Common use of AND NEGOTIATIONS Clause in Contracts

AND NEGOTIATIONS. The Employer recognizes the Canadian Union of Public Employees and its Local as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of its Employees, save and except the Directors of Finance, Human Resources and Support Services, Coordinator of Finance, Communications Officer, Conveyance Managers, Property Service Managers, Purchasing Agent, Buyer, three Accountants, Secretary to Superintendent, Secretary to Director of Finance, three Secretaries to Human Resources Department, Office Manager, Supervisors of Payroll and Accounts Payable, Board Network Administrator, Employee Health and Safety Officer, employees, and those employees excluded by Section Subsections of the Nova Scotia Trade Union Act. No Employee shall be required or permitted to make any written or verbal agreement which may conflict with the terms of this contract. This Agreement applies to: Regular Full-time Employees; Regular Part-time Employees; Probationary Employees from the date of hire, except as otherwise provided for in this agreement; and Casual Employees as restricted by Article herein. The following terms, conditions and benefits of this Collective Agreement shall apply to Casual Employees as at the date of signing: (1) they shall become members of the bargaining unit on their date of hire with restricted rights and privileges as defined herein. (2) they shall be subject to call for work at the discretion of the Employer and may be disciplined, terminated or dismissed with or without cause at any time. (3) they shall be paid of the rate of any given classification as provided in Schedule “A”. If a Casual Employee is receiving a higher rate of pay at the date this Agreement is executed, then such higher rate shall continue to be paid until the Casual Employee completes that particular assignment. The casual Northside Bus Drivers shall continue to receive their present rate of pay until the conclusion of the school year. (4) they shall receive vacation pay at the rate of to be paid with each pay received from the Employer; (5) they shall be entitled to the following bereavement leave provided the Casual Employee has worked the fifteen (1 5) consecutive working days immediately before and the next working day immediately after the leave expires and further provided that such leave is taken immediately upon the death and/or the funeral: (6) for death of the Casual Employee’s spouse, child, step-child, parent or step- parent, a leave of three (3) working days with pay shall be granted; ’ (7) for death of the Casual Employee’s mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, legal dependent, grandparent and grandchild, a leave of one (1) working day with pay shall be panted; (8) they shall be entitled to holidays in accordance with the Labour Standards Code and in addition, the following holidays or pay in lieu thereof, provided the employee has worked the fifteen (15) consecutive working days immediately before and the regularly scheduled working day immediately after the following holidays: New Year’s Day Canada Day Remembrance Day Good Friday Monday in August Christmas Day Easter Monday Victoria Day Labour Day Thanksgiving Day (9) they shall only be entitled to grieve the matters contained in this Article

AND NEGOTIATIONS. The Employer Corporation, or anyone authorized to act on its behalf, approves and recognizes the Canadian Union of Public Employees and its Local as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all of its Employees, employees save and except the Directors Administrator, Administrative Assistant, Department Heads (4). Victoria Street Manor Supervisor, Manager of FinanceStaff Development, Human Resources and Support ServicesFood Services Supervisor (2). Clinical Supervisor (I), Coordinator of Finance, Communications Officer, Conveyance Managers, Property Service Managers, Purchasing Agent, Buyer, three Accountants, Secretary to Superintendent, Secretary to Assistant Director of FinanceNursing, three Secretaries Supervisor Life Enrichment (I), Registered Nurses and Employees in Bargaining Units for which any Union held bargaining rights as of July 1”. and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ consents and agrees to Human Resources Department, Office Manager, Supervisors negotiate with the Union. looking towards a peaceful and amicable settlement of Payroll any difference that may between them The parties to this Agreement agree that the Victoria Street Manor is an entity which is geographically separate from the Sun Parlor Home Leamington and Accounts Payable, Board Network Administrator, Employee Health and Safety Officer, employees, and those employees excluded that by Section Subsections virtue of the Nova Scotia Trade difference in its purpose, nature, operations and funding source, may require procedures. rules, regulations and scheduling which are from those in Sun Parlor Home Leamington. The agree as a result of this distinct operation they will cooperate to ensure that these distinct requirements are accommodated so that the Victoria Street Manor can. at all times. be operated in such a manner as to ensure the highest quality of care for the residents For this reason, the Corporation and the Union Acthave agreed to Schedule of the Collective Agreement between the Corporation and the Union Local The parties agree that at all times when interpreting an Article of the Agreement. for which there is a provision in the Addendum, all subsections of that Article will be interpreted exclusively according to the procedures and practices in existence at the Victoria Street Manor. No Employee employee shall be required or permitted to make any written or verbal agreement agreement, which may conflict with the terms of the Collective Agreement. Unless confidential, personal nature and dealing with subject matter not addressed in the Agreement, copies of written agreements between the employee and the Employer shall forwarded to the Union. In respect of employees covered by this contractAgreement. This the Corporation shall not during the currency of the Agreement applies toany other Bargaining agent in respect of any matters herein dealt with. employees in the Bargaining Unit shall fall into one following definitions: