Contract Corner
Article 12.27 Contact Outside of Work
"If an employee is contacted outside of work to resolve a current or occurring issue, the employee shall receive compensation of one (1) hour at the applicable overtime rate."
"If other calls occur during the initial one (1) hour period, no additional compensation will be paid."
"If the employee receives additional calls outside the initial one (1) hour period, then compensation will be paid at the same rate as above.
"Calls of incidental nature will not be compensated."
Article 15.3 Family Leave (revised 2009-2013 contract language)
"When an employee is required to respond to a medical emergency or to provide care for a sick or injured member of the employee’s immediate family, the employee shall be entitled, after notifying the employee’s supervisor, to use a maximum of five (5) days sick leave per year, to deal with the medical emergency or care for the member of the family who is sick or injured. Immediate family is defined as: spouse, common law or life partner, child, parent, grandchild or grandparent. An employee may be required to provide a certificate from a qualified practitioner confirming the illness of the family member."
Article 18.10 Pay During Temporary Transfer - Higher Classification
"When an employee is appointed or requested by his/her Department Head to temporarily perform work for which a higher classification is provided, such employee shall be paid immediately the established rate quoted for the higher position to which the employee has been temporarily assigned".