collective agreement college of the north atlantic support staff agreement between her majesty the

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COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT

COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
SUPPORT STAFF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF NEWFOUNDLAND
represented herein by Treasury Board;

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE NORTH
ATLANTIC

AND

THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ASSOCIATION
OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EMPLOYEES

SIGNED: November 20, 2013 EXPIRES: March 31, 2016
THIS AGREEMENT made this 20th Day of November Anno Domini, Two thousand and
thirteen.

BETWEEN

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN THE RIGHT OF NEWFOUNDLAND, represented herein by
the Treasury Board;

THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

of the one part;

AND

THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
EMPLOYEES, a body corporate organized and existing under the laws of the Province of
Newfoundland and Labrador and having its Registered Office in the City of St. John's aforesaid
(hereinafter called the "Union");

of the other part.

THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the premises, covenants,
conditions, stipulations and provisions herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article Subject Page

1 Purpose of Agreement .....................................................................................1
2 Effect of Legislation ........................................................................................1
3 Employer Rules, Regulations & Policies ........................................................1
4 Personal & Sexual Harassment .......................................................................1
5 Definitions .......................................................................................................2
6 Recognition .....................................................................................................6
7 Work of the Bargaining Unit ...........................................................................7
8 Management Rights ........................................................................................7
9 Employee Rights .............................................................................................7
10 Union Security.................................................................................................7
11 Checkoff ..........................................................................................................8
12 Grievance Procedure .......................................................................................9
13 Arbitration .....................................................................................................11
14 Hours of Work...............................................................................................13
15 Overtime ........................................................................................................15
16 Standby ..........................................................................................................16
17 Callback.........................................................................................................17
18 Travel & Transportation Allowance .............................................................17
19 Holidays ........................................................................................................20
20 Time Off For Union Business .......................................................................21
21 Bereavement Leave .......................................................................................23
22 Vacation ........................................................................................................23
23 Sick Leave .....................................................................................................26
24 Maternity Leave/Adoption/Parental Leave ...................................................28
25 Child Care .....................................................................................................29
26 Staff Development & Training - Education Leave .......................................30
27 Family/Home Responsibility Leave ..............................................................31
28 Special Leave ................................................................................................31
29 Injury on Duty ...............................................................................................33
30 Payment of Wages & Allowances .................................................................34
31 Salaries ..........................................................................................................35
32 Temporary Assignment .................................................................................35
33 Discipline ......................................................................................................36
34 Personal Files ................................................................................................37
35 Classification .................................................................................................38
36 Severance Pay ...............................................................................................38
37 Seniority ........................................................................................................39
38 Job Competitions...........................................................................................41
39 Termination of Employment - Layoff ...........................................................44
40 Layoff & Recall .............................................................................................46
41 Technological Change ...................................................................................49
42 Union Representation ....................................................................................50
43 Contracting Out .............................................................................................51
44 Strikes or Lockouts .......................................................................................51
45 Amendment by Mutual Consent ...................................................................51
46 Relocation Expenses .....................................................................................51
47 Personal Loss ................................................................................................51
48 Group Insurance ............................................................................................52
49 Working Conditions ......................................................................................52
50 General Provisions ........................................................................................53
51 Duration of Agreement..................................................................................55
52 Advance Notice .............................................................................................56
53 Criminal or Legal Liability ............................................................................56

Schedule “A” Salary Implementation Formula ...........................................................58
Schedule "B" Salary Scales ........................................................................................59
Schedule "C" Classification Listing ...........................................................................81
Schedule "D" Special Classes Excluded from the Bargaining Unit ...........................84
Schedule "E" Work Clothes, Safety and Protective Wear .........................................85
Schedule "F" Labour Management Committee .........................................................86
Schedule "G" Classification Review & Appeal Board Procedure ..............................89
Schedule “H" List of Employers Covered as per Article 50,
Clause 50.04 (a) ...................................................................................95
Schedule "I" List of Employers Covered as per Article 50,
Clause 50:04 (b) ...................................................................................96
Schedule "J" Summary - Group Insurance Benefits ..................................................97
Schedule “K” Number of Weeks of Pay in Lieu of Notice .......................................106
Schedule “L” Labrador Benefits Agreement ............................................................107
Schedule “M” List of Campuses ................................................................................119
Schedule "N" Compressed Work Week ...................................................................120
Schedule "O" Deferred Salary Leave ........................................................................125
Schedule “P” Bumping Tribunal - Terms of Reference ...........................................131

