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A function department within a particular division of the Corporation
What is a "work unit"?
On promotion of an employee, a salary increase of this percentage is applied
What is 8 percent?
Employees are entitled to carry over this many vacation days into the next fiscal year
What is 5 vacation days?
Every employee has this right to
What is the right to refuse work assigned to them that is usually dangerous?
This day falls in line with the rest of Executive Government and is posted on the intranet site
What is the floating designated holiday?
Any employee who by the nature of their position does not belong to the Union
What is an "Excluded Employee"?
During this type of employee movement, the employee's pay band reduced to the maximum of the new position, or if between two steps moved to the higher step on increment date
What is demotion?
In cases of lengthy absences, this may be required at intervals
What is a physician's report?
This acronym is OHC
What is Occupational Health Committee?
At any time during this, the Corporation may either confirm or annul an appointment
What is an initial probationary period?
Movement of an employee from one position to another position that has the same maximum hourly rate of pay
What is a "Transfer"?
This type of assignment can be offered on a rotational basis, preference may be given to the most senior qualified permanent employee
What is TPHD?
This type of leave provides employees with 5 paid days, and 5 unpaid days, intermittently or on a continuous period as per legislation
What is violence leave?
The corporation agrees to supply all employees with this, as determined by the employer
What is personal protective equipment?
Every effort should be made to resolve problems through dialogue at the local level prior to going to grievance
What is pre-grievance?
Movement of an employee's salary rate from one step to the next higher step within the same pay band
What is an "Increment"?
This must be preapproved by management and is paid at a rate of double time on Saturdays and Sundays
What is overtime?
An employee whose sick leave credits are exhausted may be permitted to do this
What is draw from their future credits?
This Act outlines provisions when an employee is injured in the performance of their duties
What is the Worker's Compensation Act, 2013?
This can consist of offensive comments and/or actions and/or exclusion from which a person would otherwise have a right or privilege, which demean and belittle an individual and or cause personal humilitation
What is personal harassment?
When an employee is requested by the Corporation to perform assignments on short notice
What is "Call Out"?
This group of employees are paid 1.5 hours for every hour worked over 12 in a single day and after 160 hours in a 4 week cycle
Who are Adjusters?
What is leave of absence?
All incidents that require this will be reported to the Corporation-wide Joint Union Management Committee
What is an incident?
This allowance, of $25 a day, is provided to Adjusters who work away from their home office and takes effect after the third consecutive night, retroactive to day one if they meet 10 working days away
What is extended travel allowance?