Common use of Lay Off Application Clause in Contracts

Lay Off Application. If a reduction of the office and clerical staff is necessary due to economic or other reasons and employees are laid off, the employee(s) so affected may: 1. Within one (1) calendar week accept any open permanent position in the same labor grade for which the employee(s) is qualified to satisfactorily perform the duties of such position. 2. If no such position is available, the affected employee may accept the lay-off or; 3. Elect to accept an open permanent position in a lower labor grade. If no such position is accepted, the affected employee may accept lay-off or; 4. Elect to replace the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a similar position in the same labor grade. Upon being offered and refusing to accept a “similar position” in the same labor grade the employee must accept layoff. 5. If no such position (option #4) is available, the affected employee will bump the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a dissimilar position in the same labor grade provided the employee(s) is qualified to satisfactorily perform the duties of such position. 6. In the event no such replacement opportunity exists in the same labor grade, the affected employee will replace the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a similar position in the next or successively lower labor grades. 7. If no such position (option #6) is available, the affected employee will replace the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a dissimilar position in the next or successively lower labor grades provided the employee(s) is qualified to satisfactorily perform the duties of such position.

Lay Off Application. If a reduction of the office and clerical staff is necessary due to economic or other reasons and employees are laid off, the employee(s) so affected may: 1. Within one (1) calendar week accept any open permanent position in the same or lower labor grade for which the employee(s) is qualified to satisfactorily perform the duties of such position. 2. If no such position is availableaccepted, the affected employee may accept the lay-off or; 3. Elect to accept an open permanent position in a lower labor grade. If no such position is accepted, the affected employee may accept lay-off or; 4. Elect to replace the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a similar position in the same labor grade. Upon being offered and refusing to accept a “similar position” in the same labor grade the employee must accept layoff. 54. If no such position (option #43) is available, the affected employee will bump the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a dissimilar position in the same labor grade provided the employee(s) is qualified to satisfactorily perform the duties of such position. 65. In the event no such replacement opportunity exists in the same labor grade, the affected employee will replace the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a similar position in the next or successively lower labor grades. 76. If no such position (option #65) is available, the affected employee will replace the least senior employee (with less seniority) occupying a dissimilar position in the next or successively lower labor grades provided the employee(s) is qualified to satisfactorily perform the duties of such position. 7. If there are no positions available, the affected employee will be placed on lay-off. 8. Lay-off is an option at any step in the above process.