Common use of Awarding Clause in Contracts

Awarding. a) The Company agrees to award and to fill posted vacancies within the bargaining unit in the following order: i. by classification seniority to the senior applicant within the system ii. by bargaining unit seniority to the senior applicant within the system iii. if there are no applicants, the Company shall have the right to hire the applicant of its choice. b) During the first year of employment Employees can only apply on positions that do not result in a change to work location. c) Employees are only eligible for one (1) position change involving a change to work location per year, unless approved by Management and the Union. The foregoing will not apply when the position change involves filling a Coordinator vacancy. d) Casual Employees must meet minimum criteria for an external hire before having access to the process outlined in (a). e) For positions in the Iniksaliurvik only bilingual applicants will be considered. Given the nature of the business this means (English/Inuktitut). f) These provisions will not apply when Article 11 is being invoked. g) Letters of preference must be filed with Human Resources (this may be done electronically). A letter of preference once filed, cancels and supersedes all previously submitted letters of preference and remains valid until it has been withdrawn in writing or the position has been declined by the Employee. Once a letter of preference request has been declined by the Employee, the Employee must wait thirty (30) days before reapplying for the same position. Letters of preference will also apply to mutual exchanges. 12.03.02 In the event the Company elects, a successful applicant may be held in their former position up to thirty (30) days.