Utility/Relief. Without restricting the employer’s rights under any other provision of the Collective Agreement, or under any local agreement, when the employer requires a permanent utility/relief operator position it will be posted in accordance with local job posting supplements.
Utility/Relief. Utility relief employees (UR’s) will be assigned to cover for all absences, reliefs, and/or other duties as assigned by management. While this position is not meant to replace the normal duties of the Working Team Leader, UR’s may also be called upon to assist in training as required by the Company. UR’s will cover for absences for up to thirty (30) days before a Temporary Posting is required. If the duration of the absence is known to exceed thirty (30) days, the job will be posted in accordance with the Collective Agreement, within three days (3) after the Company becomes aware through written notification of the absence. UR’s will be utilized in their own group first by seniority among URs. If there is no work available in their own group, the UR will be utilized in another group/classification or assigned to other duties as required by the Company, based on seniority. The Company recognizes that cross training is at the spirit of the UR language and whenever possible a UR will be rotated throughout the plant and not used on the same job indefinitely. UR personnel shall be entitled to overtime in accordance with Article 13 and will, for such purposes, be a part of their assigned group. UR’s will represent a percentage of the absentee rate per group based on vacation hours, LOAs, WSIB, WI and other absentee factors as determined by the Company. As a result of this formula UR levels will fluctuate and will be reviewed when necessary by the Company and the Union. Any increases or reductions will be done as per the Collective Agreement.
Utility/Relief. There was numerous dialogue with regards to the intent of the Utility Relief utilization. It is understood that the Company will post openings known to exceed thirty (30) days. There are issues created for the Company when employees continue to supply documentation from week to week with the claim of returning to work within the thirty
