Common use of Shift Assignment Procedure Clause in Contracts

Shift Assignment Procedure. (a) Temporary employees, who have accumulated seniority as outlined in clause 5.2, will be scheduled to work available shifts within each layoff and recall unit outlined in Article 18 in order of seniority and provided the temporary employee is qualified to carry out the work which is available. (b) Temporary employees must make themselves available to work during the Prime Time Vacation Period outlined in clause 8.4(a)(ii). Temporary employees who are not available to work during the Prime Time Vacation Period will lose their seniority for the purpose of recall except if unavailability is due to one of the circumstances outlined in 5.13(f). (c) Notwithstanding (b) above, temporary employees who have completed six months of employment may schedule up to three weeks of unavailability during the Prime Time Vacation Period. This scheduling may only be done after the temporary coverage has been arranged for prime time vacation relief and regularly scheduled days off. (d) The BCGEU shall notify temporary employees, in seniority order, within each layoff and recall unit outlined in Article 18 as shifts become available. In the case of notification of available work during the Prime Time Vacation Period temporary employees will be notified, in seniority order, after March 15th of each year pursuant to clause 8.4(a)(ii). Temporary employees shall notify Human Resources within two working days after being offered the available work of their acceptance of the available work. (e) Temporary employees may also be called-in for emergency shifts. An emergency shift is a shift which occurs unexpectedly. (i) If a temporary employee is called about an available emergency shift and there is either no answer or there is a busy signal, the telephone number will be called a second time after 5 minutes. (ii) If there is still no answer or a busy signal, the next most senior temporary employee within that unit will be called and offered the shift. (iii) The first temporary employee, in seniority order, who can be contacted will be offered the available emergency shift. (f) Temporary employees who become unavailable for a scheduled shift for which they have accepted will lose their seniority for the purpose of recall, except in the following circumstances: (i) absence on a WCB claim, when such claim is made while employed by the BCGEU; (ii) maternity or adoption leave; (iii) bereavement; such leave shall not exceed five days; (iv) illness or injury; proof of illness or injury may be required if the absence is greater than five days; (v) illness of, or inability to obtain child care for a dependent child, where there is no one other than the employee at home who can care for the child. Proof of illness or inability to obtain childcare may be required if a pattern of consistent absence is developing. Such leave will not exceed two days; (vi) jury duty; (vii) medical, dental appointments; (viii) approved leave under clause 5.9(b).

Shift Assignment Procedure. (a) Temporary employees, who have accumulated seniority as outlined in clause 5.2, will be scheduled to work available shifts within each layoff and recall unit outlined in Article 18 in order of seniority and provided the temporary employee is qualified to carry out the work which is available. (b) Temporary employees must make themselves available to work during the Prime Time Vacation Period outlined in clause 8.4(a)(ii). Temporary employees who are not available to work during the Prime Time Vacation Period will lose their seniority for the purpose of recall except if unavailability is due to one of the circumstances outlined in 5.13(f5.13(e). (c) Notwithstanding (b) above, temporary employees who have completed six months of employment may schedule up to three weeks of unavailability during the Prime Time Vacation Period. This scheduling may only be done after the temporary coverage has been arranged for prime time vacation relief and regularly scheduled days off. (d) The BCGEU shall notify temporary employees, in seniority order, within each layoff and recall unit outlined in Article 18 as shifts become available. In the case of notification of available work during the Prime Time Vacation Period temporary employees will be notified, in seniority order, after March 15th of each year pursuant to clause 8.4(a)(ii). Temporary employees shall notify Human Resources within two working days after being offered the available work of their acceptance of the available work. (e) Temporary employees may also be called-in for emergency shifts. An emergency shift is a shift which occurs unexpectedly. (i) If a temporary employee is called about an available emergency shift and there is either no answer or there is a busy signal, the telephone number will be called a second time after 5 minutes. (ii) If there is still no answer or a busy signal, the next most senior temporary employee within that unit will be called and offered the shift. (iii) The first temporary employee, in seniority order, who can be contacted will be offered the available emergency shift. (f) Temporary employees who become unavailable for a scheduled shift for which they have accepted will lose their seniority for the purpose of recall, except in the following circumstances: (i) absence on a WCB claim, when such claim is made while employed by the BCGEU; (ii) maternity or adoption leave; (iii) bereavement; such leave shall not exceed five days; (iv) illness or injury; proof of illness or injury may be required if the absence is greater than five three days; (v) illness of, or inability to obtain child care for a dependent child, where there is no one other than the employee at home who can care for the child. Proof of illness or inability to obtain childcare may be required if a pattern of consistent absence is developing. Such leave will not exceed two days; (vi) jury duty; (vii) medical, dental appointments; (viii) approved leave under clause 5.9(b).