Regular Full-time Employees; Regular shall consist of those permanent persons employed on a scheduled shin consisting of hours (4 weeks) and a daily shin (8) hours. Such permanent employees shall be entitled to all benefits and conditions Collective Agreement. a Full-time employee or. to replace those employees in Full-time that are unable to work their regular shin as scheduled for any reason. shall consist of an employee who has been hired from outside the Bargaining Unit as a Term employee to a temporary position. They shall receive those benefits and seniority which are provided to part-time employees. Upon becoming a permanent employee, they shall receive the appropriate benefits of the Collective Agreement. Students shall consist of students as per following definition and conditions. Students shall mean a person attending school, college or university on a full-lime basis and who has indicated their intention to return to school. Students will only be used during the summer months. March break and the period between December and January and only when no employees with acquired seniority have been laid off. These Students shall not be scheduled for any hours more than Full-time or Part-time Employees; Probationary Employees from employees, nor shall they be called in until all other Part-time and Term employees have been given an to accept such hours. Students shall not accumulate seniority under this Collective Agreement, and shall not receive any fringe benefits under this Agreement save and except statutory vacation and basic hospitalization coverage as required under the date Employers Health Tax Legislation. Any amendments to this Article shall be considered but changes will only occur by both parties. Vacation Paid Holidays Longevity Pay Life Insurance top up Paid as per Article As per Article with exception of hireFloat Day Based on equals year of service As per Article When a part-time or term employee calls in absent due to sickness, except as otherwise provided for in this agreement; and Casual Employees as restricted by Article hereinthe shin shall be considered a worked. The following terms, conditions and benefits of this Collective Agreement shall apply to Casual Employees as at the date of signing: (1) they shall become members of the bargaining unit on their date of hire with restricted rights and privileges as defined herein. (2) they shall be subject to call for work at the discretion of the Employer and may be disciplined, terminated or dismissed with or without cause at any time. (3) they shall be paid of the rate of any given classification as provided in Schedule “A”. If a Casual Employee is receiving a higher rate of pay at the date this Agreement is executed, then such higher rate employee shall continue to be paid called in on the basis of seniority until they have reached the Casual Employee completes that particular assignmentmaximum of shins. The casual Northside Bus Drivers shall continue to receive their present rate of pay until the conclusion of the school year. (4) At such time as they have IS they shall receive vacation pay at the rate of to be paid with each pay received from the Employer; (5) they shall then be entitled to accept call-ins to make up the following bereavement leave provided lost only after all other part-time employees within the Casual Employee classificationwho do not have have been offered an opportunity to accept the available work. All employeesshall give their best effort all times in performance of their work and will not in any circumstancesdeliberately delay, shirk, or cause delay to any work through grievances, but will on with their work while any grievance is being Department Heads will not discriminate against any employee who has worked requested investigation into an grievance. and all parties hereto will at the fifteen (1 5) consecutive time extend their fullest cooperation to one another, in order that the assigned will be carried on and economically. The Union will not engage in Union activities during working days immediately before hours unless for in the Agreement, or hold meetings at any time in premises without the permission of Home Administratoror designate. Such permission shall not unreasonably withheld. The Corporation and the next working day immediately after the leave expires and further provided Union mutually agree, that such leave is taken immediately upon the death and/or the funeral: (6) for death of the Casual Employee’s spouse, child, step-child, parent or step- parent, a leave of three (3) working days with pay no employee shall be granted; ’ (7) for death in any manner discriminated against, coerced, restrained, or influenced, because of their race. sex, religious affiliation, national origin or non-membership in any labour organizationor by reason of any activity or lack of activity in any labour organization. The Corporation and the Casual Employee’s mother-in-lawUnion recognize that this agreement is subject to all Government regulations as they apply to employees and to the Corporation. To create harmonious relationships between the parties hereto, father-in-law, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, legal dependent, grandparent any problems confronting the Union and grandchild, a leave of one (1) working day with pay which are not likely to be the subject grievance shall be panted; (8) they shall be entitled to holidays in accordance discussed with the Labour Standards Code and Department Head first, then the Administrator. settlement satisfactoryto the Union is not reached. the Union may so inform. in additionthe Manager. Human Resources for the County, who shall direct the following holidays or pay in lieu thereof, provided appropriate Committee Corporation to meet with the Union within thirty (30) days as mutually agreed. An employee has worked may view the fifteen (15) consecutive working days immediately before and the regularly scheduled working day immediately after the following holidays: New Year’s Day Canada Day Remembrance Day Good Friday Monday in August Christmas Day Easter Monday Victoria Day Labour Day Thanksgiving Day (9) they shall only be entitled to grieve the matters contained in this ArticleCorporation's file on such employee at a mutually agreeable .time to