Election Procedure. To elect Preferential Placement the employee shall designate up to twelve (12) domestic General Electric Company manufacturing plant, service shop or distribution center locations within the four-year eligibility period on forms provided exclusively by the Company. Effective January 1, 2004, the term “locations” used in the prior sentence shall be construed for the sole purpose of this paragraph to include like locations maintained by GE affiliates participating in the Job and Income Security Plan for Hourly Employees and the Job and Income Security Plan for Nonexempt Employees. This election will not affect an individual's continuity of service. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section (d)(1)(i) and Section (d)(1)(ii) above, and who have made this election, will be placed in Preferential Placement status either: (i) on their designated termination date for plant closing, or (ii) on their layoff date. Individuals eligible for Preferential Placement under Section 3 (d)(1)(iii) and who have made this election, will be placed on Preferential Placement after three (3) months on protected service due to layoff. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section 3(d)(1)(i) or Section 3(d)(1)(ii) above may request, following the conclusion of decision bargaining, that their plant closing or layoff date be advanced in order to assume Preferential Placement and accept Preferential Placement prior to their anticipated plant closing or layoff date. Local management shall have unilateral discretion to grant such a request so long as such request shall not be unreasonably denied; provided, that employees affected by a plant closing shall have the right to have their plant closing date advanced in order to assume preferential placement and accept placement if their plant closing date has been exceeded by 12 months. If the vacated position must be filled, the Company may utilize temporary services after exhausting the recall list provided, however, no plant closing benefits attributable to the recall will be available. Locations can be added to the employee’s list to reach the twelve (12) limit, but no listed locations can be eliminated and replaced or substituted for (even if closed).
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Election Procedure. To elect Preferential Placement the employee shall designate up to twelve (12) domestic General Electric Company manufacturing plant, service shop or distribution center locations within the four-year eligibility period on forms provided exclusively by the Company. Effective January 1, 2004, the term “locations” used in the prior sentence shall be construed for the sole purpose of this paragraph to include like locations maintained by GE affiliates participating in the Job and Income Security Plan for Hourly Employees and the Job and Income Security Plan for Nonexempt Employees. This election will not affect an individual's continuity of service. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section (d)(1)(i) and Section (d)(1)(ii) above, and who have made this election, will be placed in Preferential Placement status either: (i) on their designated termination date for plant closing, or (ii) on their layoff date. Individuals eligible for Preferential Placement under Section 3 (d)(1)(iii) and who have made this election, will be placed on Preferential Placement after three (3) months on protected service due to layoff. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section 3(d)(1)(i) or Section 3(d)(1)(ii) above may request, following the conclusion of decision bargaining, that their plant closing or layoff date be advanced in order to assume Preferential Placement and accept Preferential Placement prior to their anticipated plant closing or layoff date. Local management shall have unilateral discretion give due regard to grant such a request so long as such request shall not be unreasonably deniedrequest; provided, however, that employees affected by a plant closing shall have the right to have their plant closing date advanced in order to assume preferential placement and accept placement if their plant closing date has been exceeded by 12 months. If the vacated position must be filled, the Company may utilize temporary services after exhausting the recall list provided, however, no plant closing benefits attributable to the recall will be available. Locations can be added to the employee’s list to reach the twelve (12) limit, but no listed locations can be eliminated and replaced or substituted for (even if closed).
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Election Procedure. To elect Preferential Placement the employee shall designate up to twelve (12) domestic General Electric Company manufacturing plant, service shop or distribution center locations within the four-year eligibility period on forms provided exclusively by the Company. Effective January 1, 2004, the term “locations” used in the prior sentence shall be construed for the sole purpose of this paragraph to include like locations maintained by GE affiliates participating in the Job and Income Security Plan for Hourly Employees and the Job and Income Security Plan for Nonexempt Employees. This election will not affect an individual's ’s continuity of service. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section (d)(1)(i) and Section (d)(1)(ii) above, and who have made this election, will be placed in Preferential Placement status either: (i) on their designated termination date for plant closing, or (ii) on their layoff date. Individuals eligible for Preferential Placement under Section 3 (d)(1)(iii) and who have made this election, will be placed on Preferential Placement after three (3) months on protected service due to layoff). Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section 3(d)(1)(i) or Section 3(d)(1)(ii) above may request, following the conclusion of decision bargaining, that their plant closing or layoff date be advanced in order to assume Preferential Placement and accept Preferential Placement placement prior to their anticipated plant closing or layoff date. Local management shall have unilateral discretion to grant such a request so long as such request shall not be unreasonably denied; provided, provided that employees affected by a plant closing shall have the right to have their plant closing date advanced in order to assume preferential placement and accept placement if their plant closing date has been exceeded by 12 months. If the vacated position must be filled, the Company may utilize temporary services after exhausting the recall list provided, however, no plant closing benefits attributable to the recall will be available. Locations can be added to the employee’s list to reach the twelve (12) limit, but no listed locations can be eliminated and replaced or substituted for (even if closed).
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Election Procedure. To elect Preferential Placement the employee shall designate up to twelve (12) domestic General Electric Company manufacturing plant, service shop or distribution center locations within the four-year eligibility period on forms provided exclusively by the Company. Effective January 1, 2004, the term “locations” used in the prior sentence shall be construed for the sole purpose of this paragraph to include like locations maintained by GE affiliates participating in the Job and Income Security Plan for Hourly Employees and the Job and Income Security Plan for Nonexempt Employees. This election will not affect an individual's continuity of service. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section (d)(1)(i) and Section (d)(1)(ii) above, and who have made this election, will be placed in Preferential Placement status either: (i) on their designated termination date for plant closing, or (ii) on or their layoff date. Individuals eligible for Preferential Placement under Section 3 (d)(1)(iii3(d)(1)(iii) and who have made this election, will be placed on Preferential Placement after three (3) months on protected service due to layoff. Individuals otherwise eligible for Preferential Placement pursuant to Section 3(d)(1)(i) or Section 3(d)(1)(ii) above may request, following the conclusion of decision bargaining, that their plant closing or layoff date be advanced in order to assume Preferential Placement and accept Preferential Placement prior to their anticipated plant closing or layoff date. Local management shall have unilateral discretion give due regard to grant such a request so long as such request shall not be unreasonably deniedrequest; provided, however, that employees affected by a plant closing shall have the right to have their plant closing date advanced in order to assume preferential placement and accept placement if their plant closing date has been exceeded by 12 months. If the vacated position must be filled, the Company may utilize temporary services after exhausting the recall list provided, however, no plant closing benefits attributable to the recall will be available. Locations can be added to the employee’s list to reach the twelve (12) limit, but no listed locations location can be eliminated and replaced or substituted for (even if closed).
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement