The cover article for this week’s issue of the Canadian Labour Reporter features Cissy Pau of Clear HR Consulting, along with former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove, in discussing the issue of handling seniority when a non-union employee transfers into a bargaining unit.
Here’s some of what Cissy had to say about how to handle this type of unusual situation:
If the collective agreement doesn’t address the question, management should look to past practice for guidance, says Cissy Pau, principal consultant for Clear HR Consulting in Vancouver.
“Has this situation happened in the past, and how was it resolved? {Are there} any grievances or arbitrations related to this issue?”
You can read Cissy Pau’s featured response in the February 4 issue of Canadian Labour Reporter or online here.
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