time employees as set out under Article 27 Part time and temporary employees. 29.07 The remaining department manager and the employees participating in a job-sharing situation shall decide how to schedule the workweek, and the schedule they agree upon shall become the participants’ regular work schedule. Occasionally, employees may be asked to deviate temporarily from the regular work schedule in order to cover or complete an assignment and/or cover for a participant who is unavailable. When such deviation is necessary, the employee will have shall be informed of the option nature and expected length of continuing the deviation. 29.08 If an employee hired to facilitate a job-sharing situation accepts a permanent position within the Company or terminates his or her employment, the job sharing situation ends and the permanent employee(s) revert to full-time position work schedules unless a new job share partner is found within thirty (30) days. 29.09 If the Company or reverting a permanent employee terminates the job-sharing situation, the participating permanent employee(s) revert to an available partfull-time position for which he/she work schedules. The temporary employee is qualifiedterminated unless other suitable work is available. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties agree to implement job share one of their sharing pursuant to the following provisions: 1. Job Sharing requested with respect to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests There shall not be unreasonably deniedonly one job shared position on any unit. 21.02 2. Only full time positions shall be considered for job sharing between two (2) employees. 3. Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-full time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisorthe Department Head, subject to the approval of Administration. Should any scheduling discrepancies between the job sharers arise, the decision of Administration shall be final. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform 4. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with the scheduling provisions of each partner as well as with other employees, as provided by the Collective Agreement. 21.04 5. The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners shall sharers will only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-full time employee would be required to work. It is agreed that for the Christmas/New Year holiday provision, it is the position that rotates and not the individual. 21.05 Should one 6. Posted schedules for the job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner sharers shall be offered used on the opportunity schedules that would apply to cover a full time employee holding that position. Such schedules shall conform with the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion scheduling provisions of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filledCollective Agreement. Job sharers are expected shall not be required, but may consent to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour work any shifts outside of the shifts of the full time position. It is understood that this is not meant to cover each reduce the hours of other during planned absencespart time employees. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated7. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated employees involved in the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementclassified as regular part time. c8. It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other's incidental illnesses. If, because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the department head must be notified to book coverage. Job Sharers are not required to cover for their partner in the case of prolonged or extended absences. 9. Job Sharers will receive part time vacation entitlement as outlined in the collective agreement and will be required to cover for each other during scheduled vacation absence. 10. In the event that one (1) If one member of the job sharers leaves sharing arrangement goes on a leave of absence, the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position coverage will be posted. If there negotiated with the department head, but it is no successful applicant hoped that the remaining member of the position would be prepared to cover the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option leave of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedabsence as much as possible. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to 27.01 A job share one is defined as the sharing of their full-a full time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked position by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees on a part time basis. The VON shall have the right to determine how many job share positions it will implement, however, the parties are agreed that for the term of the current agreement no more than three (3) positions will be designated for job sharing. Only full time positions will be converted to job shares, however, both full and part time employees who have completed their Supervisorprobationary period will be allowed to bid on any job share position that becomes available. Employees wishing to job share must submit their request in writing to their manager. If an employee’s request to job share is approved, the following conditions will apply: 1. If a full time employee wishes to share her job, and the VON agrees, the employee will be appointed to work one part of the approved job share. The VON will post the other half of the position in accordance with the job posting language of the current Collective Agreement. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform 2. If two full time employees who are qualified, jointly request to share one job, and the VON agrees, the job share position will not be posted, however, the resulting full time position will be posted. In the event two full time employees do make a joint request to job share, the most senior employee’s job will be the position designated for sharing. 3. Each job sharer will be treated as a regular part time employee for all purposes under the Collective Agreement. Each job sharer will be entitled to benefits and have the option to accept or receive 14% in lieu of such benefits. 4. A job sharer in the same classification will be required to cover for her partner for short-term absences. A job sharer will be allowed to cover any time her partner is off work on regular scheduled hours, where it is determined coverage is needed. 5. Where possible, long term absences will be filled by interim/contract employees in accordance with the scheduling Collective Agreement. While the job is being filled, the partner will work full time hours unless alternative arrangements can be made. Should the VON be unable to fill the position, the remaining job share partner will be required to work full time hours until her partner returns to work. If partner is unable to work full time hours, the vacant “long term” job share position will be posted internally. 6. Each job sharer will work fifty percent (50%) of the full time schedule unless mutually agreed otherwise between the job sharers and the VON. It is understood that the VON can change the job share back to a fifty percent (50%) split with two (2) weeks notice. With the approval of the employee’s manager, the hours may be altered on a short-term basis. 7. If the VON and Union agree to a job sharing arrangement for a vacant full time position, both parts of the job will be posted. 8. If one of the job sharers leaves her position for any reason and both the remaining job sharer and the VON wish to continue the job share arrangement, the vacated portion of the job share shall be posted internally and filled in accordance with the Collective Agreement. The Union will be notified of the job posting. 9. Where there is no successful applicant for the vacant portion of a job share position, or the remaining job sharer does not wish to continue to job share, the position shall revert to full time and the remaining job sharer will be assigned to the vacant job. If the remaining job sharer was previously part time she will be assigned to a vacant part time position. If a part time position is not available she will be required to exercise her rights under the layoff provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 10. The VON and the job sharers involved will have sharing employees retain the right to determine which partner works assess the job sharing arrangement on a scheduled paid holiday and an ongoing basis. 