The preference is to maintain employment internally. In light of this, the intent Company’s of this Memorandum of Agreement is to provide a measure of job security for existing Regular Bell Canada employees, who are included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit and who are employed by Bell Canada at the date of the signing of this Memorandum of Agreement, in the event that Bell Canada decides to outsource or contract out any of the work normally performed by employees included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit. The parties agree that before Bell Canada outsources or contracts out any work normally performed by employees in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit, the Company shall meet with the CEP National Communications Vice Presidents to discuss, review and exchange on issues associated with outsourcing or contracting out. Therefore the parties agree as follows: It is agreed that for the duration of this Memorandum of Agreement, Bell Canada will not, as a direct result of the outsourcing or contracting out of any of the work normally performed by employees included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit, declare a surplus that would result in the termination or lay off of any Regular Bell Canada employee included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit and who is employed by Bell Canada on the date of the signing of this Memorandum of Agreement. The parties acknowledge that Bell Canada may resort to the outsourcing or contracting out of bargaining unit work to deal with incremental work volume, work volume generated through attrition and/or for other operational reasons, including situations involving the movement of members of the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit to entities outside of Bell Canada. The parties agree that in situations where any differences concerning the interpretation or application of this Memorandum of Agreement arise, a grievance shall be filed and shall be processed through expedited arbitration. The matter shall be heard by an arbitrator on a date mutually agreed to by the parties. The job security protection described in paragraph 1 of this Memorandum of Agreement, which is provided in the specific context of the modifications made to the Collective Agreement as part of its renewal, shall be in force for the duration of the collective agreement. General Use in this Memorandum of Agreement of the feminine or masculine gender shall be construed as including both female and male employees, and not as specific sex designations. Signed at Montréal this 23rd day of September 2013.
The Company’s preference is to maintain employment internally. In light of this, the intent of this Memorandum of Agreement is to provide a measure of job security for existing Regular Bell Canada employees, who are included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit and who are employed by Bell Canada at the date of the signing of this Memorandum of Agreement, in the event that Bell Canada decides to outsource or contract out any of the work normally performed by employees included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit. The parties agree that before Bell Canada outsources or contracts out any work normally performed by employees in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit, the Company shall meet with the CEP National Communications Vice Presidents to discuss, review and exchange on issues associated with outsourcing or contracting out. Therefore the parties agree as follows: It is agreed that for the duration of this Memorandum of Agreement, Bell Canada will not, as a direct result of the outsourcing or contracting out of any of the work normally performed by employees included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit, declare a surplus that would result in the termination or lay off of any Regular Bell Canada employee included in the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit and who is employed by Bell Canada on the date of the signing of this Memorandum of Agreement. The parties acknowledge that Bell Canada may resort to the outsourcing or contracting out of bargaining unit work to deal with incremental work volume, work volume generated through attrition and/or for other operational reasons, including situations involving the movement of members of the Clerical and Associated Employees bargaining unit to entities outside of Bell Canada. The parties agree that in situations where any differences concerning the interpretation or application of this Memorandum of Agreement arise, a grievance shall be filed and shall be processed through expedited arbitration. The matter shall be heard by an arbitrator on a date mutually agreed to by the parties. The job security protection described in paragraph 1 of this Memorandum of Agreement, which is provided in the specific context of the modifications made to the Collective Agreement as part of its renewal, shall be in force for the duration of the collective agreement. General Use in this Memorandum of Agreement of the feminine or masculine gender shall be construed as including both female and male employees, and not as specific sex designations. Signed at Montréal this 23rd day of September 2013.
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