ARTICLE 7 – DEFINITIONS
| Acting Appointment – shall mean the assignment of employees to a Temporary Vacancy. |
| Director Unit – All employees covered by this agreement who report to the same Director. |
| Dues Report – the biweekly report provided by the Company with all the information as it currently exists, and any additional information as agreed to by both parties. |
| Grievance – any difference relating to the meaning, application or alleged violation of this Agreement, which is submitted in writing. |
| Headquarters – the city, town, or village where an employee is regularly assigned to work. |
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National Manager – is an employee normally residing in Manitoba with: i. direct reports that are not member of a union residing in the rest of Canada, or ii. direct reports that fall within (i), as well as direct reports residing in Manitoba. |
| Permanent Vacancy - a vacancy in a position caused by the departure of the incumbent from the position on a basis that is expected to be permanent, including for reasons such as resignation, retirement, or obtaining another permanent position within the Company. |
| Probationary Employee – is an employee engaged by the Company for a period of six (6) months to determine their suitability for engagement as a Regular Full Time or Regular Part Time employee. This period may only be extended by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. Where a period of probation in excess of six (6) months has been established, the employee shall be notified of the length of probation. |
| Regular Full Time Employee – is an employee who works the basic weekly hours of work and whose employment is expected to continue indefinitely. |
| Regular Part Time Employee – is an employee who is required to work more than half the basic hours of work as set by the Company on a predetermined, regular, recurring basis, whose hours are not directly affected by daily or weekly service requirements or work load, and whose employment is expected to continue indefinitely. These employees are entitled to receive the same or pro-rated benefits of a Regular Full Time employee. |
| Student Employee – is an employee who is enrolled in a college or university who may work during the summer months and/or academic year and may work less than the basic weekly hours of work. |
| Temporary Vacancy – a vacancy in a position caused by the departure of the incumbent from the position on a basis that is not expected to be permanent, including for reasons such as Acting Appointment, sick leave, vacation relief, workers compensation or leave of absence. |
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Term Employee – is an employee who works the basic weekly hours of work and who has been: Engaged for seasonal work; or Engaged normally for a limited period, with the definite understanding their employment is to terminate at the end of the period. NOTE 1: Term employment may be terminated at any time due to a reduction of workload or completion of a project. NOTE 2: Term employees will be given the opportunity to apply for regular employment, provided a vacancy exists within the classifications covered by this Agreement and provided they meet the qualification requirements of the vacancy. |
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Net Credited Service Date is: (1) for an employee hired directly into the TEAM bargaining unit, the most recent date of hire, adjusted for the number of days, months, or years of deductible absences, if any, in accordance with this Article 7.06. (2) for an employee not hired directly into TEAM, the employee’s net credited service date under the collective agreement which applied to the employee immediately before the employee’s move into TEAM, adjusted for the number of days, months, or years of deductible absences occurring after the move into TEAM, if any, in accordance with this Article 7.06. (3) Net Credited Service will not change for the following reasons: a. Sick Leave (paid or unpaid);. b. Maternity, Paternity or Parental Leave (paid or unpaid); c. Union Leave; d. Layoff up to and including one hundred and eighty (180) days; e. For each occurrence of an authorized Leave of Absence, up to and including thirty (30) days; f. Company-initiated Leave of Absence; g. Military Leave or for National Defense purposes. (4) The Net Credited Service Date may be revised to reflect periods of accumulated service (bridged) as per Corporate Policy 204.07 in force at the time of the signing of this Agreement. |
TEAM is an affiliate of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), AFL-CIO & CLC. Established on July 1, 1918, the IFPTE is a diverse labour union advocating on behalf of more than 90,000 workers in professional, technical, administrative and associated occupations in Canada and the United States.