Business Development Managers and Distribution Sample Clauses

Business Development Managers and Distribution. Managers shall continue to perform their normal sales and merchandising activities; provided, however, that such activities shall not be extended by the Company so as to cause the lay off of any regular employee. (a) The Company agrees that if the contracting out of any work normally performed by employees in the bargaining unit would result in the lay off of any regular employee, the Company will meet with the union to discuss ways and means of reducing the impact of such change on the employee(s) to be affected. (b) The Company also agrees that it will not, during the life of this Agreement, extend its present practices with respect to the contracting out of work, provided that the Company has the capability (i.e. the facilities, equipment and/or required workforce skills) to perform such work within the bargaining unit without serious impairment to the normal efficiency of operations. (c) The Company and the Union agree that flex distribution such as Indirect Sales/Store Delivery ("ISD") or third party delivery is not considered contracting out and if any employee is permanently laid- off or laid-off for a period of thirty-five (35) consecutive weeks as a result of said deliveries than the following severance package will be offered: Two (2) weeks of severance pay based upon the rate of pay for the position the employee last occupied for each full year of employment to a maximum of seventy-two (72) weeks. This severance does not include any outstanding vacation pay or any other monies owed by the Company. This severance is inclusive of any notice and/or severance pay required by law. Once the severance package is offered to the employee, the employee must within fourteen (14) calendar days choose to accept the severance package or retain their recall rights as described in Article 8. An employee who elects to maintain their recall rights is not entitled to this enhanced severance and will therefore only be entitled to severance pay in accordance with Ontario Employment Standards Act. An employee who accepts a severance package will have their employment with the Company terminated and will not have access to recall or any other benefits or rights contained in this collective agreement.