11. Either the VON or the Union may terminate an individual job share partners shall only be required to work or the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the entire job share position shall be postedprocess with sixty (60 days notice). In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant of a lay-off as a result of termination of a job share sharing position, Article 11.02 (a) shall not be in addition to the Employer may suspend 60 days notice. Upon receipt of such notice a meeting will be held between the job sharing arrangement until parties to discuss the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesdiscontinuation. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 12. In the event the Employera job share is terminated, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more most senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to full time, and the junior employee will be assigned to a vacant comparable full or part time position if there is one depending upon her status prior to job sharing. If no positions are available, the junior job sharer will be required to exercise her rights under the layoff provisions of the Collective Agreement. If the most senior employee was previously part time she will be assigned to a vacant part time position and the junior partner will assume the full time job. If no part time jobs are available or if there is no vacant comparable position available she will be laid off according required to exercise her rights under the layoff provisions of the Collective Agreement. b) 13. For vacation relief or long term coverage both job share employees in the same classification will be allowed to share any time required, on an equal basis. If a job share employee declines or does not accept the extra time, it will be offered to their job share partner. In the case event of one of short term coverage required (i.e. illness, LOA) the job sharers terminating share employees will be called by the VON manager on a rotation basis to fill the extra time. Should a job sharing arrangementshare employee decline the extra time when called, the employee who did rotation will remain the same and not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts be altered. Dated this day of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.2008 FOR THE EMPLOYER: FOR THE UNION:

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two ‌ 10.01 The parties agree that job sharing can occur where there is written agreement between the employees may request who wish to job share one of their full-time positions. Such share, the Employer and the Union. 10.02 It is agreed that job sharing requests, submitted in writing, results from two employees or one employee and one prospective candidate sharing a full time position and as such the position shall continue to be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) identified as a full-time position. 10.03 Employees do not need to have the same classification level in order to job share. The division However, in cases where the employees do not share the same classification level, it will be the position and classification level of these hours the employee proposing the job sharing that will apply. Any employee interested in the second half of the job-sharing arrangement must meet the required qualifications of the job, pursuant to Article 9.03 ("Staff Changes"). If no employee is interested in or qualified for the second half of the job-sharing arrangement, it will be subject to the normal job posting procedure as a job-sharing opportunity. 10.04 Job sharing will be on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions basis of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work equal sharing of the number of paid holidays hours of work in a pay period for the position. 10.05 Employees in a job sharing arrangement shall maintain their full rights under the collective agreement except that a fullentitlement to salary shall be pro-rated and benefits shall be as applicable to permanent part-time employees. 10.06 In the event that one employee in the job sharing arrangement leaves that arrangement on a permanent basis for reasons other than normal retirement, the remaining employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall first be offered the opportunity to cover assume the additional hoursposition on a full-time basis. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill If the remaining hoursemployee declines the full-time opportunity, that the vacant portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert posted as a job sharing vacancy subject to a vacant comparable position the provisions of the collective agreement. 10.07 However, if there is one available both employees in the job sharing arrangement leave that arrangement concurrently or if there one of the employees terminates due to normal retirement, the position will be posted as a full-time one, unless the employer determines that the position is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) longer required. In the case of one of normal retirement, if the job sharers terminating remaining employee is unsuccessful in being awarded the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which , he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for will be subject to the position, the employer may consider, at time provisions of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.Article 8 -

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 9.5.1 Participation in job sharing shall be on a voluntary basis only. The employees may involved shall make the request for job sharing in writing and submit to the Sheriff’s Office – HR. Approval for job-share is determined by the Sheriff or Chief, Sheriff’s Office HR Manager and the Human Resources Director and Benefits Manager. Initial and continuing approval of the Job Share arrangement will be contingent on both partners meeting all of the required qualifications for the job and performing at a fully effective performance level. 9.5.2 Persons involved in job sharing shall accrue PDO, Holiday Leave and Sick Leave based on their FTE and hours worked pursuant to Article 12 and 13 of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 9.5.3 The rates of pay shall be consistent in use and practice with Article 11 of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 9.5.4 Health and Welfare benefits shall be provided in accordance with Article 15 of this Collective Bargaining Agreement. 9.5.5 Seniority for step increases and layoff will be based on the seniority of each of the Job Sharers individually. 9.5.6 Each job share one employee will accrue individual seniority based on their FTE and years of their service. 9.5.7 If either employee in a job share program separates from service with the County, the remaining job share partner shall assume full-time positionsduties until a suitable job share replacement can be found. Such If no such job sharing requestsshare replacement is available, submitted in writing, the job share arrangement shall be considered canceled. If the job share arrangement is terminated and there is no agreement regarding which job share partner will resign or assume full-time responsibilities, the matter will be decided on the basis of seniority. The parties to a terminated Job Share arrangement have the option to resign or transfer to an individual basisavailable position. Such requests shall However, in no event will the position(s) of employee(s) not participating in the job share agreement be unreasonably deniedjeopardized by the termination of the job share agreement. 21.02 Total hours worked by the 9.5.8 The normal duration of a job sharers share agreement shall equal be one (1) full-year, with an annual option to renew. However, job shares may be canceled at any time position. The division of these hours on at the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions discretion of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater Sheriff or his/her designee, with not less than three thirty (330) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's days written notice to the other Guild and the affected employees, or by mutual written agreement of all parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 28.01 Full time employees or the Hospital may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such propose a job sharing requestsscheme, submitted in writingand if agreed to by the Union and the Hospital, it shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably deniedimplemented. