Article 39 - Vested benefits or privileges

39.01

Benefits or privileges related to a matter defined as being covered by the stipulations negotiated and agreed upon at the provincial level under the Act respecting the process of negotiation of the collective agreements in the public and parapublic sectors (CQLR, c. R-8.2) that were vested in an employee before December 14, 2005 and that are superior to the stipulations in this collective agreement are maintained for the benefit of this employee alone. Notwithstanding any provision of the collective agreement, a departure from the List of job titles, job descriptions and salary rates and scales cannot constitute a vested benefit or privilege or be cited as such by an employee.

39.02

No provision in previous collective agreements that is superior to the provisions of this collective agreement may be cited as a vested benefit or privilege.