Common use of Upgrades and Downgrades Clause in Contracts

Upgrades and Downgrades. An employee either permanently assigned or temporarily assigned for more than one day to a higher graded job classification will receive, coincident with the effective date of the assignment, a base rate increase of 35 cents per hour for each labour grade increase or to the minimum of the new labour grade whichever is the greater. An employee permanently assigned to a lower graded job classification will receive, coincident with the effective date of the assignment, a base rate reduction of 35 cents per hour for each labour grade reduction or to the maximum of the new labour grade whichever is the lesser. An employee assigned to a lower graded job classification for reasons of medical disability will retain their base rate for a period of eighteen (18) months. If the employee recovers from the condition causing the disability within this eighteen (18) month period, they will be returned to their previously held classification upon such recovery. The medical assignment will become a permanent reassignment after eighteen (18) months with the appropriate rate reduction. The Company will maintain records of such medical assignments and will provide the information to the Union upon request. Thirty (30) days prior to the eighteen (18) month period expiring, the Company and the Union will meet to discuss the permanent reassignment. An employee who is receiving the maximum base rate for their job classification at the time they are permanently assigned to a lower graded job classification will, if returned to the formerly held higher graded job classification during the life of this Agreement, be paid the maximum base rate applicable to that job classification.

Upgrades and Downgrades. An employee either permanently assigned or temporarily assigned for more than one day to a higher graded job classification will receive, coincident with the effective date of the assignment, a base rate increase of 35 cents per hour for each labour grade increase or to the minimum of the new labour grade whichever is the greater. An employee permanently assigned to a lower graded job classification will receive, coincident with the effective date of the assignment, a base rate reduction of 35 cents per hour for each labour grade reduction or to the maximum of the new labour grade whichever is the lesser. An employee assigned to a lower graded job classification for reasons of medical disability will retain their his/her base rate for a period of eighteen (18) months. If the employee recovers from the condition causing the disability within this eighteen (18) month period, they he/she will be returned to their his/her previously held classification upon such recovery. The medical assignment will become a permanent reassignment after eighteen (18) months with the appropriate rate reduction. The Company will maintain records of such medical assignments and will provide the information to the Union union upon request. Thirty (30) days prior to the eighteen (18) month period expiring, the Company and the Union union will meet to discuss the permanent reassignment. An employee who is receiving the maximum base rate for their his/her job classification at the time they are he is permanently assigned to a lower graded job classification will, if returned to the formerly held higher graded job classification during the life of this Agreement, be paid the maximum base rate applicable to that job classification.