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers 28.02 Such proposal shall equal be limited to splitting one (1) full-full time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the position into two (2) employees and their Supervisorequal parts. 21.03 28.03 Employees who enter into such a job sharing scheme shall continue to be included in the Bargaining Unit notwithstanding the recognition provisions of the collective agreement, and this section shall in no way be deemed to constitute an amendment of the recognition clause in the collective agreement, and unless modified by this Article, all terms of the collective agreement shall continue to apply. 28.04 The above schedule seniority accrual of an employee participating in a job sharing scheme shall conform be 1/2 the full-time accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 28.05 The service accrual of an employee participating in a job sharing scheme shall be one half (1/2) the full-time accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 28.06 Accordingly, vacation entitlement, vacation progression, sick leave benefits, wage progression, holiday pay for time not worked, and any other benefits affected by service shall be one half (1/2) the full-time entitlement. 28.07 The Hospital costs of employee benefits, including Extended Health Care, Semi-Private, Dental, Group Life Insurance, et cetera, shall be fifty per cent (50%) of the cost paid by the Hospital in respect of full-time employees for those employees who participate in a job sharing scheme and who continue to be enrolled in such group employee benefit plans in accordance with the scheduling terms and conditions of this Agreement. 28.08 The appropriate pension plan must allow an employee participating in a job sharing scheme to continue to participate in such pension plan, otherwise, such employee will be deemed to be disqualified from participating further in such pension plan in accordance with its terms and conditions. 28.09 The overall costs for the Hospital for an employee's statutory and health and welfare benefits shall not increase as a result of job sharing scheme(s). (a) Subject to 28.10 (b) below, if a job sharing scheme is discontinued, any resulting full time vacancy will be posted. Neither employee who was participating in such scheme, will revert to full time status without going through the regular job posting provisions of the collective agreement. Should there be no resulting full time vacancy, the (b) If the reason for discontinuing the job sharing scheme is caused by the termination, resignation, promotion, transfer, retirement or any other change in status of one of the employees who were participating in such scheme, the remaining employee, would revert to full time without going through the job posting procedure. 28.11 Any job sharing scheme must involve only employees in the same classification. 28.12 For clarity purposes, no overtime shall be payable to an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme unless the provisions of the Collective AgreementAgreement apply. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on 28.13 It is understood and agreed that when an employee who is participating in a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer scheme is unable to fill the vacant job share positionattend work as scheduled for any reason (including illness, vacation, et cetera), and it is necessary to have such employee replaced, the Employer may suspend other employee in the job sharing arrangement until the position can scheme would be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests come in to work and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesthere shall be no premium costs paid for such call in or for short notice. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result 28.14 Any request by an employee who is participating in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. ascheme for an unpaid leave of absence in excess of thirty (30) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangementcontinuous calendar days, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the granting 28.15 Rest periods for employees participating in job sharing arrangement schemes shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementproportionately reduced where applicable. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two Job sharing can occur where there agreement among the employer, the Union and the staff employees in the same group and classification who wish to share a job. Exceptions to the group and classification rule can be looked at on a case by case basis, it being clearly understood that the final decision on these exceptions is at management’s discretion and not subject to appeal. The other position may request to be filled by a temporary employee notwithstanding Article for a maximum of twelve (1 2) months, which time the job share one of their must be posted and filled on a full-time positionsbasis. Such It is agreed that job sharing requestsresults two (2) staff employees sharing a staff position in the employee’s workplace, submitted in writingand as such, shall the shared position will continue to be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) identified as full-time position. The division sharing of these hours on the schedule of work shall be determined by mutual agreement the parties to the sharing arrangement but in no case will one work fewer than sixteen (16) hours per week or fewer than eighty hours per month. It is understood that the work week shall be five days divided between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions that time worked in excess of the or work week shall be paid in accordance with Article of Collective Agreement. 21.04 The . is clearly understood that there shall be no pyramiding of any premiums or benefits to any employee under this arrangement. Employees accepted for job sharers involved will sharing shall have the right to determine which partner works benefits prorated based on time including dental, annual leave and sick leave. Such persons on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only will be required to work participate in the number pension plan (Part The Corporation will continue to pay supplementary health care premium. For clarity, employees in a job sharing arrangement such as one person working Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and the other one working Thursday and Friday if a holiday falls on one of paid holidays that a full-time the days of the employee’s normal scheduled shift, will receive payment for the holiday and the other employee would shall not, The Corporation will not be required to work. 21.05 Should one pay the same holiday twice. Seniority will continue to accrue, however, employees, while on job sharing partner will not accumulate continuous service for severance pay purposes but will be absent credited for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hourstime worked. Should the absence be greater than three Overtime is applicable after eight (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion 8) hours per day. All.details of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the a job sharing arrangement until will be committed to writing and signed by the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs parties prior to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence commencement of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 . The EmployerCorporation, the Union, Union or either the employees involved may cancel a job sharing arrangement upon receipt of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one four (14) month's weeks written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the all parties concerned. No such job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to exist without the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one knowledge and approval of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective AgreementUnion. