Common use of Layoff or Workforce Reorganization Clause in Contracts

Layoff or Workforce Reorganization. The Hospital retains the right to 19 determine whether a permanent or prolonged reduction in or restructuring of personnel is 20 necessary, the timing of such reduction or restructuring, the number of FTEs to be 21 affected, and in which departments a layoff and/or restructuring will occur. 22 a. If the Hospital determines that a layoff in personnel or a restructuring is 23 necessary, Nurses shall be laid off in the following order: (1) Nurse(s) 24 within the affected unit who volunteer for layoff (2) in order of seniority 25 (inverse order) within the affected shift and unit (for purposes of this 26 section only, nurses whose start time is within two hours of the start time 27 of the impacted shift will be considered to be on the same “shift”) (3) 28 affected Nurses to be laid off may then choose to bump either the least 29 senior nurse within the same nursing unit or the least senior nurse in the 30 Hospital, if the Nurse is qualified to meet the unit-specific competency 31 standards after no more than one week of orientation. Any nurse who is 32 displaced under this paragraph will have the option of accepting any 33 vacant position for which she is qualified in accordance with the following 34 paragraph, or be placed on the recall list.

Layoff or Workforce Reorganization. The Hospital retains the right 1 to 19 determine whether a permanent or prolonged reduction in or restructuring of 2 personnel is 20 necessary, the timing of such reduction or restructuring, the number 3 of FTEs to be 21 affected, and in which departments a layoff and/or restructuring will 4 occur. 22 a. . 6 If the Hospital determines that a layoff in personnel or a restructuring is 23 7 necessary, Nurses may be laid off or reassigned in accordance with Legacy 8 policy. Nurses shall be laid off in the following order: (1) Nurse(s) 24 within the 9 affected unit who volunteer for layoff (2) in order of seniority 25 (inverse order) within 10 the affected shift and unit (for purposes of this 26 section only, nurses whose start 11 time is within two hours of the start time 27 of the impacted shift will be considered 12 to be on the same “shift”) (3) 28 affected Nurses to be laid off may then choose to 13 bump either the least 29 senior nurse within the same nursing unit or the least 14 senior nurse in the 30 Hospital, if the Nurse is qualified to meet the unit-specific 15 competency 31 standards after no more than one week of orientation. Any nurse 16 who is 32 displaced under this paragraph will have the option of accepting any 33 17 vacant position for which she is qualified in accordance with the following 34 18 paragraph, or be placed on the recall list.