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APPENDIX A
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: News Anchors – Suitability for Programming
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 22.3 of the Collective Agreement, the undersigned Parties agree that the right to dismiss News Anchors as set out in Article 22.3 shall not apply to any employees at the Company’s Edmonton location who were classified as News Anchor as of April 16, 2002.
Nothing contained herein shall restrict the Company’s right to dismiss News Anchors hired or promoted into the classification at the Edmonton location following April 16, 2002.
The Company agrees it shall provide a copy of this Letter of Understanding and Article 22.3 to any employee hired or promoted into the News Anchor classification subsequent to the April 16, 2002. |
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APPENDIX B
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: Talent Agreements
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The Parties recognize that certain employees in the Anchor and Reporter/Anchor job classifications may be featured in promotional material of the Company. It is agreed that the Company may negotiate individual Talent Agreements with such employees, subject to the following conditions:
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All terms and conditions of the Collective Agreement shall continue to apply to such employees. Talent Agreements shall not alter, amend or contradict any provision of the Collective Agreement.
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An employee who is party to a Talent Agreement shall be paid not less than ten percent (10%) above the top rate of their salary group.
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Any non-competitive or restrictive covenant contained in a Talent Agreement shall be at the sole discretion of the Company. |
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APPENDIX C
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: Training and Development
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The Parties to the Collective Agreement recognize the need to encourage employees to upgrade and enhance their basic skills in order to meet the challenges presented by changes in the broadcasting industry and the potential for their jobs to become redundant.
Having regard for the foregoing, the Company agrees it shall make a reasonable effort to assign full time employees to fill part-time/temporary vacancies (that need to be filled) as such occasions arise, subject to the following:
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Where it is known at least five (5) working days in advance that a temporary vacancy will be filled, the Company shall notify all interested employees as far in advance as is reasonably possible of such vacancy. It is further agreed that the Company shall attempt, where possible, to transfer interested employees to temporary positions of which the Company has less than five (5) working days advance notice.
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To be eligible for transfer to a temporary position, an employee must:
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notify the Company in advance, in writing, of his/her desire to work in another job or jobs on a temporary basis;
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meet the educational requirements for the job in question;
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in the opinion of the Company, be capable of performing the work in question after being given reasonable assistance.
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Where an employee has been deemed to be incapable of performing the temporary job in question and in the opinion of the Company, there is a reasonable expectation that he/she will become capable with appropriate training, the Company shall make a reasonable effort to provide such training to assist the employee in meeting the job requirements when future temporary opportunities arise. Such training may be provided during the employee's non-working hours or during idle periods of a working shift.
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Where more than one employee requests a transfer to the same temporary position, the Company shall transfer the most senior applicant, provided such applicant meets all other criteria contained herein.
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It is agreed that the Parties will encourage employees to initiate additional job training during non-working hours, to enrol in off the job training programs that may be available and to discuss their career goals with their Department managers. The Company agrees to provide reasonable financial assistance to employees who obtain prior approval, for the cost of course fees and/or materials.
The Union agrees to consider, on an individual basis, the provision of waivers regarding hours of work and scheduling provisions of the Collective Agreement, where such waivers will encourage on the job or own time training at no additional cost to the Company and further provided that the individual affected is in agreement.
It is agreed that the Parties' representatives shall meet as required during the term of the Collective Agreement to assess the implementation of the provisions of this Letter, to review changing industry conditions and to discuss the impact those changing conditions may have on the Company and its employees. Either party may terminate this letter of understanding upon provision of one month's notice to the other party and this letter of understanding shall not be subject to the grievance and
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APPENDIX D
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: Anchors
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It is agreed and understood that assignments to the Anchor Classification (Group 11) will continue to be made exclusively and solely by the Company. |
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APPENDIX E
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: Social Media
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The Company and the Union acknowledge that new plains of broadcasting, social media and other news related technologies and platforms exist and are ever evolving.
Based on this understanding, the Company and the Union agree to periodically review the impact and demand on the employees of these new approaches.
All assigned work required to be completed on social media or other platforms shall be considered work hours and subject to the collective agreement.
The Company in no way shall pressure employees to perform these tasks outside of work hours. Individuals shall be allowed to volunteer their time to update these platforms. Volunteered time will not be considered included in calculating the thirty two (32) hour maximum averaging outlined in Article 4.3 for part-timers.
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APPENDIX F
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: CEP Humanity Fund
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Members of the CEP Local 899 may contribute one cent (.01) per hour to the CEP Humanity Fund.
These contributions will be based on regular hours worked by full-time and part-time Union members of the CEP Local 899.
These contributions shall be submitted to the Executive Secretary of the CEP Humanity Fund on a timely basis.
