Layoffs Section 1. All employees will be laid off in line of least seniority and hired in reverse order. No employee will be hired by the City as long as there are employees laid off who have seniority. If employees are to be laid off, a thirty (30) calendar day written notice shall be given to the affected employee and the Union prior to the date that the services of that employee shall no longer be required.
Section 2. Employees who are subject to layoff within their classification and who are qualified to perform duties of the next lower classification in declining sequence, may, in order at which they are laid off, occupy vacant positions of such lower classifications, or may displace employees who hold positions of such lower classifications.
Section 3. An employee who voluntarily requests demotion or another position in order to remain in the classified service following a reduction in force shall be placed at a rate of the new classification pay range which ensures a five percent (5%) reduction in salary, unless a larger reduction is necessary for the officer to be placed in the highest step in the lower classification.
Section 4. Where, by virtue of a reduction of the workforce, an employee takes a position in a lower classification in accordance with Section 2 and 3 hereof, and a reduction in force becomes necessary in such lower classification, such employee shall be credited with seniority earned in his classification.
Section 5. Any employee who is laid off due to a reduction in work force and thereafter, within a period of four (4) years, reinstated to City service, shall, to the extent possible for purposes of all rights and benefits, be deemed to have been on leave without pay.
Section 6. When the work force is increased after a layoff, employees will be recalled in reverse order of layoff. Notice of recall shall be sent to the employee at the last known address by registered or certified mail. If an employee fails to report for work within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of mailing of the recall notice, he shall be considered to have voluntarily terminated with the City.
Section 7. When the work force is increased after a layoff, those persons who have voluntarily taken a lower classification as provided in Section 2 and 3 herein, shall have the option of occupying positions which open up in their former classification with no loss of seniority in that classification. This option shall
Closings Each Closing shall take place on the Advance Settlement Date in accordance with the procedures set forth below. In connection with each Closing, the Company and the Investor shall fulfill each of its obligations as set forth below:
(a) Within one (1) Trading Day after the expiration of the Pricing Period applicable with respect to an Advance Notice, the Investor shall deliver to the Company a written document (each a “Settlement Document”) setting forth: (i) the amount of the Advance (taking into account any adjustments pursuant to Section 2.1 above); (ii) the Purchase Price; (iii) the Market Price (as supported by a report by Bloomberg L.P. indicating the VWAP for each of the Trading Days during the Pricing Period); and (iv) the number of Shares to be issued and subscribed for in connection with the applicable Advance (which in no event will be greater than the Ownership Limitation or the Registration Limitation), in each case taking into account the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Settlement Document shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.
(b) Upon receipt of the Settlement Document with respect to each Advance, the Company shall, by promptly (and in any event not later than one (1) Trading Day after receipt) signing the Settlement Document and returning it to the Investor, confirm that it has obtained all permits and qualifications, if any, required for the issuance and transfer of the Shares applicable to such Advance, or shall have the availability of exemptions therefrom, and that the sale and issuance of such Shares shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Company is subject. Execution of the Settlement Document by the Company shall also be deemed a representation by the Company that all conditions to an Advance under Article VII have been fully satisfied in all material respects as of each Condition Satisfaction Date.
(c) On each Advance Settlement Date, the Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer such number of Shares registered in the name of the Investor as shall equal: (i) the amount of the Advance specified in such Advance Notice and confirmed in the Settlement Document signed by the Company (as may be reduced according to the terms of this Agreement); divided by (ii) the Purchase Price, by crediting the Investor’s account or its designee’s account at the Depository Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto (which in all cases shall be freely tradable, registered shares in good deliverable form, covered by an effective Registration Statement pursuant to which the Investor is permitted to resell such Shares) against payment of the Purchase Price in same day funds to an account designated by the Company. In the event the Shares cannot be delivered through the Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System, then the Company shall cause its transfer agent, on each Advance Settlement Date, to issue and surrender to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Investor, certificates, registered in the name of the Investor or its designees, representing the Shares applicable to such Advance. No fractional shares shall be issued, and any fractional amounts shall be rounded to the next higher whole number of Shares. Any certificates evidencing Shares delivered pursuant hereto shall be free of restrictive legends.
