Common use of LAY-OFFS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE PAY Clause in Contracts

LAY-OFFS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE PAY. 26.01 The Employer shall continue past practice in giving all reasonable consideration to continued employment in the Employer’s service of employees who would otherwise be laid off because of the elimination of their positions due to lack of work, technological changes, structural changes, changes in the work process or contracting out. The Employer wishes to keep the number of lay-offs to a minimum and shall make a reasonable attempt to offer a suitable position to any employee who has been laid off. 26.02 Consultation in case of position abolishment 26.03 Consultation between the Institute and the NFB before layoffs 26.04 Should a continuous position be eliminated in a section where several employees perform the same duties, lay-offs shall be based on competence and seniority, with seniority becoming increasingly significant after five (5) years. 26.05 When a position of an equal or lower than the one formerly held by an employee who has been laid off or is about to be laid off is to be filled, the Employer shall give priority to the candidacy of the employee who has been laid off or is about to be laid off, provided that employee meets the criteria set out in Article 29.

LAY-OFFS, TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND SEVERANCE PAY. ‌ 26.01 The Employer shall continue past practice in giving all reasonable consideration to continued employment in the Employer’s service of employees who would otherwise be laid off because of the elimination of their positions due to lack of work, technological changes, structural changes, changes in the work process or contracting out. The Employer wishes to keep the number of lay-offs to a minimum and shall make a reasonable attempt to offer a suitable position to any employee who has been laid off. 26.02 Consultation in case of position abolishment 26.03 Consultation between the Institute and the NFB before layoffs 26.04 Should a continuous position be eliminated in a section where several employees perform the same duties, lay-offs shall be based on competence and seniority, with seniority becoming increasingly significant after five (5) years. 26.05 When a position of an equal or lower than the one formerly held by an employee who has been laid off or is about to be laid off is to be filled, the Employer shall give priority to the candidacy of the employee who has been laid off or is about to be laid off, provided that employee meets the criteria set out in Article 29.