1.1 Each employee will accrue up to thirty (30) hours of personal paid time off per year. Personal time will accrue on a weekly basis. Personal time will be taken at the employee's sole discretion and not to be unreasonably denied. Employee’s taking personal paid time must call in for the time off within three (3) hours after the start of their regular shift. Any personal paid time off not used by an employee in a calendar year may be banked for future use up to three (3) times of eligible hours. Employees will be paid at their base rate of pay plus any premiums the employee receives.
1.2 An employee must take Personal Time in a minimum of one (1) hour increments.
1.3 Personal time is accrued based on regular hours worked from the first day of regular employment. Personal time will not accrue after thirty (30) days of any leave.
1.4 Personal time can be used after ninety (90) days of employment and once time is accrued.
1.1 All regular full-time employees and all regular part-time employees who are hired on or after the effective date of this Agreement, whether or not previously employed by the Company and regardless of whether they are or are not members of the Union, will be subject to a probationary period and will be deemed probationary employees for a period of ninety (90) calendar days to commence from the date first worked after hire.
1.2 Seniority will not accrue to probationary employees during the probationary period. However, at the successful completion of the probationary period, the employee's seniority will be considered to commence from the date first worked after hire.
1.3 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Company may at any time during or at the end of the probationary period, lay-off, discharge or discipline probationary employees at its sole discretion, with or without just cause, and no claim may be made by the Union or any probationary employee that the lay-off, discharge or discipline was improper. Moreover, the Company's action with respect to such probationary employees will not be subject to the grievance or arbitration provisions of this Agreement.
1.4 The Parties may mutually agree in writing on a case by case basis to extend the probationary period for on additional 10 calendar days if the Parties determine extenuating circumstance exist.
1.5 If an individual takes a leave of absence during their probationary period, the time period that they are on leave will not count as time served towards their probationary period.