Good Samaritan Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 25: Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies

1. When a new position is created or when a vacancy occurs in any job classification covered by this Collective Agreement, such position or vacancy shall be posted for not less than seven (7) calendar days in advance of making an appointment.
2. The Union shall be advised of the name of the successful applicant of a posting for a position in the bargaining unit within seven (7) calendar days of the appointment.  
3. Where an Employee has applied on the posting, the name of the successful applicant shall be communicated in writing to the applicants in the bargaining unit within seven (7) calendar days of the appointment.
4. Applicants for transfer and/or promotion shall be informed in writing of their acceptance or rejection within seven (7) calendar days of the date of the appointment.
5. 1. In making promotions and transfers, the determining factors shall be skill, knowledge, efficiency, experience and other relevant attributes, and where these factors are considered to be relatively equal, seniority shall be the deciding factor.
   2. Subject to Clause 25.05 (a) where vacancies are filled, first consideration shall be given to Employees who are already members of the bargaining unit and employed at the care home or program where the vacancy is located. Subsequent consideration shall be given to Employees employed at one of the care homes or programs covered by this collective agreement.
6. 1. The transferred or promoted Employee will be given a trial period of three hundred and twenty-five and one-half (325 1/2) hours worked in which to demonstrate their ability to perform the new assignment satisfactorily.  During this trial period, the Employee may choose to return or the Employer may direct the Employee to return to their former position and Basic Rate of Pay without loss of seniority.
   2. The Employer shall provide an evaluation of the Employee prior to the completion of the trial period.
7. Requests for transfer or applications for vacancies shall be in accordance with the Employer’s online process.
8. An Employee’s anniversary date for the purpose of an annual increment shall not be changed as a result of promotion.