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Section 19.1 - Career Advancement
Employees who have been promoted out of the
bargaining unit shall, for 12 months, be permitted to return to their former
job classification in the bargaining unit, in the event of layoff, provided the
Employer determines the job is vacant or is occupied by an employee with less
seniority who can be displaced through the exercise of seniority rights in
accordance with the layoff, recall and break-in-service provisions of this
Agreement.
An employee who has been promoted out of the
bargaining unit shall, within 6 months of the date of his/her promotion, have
the right to return to the bargaining unit if the Employer determines the job
is vacant, or if the job is not vacant, the said employee shall be placed on a
reinstatement list.
Section 19.2 - Training
The Employer shall make available to
employees its on-the-job or other training programs, except management
training, in accordance with the Employer's rules, to the same extent as such
training is available to other employees.
If there are more applicants for training than there are places
available, employees shall be chosen on a seniority basis. Such training programs may be to higher
level positions in the employee's Bureau or Department or may be outside of the
Section 19.3 - Labor Management
Training Committee
A joint labor-management committee shall be
established for the purpose of considering joint Union-Employer training
programs aimed at preparing applicants for entry to a bargaining unit position
or preparing an employee for advancement to a higher level position outside
their bargaining unit.