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job share one of their The parties agree that where a regular full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) or sessional full-time position. The division of these hours on position exists, the schedule following provisions shall be determined by mutual agreement between the provide for two (2) employees to voluntarily “job share” a single position. Definition: Job Sharing is a voluntary, alternative work arrangement whereby the duties and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions responsibilities of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee position may be restructured in a manner that would be required accommodate the employment of two (2) employees to workfill a single position. 21.05 Should one a) The request to job sharing partner share must be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than submitted at least three (3) months duration, and should prior to the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion anticipated start date of the job share to the administrator that the job reports to with a copy to the Union and human resources. b) The employees proposing the job share shall indicate in writing the reason for the request, the hours and days of the week allocated to the job share portion and information regarding the division of duties and responsibilities. c) Both employees must be from the same bargaining unit and have the skills, knowledge and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position. d) Where the request is approved, the Director, Human Resources shall provide each employee and the Union with a letter covering the terms and conditions of the job sharing arrangement which shall become a specified written agreement setting out the names of the participants, the position to be shared, and the division of duties and responsibilities. e) Under normal circumstances, the regular daily and weekly hours of the position shall remain unchanged as a result of the job sharing arrangement unless otherwise varied by the terms and conditions outlined in the Job Sharing Arrangement. f) The “Job Sharing Arrangement” may be postedterminated upon twenty (20) working days notice for any of the following reasons: i) The employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates. ii) A party to the arrangement discontinues their partnership in the Job Share. i) Where the employment of a Job Sharing partner terminates or is about to terminate, or for any reason one partner is unable to continue in the arrangement, the remaining partner shall have thirty (30) days during which to locate a suitably qualified individual to continue in the Job Sharing Arrangement. If after thirty (30) days a qualified individual cannot be found, the position will become a full-time position with the remaining partner as the incumbent. ii) In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until terminates and one or both partners have no job to return to, such employee shall be laid off and shall be permitted to bump based on their previous status for the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate first two (2) years and after two (2) years at their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencescurrent status. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement h) A shared position shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall all respects be treated as regular partthough it were a single position with regard to scheduling and job description. i) A work schedule shall be set out in advance showing the days, and hours of shifts to be worked by the job-time employees for sharing partners. Each partner shall work thirty-five (35) hours bi-weekly. j) During the purposes period of benefits, overtime, paid holidaysthe Job Sharing Arrangement, vacation pay, and sick leaveentitlement shall be prorated. Previously accumulated vacation entitlement shall not be affected. 21.08 The Employer, k) During the Union, or either period of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other partiesJob Sharing Arrangement, health and welfare premiums shall be prorated. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangementl) Article 24.05 Trial Period shall apply. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request 12.1.9.1 Allows two Employees to job share the duties and responsibilities of one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position; 12.1.9.2 The decision to job share is voluntary. It needs the agreement of the Work Section Manager and both Employees; 12.1.9.3 Requests to job share must be made in writing to the Work Section Manager; 12.1.9.4 The division two Employees and the Work Section Manager must agree on: ▪ How the job is to be divided; ▪ The hours of these work for each Employee. These hours will be the ordinary pattern of hours for each Employee and when combined must not exceed the total number of ordinary hours worked by full-time Employees in that work area/section on any day and/or week THE 2 SHARING THE WORK, WON’T BE EXPECTED TO WORK ANY MORE HOURS THAN ONE PERSON WOULD IF THEY ARE DOING THE SAME JOB ▪ Any variations including the schedule shall procedures for cancelling; ▪ The need for a period of overlap between Employees to share information; 12.1.9.5 Each job sharer may cover for the other in periods of leave (e.g. Personal leave or annual leave). This is considered desirable. However the total ordinary hours must not exceed the total number of ordinary hours worked by full-time Employees in that work area/section on any day and/or week; 12.1.9.6 Job sharers may agree to take annual leave at the same time, subject to the approval of the Work Section Manager; 12.1.9.7 Job sharers receive pro-rata pay and conditions for their work; 12.1.9.8 The position to be determined filled by mutual agreement between job sharers will not alter because it is being shared; 12.1.9.9 If one job sharer stops sharing, the two (2) employees other will have the first option of full-time appointment. If the remaining person wants to remain a job sharer, the Work Section Manager and their Supervisorthe remaining job sharer will try to find another person to job share; IF ONE HALF OF THE JOB SHARE TEAM MOVES ON, THE OTHER GETS FIRST OPTION ON THEIR PARTNER’S DAYS. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with 12.1.9.10 If a job sharer wishes to stop the scheduling provisions of arrangement, at least two week’s notice is required; 12.1.9.11 If the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The Company wishes to stop the arrangement, the termination notice, will be given to the job sharers involved will sharers. In this instance, the job sharer(s) have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday return to their former type of employment and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to workclassification. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees may request covered by this Collective Agreement. The Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share one arrangement cease, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time positions. Such position which becomes a job sharing requests, submitted in writing, position shall continue to be considered on an individual basisa full-time position whether or not the job sharing position continues. Such requests shall not Job sharing partners will be unreasonably deniedgiven the opportunity to apply for any available vacancies. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal 24.5 If one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have sharing partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the Employer, the Employer reserves the right to determine which terminate the job sharing arrangement, upon thirty (30) days notice, or to continue with the job sharing arrangement and post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to terminate the job sharing arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner works will assume the position on a scheduled paid holiday and full time basis. 24.6 Both job share sharing partners shall only be required paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.7 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.8 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.9 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. 