Common use of Term Limitation Clause in Contracts

Term Limitation. If term employment of an employee extends beyond five (5) years in the aggregate, the employee will be granted non-probationary indeterminate employment status. The employee’s seniority shall then date back to the original date of hire. Term employees hired prior to the parties reaching agreement on a collective agreement shall not be affected by the change in the qualifying period to five (5) years but rather shall have their rights under this article determined as if the three (3) year period still applied. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, term employees shall be entitled to all provisions provided under this Agreement. Pension and Benefit Coverage Term employees may be eligible to participate in the benefit and life insurance plans provided under this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the plans, if initially hired for a period in excess of six (6) months, or when their initial term is extended beyond six (6) months, subject to the respective qualification period( Term employees are not eligible to participate in the pension plan. Subject to the provisions of Clause above, term part-time employees who may be entitled to participate in the benefit and life insurance plans, shall participate in accordance with the terms of the plans, subject to current premium cost-sharing for life insurance and long term disability. Overtime For term full-time employees, overtime will be paid for work performed: on a designated paid holiday, or in excess or outside of their normal scheduled daily hours of work, or in excess of their normal scheduled weekly hours of work as prescribed by Article Hours of Work, or on an employee’s day of rest. For term part-time employees, overtime will be paid for work performed: on a designated paid holiday, or in excess or outside of their normal scheduled daily or weekly hours of work prescribed by Article Hours of Work, or in excess of thirty (30) hours per week. The overtime rate of pay shall be equal to the rates provided to employees as prescribed by Article Overtime. Part-time employees shall have the right to decline work beyond their regularly scheduled daily or weekly hours, provided the Employer shall have the right to assign work to the junior qualified part time employee available to perform the required work. In no case will the Employer use a part time employee to replace a time employee. (e.g. to make a full time position into two or more part time positions) Designated Holidays Term part-time employees shall not be paid for designated paid holidays, but shall instead be paid four decimal two five percent (4.25%) per pay period for all straight-time hours worked. Severance Pay The severance pay provisions of this Agreement do not apply to persons defined as “term A term employee will be given two weeks notice of termination or two weeks pay in lieu of such notice. Vacation Leave Term part-time employees shall earn vacation leave credits in the same proportion as their normal scheduled weekly hours of work relative to the normal weekly hours of work for full-time employees prescribed by Article Hours of Work. Leaves of Absence Term employees shall be entitled to Bereavement Leave, Injury on Duty Leave, Court Leave and Sick Leave prescribed by Article Term employees shall be entitled to other leaves of absence prescribed by Article and although an employee’s request for such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld, such leave is subject to operational requirements. Full time employees who are appointed to term positions will continue to be covered by all provisions of the collective agreement and will be returned to their former position upon completion of the term assignment.

Term Limitation. If term employment of an employee extends beyond five three (53) years in the aggregate, the employee will be granted non-non- probationary indeterminate employment status. The employee’s seniority shall then date back to the original date of hire. Term employees hired prior to the parties reaching agreement on a collective agreement shall not be affected by the change in the qualifying period to five (5) years but rather shall have their rights under this article determined as if the three (3) year period still applied. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, term employees shall be entitled to all provisions provided under this Agreement. Pension and Benefit Coverage Term employees may be eligible to participate in the benefit and life insurance plans provided under this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the plans, if initially hired for a period in excess of six (6) months, or when their initial term is extended beyond six (6) months, subject to the respective qualification period( Term employees are not eligible to participate in the pension plan. Subject to the provisions of Clause above, term part-time employees who may be entitled to participate in the benefit and life insurance plans, shall participate in accordance with the terms of the plans, subject to current premium cost-sharing for life insurance and long term disability. Overtime For term full-time employees, overtime will be paid for work performed: on a designated paid holiday, or in excess or outside of their normal scheduled daily hours of work, or in excess of their normal scheduled weekly hours of work as prescribed by Article Hours of Work, or on an employee’s day of rest. For term part-time employees, overtime will be paid for work performed: on a designated paid holiday, or in excess or outside of their normal scheduled daily or weekly hours of work prescribed by Article Hours of Work, or in excess of thirty (30) hours per week. The overtime rate of pay shall be equal to the rates provided to full-time employees as prescribed by Article Overtime. Part-time employees shall have the right to decline work beyond their regularly scheduled daily or weekly hours, provided the Employer shall have the right to assign work to the junior qualified part time employee available to perform the required work. In no case will the Employer use a part time employee to replace a full time employee. (e.g. to make a full time position into two or more part time positions) Designated Holidays Term part-time employees shall not be paid for designated paid holidays, but shall instead be paid four decimal two five percent (4.25%) per pay period for all straight-time hours worked. Severance Pay The severance pay provisions of this Agreement do not apply to persons defined as “term employees”. A term employee will be given two weeks notice of termination or two weeks pay in lieu of such notice. Vacation Leave Term part-time employees shall earn vacation leave credits in the same proportion as their normal scheduled weekly hours of work relative to the normal weekly hours of work for full-time employees prescribed by Article Hours of Work. Leaves of Absence Term employees shall be entitled to Bereavement Leave, Injury on Duty Leave, Court Leave and Sick Leave prescribed by Article Term employees shall be entitled to other leaves of absence prescribed by Article and although an employee’s request for such leave shall not be unreasonably withheld, such leave is subject to operational requirements. Full time employees who are appointed to term positions will continue to be covered by all provisions of the collective agreement and will be returned to their former position upon completion of the term assignment.