Common use of Questions and Answers Clause in Contracts

Questions and Answers. What is the purpose of listing the Job Descriptions within the Collective Agreement? A1: To establish the duties, roles and responsibilities for each classification, which also determines the rate of pay for performing certain tasks? Q2: Can technician work be assigned to an equipment maintainer on an ad hoc basis? A2: Yes, technicians should be performing the technician tasks, however when there is a requirement for extra manpower, the use of equipment maintainers to perform technician tasks is allowed provided they are paid at the technician rate of pay as provided for within the Collective Agreement. Q3: How do we know, employee and supervisor, when an employee is assigned to do work in a higher rated classification and is therefore entitled to the higher rate of pay? A3: We rely on our experience as to whether or not it is a technician task. If in doubt we would refer to the job descriptions, and if in further doubt the Union and Company would sit down and discuss to finality.