Application of Seniority (Layoff, Recall). The Town shall give written notice to the affected Employee(s) of any proposed layoff and the reason therefore, at least fourteen (14) calendar days before the effective date thereof unless circumstances beyond the control of the Town prevent this length of notice. With respect to layoff and recall, continuous service within a Department will be applicable. In the event a layoff occurs, the least senior Employee in the Department affected shall be laid off according to their ranking on the seniority list. However, the Town reserves the right to determine and retain the most qualified individual within the bargaining unit regardless of seniority. Employees shall be recalled to any vacancy within the Department in which they were laid off in the reverse order in which they were laid off for which they are qualified. A person who is laid off shall maintain seniority for twelve (12) months. Employees who are eligible for recall shall be sent a recall notice by certified or registered mail and the Employee must notify the Department Head within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the notice of recall of his intention to return to work. The Town shall be deemed to have fulfilled its obligations by mailing the recall notice by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the mailing address provided by the Employee, it being the obligation and responsibility of the Employee to provide the Department Head with his latest mailing address. In any event the Employee must return to work within two (2) weeks of the date specified to return to work.
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