24.10 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the number years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.11 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays that will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours in a week. 24.12 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.13 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time employee would basis at the discretion of the Employer. Vacation entitlement will be required to workcalculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 21.05 Should one 24.14 The hours of work for job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner positions shall be offered mutually agreed to between the opportunity to cover Employer and the additional hours. Should job sharing partners, at the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion outset of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer arrangement. 24.15 Job sharing partners may suspend not displace less senior employees unless the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesArticle 22. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of 24.16 Should a regular part-time employee become the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall share partner with a full-time employee, or a new employee be treated hired to partner in a job share with a full-time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the purposes Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating balance the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementrequirements. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request to job Job sharing is defined as an arrangement whereby two (2) nurses share the hours of work of what would otherwise be one of their (1) full-time positionsposition. Such The nurses involved in a job sharing requests, submitted in writing, arrangement will be classified as regular part-time and will be covered by the Part-time provisions of the Collective Agreement with the following exceptions. a) Job sharing requests with regard to full-time positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests basis and shall not be unreasonably deniedapproved at the discretion of the Employer. 21.02 b) Total hours worked by the two (2) job sharers shall equal the hours of one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on and the schedule scheduling of each nurse shall be determined by mutual agreement between the Centre. The two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform nurses involved will meet with the Employer to discuss the scheduling provisions arrangements before a final decision is made by the Employer as to the method of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementscheduling. c) If a job sharer works in excess of forty (40) hours in the designated bi-weekly pay period, they shall be paid overtime for such additional hours worked at the rate of one and one-half (1.5x) times their basic hourly rate. d) Each job sharer shall request approval from their immediate supervisor to exchange shifts with their partner. However, it is understood that such exchange shall not result in an increased cost to the Employer and that it may result in a reduction of paid hours. e) Should one of the job sharers leaves sharer partners be laid off or terminates employment, the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her half position will may be postedposted and selection shall be made in accordance with Article 12. If there is are no successful applicant applicants, then, according to existing operational requirements at the time, one of the following will be offered to the position, the shared position must revert to nurse: i) a full-time position if available; or ii) a part-time position. The remaining employee Should the nurse refuse, they shall be considered to have voluntarily terminated their employment. f) If a job sharing position is vacated by both job sharers, then the Employer shall determine whether to post the vacancy or not. g) Job sharers will have the option of continuing covering each other’s vacation shifts, sick leave or any other absences, at no additional cost to the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedEmployer. 21.10 When h) Either of the nurses or the Employer may discontinue the job sharing arrangement within sixty days (60) days written notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for meeting shall be held between the positionparties, within fifteen (15) working days, to discuss the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnersdiscontinuation.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees may request covered by this Collective Agreement. The Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share one arrangement cease, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time positions. Such position which becomes a job sharing requests, submitted in writing, position shall continue to be considered on an individual basisa full-time position whether or not the job sharing position continues. Such requests shall not Job sharing partners will be unreasonably deniedgiven the opportunity to apply for any available vacancies. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal 24.1 If one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have sharing partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the Employer, the Employer reserves the right to determine which terminate the job sharing arrangement, upon thirty (30) days notice, or to continue with the job sharing arrangement and post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to terminate the job sharing arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner works will assume the position on a scheduled paid holiday and full time basis. 24.2 Both job share sharing partners shall only be required paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.3 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.4 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.5 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. 24.6 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the number years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.7 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays that will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours in a week. 24.8 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.9 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time employee would basis at the discretion of the Employer. Vacation entitlement will be required to workcalculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 21.05 Should one 24.10 The hours of work for job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner positions shall be offered mutually agreed to between the opportunity to cover Employer and the additional hours. Should job sharing partners, at the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion outset of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer arrangement. 24.11 Job sharing partners may suspend not displace less senior employees unless the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesArticle 22. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of 24.12 Should a regular part-time employee become the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall share partner with a full-time employee, or a new employee be treated hired to partner in a job share with a full-time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the purposes Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating balance the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementrequirements. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees 29.01 The purpose of this Article is to set forth the conditions under which bargaining unit positions may request to job share one of their full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shared. 29.02 This Article shall not be unreasonably deniedmodify, diminish or expand the provisions of the current collective bargaining agreement, unless such modifications are explicitly and clearly provided for herein. 