Common use of Multi-Site Work Clause in Contracts

Multi-Site Work. ‌ a) Definition A multi-site position is a full-time or part-time position where the employee is scheduled to report to more than one work location within a community. A community is defined as a city, town, or village unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the employer and the local of the union. This article is not intended to apply to historical arrangements that have required an employee to travel to multiple work locations to fulfill regular duties. b) The employer may create new multi-site positions or convert vacant positions to multi-site positions. The employer shall provide the local of the union with notification. c) Encumbered positions may only be changed to multi-site positions where there is mutual agreement between the employer and the local of the union. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. Where the employer proposes to convert encumbered positions to multi-site positions, the employer will provide the local of the union with forty-five (45) days’ notice, unless a shorter notice period is agreed to between the parties. d) With respect to b) and c) above, the employer and the local of the union shall meet within fourteen (14) days of the notification to discuss the multi-site work. These discussions shall include but not be limited to: • the rationale for the multi-site positions; • the positions that may be affected; • names of any potentially affected employees; • potential alternate options to the multi-site work to which the parties may agree; and • development of an implementation plan including discussion of the application of the collective agreement. e) The following conditions shall apply to multi-site work: i) Where there is mutual agreement to convert encumbered positions to multi-site positions, qualified employee(s) within the classification with the ability sufficient to perform the duties, will be approached in order of seniority and offered the multi-site work assignment. If no employee(s) agree to the assignment, the employer will assign the most junior qualified employee(s) who has the ability sufficient to perform the job. ii) In all cases, multi-site job postings shall identify the work locations where employees are expected to report. Existing positions may be expanded to include additional locations upon mutual agreement between the employer and the local of the union. iii) Employees in multi-site positions shall have a designated home facility/agency. Where an encumbered position is converted to a multi-site position, the home facility/agency shall be the facility/agency of origin at the time of conversion, or as mutually agreed by the employer and the local of the union. In the case of vacant or new positions, the home facility/agency will be determined by the employer. iv) Employees in multi-site positions shall be scheduled in accordance with Article 27.11 –

Multi-Site Work. ‌ a) Definition A multi-site position is a full-time or part-time position where the employee Employee is scheduled to report to more than one work location within a community. A community is defined as a city, town, town or village unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the employer Employer and the local Local of the unionUnion. This article is not intended to apply to historical arrangements that have required an employee Employee to travel to multiple work locations to fulfill regular duties. b) The employer Employer may create new multi-site positions or convert vacant positions to multi-site positions. The employer Employer shall provide the local Local of the union Union with notification. c) Encumbered positions may only be changed to multi-site positions where there is mutual agreement between the employer Employer and the local Local of the unionUnion. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. Where the employer Employer proposes to convert encumbered positions to multi-multi- site positions, the employer Employer will provide the local Local of the union Union with forty-five (45) days’ days notice, unless a shorter notice period is agreed to between the parties. d) With respect to b) and c) above, the employer Employer and the local Local of the union Union shall meet within fourteen (14) days of the notification to discuss the multi-site work. These discussions shall include but not be limited to: •  the rationale for the multi-site positions; •  the positions that may be affected; •  names of any potentially affected employeesEmployees; •  potential alternate options to the multi-site work to which the parties may agree; and •  development of an implementation plan including discussion of the application of the collective agreement. e) The following conditions shall apply to multi-site work: i) i. Where there is mutual agreement to convert encumbered positions to multi-site positions, qualified employee(sEmployee(s) within the classification with the ability sufficient to perform the duties, will be approached in order of seniority and offered the multi-site work assignment. If no employee(sEmployee(s) agree to the assignment, the employer Employer will assign the most junior qualified employee(sEmployee(s) who has the ability sufficient to perform the job. ii) . In all cases, multi-site job postings shall identify the work locations where employees Employees are expected to report. Existing positions may be expanded to include additional locations upon mutual agreement between the employer Employer and the local Local of the unionUnion. iii) . Employees in multi-site positions shall have a designated home facility/agency. Where an encumbered position is converted to a multi-site position, the home facility/agency shall be the facility/agency of origin at the time of conversion, or as mutually agreed by the employer Employer and the local Local of the unionUnion. In the case of vacant or new positions, the home facility/agency will be determined by the employerEmployer. iv) . Employees in multi-site positions shall be scheduled in accordance with Article 27.11 –27.11