Memorandum of Understanding
Application of Master Agreement Language .......................................................133
Security Guards Work Schedule – Region 7........................................................134
Christmas Break ...................................................................................................135
Proclamation of New Holiday by Provincial Government ..................................136
Emergency Supplies .............................................................................................137
Definition of Day .................................................................................................138
Travel and Transportation Allowance ..................................................................139
Professional Development for Support Staff .......................................................140
Market Adjustment ..............................................................................................141
Bargaining Unit Inclusions/Exclusions ................................................................142
Memorandum of Understanding - 2004
Agreement on Pensions .................................................................................143
Classification Plan ........................................................................................144
Health Insurance ...........................................................................................145
Market Factor .......................................................................................................147
Outstanding Grievances .......................................................................................148
Conversion from Temporary to Permanent Status ...............................................149
Requests for Classification Review .....................................................................150
Job Evaluation System (JES) Implementation ....................................................151

Explanation of Codes
* Denotes Clauses where language has changed from previous collective agreement.

** Denotes Articles that have been renumbered from previous collective agreement.

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ARTICLE 1
PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT

1.01 The purpose of this Agreement is to maintain harmonious and mutually beneficial
relationships between the Employer, the employees and the Union and to set forth certain
terms and conditions of employment relating to remuneration, hours of work, safety,
employee benefits and general working conditions affecting employees covered by this
Agreement.

ARTICLE 2
EFFECT OF LEGISLATION

2.01 In the event that any future legislation renders null and void any provision of this
Agreement, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect during the term of this
Agreement.

2.02 Notwithstanding the no strike and no lockout provisions of the Agreement, notice to re-
open negotiations may be issued by either party in the event that the Provincial
Government passes legislation to amend any provision of this agreement. Failing
agreement, the parties may exercise the right to strike or lock out. Negotiations are to be
conducted in accordance with the applicable legislation.

ARTICLE 3
EMPLOYER RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES

3.01 In the event that there is a conflict between the content of this Agreement and any
regulations, rules or policies made by the Employer, this Agreement shall take precedence
over the said regulation, rule or policy.

ARTICLE 4
PERSONAL AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT

4.01 Employer Shall Not Discriminate

The Employer agrees that there shall be no discrimination with respect to any employee in
the matter of hiring, wage rates, training, upgrading, promotion, transfer, layoff, recall,
discipline, classification, discharge, assignment of work, or otherwise by reason of age,
race, creed, colour, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sex or marital status,
nor by reason of his/her membership or activity in the Union.
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4.02 The Employer and the Union agree that all members of the College community are entitled
to pursue their duties or studies in an environment free from harassment by members of the
College community. Individuals who engage in harassment shall be subject to discipline
up to and including dismissal. For the purpose of this Article, a member of the College
community is anyone appointed, contracted, employed or registered as a student, by the
College.

4.03 For the purpose of this Article, harassment is defined as:

(a) Harassment based on race, religion, religious creed, sex, marital status, physical or
mental disability, political opinion, colour, or ethnic, national or social origin, is any
behaviour that is directed at, or is offensive to a member of the College community,
endangers a member's job, or academic standing, undermines performance or
threatens the economic livelihood of the member.

(b) Harassment of a sexual nature is comprised of sexual comments, gestures, or
physical contact that the individual knows or ought reasonably to know to be
unwelcome, objectionable or offensive. The behaviour may be on a one-time basis
or series of incidents, however minor. Harassment of a sexual nature is unsolicited,
one-sided and/or coercive. Both males and females may be the victims of such
actions.

4.04 Both parties support the principles espoused in Section 9 of the Newfoundland Human
Rights Code (as amended by Chapter H.14 RSN 1970) and agree to co-operate fully with
any investigation held by the Human Rights Commission with regard to a complaint by a
member of the College community.

4.05 The Employer shall undertake to investigate alleged occurrences with all possible dispatch.
The Employer and the Union agree the victim shall be protected from repercussions which
may result from his/her complaint.

