ARTICLE XI: Job Sharing

1. By mutual agreement between the Publisher and the employees involved, any two (2) employees within the same classification shall be permitted to share a full-time job. The schedule of the job sharing arrangement is subject to the approval of the Publisher. The job sharing may be ended by either the Publisher or the employee sharing his/her full-time job after thirty (30) days’ notice, unless mutually agreed otherwise.

2. The employees engaged in a job-share arrangement will determine what percentage of the full-time benefits package allotted to that job each will receive. Vacation time, seniority, and severance will be determined for the individuals based on the provisions governing part-time employees in this Agreement.

3. Any full-time employee sharing a job shall have the right to end the sharing arrangement and reclaim his/her former job. An employee displaced as a result shall have bumping and recall rights in accordance with the contract.

4. If a vacancy occurs in the job sharing arrangement and a suitable candidate cannot be found within two (2) weeks from the date the vacancy occurs, the position will revert to full-time, with the incumbent having a right of first refusal.