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1. Part-time Policy

The following provisions of this agreement shall apply to all categories of part-timers except as noted in Section 2 (Definitions) below:

A. Part-time employees shall not be paid less than the minimum wage for the classification in which they are employed as set forth in Article VI (Wages). When filling a vacancy in a higher classification, part-time employees shall receive the same rate of pay that is applicable to the job that they are filling.

B. Part-time employees hired as regular full-time employees will receive credit towards the probationary requirements in Article III, Section 4 (Probationary Credit), for hours worked as a part-time employee in the same classification up to a maximum of thirty (30)
days. If a part-time employee’s performance is found unsuitable during the probationary period, the employee will be considered for return to a part-time position, for which he/she is qualified, providing such a position exists.

C. All part-time employees shall be covered by the Union security provision of this agreement.

D. Part-time employees shall receive the minimum length of service step increase applicable for their work under this contract if they have worked 250 days during such period. Otherwise, such increase shall not be effective until they have worked such 250 days.

E. Part-time employees will be eligible for vacations, holidays and pension benefits on a pro rata basis as provided in Article V, Sections 1 and 4 and Section 5 in this Article.

F. Effective upon signing and thereafter, should part-time layoffs occur, part-time employees with less than five (5) years employment shall be laid off first. For such employees, seniority in classification shall be given due consideration. If additional part-
time layoffs are required, part-time employees who have been employed for five (5) years or more shall be laid off within each job classification by department based on the principle of inverse seniority. Those part-time employees with substantially demonstrable
skill or employees of outstanding ability may be excepted from this section but the burden of establishing the need for such exceptions shall be on the employer and shall be subject to grievance and arbitration. For purposes of this section a “layoffâ€? shall not
include a uniform reduction in part-time hours within a particular department. A “departmentâ€? is defined as those listed in Appendix A to Article III, Section 1.

G. Effective upon signing and thereafter, a part-time employee who, at the time of layoff, has five (5) or more years seniority shall be placed on a rehiring list and shall remain on that list for a period of twenty-four (24) months from the date of layoff. In filling
vacancies within any job classifications from which part-time employees were dismissed through a layoff, the Employer shall offer re-employment to part-time employees on the rehiring list who were laid off from the classification in which there is a vacancy before
hiring or promoting employees. The Company shall notify such part-time employees, based on inverse seniority, by registered mail and the part-time employee will be given ten (10) work days from the time he/she receives such notification in which to make his/her decision to accept or reject the offer of re-employment. Should he/she accept the job, he/she will be given an additional one (1) week in which to report for work. Failure to comply with this provision shall cause the part-time employee’s name to be removed from the rehiring list.
When a part-time employee is reinstated into a job through the rehiring list he/she shall be paid at the current salary for the same step he/she left. Any part-time employee who is laid off from a Marketplace Wage Adjusted Classification who has been “grandfatheredâ€?
and is listed in Exhibit C to the Supplemental Agreement, shall be reinstated with his “grandfathered hourly differentialâ€?.

H. Part-time employees may be subject to discipline, including discharge for just cause. The offense, facts and circumstances will determine the level of discipline. The discipline and discharge of a part-time employee who has been employed less than one hundred sixty
(160) calendar days shall not be subject to the Grievance and Arbitration procedure under Article XI. Part-time employees who are discharged will receive a written statement of the cause of discharge with a copy of such statement to be furnished to the Union representative. Part-time employees with more than five (5) years of service shall be given one (1) verbal and one (1) written warning prior to discharge, except in cases of gross neglect of duty or serious misconduct. If a decision is made to issue a written
warning, the Union shall be notified of the time and place the warning is to be given, and who shall be given the warning, at least 24 hours in advance of the warning being issued. The Union may have a representative present.

I. Part time employees may be evaluated in writing annually relative to work performance within individual departments. The Employer shall notify the Union at the beginning of the calendar year which specific departments will be reviewing its part time employees. All part time employees in such departments will be evaluated. The Union will be
provided with copies of all such written evaluations.

2. Definitions

A. The following are categories of “part-time employeesâ€? under the provisions of this agreement:

i. Regular part-time Employee: Shall mean one who normally works less than 37.5 hours per week. Any part-time employee who works more than 780 hours during any six-month period calculated at the end of each regular calendar quarter will immediately become a regular full-time employee. A calendar quarter shall be defined as the 13-week payroll period ending closest to the following dates:

January 1 thru March 31 July 1 thru September 30
April 1 thru June 30 October 1 thru December 31

ii. Temporary Employee: Shall mean one who may work more than 20 hours per week and who has been hired for a definite period of time for purposes of completing a specific non-continuing task or other defined projects. Upon written request from the Union, the Employer shall provide written notification of the specific non-continuing task or other defined project for which the temporary has been hired. The total cumulative service time permitted in this category shall not exceed twelve (12) months in duration, unless mutually agreed to by both parties.

