Closure of a Department. As a result of a Specialty Department closure, the following options are available to employees residing in the department deemed to be closed.
Closure of a Department. As a result of a Specialty Department closure, the following options are available to employees residing in the department deemed to be closed. For the purpose of this document common seniority shall mean a date of August 15, 1993 or after. OPTION A - All Employees in Closed Department - All employees may exercise their Specialty Department classification seniority within the bargaining unit in order to maintain employment in their current classification. - Employees exercising their seniority within the bargaining unit will retain their current rate of pay and maintain credit for all experience hours within the Specialty Department classification. - Employees exercising their seniority to move into another store will then be scheduled by classification seniority in their new store. - Will maintain Group Common seniority date. OPTION B - All Employees in a Closed Department - Employees may make a written request for transfer to another classification exercising their Common seniority date in their current store. - Request will be given first consideration by the Employer, and if approved by the Employer, the transfer will commence. - When/if transfer to new classification would receive fifty percent (50%) credit for experience in their previous Specialty department for hours worked to a maximum of nine (9) months credit (one thousand, five hundred and sixty [1560] hours). - Rate would be at next highest rate in their new classification. Will progress to the next highest rate once having worked the number of hours required to meet the scale requirements (red- circled at next highest rate until having completed the necessary hours to progress through the scale). - Employees exercising their Common Seniority and moving to a new classification will be subject to a sixty (60) day familiarization period. If within the sixty (60) day familiarization period it is determined that the employee cannot perform the duties required, the parties agree to meet and evaluate other opportunities to exercise Common Seniority within the employee’s current store. - Where the request to exercise Common Seniority to a new classification is not approved, the parties agree to meet and evaluate other opportunities to exercise common seniority within the employee’s current store. OPTION C - All Employees in Closed Department - May request transfer to Junior Clerk department within their store with full seniority. - Will progress from Junior Clerk to other classifications as per the ...
