Common use of Regular Additional Musicians Clause in Contracts

Regular Additional Musicians. a) A Regular Additional Musician will perform when his orchestral part is required by the Centre. When a change to personnel requirements occurs, two weeks’ notice shall be provided. Any Regular Additional Musician who can prove that he has made another commitment based on the original schedule will be excused without penalty from the service in question. b) A Regular Additional Musician who has completed three (3) or more consecutive seasons shall be re-engaged on an annual basis in accordance with 3.06 i). The musician shall be given notice of the conditions of renewal of their personal service contract no later than December 31, to be accepted or rejected no later than February 15. c) The Centre shall consult with the Artistic Advisory Committee regarding the creation of any new Regular Additional Musician positions. d) Tenure decisions shall be made by the Audition Committees outlined in 3.01 a) All Committee Members are eligible to vote regardless of participation in auditions. The first three seasons a Regular Additional Musician is with the Orchestra will constitute a probationary period. This may be reduced by the Audition Committee as defined in Clause 3.01. A musician on probation may request an early tenure vote. A 2/3 approval of the Audition Committee is required before an early tenure vote can be held. The Audition Committee will also decide by December 31st of a Musician’s third season whether or not that Musician will become a Regular Additional Musician in the Orchestra. These decisions will be made by secret ballot vote without discussion by the Audition Committee and will be made known as soon as possible before the end of the season. A representative from the Local and the Centre will supervise all ballots. If during the probationary period disengagement is desired by either party, this disengagement may be effected by notice in writing from either party to the other by February 15 of the first season or by December 31 of the second season without any reason being given. e) The Audition Committee, prior to deciding whether a Regular Additional Musician will become a tenured member of the Orchestra, shall schedule one meeting to which all members of the relevant section are invited to review with the Audition Committee their comments with respect to the granting of tenure to the Regular Additional Musician. f) Twice during the first two years of a musician’s probation, the Audition Committee shall meet with the Personnel Manager and the Local to discuss the probationary musician. Any tenured musician may either attend the meeting or offer written input. The Personnel Manager will relay input to the Audition Committee. The Personnel Manager and the Music Director shall meet with the musician and a representative from the Local to provide feedback. g) Notwithstanding Clause 3.06 d) no Musician will be confirmed as a Regular Additional Musician of the Orchestra if this is unacceptable to the Music Director or Music Director Designate. h) Effective the fourth (4th) season of employment, the status of a musician in the Orchestra will be that of a tenured Regular Additional Musician, and continued engagement for each subsequent season will follow except as provided in Clause 4.03. i) The Centre shall engage no fewer than nine (9) Regular Additional Musicians. Starting in the 2018/2019 season, these musicians shall be engaged on a contract that is based on a minimum guarantee of weeks. The positions and minimum guarantees are enumerated as follows: Third Horn 35 weeks Fourth Horn 35 weeks Principal Trombone 35 weeks Second Trombone 35 weeks Bass Trombone 35 weeks Principal Tuba 30 weeks Percussion 35 weeks Percussion 35 weeks Principal Harp 25 weeks