Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Work Force Employees LMOU2018
Assignment of Ill or Injured Regular Work Force Employees[edit]
Section M The Number of Light Duty Assignments[edit]
The number of light duty assignments reserved for permanent light duty for the Mail Handler Craft shall not exceed 5% of the Full Time Regular Work Force.
In the Mail Handler Craft, a suitable and reasonable number of temporary light duty assignments will be provided by the employer.
Section N Method of Reserving Light Duty Assignments[edit]
Request for Light Duty Assignment shall be written requests. To insure that no regularly assigned member of the regular work force will be adversely affected by the reservation of Light Duty Assignments, the follow method shall be used to reserve the assignments:
1. Permanent Light Duty[edit]
Assignment to a Permanent Light duty Assignment shall be in accordance with provisions of Article 13 of the National Agreement and other laws and regulations.
2. Temporary Light Duty[edit]
Temporary Light Duty Assignments shall be limited to 120 calendar days and must be supported by medical documentation after each 30. day period. Light Duty Assignments exceeding 120 days shall be be considered [Permanent Light Duty LMOU2018|Permanent Light Duty].
Exceptional cases may be extended upon mutual agreement between Management and the Union of up to 180 calendar days. The method of pacing employees in Temporary Light Duty Assignments will be in the following order of recourse:
- Modification of the employee's current position shall be the normal method of accommodating Temporary Light Duty.
- Where modification of the employee's current position would seriously affect the production of the Assignment, Light duty Assignments will be in the following order of recourse:
- To another Section
- To another Tour
- To another Facility
- To another Craft
- Reassignment to a Tour 2 schedule from the other tours will not be made. Reassignment to a Monday through Friday schedule from any other schedule will not be made.
Section O Light Duty Guidelines[edit]
Mail Handlers propose that temporary light duty guidelines be as follows:
- For the above purpose the following shall apply to all three tours:
- Culling Belt
- Cutting Letters
- SPRs
- Flat Belt
- Hand Stamp
- Sweeping Cases
- MTE Inspection
- Rewrap
- Hanging Racks
- Bulk Business Mail