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You will receive a performance evaluation at approximately three (3), six (6) and nine (9) months or
approximately five hundred twenty (520), one thousand forty (1040), and one thousand five
hundred sixty-six (1566) hours, whichever is appropriate. You may be certified at the end of the
nine (9) months or fifteen hundred sixty-six (1566) hour or after two (2) consecutive satisfactory
appraisals, whichever comes first. Any leave of ten (10) consecutive work days or more will be
added to the nine (9) months.
Discipline and Discharge
Article 16 of the Master Agreement is changed as follows:
Management may initiate a developmental plan for performance related issues prior to imposing
discipline.
Uniforms
Employees required to wear a uniform as a condition of employment shall be furnished with the
necessary uniforms by the Appointing Authority.
IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION BOARD
Article 1
Expense Allowances
Article 20, Section 5 (Meal Allowances) of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or
modified as follows:
Meal Allowances. Employees who incur any meal expense as a result of special conferences or
special meetings required by the Employer shall be reimbursed for the actual cost of the meal in
accordance with Article 20, Section 5 of the Master Agreement if such reimbursement is authorized
in writing in advance by their immediate supervisor.
Employees performing required work more than thirty-five (35) miles from their principal place of
employment shall be eligible for reimbursement for the actual cost of the noon meal in accordance
with Article 20, Section 5, of the Master Agreement, if the work assignment extends over the
normal noon meal period. Such reimbursements shall be authorized by the employee's immediate
supervisor. Reimbursements shall also be considered to be authorized under the following
circumstances:
1. If an employee submits a routine work schedule, indicating his/her possible claim for noon meal
allowance and no oral or written denials are received from the Appointing Authority, or
Supervisor(s) within a reasonable time, previous to the "claimed" day;
2. If oral approval is given by the employee's immediate supervisor prior to claiming that meal
allowance, on the same day of a "claimed" noon meal.
Article 2
Uniforms
The provisions of the Master Agreement shall be supplemented and/or modified as follows:
Whenever the Appointing Authority determines that special uniforms, jackets, hats, etc. shall be
required as part of the work uniform, the Appointing Authority shall purchase the same and make
them available to the employee.
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