Good Samaritan Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 42: Job Classifications

1. New Classifications
   If the Employer creates a new job classification which belongs in the bargaining unit and which is not now designated in this Collective Agreement, or if a new job classification is included in the bargaining unit by the Labour Relations Board, the following provisions shall apply:
   1. The Employer shall establish a position title and a salary scale and give written notice of same to the Union.
   2. If the Union does not agree with the position title and/or the salary scale, representatives of the Employer and the Union, shall, within thirty (30) calendar days of the creation of the new job classification or the inclusion of a new job classification in the bargaining unit, meet for the purpose of establishing a position title and salary scale for the new job classification.
   3. Should the Parties, through discussion and negotiation, agree to a salary scale for the new job classification, the salary scale shall be retroactive to the date that the new job classification was implemented.
   4. Should the Parties, through discussion and negotiation, not be able to agree to a position title, the Employer’s decision in respect to the position title shall not be subject to the Grievance and Arbitration procedure contained in this Collective Agreement or in the Code.
   5. Should the Parties not be able to agree to the salary scale, the Union may, within sixty (60) calendar days of the date the new job classification was created or included in the bargaining unit, refer the salary scale to Arbitration.  Should the Union not refer the matter to Arbitration within the stated time limit, the final position of the Employer, as stated in negotiations, shall be implemented.