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spareboard [2 records]

Record 1 2003-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Rail Transport
CONT

The spareboard is a pool of workers assigned to fill in for absent operators and to take on additional pieces of work.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Transport par rail
CONT

Lorsqu'un homme régulièrement affecté au service des passagers est malade, le CN le remplace en puisant dans la liste de relève.

OBS

Renseignement donné par le CN.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Recruiting of Personnel
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Rail Transport
DEF

An employee who works as required on an on-call basis or to fill a spareboard assignment.

OBS

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a spareboard employee may be employed to file a vacancy arising from a leave of absence of a regular employee or for a temporary assignment for a period not to exceed twelve months, unless otherwise mutually agreed to.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Recrutement du personnel
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Transport par rail

Spanish

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