Communication Process – Refer to Appendix Q Sample Clauses

Communication Process – Refer to Appendix Q. 1.1 The Employer determines who is the most junior employee in the affected department. 1.2 The Employer will meet with the affected employees, with Union representation. The Union will be provided with copies of the letters presented to the affected employees. If more than two individuals in a single department are affected, the Employer will meet with all affected staff. In all cases, Union representatives will be in attendance. (i) The Employer will explain the reasons, the rights, choices and the process to all affected employees. This will include providing each affected employee with a seniority list highlighting that employee’s name and a list of any redeployment vacancies. (ii) Communication to all managers, informing them of the lay- off will occur simultaneous to the notice to the employee (Refer to Appendix Q). Managers will be requested to meet with all affected staff and inform them of the lay-off. (i) For the purposes of ranking only, seniority lists will be frozen on the date of issuance (to the closest end of a pay period) of notice of layoff. This “freezing” of the seniority lists will take place at the issuance of the original layoffs and will be in force until all redeployment and/or bumping has taken place. (ii) Postings will be frozen effective the date of lay-off for either full-time or part-time, depending on the lay-off. 1.5 Each employee is to be given seven (7) calendar days to make the decision as to choose either the bumping process or the redeployment process. Once that decision is confirmed in writing by the employee, that decision is considered final.