Common use of Declaration of Redundancy Clause in Contracts

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers in the Elementary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the Director of Education or Designate will identify the least senior Teachers in the Unit. Thereafter, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the Unit President and the Teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. c) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs for the available position(s). d) A Teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times only. In the event that a Teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to above. e) If a Teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher is qualified. f) A Teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ List and given priority placement. g) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. h) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (d) above within two (2) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers in the Elementary Secondary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the Director of Education or Designate will identify the least senior Teachers in the Unit. Thereafter, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the OECTA Unit President and the Teachers teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. c) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs for the available position(s). d) A Teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times only. In the event that a Teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to above. e) If a Teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher is qualified. f) A Teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ Teachers List and given priority placement. g) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. h) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (d) above within two four (24) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall, as per Section 12 of Part A of this Collective Agreement. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Secondary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary Secondary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Elementary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one one-year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers teachers in the Elementary elementary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the The Director of Education or Designate will identify Education, having identified the least senior Teachers lowest ranking teachers in the Unit. Thereafterunit, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the OECTA Unit President and the Teachers teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Elementary teachers on probation shall be the first to be declared redundant using the "Order of Criteria for Determining Redundant Teachers". c) If the Board still experiences a surplus of teachers in the elementary schools, permanent teachers shall be declared redundant using the "Order of Criteria for Determining Redundant Teachers" set out below. d) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacherteacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement collective agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. ce) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-lay- off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs programmes for the available position(s). df) A Teacher teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times one time only. In the event that a Teacher teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third second time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to aboveteacher. eg) If a Teacher teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher teacher is qualified. fh) A Teacher teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ List and given priority placementTeachers List. gi) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. hj) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (de) above within two (2) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers in the Elementary Secondary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the Director of Education or Designate will identify the least senior Teachers in the Unit. Thereafter, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the OECTA Unit President and the Teachers teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. c) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs for the available position(s). d) A Teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times only. In the event that a Teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to above. e) If a Teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher is qualified. f) A Teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ Teachers List and given priority placement. g) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. h) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (d) above within two (2) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Secondary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary Secondary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Elementary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers in the Elementary Secondary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the Director of Education or Designate will identify the least senior Teachers in the Unit. Thereafter, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the OECTA Unit President and the Teachers teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. c) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs for the available position(s). d) A Teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times only. In the event that a Teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to above. e) If a Teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher is qualified. f) A Teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ Teachers List and given priority placement. g) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. h) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (d) above within two four (24) years in total of their release shall lose all rights to recall, as per Section 12 of Part A of this Collective Agreement. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Secondary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary Secondary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Elementary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one one-year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers in the Elementary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the Director of Education or Designate will identify the least senior Teachers in the Unit. Thereafter, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the Unit President and the Teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. c) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs for the available position(s). d) A Teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times only. In the event that a Teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to above. e) If a Teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher is qualified. f) A Teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ List and given priority placement. g) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. h) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (d) above within two four (24) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall, as per Section 12 of Part A of this Collective Agreement. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one one-year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is determined by the Board that there may be a surplus of Teachers teachers in the Elementary elementary schools who cannot be placed in the school system, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unit, the The Director of Education or Designate will identify Education, having identified the least senior Teachers lowest ranking teachers in the Unit. Thereafterunit, the Director of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the OECTA Unit President and the Teachers teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Secondary teachers on probation shall be the first to be declared redundant using the "Order of Criteria for Determining Redundant Teachers". c) If the Board still experiences a surplus of teachers in the secondary schools, permanent teachers shall be declared redundant using the "Order of Criteria for Determining Redundant Teachers" set out below. d) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacherteacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement collective agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. ce) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, Teachers teachers who have been laid off pursuant to this Article article shall be recalled to available teaching positions with the Board in reverse order of lay-lay- off provided that they possess the qualifications required by the Ministry of Education to teach the division, subject(s) and/or programs programmes for the available position(s). df) A Teacher teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available position. A Teacher may refuse to exercise his or her right of recall two (2) times one time only. In the event that a Teacher teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third second time, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to aboveteacher. eg) If a Teacher teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher teacher is qualified. fh) A Teacher teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ List and given priority placementTeachers List. gi) Teachers shall be withdrawn from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. hj) Teachers who have not been recalled to employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (de) above within two (2) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one year mentorship program.

