There will be two groups of employees:
Regular and Casual.
Casual employees:
- are not entitled to benefit status;
- are entitled to seniority. Seniority will terminate if they have no hours for a six [6] month period;
- are scheduled or called in to work in order of seniority, subject to their availability;
- are not entitled to paid leaves of absences but are entitled to unpaid leaves of absences provided:
- The leave is requested in writing upon a minimum 7 days notice and subject to approval by the Company and the Union. Such approval will not be withheld unreasonably;
- The leave can be operationally accomodated.
- shall receive any vacation pay owing them based on: after 5 calendar days of employment, 4% of the employee's total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to the vacation pay; after 5 consecutive years of employment, 6% of the employee's total wages during the year of employment entitling the employee to vacation pay;
- 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;
- may perform any duties as assigned.
Signed this ____ day of _____, ____ on behalf of: ...Brewery, Winery and Brewers' Distributor Ltd. Distillery Workers Union, Local 300