21.02 Total hours worked by 29.03 Members of the job sharers shall equal bargaining unit having a minimum of one (1) full-time year of service with the Company, and who desire to participate in a job sharing situation, shall submit a written application to their department manager. Such application shall include the employee's name, department and position, and the proposed work schedule for the participants. The division Upon receipt of these hours on the schedule shall application, a job sharing situation may be determined created by mutual agreement between among the two (2) Company, the Union and the employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with participating in the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner situation. Such agreement shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three terminated by any party upon serving a thirty (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written 30)-day notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates 29.04 Any employee hired to facilitate a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangementsituation, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the either as a part-time partner in a job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to situation or as a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to replacement for a full-time employee entering into a job sharing situation, shall be temporary. After three (3) months, the temporary employee shall receive benefits as described in Article 29.06 below. No severance pay will be payable on termination necessitated only by the termination of the job sharing situation. At no time will the Company be liable to more severance payouts than if there had been no job share. If a severance is paid out under this Article, the minimum required under Article 17 will be waived. 29.05 The term of any job-sharing situation shall be a maximum of one (1) year, renewable for additional terms of up to one (1) year at the mutual agreement of the Company, the Union and the participants. In any job-sharing situation, salary will be paid under the following conditions: The salary scale for the position shall apply to each participant based upon his or her respective service in the position. Job share participants shall, if necessary, determine how to share benefits set out in Article 37 and 38. Job share participants shall be considered part-time employees as set out under Article 27 – Part-time and temporary employees. 29.07 The remaining department manager and the employees participating in a job-sharing situation shall decide how to schedule the workweek, and the schedule they agree upon shall become the participants’ regular work schedule. Occasionally, employees may be asked to deviate temporarily from the regular work schedule in order to cover or complete an assignment and/or cover for a participant who is unavailable. When such deviation is necessary, the employee will have shall be informed of the option nature and expected length of continuing the deviation. 29.08 If an employee hired to facilitate a job-sharing situation accepts a permanent position within the Company or terminates his or her employment, the job sharing situation ends and the permanent employee(s) revert to full-time position work schedules unless a new job share partner is found within thirty (30) days. 29.09 If the Company or reverting a permanent employee terminates the job-sharing situation, the participating permanent employee(s) revert to an available partfull-time position for which he/she work schedules. The temporary employee is qualifiedterminated unless other suitable work is available. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request N - 1 The parties agree to the following terms and conditions of job share one of their full-sharing: (a) Job sharing requests with regard to full time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests unit basis and the Health Centre shall not be unreasonably deniedreserve the right to determine the appropriateness of such arrangements. 21.02 Total hours worked by (b) Where the job sharers shall equal one (1) sharing arrangement arises out of the filling of a vacant full-time position. The division of these hours , both job sharing positions must be posted and selection based on the schedule shall criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full-time employee willing to share their position may request to do so without having their half (½) of the position posted. However, the other half (½) of the job shared position must be determined by mutual agreement between posted and the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with selection based on the scheduling provisions of criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would be required to work. 21.05 Should one job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the absence be greater than three (3c) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving If one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her their position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must will revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing in the full- time position. If they do not continue full-time, the position must be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. (d) Posted schedules for the job sharers shall be based on the schedules which would apply to a full-time position employee holding that position. Such schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-Time Collective Agreement. It is understood that only one (1) of the job sharer’s will work either Christmas or reverting New Year’s and the other job sharer will have time off. It is further understood that the job share partners will not be scheduled to an available part-time position work split weekends. Where the job share partners request to split the weekend, such request will not result in premium payment as per Article D – 3 (c). It is further understood that the job share who was scheduled to work the weekend, does not waive their entitlement to premium payment for which he/she is qualifiedworking a second [2nd] weekend. 21.10 When a (e) i) Total hours worked by the two (2) job sharers shall be equal to one (1) full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for should be split on an equal basis. The schedule will be determined by the position, Manager and the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing two (2) employees who are job share partnerssharing.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 24.1 Job sharing position(s) will be posted in accordance with Article 10 of this Collective Agreement. 24.2 Eligibility to participate in a job sharing arrangement shall be open to all employees may request covered by this Collective Agreement. The Employer shall evaluate compatibility of applicants to function as a team, and reserves the right to make the final selection of candidates. Should the job share one arrangement cease, for any reason, the original incumbent shall be given the first opportunity to resume the duties of the position. The other job sharing partner will have the opportunity to exercise their bumping rights under this Collective Agreement. 24.3 Employees in job sharing arrangements shall be entitled to all provisions of this Collective Agreement, unless otherwise specifically excluded by this Article. 24.4 A full-time positions. Such position which becomes a job sharing requests, submitted in writing, position shall continue to be considered on an individual basisa full-time position whether or not the job sharing position continues. Such requests shall not Job sharing partners will be unreasonably deniedgiven the opportunity to apply for any available vacancies. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal 24.5 If one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 The above schedule shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 The job sharers involved will have sharing partners is successful in obtaining another position, or ceases to be employed by the Employer, the Employer reserves the right to determine which terminate the job sharing arrangement, upon thirty (30) days notice, or to continue with the job sharing arrangement and post the vacant job sharing position in accordance with Article 10. If it is decided to terminate the job sharing arrangement, the remaining job sharing partner works will assume the position on a scheduled paid holiday and full time basis. 24.6 Both job share sharing partners shall only be required paid, at the job rate identified in Schedule "A", according to the hours worked. 24.7 Union dues shall be deducted from each employee in accordance with Article 2.2. 24.8 OMERS contributions will be prorated, according to the hours worked, with years of service to achieve the "ninety (90) factor" based on the actual contributory earnings. 