Layoff in Reverse Order of Seniority. Employees shall be laid off in reverse order of seniority within their Geographic Regions or may accept voluntary layoff with notice to the Employer. (a) An employee in receipt of a layoff notice may: (i) accept a vacancy in an adjoining Geographic Region; or, if there is no such vacancy, (ii) displace the least senior employee in an adjoining Geographic Region who is less senior, or accept a vacancy in any Geographic Region; or, where there is no such less senior employee or no such vacancy, (iii) displace the least senior employee in any Geographic Region who is less senior than the employee in receipt of the layoff notice, or where the employee is the most junior in the bargaining unit, (iv) accept available work in any Geographic Region At any of the steps under the above process the employee may choose to accept layoff and be placed on the recall list. (b) Notwithstanding the above, if a vacancy arises within twelve (12) months in the Geographic Region from which the employee was moved, such employee shall have the right to return to their previous Geographic Region. (c) If an employee chooses to accept a vacancy or available work or displace an employee in an adjoining geographic region, the border of the new Geographic Region shall be considered her home for the purposes of Article 12.
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Layoff in Reverse Order of Seniority. Employees shall be laid off in reverse order of seniority within their Geographic Regions Region or may accept voluntary layoff with notice to the Employer.
(a) An employee in receipt of a layoff notice may:
(i) accept a vacancy in an adjoining Geographic Region; or, if there is no such vacancy,
(ii) displace the least senior employee in an adjoining Geographic Region who is less senior, or accept a vacancy in any Geographic Region; or, where there is no such less senior employee or no such vacancy,
(iii) displace the least senior employee in any Geographic Region who is less senior than the employee in receipt of the layoff notice, or where the employee is the most junior in the bargaining unit,
(iv) accept available work in any Geographic Region At Region. Employees are not permitted to bypass or skip any of the steps under the above process provided that at any of the steps the employee may choose to accept layoff and be placed on the recall list.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, if a vacancy arises within twelve (12) months in the Geographic Region from which the employee was moved, such employee shall have the right to return to their previous Geographic Region.
(c) If an employee chooses to accept a vacancy or available work or displace an employee in an adjoining geographic regionGeographic Region, the border of the new Geographic Region shall be considered her home for the purposes of Article 12.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Layoff in Reverse Order of Seniority. Employees shall be laid off in reverse order of seniority within their Geographic Regions or may accept voluntary layoff with notice to the Employer.
(a) An employee in receipt of a layoff notice may:
(i) accept a vacancy in an adjoining Geographic Region; or, if there is no such vacancy,
(ii) accept a vacancy in any Geographic Region; or if there is no such vacancy,
(iii) displace the least senior employee in an adjoining Geographic Region who is less senior, senior than the employee in receipt of the layoff notice; or accept a vacancy in any Geographic Region; or, where there is no not such less senior employee or no such vacancyemployee,
(iiiiv) displace the least senior employee in any Geographic Region who is less senior than the employee in receipt of the layoff notice, or where the employee is the most junior in the bargaining unit,
(ivv) accept available work in any Geographic Region At any of the steps under the above process the employee may choose to accept layoff and be placed on the recall list.
(b) Notwithstanding the above, if a vacancy arises within twelve (12) months in the Geographic Region from which the employee was moved, such employee shall have the right to return to their previous Geographic Region.
(c) If an employee chooses to accept a vacancy or available work or displace an employee in an adjoining geographic region, the border of the new Geographic Region shall be considered her home for the purposes of Article 12.
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Samples: Collective Agreement