Common use of Employment in Lieu of Severance Clause in Contracts

Employment in Lieu of Severance. a. In lieu of Severance Allowance, within thirty (30) days of an Employee’s request for Severance Allowance, the Company may offer such Employee a regular full-time job in at least the same labor grade at the Employee’s Plant or within one hundred (100) miles of that Plant if: (1) the job is in a bargaining unit represented by the Union; (2) the job is not a temporary job or a job known to be of limited duration; (3) the Employee is physically qualified to perform the job; and (4) the Employee has the ability and skills required to perform the job or has the ability to absorb such training for the job as is offered and is necessary to enable the Employee to perform the job satisfactorily. b. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 3(c) below, in the event the Employee refuses an offer made under Paragraph 3(a) above, the Employee will forfeit his/her right to Severance Allowance and become ineligible for any other layoff benefit to which s/he may be entitled, such as Supplemental Unemployment Benefits. c. In the case of Paragraph 2(b)(3) above, an Employee accruing service under the U.S. Steel Pension Agreement as of the date of the Permanent Closure may refuse an offer made under Paragraph 3(a) above, unless it is for a job s/he is entitled to under Article Five, Section E (Seniority) in at least the same labor grade in the Employee’s Plant, and continue to receive any benefits to which s/he may be entitled.