Common use of Temporary Hires Clause in Contracts

Temporary Hires. On occasion s the Company finds it necessary to hire additional employees in temporary positions included in the bargaining units. Temporary employees are hired for a period not to exceed one hundred nineteen (119) consecutive calendar days. They are used for such purposes as replacing permanent employees on vacation or leave of absence. Temporary employees are not hired to fill positions which are permanent openings or where qualified laid-off seniority employees are available. Because of the limited term of their employment, we believe it desirable to clarify the entitlement of these temporary employees to certain benefits available to permanent employees under our Agreement. An employee hired as a temporary employee shall be paid at 70% of the base wage rate of the Security Officer classification for the period the employee is a temporary employee. It is the Company’s position that temporary employees are entitled to receive , shift premium, overtime premium, and seven-day operation premium and, provided they are not covered under hospitalization insurance carried by their parents or spouse, temporary employees will be permitted to enroll for hospital, surgical, medical coverage as provided in the Agreement and no other benefit. 56 Temporary employees hired to positions included in the bargaining unit would be subject to the Union security provisions of the Agreement. It is not intended that an employee be repeatedly hired as a temporary employee for the purpose of depriving the employee of benefits the employee would be entitled to receive as a permanent employee. The Company agrees that temporary hires will not be required to serve a double probationary period provided the permanent employment following the period of temporary employment occurs without interruption. (C02), (C08)

Temporary Hires. On occasion s the Company finds it necessary to hire additional employees in temporary positions included in the bargaining units. Temporary employees are hired for a period not to exceed one hundred nineteen (119) consecutive calendar days. They are used for such purposes as replacing permanent employees on vacation or leave of absence. Temporary employees are not hired to fill positions which are permanent openings or where qualified laid-off seniority employees are available. Because of the limited term of their employment, we believe it desirable to clarify the entitlement of these temporary employees to certain benefits available to permanent employees under our Agreement. An employee hired as a temporary employee shall be paid at 70% of the base wage rate of the Security Officer classification for the period the employee is a temporary employee. It is the Company’s position that temporary employees are entitled to receive , shift premium, overtime premium, and seven-day operation premium and, provided they are not covered under hospitalization insurance carried by their parents or spouse, temporary employees will be permitted to enroll for hospital, surgical, medical coverage as provided in the Agreement and no other benefit. 56 Temporary employees hired to positions included in the bargaining unit would be subject to the Union security provisions of the Agreement. It is not intended that an employee be repeatedly hired as a temporary employee for the purpose of depriving the employee of benefits the employee would be entitled to receive as a permanent employee. The Company agrees that temporary hires will not be required to serve a double probationary period provided the permanent employment following the period of temporary employment occurs without interruption. (C02), (C08)