Community Living Services Collective Agreement - British Columbia ...

CSSBA and CSSEA - Community Living Services (03/2012) Page 48
(d) When a casual employee is hired into a regular position, the total hours worked will be converted
and credited as seniority in accordance with Article 12.1 (Seniority Defined) and as continuous service
for the purposes of Article 18.1 (Annual Vacation Entitlement).
30.3 Casual Call-in Procedures
Qualified casual employees will be called in order of seniority. See Memorandum of Agreement #1 (RE:
Local Issues).
30.4 Leaves of Absence
(a)
The Employer will grant, on written request, leave of absence without pay and seniority:
(1) for casual employees to seek election in a federal, provincial, municipal, first nations or
other Aboriginal election for a maximum period of 90 days; and
(2) for casual employees elected to a public office for a maximum period of five years.
(b) A casual employee eligible to vote in a federal, provincial, municipal or first nations or other
Aboriginal election or a referendum will have four consecutive clear hours during the hours in which
polls are open in which to cast her ballot.
(c) In the case of compassionate leave, casual employees are entitled to leave as per
Article 20.1 (Compassionate Leave) without pay.
(d)
Attendance at court arising from employment will be with pay and travel expenses if required.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision for leave in this Agreement, the Employer may grant a leave of
absence without pay to an employee requesting leave for an emergency or other unusual circumstances.
All requests and approvals for leave will be in writing. Upon request, the Employer will give reasons
for withholding approval.
(f) An employee who resigns her position and within 60 days is re-employed, will be granted a leave
of absence without pay covering those days absent and will retain all previous rights in relation to
seniority.
30.5 Paid Holidays and Vacation for Casual Employees
Casual employees will receive 10.2% of their straight-time pay in lieu of scheduled vacations and paid
holidays.
30.6 Application of Agreement to Casual Employees
The provisions of Articles 13 (Layoff and Recall), 14.5 (Flextime), 14.7 (Standby Provisions), 16.10
(Overtime for Part-Time Employees), 17 (Holidays), 18 (Annual Vacations), 19 (Sick Leave), 20 (Special
and Other Leaves), 23 (Technological Change), 27 (Health and Welfare Benefits) and 31 (Municipal
Pension Plan) do not apply to casual employees.
30.7 Statutory Holidays
A casual employee who works on a designated holiday will be compensated at time and one-half for the
hours worked.
30.8 Regular to Casual Status
Regular employees may apply to transfer to casual status. Upon transfer such employees will be entitled
only to such benefits as are available to casual employees. Such employees will maintain all accumulated
seniority to the date of transfer.