(d) On or prior to the Advance Settlement Date, each of the Company and the Investor shall deliver to the other, as applicable, all documents, instruments and writings required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this Agreement in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.
Lane closure (i) The Contractor shall not close any lane of the Project Highway for undertaking maintenance works except with the prior written approval of the Authority’s Engineer. Such approval shall be sought by the Contractor through a written request to be made at least 10 (ten) days before the proposed closure of lane and shall be accompanied by particulars thereof. Within 5 (five) business days of receiving such request, the Authority’s Engineer shall grant permission with such modifications as it may deem necessary and a copy of such permission shall be sent to the Authority.
(ii) Upon receiving the permission pursuant to Clause 14.5 (i), the Contractor shall be entitled to close the designated lane for the period specified therein, and for all lane closures extending a continuous period of 48 (forty-eight) hours, the Contractor shall, in the event of any delay in re-opening such lane, for every stretch of 250 (two hundred and fifty) metres, or part thereof, pay Damages to the Authority calculated at the rate of 0.1% (zero point one per cent) of the monthly maintenance payment for each day of delay until the lane has been re-opened for traffic. In the event of any delay in re-opening such lanes or in the event of emergency decommissioning and closure to traffic of the whole or any part of the Project Highway due to failure of the Contractor, the Contractor shall pay damages to the Authority at double the above rate, without prejudice the rights of the Authority under this Agreement including Termination thereof.
LAYOFFS AND RECALL 16.01 It is not the intent of these lay-off and recall procedures to apply to the normal summer period. However, where known, recall dates of ten (10) month employees shall be indicated on the Separation Certificate issued by the Employer.
16.02 In the event of lay-off, employees shall be laid off in reverse order of their seniority provided that those persons retained have the necessary skills, qualifications, and ability to perform the duties of those jobs maintained.
a) In order to minimize the potentially disruptive nature of an Educational Assistant lay-off during the school year, an Educational Assistant who has received a lay-off notice during the school year may elect to:
i) Accept the lay-off and be recalled under the terms of the Collective Agreement or;
ii) Displace the most junior permanent Educational Assistant in the Division.
b) Where there are Educational Assistants who are on lay-off or who are laid off at the end of June, and there will not be sufficient positions in September for them all to be recalled, then the Employer will lay-off a sufficient number of the most junior Educational Assistants so as to enable the more senior Educational Assistants to be recalled in September.
c) Educational Assistants who receive a lay-off notice must declare their intention to displace a junior Educational Assistant within the first five (5) working days of receipt of the lay-off notice. It is agreed between the parties that failure to do so will mean that the Educational Assistant accepts lay-off at the end of the notice period.
16.03 Employees shall be recalled in order of their seniority provided that the person recalled has the necessary skills, qualifications, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
16.04 New employees shall not be hired if there are employees on lay-off with the necessary skills, qualifications, and ability to perform the work.
16.05 In the event of lay-off, every employee affected shall be given four (4) weeks’ notice before the date on which she is to be laid off, and to the extent that such minimum notice is not given, the employee shall receive pay in lieu thereof.
16.06 Grievances concerning lay-offs and recalls shall be initiated at Step II of the grievance procedure.
16.07 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15.01, an Educational Assistant who normally works twenty-seven and one-half (27 ½) or more hours per week, and whose hours of work have been unilaterally reduced during the school year, shall, at the Educational Assistant’s option, be deemed to have been laid off. An Educational Assistant accepting a position having fewer hours than their normal working day will be given primary consideration upon application when new positions become available having comparable hours.
16.08 All Educational Assistants laid off shall be placed on a recall list, with copy furnished to the Union, and shall be called back to work as required beginning with the most senior Educational Assistant and descending from there.
16.09 No Educational Assistant shall be permitted to have her name remain on the recall list in excess of twelve (12) school months following the month in which the layoff occurred.