Declaration of Redundancy. Where it is Redundancy occurs when the full-time equivalent number of teachers in the elementary panel exceeds the full-time equivalent number of teaching positions for the next school year, as determined by the Board that there application of the staffing provisions (Article 20) of this Agreement. Reductions in staff due to redundancy start at the bottom of the Seniority List with the least senior teacher and proceed up the ranked list, subject to program need as per The President of the Local will be provided with a copy of the list of redundant teachers five (5) days prior to May When redundancy exists, the Employer shall notify, in writing, the whose employment may be terminated because of redundancy by no later than May Surplus teachers who have refused all assignments from the list of available teaching positions shall be placed on the redundancy list according to seniority. It is understood that a surplus teacher who has not accepted a position as per and is placed on the recall list has waived their right to notification of redundancy as specified in Teachers in whose transfer request has been matched, or teachers who accept a transfer shall, subject to seniority, have their divisional assignment guaranteed for a period of one school year unless a different divisional assignment has been mutually agreed upon, or unless there are extenuating circumstances requiring a reorganization. For teachers who have requested a voluntary transfer, the Elementary schools transfer will be made, and no acceptance is required, if the transfer is a match with the requested as well as the request. For teachers who have requested a voluntary transfer, and their proposed transfer matches the requested but does not match the request, the teacher must make a decision about acceptance of the transfer offer within one hour. For teachers who are surplus to a school, the decision to accept or refuse the proposed surplus assignment shall be made within two (2) hours. Trillium Lakelands School Board Collective Agreement Page Teachers who have requested a voluntary transfer, and have refused an offer under shall retain their placement on the list until a vacancy occurs which is a match on both requested and or until the assignment process is completed and it has been determined that the transfer cannot be accommodated. Surplus teachers who have refused all assignments from the list of available teaching positions shall be placed on the redundancy list according to seniority. It is understood that a surplus teacher who has not accepted a position as per and is placed on the recall list has waived their right to notification of redundancy as specified in On commencement of the assignment process, an up-to-date list of available teaching positions shall be provided at the end of each school day, by fax and e-mail, where possible, to each elementary workplace. It is understood that, in the school systemevent of technical breakdown, the following steps will be taken: a) After consultation with the Unitteacher is expected to contact a neighbouring school, the Director office, or the Human Resources Administrator for a copy of Education or Designate will identify the least senior Teachers in the Unitcurrent list. Thereafter, the Director The Employer shall establish and maintain a recall list of Education or Designate shall send a notice to the Unit President and the Teachers who may be redundant within seven (7) working days of determining that the redundancy may occur. b) Redundancy will be considered to be just cause for the termination of a Teacher's employment as provided for under this Collective Agreement and such termination will not be considered disciplinary. c) Subject to paragraph (f) below and prior to any new hires, all teachers declared redundant. Teachers who have been laid off pursuant due to this Article redundancy shall be recalled to available teaching positions staff vacancies based on seniority and program need, as defined in subject to qualifications. While a teacher is on the recall list, sick leave credits shall be retained but shall not accumulate. Teachers who are eligible for recall shall file with the Board in reverse order Employer their most recent address and telephone number, with a copy to the President of laythe Local. Teachers shall be responsible for advising the Employer and the President of the Local if they will be unavailable for recall for a specified period of time (not to exceed (3) months). When a position becomes available, the Employer shall endeavour to contact the teacher being recalled by telephone and by courier or registered mail. Inability to reach the teacher within four (4) work days, or a refusal to accept the position within that time-off provided that they possess frame, shall enable the qualifications required by Employer to contact the Ministry of Education to teach next person on the division, subject(s) and/or programs for the available position(s). d) A Teacher must exercise his or her right of recall within five (5) calendar days of being notified about the available positionlist. A Teacher may refuse teacher on the recall list shall retain such status for a maximum period of three (3) years, subject to exercise his A teacher who refuses recall to a position, for which the teacher is qualified or her right of recall for which the teacher has expressed a preference (see on more than two (2) times only. In the event that a Teacher does not exercise his or her recall rights a third timeoccasions, the Board has no further recall obligations to that Teacher. It is understood that acceptance to a recall position that is less than full time will not count as one of the two (2) refusals referred to above. e) If a Teacher accepts a part-time position because a full-time position is not available, that Teacher shall be offered the first full-time position that becomes available for which the Teacher is qualified. f) A Teacher who is declared redundant shall be placed on the Occasional Teachers’ List and given priority placement. g) Teachers shall be withdrawn removed from the recall list should they accept a teaching contract with another employer. h) Teachers who have and will not been recalled to be offered any further employment with the Board in accordance with paragraph (d) above within two (2) years of their release shall lose all rights to recall. i) Prior to any external hires and provided that there are no redundant Elementary Teachers covered by this Collective Agreement remaining to be recalled, the Board will offer any vacant Elementary teaching positions to any qualified Secondary Teachers who have been declared redundant and are awaiting recall. In order to support cross panel placements, the Board and the Unit agree to a one year mentorship program.opportunitiesprovided that: