Temporary Hires. (a) The Company and Union mutually agree that a Bargaining Unit employee should not be displaced from their job assignments due to long term absence, unless the terms of Article 9.04 are breached. (b) All cases in which the Company decides that a temporary is appropriate will be discussed and mutually agreed to in advance at a Union-Management meeting. The Company agrees that a maximum of five (5) temporary employees may be in the plant at any one time. (c) The Company may hire temporary employees to replace workers who will be away from work for an extended period (For example: long term sickness or accident, parental/maternity/adoption leave). The decision will be made if an employee has an indefinite return to work date or if it is known that the employee will be away for more than three (3) months. (d) After forty-five (45) days, the temporary employee shall attain seniority status in accordance with Article 9.
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