The Closings The Closings shall take place as follows:
(a) The initial closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Initial Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Deposit Escrow Agent, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on September 23, 2013, or such other date or location as Buyer and Seller may mutually determine (the “Initial Closing Date”), in each case, so long as all of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Initial Closing as set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived as of such date (other than conditions with respect to actions the Parties shall take at the Initial Closing itself or which, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Initial Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Initial Closing). At the Initial Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Equity Interests of those Companies that own or have the right to use (or that own Purchased Subsidiaries which own or have the right to use) (i) any Unencumbered Property or (ii) any Encumbered Property in respect of which, in the case of this clause (ii), all Required Lender Consents and Required Tenant Waivers have been obtained, and all JV Redemptions have been effected, as of the Initial Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event that any Company or any Purchased Subsidiary to be transferred to Buyer at the Initial Closing owns or has the right to use (or owns one or more Purchased Subsidiaries that collectively own or have the right to use) both (A) Unencumbered Property and (B) any Encumbered Property that will not be transferred to Buyer at the Initial Closing pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), the Parties shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary prior to the Initial Closing to (1) cause such Company or Purchased Subsidiary to transfer the applicable Encumbered Property to another Company or Purchased Subsidiary, which other Company or Purchased Subsidiary will be transferred to Buyer at the Second Closing or the Third Closing or (2) amend this Agreement to provide for additional sellers hereto, such that any such Company or Purchased Subsidiary may transfer applicable Subsidiary Equity Interests to Buyer directly. The Initial Closing shall be deemed to have been consummated at 12:01 a.m. on the Initial Closing Date. Neither Party will need to be present at the Initial Closing, it being anticipated that the Parties will deliver the Initial Closing documents and deliverables in escrow to the Deposit Escrow Agent prior to the Initial Closing Date.
(b) The second closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Second Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Deposit Escrow Agent, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on December 6, 2013, which date may be extended for up to 45 days by Seller in its sole discretion, by providing written notice to Buyer of such extension at least five (5) Business Days prior thereto, or otherwise such other date or location as Buyer and Seller may mutually determine (the “Second Closing Date”), in each case, so long as all of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Second Closing as set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived as of such date (other than conditions with respect to actions the Parties shall take at the Second Closing itself or which, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Second Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Second Closing). At the Second Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Equity Interests of those Companies that own or have the right to use (or that own Purchased Subsidiaries which own or have the right to use) any Encumbered Property which was not transferred to Buyer in connection with the Initial Closing and in respect of which, all Required Lender Consents and Required Tenant Waivers have been obtained, and all JV Redemptions have been effected, as of the Second Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, in the event that any Company or any Purchased Subsidiary to be transferred to Buyer at the Second Closing owns or has the right to use (or owns one or more Purchased Subsidiaries that collectively own or have the right to use) any Encumbered Property that will not be transferred to Buyer at the Second Closing pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Parties shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary prior to the Second Closing to (i) cause such Company or Purchased Subsidiary to transfer the applicable Encumbered Property to another Company or Purchased Subsidiary, which other Company or Purchased Subsidiary will be transferred to Buyer at the Third Closing or (ii) amend this Agreement to provide for additional sellers hereto, such that any such Company or Purchased Subsidiary may transfer applicable Subsidiary Equity Interests to Buyer directly. The Second Closing shall be deemed to have been consummated at 12:01 a.m. on the Second Closing Date. Neither Party will need to be present at the Second Closing, it being anticipated that the Parties will deliver the Second Closing documents and deliverables in escrow to the Deposit Escrow Agent prior to the Second Closing Date.
(c) Subject to Section 2.5(d), the third closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Third Closing”) shall take place at the offices of the Deposit Escrow Agent, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the third Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the Third Closing as set forth in Article VII (other than conditions with respect to actions the Parties shall take at the Third Closing itself or which, by their nature, cannot be satisfied until the Third Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at the Third Closing) or such other date or location as Buyer and Seller may mutually determine (the “Third Closing Date”). At the Third Closing, Seller shall, subject to Section 2.5(d), sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, the Equity Interests that were not sold, assigned transferred and conveyed to Buyer at the Initial Closing or the Second Closing. The Third Closing shall be deemed to have been consummated at 12:01 a.m. on the Third Closing Date. Neither Party will need to be present at the Third Closing, it being anticipated that the Parties will deliver the Third Closing documents and deliverables in escrow to the Deposit Escrow Agent prior to the Third Closing Date.
