Lay Off Subject to Recall. An employee who has received a Notice of Lay Off, but does not wish to exercise seniority rights or who is not placed in another classification/position, shall be laid off as of the first working day following the end date of the notice period and the following Recall provisions shall apply during lay off:
(1) An employee may be recalled to the former classification/position for up to eighteen (18) months from the date of the lay off.
(2) Order of recall shall be based on seniority.
(3) When an employee is to be recalled the employee shall have a Notice of Recall mailed to the last known home address, with a copy of such notice provided to the Human Resource Services and the Union.
(4) It shall be the duty of the employee on lay off to provide the Employer with the employee=s address and to promptly notify the Employer of any change in the address. The Employer shall not be responsible for the failure of an employee to receive a Notice of Recall when the employee fails to provide this information.
(5) An employee who receives a Notice of Recall will have up to five (5) working days from receipt of the Notice to advise the Employer of the intention to return to work and the employee will have up to a maximum of ten (10) working days from receipt of notice to report for work, but shall report to work no earlier than the date specified on the Notice of Recall.
(6) Employees on lay off may also apply for casual work in accordance with Clause 12.13 of the Collective Agreement.
Lay Off Subject to Recall. 12.4.2.1 The provisions in this Article may be used by the Contractor to facilitate the re employment of an employee whose lay-off has been precipitated by breakdowns, shortages of materials or parts, or changes in the construction schedule, scheduled or unscheduled cessation of work, or other like conditions, and there is a reasonable likelihood the employee will be re employed for purposes of continuing the work to which he was assigned at the time of lay-off.