An employee who wishes to contribute to the CEP Humanity Fund may indicate this in writing to the President of CEP Local 899.
This Letter of Understanding and its described agreement shall continue for the duration of this Collective Agreement which has an expiry date of December 31st 2014, and shall be contingent on the CEP Humanity Fund remaining a registered charitable organization. |
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APPENDIX G
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: SRA Pension Plan
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The Company agrees to provide a Special Retirement Allowance (SRA) to eligible employees as proposed and provided by the Company. The SRA will accure for every year of future service following January 1, 2013 (including for those employees on disability) and is payable upon the employee’s retirement from Bell Media, pre-retirement death, or involuntary termination, which includes layoff.
The Company confirms that it will secure the SRA through a Retirement Compensation Agreement (RCA) as defined under the Income Tax Act. Therefore the Company will fund the SRA on an annual basis through a RCA via a separate trust.
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APPENDIX H
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING
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Re: Union Seal
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APPENDIX I
LETTER OF UNDERSTANDINNG
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Re: Job Sharing
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The parties hereby agree to the establishment of job sharing arrangements involving bargaining unit employees, subject to the following:
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Job sharing shall be defined as an arrangement whereby two employees are allowed to split one full-time job.
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Where two (2) employees (normally in the same job classification) wish to enter into a job sharing arrangement and provided the Company has determined that both employees possess the occupational qualification, skills and abilities to perform a full-time job, the Company may establish such a job sharing arrangement..
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The decision to approve or deny a job share request is at the sole discretion of the Company and is not subject to the grievance or arbitration procedure. Such decision shall be made in a manner that is bona fide, non-arbitrary and non-discriminatory.
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It is agreed that the establishment of a job sharing arrangement shall not result in the elimination of a full-time job, result in the layoff of any employee, be used to avoid replacing a full-time employee, or affect the long term scope of the bargaining unit.
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A full-time employee may make a request in writing to his/her department manager for a job sharing arrangement indicating in detail, the reason for the request, including the hours and days of the week the employee wishes to work. A copy of such application shall be forwarded to the Manager of Human Resources and the Union.
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The Company shall post the part-time job sharing opportunity for a minimum of five (5) working days. However, where two employees request a job share, there shall be no posting requirement.
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Only one of the employees participating in the job sharing arrangement shall be a full-time employee prior to commencement of the arrangement.
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Employees participating in a job sharing arrangement shall be covered by the provision of the current Collective Agreement, except herein provided:
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A full-time employee who participates in a job sharing arrangement shall retain his or her status as full-time under the Agreement.
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Seniority for the full-time employee will continue to accrue during the job share on a pro-rated basis.
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Vacation credits for the full-time employee shall be pro-rated to the number of hours worked.
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General holidays shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement applicable to part-time employees, as described in Article 4.26 |
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Such employees shall be paid on an hourly basis of the group and salary level to which the employee is assigned.
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The provisions of Article 27, 28 and 31 of the Collective Agreement which provide a premium when the Company fails to give advance notice of overtime or shift changes shall not apply.
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Overtime provisions for both participants shall be governed by Article 4 of this Agreement.
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Sick leave for both participants will be in accordance with Article 37
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The participating full-time employee’s salary advancement will occur in accordance with Article 4.13
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Sub-paragraph (i) will be applicable to all new job share arrangements entered into after January 19th, 2010.
Sub-paragraph (j) will be applicable to all participants in a job share arrangement, both existing and those entered into going forward.
Both parties agree that for job share arrangements in effect at January 1st, 2010, sub-paragraph (j) will be applied after the full-time employee’s anniversary date immediately following January 1st, 2010.
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The Company or any participant in a job sharing arrangement may terminate such arrangement by providing as much advance notice as possible, but in no event less than two (2) weeks advance written notice.
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Upon termination of a job sharing arrangement, the full-time participant shall be entitled to remain in the full-time position.
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This Letter of Understanding may be terminated by either Party, upon provision of one month’s notice in writing to the other Party.
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When a part-time participant in a job share is unavailable to fill a shift, other qualified part-time/casual employees shall be contacted first to fill the shift. Only when other qualified employees are unavailable, shall the full-time member of job share be obligated to fill the shift.
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When a full-time employee in a job share is on vacation, the employee cannot be obligated to fill vacant shifts if the part-time employee is unavailable.
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APPENDIX J
DEFINITION OF “DAYS” REFERRED TO IN THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
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“Working Days” shall refer to weekdays (Monday to Friday) excluding Company recognized holidays.
“Calendar Days” shall refer to Sunday to Saturday, including Company recognized holidays.
“Days Worked” shall refer to actual days worked by an employee and are not specific to any days of the week. |
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