(d) In the event that all of the conditions to the Third Closing set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived as of the Outside Date, other than any of the Lender Condition, the Tenant Condition and/or the JV Condition as a result of the failure to obtain any Required Lender Consent or Required Tenant Waiver or the failure to effect any JV Redemption, respectively, then the Parties shall cause the Third Closing to occur on the Outside Date but shall exclude from such Third Closing (i) any Lender Encumbered Property (or the Company or Purchased Subsidiary that owns or has the right to use such Lender Encumbered Property, so long as such Company or Purchased Subsidiary does not own or have the right to use any other Real Property) which is subject to any unobtained Required Lender Consent. (ii) any Tenant Encumbered Property (or the Company or Purchased Subsidiary that owns or has the right to use such Tenant Encumbered Property, so long as such Company or Purchased Subsidiary does not own or have the right to use any other Real Property) which is subject to any unobtained Required Tenant Waiver and (iii) any JV Encumbered Property (or the Company or Purchased Subsidiary that owns or has the right to use such JV Encumbered Property, so long as such Company or Purchased Subsidiary does not own or have the right to use any other Real Property) with respect to which a JV Redemption has not been effected (any of the Lender Encumbered Properties, Tenant Encumbered Properties or JV Encumbered Properties (or any of the Companies or Purchased Subsidiaries that owns or has the right to use any of the foregoing) which is excluded from the Third Closing pursuant to the foregoing clauses, (i), (ii) or (iii), together with any Real Property excluded from any Closing pursuant to Sections 2.9(c) or 2.11, a “Withheld Property”), in which event, (A) any such Withheld Property shall not be transferred to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, (B) Buyer and Seller shall have no further rights or obligations under this Agreement relating to any such Withheld Property and (C) any such Withheld Property shall cease to be considered “Real Property”, a “Company” or a “Purchased Subsidiary” hereunder, as applicable.
(e) The Parties hereby acknowledge that each Lender that provides a Lender Consent may do so upon such terms and conditions (including with respect to timing and schedule), as are agreed upon between the Parties and such Lender. Notwithstanding any difference between the provisions of this Agreement and the timing and scheduling terms and conditions of any Lender Consent, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other and to use Reasonable Efforts to cause the Closings to occur on the Closing Dates provided for in this Section 2.5 and otherwise as expeditiously as practicable. In the event that any Lender requires that a Closing with respect to the applicable Lender Encumbered Property take place on a date other than the Closing Dates provided for in this Section 2.5, the Parties will agree to hold a Closing on such date and all applicable provisions of this Agreement shall apply to such Closing mutatis mutandis.
(f) The Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are for the purchase and sale of the Companies and the Purchased Subsidiaries and that it is intended that such entities do not own or lease (directly or indirectly) any real property other than the Real Property and certain assets related thereto. If the Parties determine at any time prior to the applicable Closing that any Company or Purchased Subsidiary owns or has the right to use any asset or property (including any real property) other than the Real Property and assets related specifically to same (including any Defected Property that is intended to be excluded from this Agreement), the Parties shall take such actions as are necessary (including by amending, modifying or supplementing this Agreement, the annexes or exhibits hereto or the Disclosure Schedule, whether to provide for additional Sellers, Companies or Purchased Subsidiaries hereto, or otherwise) in order to provide that the Companies and Purchased Subsidiaries conveyed to Buyer at the Closings only own or have the right to use the Real Property that are to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement and are required to meet the obligations of such Company or Purchased Subsidiary as landlord under the applicable Property Lease and no other asset or property (including any real property). In addition, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (including anything in Section 6.1), but subject to the prior written approval of Buyer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), prior to the applicable Closing (it being agreed and understood that Buyer hereby consents to Seller taking the actions set forth in Section 2.5(f) of the Disclosure Schedule), Seller, the Companies and the Purchased Subsidiaries shall be expressly permitted to take such actions as are necessary and effect such internal restructurings as are necessary (including by distributing, dividending, assigning or otherwise transferring any assets, property (including real property), Persons or equity interests) in order to ensure that the only assets owned by the Companies and the Purchased Subsidiaries are the Real Property that are to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement and the Persons (or the equity interests in such Persons) that own or have the right to use such Real Property.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the term “Closing”, as it is used in this Agreement, shall refer to any of the Initial Closing, the Second Closing or the Third Closing, as applicable, and (ii) the term “Closing Date” shall refer to any of the Initial Closing Date, the Second Closing Date or the Third Closing Date, as applicable.