iii. Substitute Employee: Shall mean one who performs the duties either directly or indirectly of a specific bargaining unit employee out of work due to any leave status provided for in this agreement. Any indirect substitution shall be limited to no more than two (2) moves (plus the direct substitution) and shall only be allowed when the “out of workâ€? employee is a bargaining unit supervisor or one whose work requires the skills of a full-time employee. A substitute may work more than 20 hours a week. Upon written request from the Union, the Employer shall provide written notification as to whom the substitute is replacing and the expected length of that substitution. A substitute may not work more than twelve (12) months in total, unless mutually agreed to by both parties.

iv. Student Employee: Shall mean one who works more than 20 hours a week while enrolled full-time in school or co-op program. Students who work less than 20 hours shall be considered regular part-time employees. A student cannot serve as a Globe Correspondent while employed as a regular or temporary part-timer. Full-time student
employees shall not work longer than 2 years cumulatively or 4 years in total. Student employees performing reportorial duties (except one year and summer interns) shall be restricted to working on ROP assignments except in extraordinary circumstances.

v. Intern Employees:

a) Summer Intern Program: The Employer may maintain a summer intern program. The salary for summer interns will be 80 percent of a weighted average salary comprised of the various job categories in which they are hired, taking into account the number of interns in each job category. The Employer will notify the Union at least ninety (90) days prior to the commencement of a summer program.

b) One Year Internship Program:

The Employer will maintain a one-year internship program as part of a mutual commitment to diversity in the workplace. One-year interns will be paid first-year scale at minimum of the classification into which they are hired and will be eligible for Union health insurance benefits. If an internship is extended to a second year, pay
will be at the second year scale. No more than six (6) interns will be employed under this program at any time.

vi. Any of the above who perform reportorial duties will be identified as Globe Staff when a by-line is used.

vii. The total number of part-time employees who are co-op students or interns (not including one year or summer interns) shall not exceed 10 percent of the number of regular full-time employees in the bargaining unit.

viii. Temporary, substitute or one year intern employees who work for six (6) months or more will be given written notification of their status thirty (30) days before the planned termination of employment.

3. By-line Language

By-lines or credits, when used, will make clear the staff or non-staff status of the reporter, writer, photographer, columnist, cartoonist or illustrator as follows: “Globe staffâ€? will be
used for all full-time and part-time employees (including one year interns); “Globe Correspondentâ€? will be used for all other credits including all summer interns, student employees and freelancers.

4. Stock Options

Qualified part-time employees will be eligible to participate in the Employees Stock Purchase Plan.

5. Retirement

Part-time service will be recognized for pension purposes under the terms of the Boston Globe Employees’ Association Pension Plan.

6. Experience Credit

Part-timers who terminate and return at a later date will receive experience credit that will determine their salary level.

7. Hours of Work

Part-time employees will be paid at least 4 hours’ pay when they are called to work.

8. Scheduling

Work schedules for part-time employees shall be posted in each department one week prior to the beginning of each financial week whenever practicable.

9. Part-time Job Openings

The Personnel Department will notify the Union whenever a new regular part-time position becomes available with the exception of those positions which are filled by student employees. Whenever such positions are posted, the provisions of Article II, Sections 6B
and 6C shall not apply. However, notices of such positions shall be posted on union bulletin boards.

10. Part-Time Life Insurance

Effective date of signing, pursuant to Section III D of the Supplemental Agreement, the employer will provide $5000 in life insurance for regular part-time employees who have been employed by the Globe for at least one (1) year. The Employer will provide $10,000 in life insurance for regular part time employees after 5 years of employment. Once eligible for such insurance, coverage shall continue so long as part-time employment is continued. Full time employees who convert to part time status will have their years of full time service count toward the 5-year requirement.

11. Part Time Disability Insurance

After 30 calendar days of absence due to non-work related illness or injury, part time employees will be eligible to apply for “Short Term Disabilityâ€? which will provide a benefit of 50% of pay (based on average earnings over the prior 12 month period) for part time
employees with at least 3 years of service of 600 hours in at least three of those years, 55% of pay for part time employees with at least 5 years of part time service of 600 hours in at least
five of those years and a benefit of 60% of pay for employees with at least 10 years of part time service of at least 600 hours in at least ten of those years. Benefits will be paid retroactively for a period which begins after 21 calendar days of absence up to a maximum of
6 months for employees with 3 or more years of service, 1 year for employees with 5 or more years of service and 2 years for employees with 10 or more years of service or to age 65, whichever comes first. Determinations as to eligibility for benefits will be made by the
Globe’s “Short Term Disabilityâ€? insurance carrier, which will be the same as the carrier for full time employees LTD. That carrier is currently MetLife.

January 20, 2001