24.9 Each job sharing partner shall be entitled to the benefits outlined in Article 12 and Article 13, provided that the cost of such benefits shall be shared equally between the Employer and the employee. The employee's contribution shall be deducted from each pay as required. One (1) week of vacation entitlement will be taken as two and one-half (2½) days. Benefits will be bundled as follows: Group A – Medical (drugs) and Paramedical and Vision and Semi-Private Hospital and Deluxe Travel Group B – Dental Job Share Employees may purchase at 50% of the premium, the following bundle(s): Group A and/or Group B Minimum 3 year commitment once choices are made. In addition to the above optional bundles, Job Share employees will be covered by LTD at no cost to them. 24.10 For those employee benefits which are based on accumulated time at work (such as disability benefits and annual vacation), entitlement will be based on the number years of service at the time job sharing is introduced. Additional entitlement and additional seniority shall be calculated according to the actual hours worked. 24.11 Job sharing partners shall share equally the paid holidays provided in Article 15. Banking of time in lieu of overtime or in lieu of paid holidays that will not be permitted for job sharing positions. Overtime for job sharing positions shall be paid at time and one-half (1½) only if the employees work more than seven (7) hours in a day or thirty-five (35) hours in a week. 24.12 A job sharing partner shall assume full time employment in the event the other job sharing partner is absent from work, as mutually agreed between the Employer and the job sharing partners. 24.13 Both job sharing partners may be asked to work on a full-time employee would basis at the discretion of the Employer. Vacation entitlement will be required to workcalculated twice per year for job share employees when periods of temporary full-time employment effect entitlement. 21.05 Should one 24.14 The hours of work for job sharing partner be absent for any period the remaining partner positions shall be offered mutually agreed to between the opportunity to cover Employer and the additional hours. Should job sharing partners, at the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion outset of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer arrangement. 24.15 Job sharing partners may suspend not displace less senior employees unless the job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected partners have been laid off or displaced pursuant to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absencesArticle 22. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence of 24.16 Should a regular part-time employee become the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall share partner with a full- time employee, or a new employee be treated hired to partner in a job share with a full- time employee, these employees will be considered as regular part-time employees for all purposes under the purposes Collective Agreement and applicable Letters of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice Agreement except their hours will be scheduled to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating balance the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreementrequirements. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

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Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to implement job sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Requests to job share one of their full-may be made by nurses at any time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, shall and will be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 An incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share her position may do so without having her half of the position posted. Total hours worked by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on or the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between two nurses and the two (2) employees and their Supervisor. 21.03 Head Nurse of the unit. The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement. 21.04 full-time collective agreement. Each job sharer may exchange shifts with her partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the collective agreement. The job sharers involved will have the right to may mutually determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee would nurse should be required to work. 21.05 Should one . Job sharers are not required to cover their partner during sick leave or vacation. Where a job sharing partner sharer is going to be absent for any period the remaining partner absent, part-time nurses shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hourstours. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend the All other provisions covering job sharing arrangement until the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required contained in the absence of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time employees for the purposes of benefitsagreement. When filling full-time vacancies, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the consideration will be made to requests to job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminatedshare. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to t o the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualifiedher former employment status. If either party wish to discontinue the job sharing arrangement, they may do so with ninety (90) days notice. Upon receipt of such notice, a meeting shall be held between the parties within fifteen (15) days or a mutually agreeable time, to discuss unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

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Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two employees may request The parties mutually agree to implement job share one of their sharing. The Employer shall not arbitrarily or unreasonably refuse to implement job sharing. Job Sharing requests with regard to full-time positions. Such job sharing requests, submitted in writing, positions shall be considered on an individual basis. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. 21.02 Total hours worked by the job sharers sharer shall equal one (1) full-time position. The division of these hours on or the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between the two (2) employees nurses and their Supervisor. 21.03 the Nurse Manager of the Unit. Job sharers shall not be requested to work any tours outside of the tours of the full-time position. The above schedule schedules shall conform with the scheduling provisions of the Full-time Collective Agreement. 21.04 . Each job sharer may exchange shifts with partner, as well as with other nurses as provided by the Collective Agreement. The job sharers involved will have the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday holidays and job share partners sharers shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee nurse would be required to work. 21.05 Should . It is expected that both job sharers will cover each other's incidental illnesses. because of unavoidable circumstances, one cannot cover the other, the Nurse Manager, or designate, must be notified to book coverage. Job sharers are not required to cover their partner during prolonged sick leave, extended absences, or vacation. Job sharers are not responsible for arranging coverage for their position during such absences. Where a job sharing partner sharer is going to be absent for any period the remaining partner absent, other part-time nurses shall be offered the opportunity to cover additional tours. All other provisions covering job sharing are contained in the additional hourscentral Part- time Agreement. Should the absence be greater than three (3) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share position, the Employer may suspend Where the job sharing arrangement until arises out of filling of a vacant full-time position, both job sharing positions will be posted and selection will be based on the criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. An incumbent full-time nurse wishing to share position, may do SO without having half of the position can be filledposted. Job sharers are expected to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each The other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to the Employer which would not have been required in the absence half of the job sharing arrangement. 21.07 Job sharers shall position will be treated as regular part-time employees for posted and selection will be made on the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates a job sharing arrangement. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to criteria set out in the Collective Agreement. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) abovearrangement, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee nurse will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available a part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position. If does not continue full-time, the employer position must be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Either party may consider, at time discontinue the job sharing arrangement with ninety (90) days' notice. Upon receipt of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partnerssuch notice a meeting shall be held between the parties within fifteen (15) days to discuss the discontinuation. It is understood and agreed that such discontinuation shall not be unreasonable or arbitrary.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Collective Agreement