4.06 Subject to Clause 12.11 (b), employees shall have access to the Grievance and Arbitration
Procedure for grievances relating to this Article.

ARTICLE 5
DEFINITIONS

5.01 (a) "Bargaining unit" means the bargaining unit recognized in accordance with Article
6.

(b) "Classification" means the identification of a position by reference to a class title
and pay range number.

(c) "College” means College of the North Atlantic.
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*(d) “Common-law spouse” means a person who is in a relationship that exists for a
continuous period of at least one (1) year, an employee has lived with a person of the
opposite or same sex, publicly represented that person to be his/her spouse and lives
and intends to continue to live with that person as if that person were his/her spouse.

**(e) "Day" means a working day unless otherwise stipulated in this Agreement.

**(f) "Day of rest" means a calendar day on which an employee is not ordinarily required
to perform the duties of his/her position other than:

(i) a designated holiday;
(ii) a calendar day on which the employee is on leave of absence.

**(g) "Demotion" means an action which causes the movement of an employee from
his/her existing classification to a classification carrying a lower pay range number.

**(h) "Dismissal" means the termination of an employee for just cause, but does not refer
to the termination of a probationary employee for reasons of unsuitability or
incompetence, as assessed by the Employer.

**(i) "Employee" or "employees" where used is a collective term except as otherwise
provided herein, including all persons employed in categories of employment
contained in the bargaining unit as prescribed in Article 6.

**(j) "Employer" means the Board of Governors of the College of the North Atlantic.

**(k) "Grievance" means a dispute arising out of the interpretation, application,
administration or alleged violation of the terms of this Agreement.

**(l) "Holiday" means the twenty-four (24) hour period commencing at 12:01 a.m. of a
calendar day designated as a holiday in this Agreement.

**(m) “layoff” means a temporary cessation of employment due to a lack of work or
abolition of a post. Employees who have a reduction in their hours of work shall
have access to the lay-off provisions of Article 40.

**(n) "Leave of Absence” means absence from duty with the permission of the Employer.

**(o) "Month of Service" means a calendar month in which an employee is in receipt of
full salary or wages in respect of the prescribed number of working hours in each
working day in the month and includes a calendar month in which an employee is
absent on special leave without pay not in excess of twenty (20) working days.

**(p) "Notice" means in writing which is hand delivered or delivered by registered mail.
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**(q) "Part-time employee" means a person who is regularly employed to work less than
the full number of working hours in each working day or less than the full number of
working days in each work week.

**(r) "Permanent employee" means a person who has completed his/her probationary
period and is employed on a full time basis without reference to any specified date
of termination of service.

*(s) "President" means the President of the College of the North Atlantic or designate
including any official authorized by him/her to act on his/her behalf.

**(t) "Probationary employee" means a person who is employed but who has worked less
than the prescribed probationary period.

**(u) "Probationary period" means a period of six (6) months from the date of
employment, except for employees who are required to undertake training on
employment, for whom the probationary period of six (6) months shall commence
immediately following such training. For part-time and temporary employees, the
probationary period shall be six (6) months of cumulative service in working hours
or days.

**(v) "Promotion" means an action which causes the movement of an employee from
his/her existing classification to a classification giving a higher pay range number.

**(w) "Reclassification" means any change in the current classification of an existing
position.

**(x) "Scheduled" means in writing and posted in an accessible place to all employees.

**(y) “Service” means any period of employment excluding overtime either before or after
the date of signing of this Agreement in respect of which an employee is in receipt
of salary or wages from the Employer and includes periods of special leave without
pay not exceeding twenty (20) working days in the aggregate in any year unless
otherwise specified in this Agreement.

**(z) “Seniority” means the length of service an employee has with the Employer in a
bargaining unit position which is paid on the CN Scale, or service in a non-
supervisory position which is paid on a Management Pay Plan, and subject to Clause
37.02, shall date from the last entry into employment with the Employer. Seniority
shall also include the seniority an employee had accumulated in an MOS, GS or CI
position with the Provincial Colleges. New employees hired after July 1, 2004 into
non-bargaining unit CN positions or non-supervisory non-management positions
paid on the Management Pay Plan shall not have such service counted for seniority
should they obtain a bargaining unit position.

**(aa) "Sessional employee" means an employee who, as part of his/her normal
employment, may be on layoff status when classes are not in session.