Downsizing Procedure a) Downsizing will be made on the basis of seniority. The most junior employee(s) in the classification within the department affected will be given written notice of downsizing or reclassification.
Downsizing Procedure a) Downsizing will be made on the basis of seniority. The most junior in the classification within the department affected will be given written notice of downsizing or reclassification. Affected employees will have two (2) options to choose from. Downsizing A downsized employee may exercise their bumping rights as follows: Those employees must indicate within two (2) working days that they wish to bump. The Company will provide affected employees with bumping options. Those employees will then have up to two (2) working days to displace ajunior employee in any classification crew for which they have maintained the necessary qualifications to perform the work. Should they bump someone who is not the most junior, the Company will downsize the most junior employee in that classification on that crew. No employee will be displaced from their current position unless they are the most junior employee in that classification on that crew. This procedure will continue until the most junior employees in the classifications are downsized. Qualified shall mean the employee has either held the job previously through the bid procedure or job progression, has held a job in the same classification or is deemed qualified according to company records. Downsizing Departments are as follows: Mine Surface Lab Shaft Administration (includes General Clerks and Warehouses) When displacement of any employee takes place because of downsizing or reclassification and the displacement results in a change of shifts, the affected employee shall not be eligible for overtime rates on their days of rest under their previous schedule unless they work in excess of their previously scheduled regular hours in the first seven-day period. The employee will assume the days of rest under the schedule of work they assume, and if required to work on these days, they shall be paid at overtime rates. The Company will grant a period of familiarization or retraining of up to six (6) regular shifts worked for the employee to show that they have maintained the necessary qualifications of the job. This familiarization period can be extended by mutual agreement between the Parties.
