Community Living Services Collective Agreement - British Columbia ...

CSSBA and CSSEA - Community Living Services (03/2012) Page 87
(2) Temporary assignment to alternative work at no loss in pay to the worker until the matter in
Section 3.12 is resolved is deemed not to constitute discriminatory action.
Note: The prohibition against discriminatory action is established in the Workers Compensation Act Part 3,
Division 6, Sections 150 through 153. These sections of the Act are reproduced in the Introduction to the
print version of Book 1 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, on pages xviii-xix.
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
Preamble
INFORMATION APPENDIX C
Maintenance Agreement and Classification Manual
Between
The Community Social Services Employers' Association (CSSEA)
And
Community Social Services Bargaining Association (CSSBA)
Whereas the parties agree to Section 5 of the Munroe Recommendations ("Munroe") and the
Memorandum of Agreement on Job Evaluation Plan, the parties agree to the following Maintenance
Agreement, including the Classification Manual ("this Agreement").
1. Introduction
1.1 The purpose of this Maintenance Agreement is to provide a standard procedure for the description
and classification of jobs and the evaluation of work in the Community Social Services Sector.
2. Coverage
2.1 The provisions of this Agreement will apply to all work that is now or will come within the scope
of the Community Social Services Sector Joint Job Evaluation Plan (JJEP).
2.2 This Agreement will be subject to the dispute resolution process under Article 7 of this
Agreement.
3. Existing Rights
3.1 Without intending to create any new rights and obligations but only for greater certainty it is
agreed that:
(a) Subject to the Collective Agreement and subject to the procedures of this Agreement, the
Employer has the right to organize its work in a manner that best suits its operational
requirements and to establish new jobs and to change existing jobs.
(b)
The Union has the right to enforce this Agreement and in particular may ensure that:
(i) a job has been established in a proper manner under the terms of the Collective
Agreement and this Agreement;
(ii)
a job description accurately describes the work required to be done;
(iii) the qualifications established by the Employer for a job are reasonable and
relevant to the work required to be done;
(iv)
(v)
a job is properly classified in relation to the benchmarks;
unique jobs are properly identified and rated; and