1.01       Wherever the expressions "employees, help or men" are used, they shall mean the personnel in all departments of the Company other than those not included in the bargaining unit.

The bargaining unit shall include all employees except foremen, office staff, and those excluded by the Labour Relations Code.

There will be two groups of employees: Regular and Casual.

CASUAL EMPLOYEES:

1. Are not entitled to benefit status;
   
   
2. Are entitled to seniority. Seniority will terminate if they have no hours for a six [6] month period; Article 3.02 shall not apply in a case where a layoff occurred during the time an employee was away from work under any of the provisions of 3.02;
   
   
3. Are scheduled or called in to work in order of seniority, subject to their availability;
   
   
4. Are not entitled to paid leaves of absences with the exception of bereavement pay: When a casual employee attends the funeral or memorial service of an immediate relative (as defined in Article 11.03) the employee will be entitled to up to three [3] consecutive days bereavement leave with pay, provided he was scheduled to work on the days in question;
   
   
5. Shall be paid for statutory holidays in accordance with 6.03;
   
   
6. Shall receive any vacation pay owing them based on: after five [5] calendar days of employment, four percent [4%] of the employee's total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to the vacation pay; after five [5] consecutive years of employment, six percent [6%] of the employee's total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to vacation pay;
   
   
7. Will be entitled to regular benefit status, if they move to regular status in seniority order as part of maintaining the minimum number of core employees;
   
   
8. May perform all duties as assigned.
   
   
   BENEFITS FOR CASUAL EMPLOYEES
   1.02       The following benefits will be provided to casual employees, once they have completed one hundred and twenty [120] shifts and provided they have worked at least one [1] day per month in the six [6] months preceding January 1st, July 1st or the date on which they have completed 120 shifts;

   (a)     Insurance in the Medical Services Plan of BC. Once an employee has been enrolled by the Company in the Medical Services Plan of BC, these premiums will be paid for by the Company and if the employee does not meet the eligibility criteria outlined above the cost of these premiums will be deducted from their pay.
   
   

   The following benefits will be provided to casual employees, once they have completed one hundred and eighty-nine [189] shifts and provided they work at least one [1] day in the month.
   
   

   (b)     One hundred percent [100%] premium reimbursement for Extended Health Care and Dental Care coverage as provided by Pacific Blue Cross 'Standard Plan - First Choice Health and Dental Combined' for Family, Couple, or Single.

   
   All reimbursements will be made through payroll.
   
   1.03       For ease of expression, use of the masculine gender and singular tense shall mean the same as the feminine gender and plural tense unless otherwise specifically stated.
   
   1.04       References to days, weeks, months, or years shall mean calendar days, weeks, months or years unless otherwise stated in the context.
   
   
   MANAGEMENT RIGHTS
   1.05       The management of the Employer's business and the direction of the working forces including the hiring, firing, promotion and demotion of employees is vested exclusively in the Employer, except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement. All management rights heretofore exercised by the Company, unless expressly limited by this Agreement, are reserved to and are vested exclusively in the Company.
   
   The Union agrees that all employees shall be governed by all rules as adopted by the Employer and published to employees on bulletin boards, or by general distribution, provided such rules are not in conflict with this Agreement.
   
   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Union reserves the right to grieve any conflict that may arise from this Article.