JOB SHARING. 21.01 Two 43.01 Full time employees or the Employer may request propose a sharing scheme, and if agreed to job share by the Union and the Employer, it shall be implemented. 43.02 Such proposal shall be limited to splitting one of their full-full time positions. Such position into two equal parts. 43.03 Employees who enter into such a job sharing requestsscheme shall continue to be included in the Bargaining Unit notwithstanding the recognition provisions of the Collective Agreement, submitted and this section shall in writingno way be deemed to constitute an amendment of the recognition clauses in the Collective Agreement, and unless modified by this Article, all terms of the Collective Agreement shall continue to apply. 43.04 The seniority accrual of an employee participating in a job sharing scheme shall be considered on one-half (1/2) the full time accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 43.05 The service accrual of an individual basis. Such requests employee participating in the job sharing scheme shall be one-half (1/2) full time accrual for the period of operation of such scheme. 43.06 Accordingly, vacation entitlement, vacation progression, sick leave benefits, wage progression, holiday pay for time not worked, and any other benefits affected by service shall be one-half (1/2) the full time entitlement. 43.07 The Employer costs of employee benefits as outlined in Article 35 of this Agreement shall be fifty percent (50%) of the cost paid by the Employer in respect of full time employees for those employees who participate in a job sharing scheme and who continue to be enrolled in such group employee benefit plans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 43.08 The overall costs for the Board for employee statutory and health and welfare benefits shall not be unreasonably deniedincrease as a result of job sharing scheme(s). 21.02 Total hours worked (a) Subject to 43.09(b) below, if a job sharing scheme is discontinued, any resulting full time vacancy will be posted. Neither employee who was participating in such scheme, will revert to full time status without going through the regular job posting provisions of this Collective Agreement. Should there be no resulting full time vacancy, the employees would be classified either a Casual Part Time or Regular Part Time. Nothing in this article would preclude the formation of a new job sharing scheme being agreed upon by the job sharers shall equal one (1) full-time positionparties. The division of these hours on the schedule shall be determined by mutual agreement between Notwithstanding anything in this Article, no bargaining unit employee other than the two (2) employees and their Supervisorparticipating in the job sharing scheme, would be affected in any way by the discontinuance of the job. 21.03 The above schedule (b) If the reason for discontinuing the job sharing scheme is caused by the termination, resignation, promotion, transfer, retirement or any other change in status of one of the employees who was participating in such scheme, the remaining employee would revert to full time without going through the job posting procedure. 43.10 Any job sharing scheme must involve only employees in the same classification. 43.11 For clarity purposes, no overtime shall conform with be payable to an employee who is participating in a job sharing scheme unless the scheduling provisions of the Collective AgreementAgreement applied. 21.04 The 43.12 It is understood and agreed that when an employee who is participating in a job sharers involved will sharing scheme is unable to attend work as scheduled for any reason (including illness, vacation, et cetera), and it is necessary to have such employee replaced, the right to determine which partner works on a scheduled paid holiday and other employee in the job share partners shall only be required to work the number of paid holidays that a full-time employee sharing scheme would be required expected to come in to work. 21.05 Should one 43.13 Any request by an employee who is participating in a job sharing partner be absent scheme for any period the remaining partner shall be offered the opportunity to cover the additional hours. Should the an unpaid leave of absence be greater than three in excess of thirty (330) months duration, and should the partner choose not to fill the remaining hours, that portion of the job share position shall be posted. In the event the Employer is unable to fill the vacant job share positioncontinuous calendar days, the Employer may granting of which is either required by the Collective Agreement or is discretionary and which is granted, shall temporarily suspend the job sharing arrangement until scheme and the position can be filled. Job sharers are expected other employee who is participating in such scheme shall revert to co-ordinate their vacation requests and will endeavour to cover each other during planned absences. 21.06 The job sharing arrangement shall not result in additional costs to full time for the Employer which would not have been required in period of the absence approved leave of absence, the job sharing arrangementscheme shall be expected to resume. 21.07 Job sharers shall be treated as regular part-time 43.14 Rest period for employees for the purposes of benefits, overtime, paid holidays, vacation pay, and sick leave. 21.08 The Employer, the Union, or either of the job sharers may terminate the arrangement by giving one (1) month's written notice to the other parties. 21.09 In the event the Employer, the Union, or one of the employees terminates participating in a job sharing arrangementscheme shall be proportionately reduced where applicable. a) If the Employer or the Union is terminating the job share arrangement, the more senior 43.15 The wage rates in Appendix "A" of the two job sharers shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the Collective Agreement for employees participating in a job sharing arrangement scheme shall be terminated. The more junior employee will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off pro-rated according to the Collective Agreementadjusted hours of work for such scheme. b) In the case of one of the job sharers terminating the job sharing arrangement, the employee who did not terminate the job sharing arrangement shall assume both parts of the previously shared position and the job sharing arrangement shall be terminated. The employee who terminated the job sharing arrangement will revert to a vacant comparable position if there is one available or if there is no vacant comparable position available be laid off according to the Collective Agreement. c) If one of the job sharers leaves the arrangement by way not contemplated by a) or b) above, her position will be posted. If there is no successful applicant to the position, the shared position must revert to a full-time position. The remaining employee will have the option of continuing the full-time position or reverting to an available part-time position for which he/she is qualified. 21.10 When a full time position becomes available and no internal full time or regular part time candidates apply for the position, the employer may consider, at time of posting, an Expression of Interest made by existing job share partners.

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Sources: Collective Agreement