REPLACEMENT DRIVERS. 10.1 A replacement driver is a person engaged and employed by an owner-operator to perform service for the Company in lieu and on behalf of the owner-operator, using such owner-operator's equipment. For the purposes of this agreement, a replacement driver is deemed to be an employee of the owner-operator. On any day while replacing the owner-operator, the replacement driver shall be assigned the same or similar work assignments and work hours as the owner-operator would have received that day provided the replacement driver is qualified in accordance with Company standards to perform the work being assigned. 10.2 Individual owner-operators will be required to designate a replacement driver(s) to perform service for the Company on behalf of the owner-operator using the owner-operator's equipment when the owner-operator is absent for any reason. 10.3 The replacement driver must be approved in advance by the Company. Such approval will not be unreasonably withheld. When the company requires replacement drivers to take a road test for any reason, on the first two occasions the fee of the instructor performing that test shall be paid by the Company and thereafter the fees shall be paid by the owner-operator. 10.4 The owner-operator shall be responsible for the replacement driver's on-duty conduct and standard of performance. a) The level of discipline assessed to the Owner Operator will not progress the Owner Operator’s discipline standing by more than one step. b) For the purpose of calculating the safety bonus, the Owner Operator will be granted one exception to the assessment against his safety record for the life of the collective agreement. c) The conduct and performance of a replacement driver will not result in the termination of an Owner Operator’s standard contract, although it may result in the disqualification of the replacement driver.
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