PLANT CLOSURE 29.01 In the event the Company closes the plant at the Cambridge location as a result of the loss of business or a discontinuation of all operations, severance pay will be calculated at one (1) week’s regular pay per year of service. The severance payment, so calculated, is inclusive of any severance payment required by the Ontario Employment Standards Act (Revised 2000). This agreement is not applicable to a sale of the business or if the closure is occasioned by a labour dispute.
LAYOFFS AND RECALLS (a) Employees will be laid off in reverse order of seniority whenever there is a reduction of employees in the bargaining unit. The only exception to this provision is when the client requests in writing that a specific security guard be retained at their site. Guards can bump due to (1) loss of site, (2) being bumped by a senior guard, (3) client removal for non-disciplinary reasons, (4) return from approved leave of absence or (5) loss of position on a site.
(b) The Company shall notify employees whose position is to be eliminated due to the loss of work at a specific site or the loss of the entire site at least five (5) working days prior to the effective date of termination of the position. Such employee will be entitled to bump junior employees at other sites in order to maintain employment and status. The company will meet with the affected employee and their Union representative as quickly as possible after notification in order to allow the employee to review options and make an informed decision where they wish to bump into. The parties will attempt to place the security guard into an alternate site where said guard will not lose any days of pay, but in no event, will the placement, or bumping take more than five (5) working days (no more than five (5) unpaid days). If an employee is not slotted into their new position within said five (5) working days, the company will provide payment in lieu of work. During the up to five (5) days waiting period, the employee will be entitled to be on top of the spare board list if they so desire.
(c) The Company shall generally give notice of recall by registered mail to the last recorded address of the employee. The employee shall keep the Company informed of the employee's present address of location where he may be reached. The employee who fails to do so shall forfeit his right of recall.
(d) If, within one (1) calendar day from the receipt of such notice, the employee accepts the recall, the job will be held open for one (1) calendar day from the day of the employee's acceptance. In the event that such recalled employee is employed elsewhere at the time of recall, the Company will hold the position vacant for two (2) weeks if the Company has received appropriate advance notice from its client.
(e) In circumstances where the Company must fill vacant positions without delay, the Company shall give notice of recall by telephone until able to find a qualified employee who is prepared to report to work immediately.
(f) If the employee declines the position, or fails to respond to the notice within one (1) calendar day from the date of receipt of the original notice, or fails to report to work within the time period outlined above, such employee shall be considered to have resigned and shall forfeit his recall rights. Should such employee be prevented from returning to work due to illness or accident he shall retain his recall rights and the Company shall be at liberty to recall another employee. The employee shall be required to show proof of such illness or accident.
School Closings 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift.
2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow:
a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day;
b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day;
c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees.
3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent.
4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day.
5. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract.
6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category.
7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.
Pre-Closing Transactions Prior to the purchase of the Initial Securities on the Closing Date, the Pre-Closing Transactions shall have been duly consummated at the respective times and on the terms contemplated by this Agreement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the Representatives shall have received such evidence that the Pre-Closing Transactions have been consummated as the Representatives may reasonably request.
Emergency Closings In the event a student day or teacher duty day is lost because of an emergency closing, the teacher shall perform duties on that day (unless hazardous conditions prohibit) or other such day in lieu thereof as the School Board or its designated representative shall determine, if any.
