Common use of Identification of a Supernumerary Employee Clause in Contracts

Identification of a Supernumerary Employee. (a) In the event there is a requirement to identify a supernumerary employee as a result of the Employer identifying redundant positions or in the event that the Employer foresees that a layoff will occur for any reason, the supernumerary employee shall be the employee with the least classification seniority within the affected classification. (b) Such employee shall be notified in writing of their supernumerary status by the Employer and will be advised of their options as follows: (1) to be placed in a vacancy to be filled by a regular employee in the same or a lesser classification, or; (2) if no vacancy exists in the supernumerary employee’s last previously held classification, to displace the employee with the least classification seniority in that classification, provided the supernumerary employee has greater service seniority than the employee identified for displacement; (3) in the event no displacement can be affected by the supernumerary employee pursuant to (2) above, the provisions of (2) above will be reapplied to each next lower previously held classification(s) if required. (c) An employee displaced pursuant to (b)(2) above shall be advised in writing that they are supernumerary and will be entitled to the provisions of (b) above. (d) Employees identified as supernumerary shall be provided a minimum of five (5) work days to inform the Employer of the option selected pursuant to (b) above.