ADVISORY NOTICE PERIOD Sample Clauses

ADVISORY NOTICE PERIOD. (a) In the event of a layoff, as distinct from a bump brought about by a layoff, the Department of Human Resources will give Employees with six (6) or more years seniority, as defined in Article 10.01, at the date the Employee's position becomes redundant, written advisory notice as follows:

ADVISORY NOTICE PERIOD. (a) In the event of a layoff, as distinct from a bump brought about by a layoff, the Department of Human Resources will give Employees with six or more years seniority, as defined in Article at the date the Employee's position becomes redundant, written advisory notice as follows : An employee with six, seven or eight years of seniority will receive six months' notice: An employee with nine or more years of seniority will receive twelve months' notice. For clarity, an Employee with less than six (6) years of seniority is not entitled to receive written advisory notice. Such Employees are entitled to receive formal written notice, as described in Article below. Concurrently a copy of such ce will be sent to and the Employer will make every effort to hold a general information meeting with the affected Employee no later than five (5) working days following the Employee's receipt of written advisory notice. An Employee who has received advisory notice will select from the options set out in Article The Employee will indicate their choice and return the options form within five (5) working days following this general meeting. Employees affected by layoff will continue to work during the advisory notice period unless otherwise agreed to between the Parties. Employees will be granted reasonable time off during this period to seek other employment. If an Employee's own or comparable work is not available during the advisory notice period, the Employee will suffer no loss of their normal salary and benefits for the duration of the notice period. If an Employee accepts a position at a lower band through priority placement or bumps into a position at a lower band, such Employee will continue to receive their former normal salary and benefits until the advisory notice period ends. An Employee identified in Article (a) above who requires a reasonable amount of retraining or skills updating in order to qualify for a possible vacancy during that Employee's written advisory notice period will be eligible for such training. The training required will be determined by the Department of Human Resources after discussion with the Employee and and will occur during the Employee's advisory notice period and, when possible, will be held during normal working hours. An Employee will be given time off with pay to attend such a training