Common use of SPAREBOARD Clause in Contracts

SPAREBOARD. Spareboard – a pool of qualified operators who ensure and maintain safe and reliable customer service to cover short term/long term absences and meet unexpected service requirements. The Employer will endeavour to maintain a number of operators equal to not less than 12% of the number of operators that will be required to sign on the properties for the new sheet, except where agreed by the Employer, the Sheet Committee Chair and the local Union Executive Board, that a lower number is sufficient. The method of determining the minimum number of spareboard positions will be based on 12% of the following, as required by the new sheet being signed: a. Indexes b. Day off blocks c. Averaged Annual Vacation blocks d. Compressed Work Indexes The spareboard will be filled in seniority order at the quarterly sign-up.

SPAREBOARD. ‌ Spareboard – a pool of qualified operators Operators who ensure and maintain safe and reliable customer service to cover short term/long term absences and meet unexpected service requirements. The Employer will endeavour to maintain a number of operators Operators equal to not less than 12% of the number of operators Operators that will be required to sign on the properties for the new sheet, except where agreed by the Employer, the Sheet Committee Chair and the local Union Executive Board, that a lower number is sufficient. The method of determining the minimum number of spareboard Spareboard positions will be based on 12% of the following, as required by the new sheet being signed: a. 1) Indexes b. 2) Day off blocks c. 3) Averaged Annual Vacation blocks d. Compressed Work Indexes The spareboard will be filled in seniority order at the quarterly sign-up.