Common use of LAYOFFS AND RECALLS Clause in Contracts

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If the Board desires to reduce the number of teachers, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-four

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 13.01 Both Parties recognize that job security should increase in proportion to the Board desires to reduce length of service. Therefore, in the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers employees shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case reverse order of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1seniority. Teachers on layoff Employees shall be recalled in inverse order of their seniority providing they are qualified to do the work. 13.02 A layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the workforce. 13.03 No new employees will be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity of re- employment providing they are qualified to do the work, which is available within the bargaining unit. 13.04 The Corporation shall notify employees who are to be laid off by providing them with a minimum of five (5) working months’ notice before the layoff is to be effective. If the employee laid off has not had the opportunity to work five (5) months after the notice of layoff, provided they shall be paid in lieu of work for that such teachers are certified and qualified for part of the positions to be filledfive (5) months during which work was not made available. 2. The 13.05 In order that the operations of the Union will not become disorganized when layoffs are being made, members of the Local Executive Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility last persons laid off during their term of each teacher office as long as full-time work, which they are qualified to notify perform is available. 13.06 The Corporation’s decision on acceptance or denial of a bump shall be communicated in writing to affected employees and the Board Union within five (5) working days. An employee who has been served notice of any change of address or layoff as outlined above shall bump the employee with the lowest seniority in the teacher's credentialsclassification in which the employee has elected to bump based on their skill and ability to perform the work. The teacher's address No part-time or casual (grandfathered) employee shall displace a full-time employee in any classification. 13.07 An employee affected by layoff will be given an orientation and assessment period as it appears on board records deemed appropriate by the Corporation. Should the Corporation deem the employee unsatisfactory or unsuitable, the employee will be advised that they are to be laid off and will be allowed to exercise their bumping rights into another position. Such decision will not prejudice future consideration of the employee under a posted vacancy for the same position. Any other employee displaced as a result of the above rearrangements of positions shall be conclusive when used returned to their position without loss of seniority, benefits, or wage/salary. Should the employee find the new position unsatisfactory within thirty (30) working days, the employee will inform the Human Resources Department and the employee will be laid off and allowed to exercise their bumping rights into another position. Should the employee find the second new position unsatisfactory they will be allowed to exercise their bumping rights one final time. 13.08 Grievances concerning layoffs shall be initiated at Step 1 of the grievance procedure. 13.09 Transfers resulting from the displacement of active employees may be held in connection with notices abeyance until all transfers can take place and no employee will suffer any loss of layoffwages, recall benefits or other notice to seniority while awaiting a transfer under this clause. Once the teacher. A Teacher last employee affected by this process is confirmed, in writing, all transfers of affected employees shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall be made within ten (10) calendar days from working days. In the date case of such transfers, the Corporation shall not be held to any minimum shift change notice requirements agreed to between the Parties. (a) The Corporation agrees to pay its share of the premiums for all agreed upon benefit plans for two (2) months following the month of layoff, subject to the laid off employee paying their full share of such premiums prior to the commencement of the layoff. (b) When an employee submits to the Human Resources Department written application for continuation of enrolment in specific and eligible employee benefits at one hundred (100%) percent employee cost during the twenty-two (22) months following the first month of layoff, unless precluded otherwise by the policy carrier the Employer shall allow the employee to purchase such benefits and administer the benefits on which behalf of the recall notice was mailedemployee. The obligation employee shall submit post-dated cheques as of the Board first business day of the second month of layoff for as many months as the employee desires to rehire a laid-off teacher continue to be so insured. The Corporation shall terminate twenty-fourdiscontinue benefits should an employee become one (1) month in arrears of payment.

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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 13.01 Both Parties recognize that job security should increase in proportion to the Board desires to reduce length of service. Therefore, in the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers employees shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case reverse order of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1seniority. Teachers on layoff Employees shall be recalled in inverse order of their seniority providing they are qualified to do the work. 13.02 A layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the workforce. 13.03 No new employees will be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity of re- employment providing they are qualified to do the work, which is available within the bargaining unit. 13.04 The Corporation shall notify employees who are to be laid off by providing them with a minimum of five (5) working months notice before the layoff is to be effective. If the employee laid off has not had the opportunity to work five (5) months after the notice of layoff, provided they shall be paid in lieu of work for that such teachers are certified and qualified for part of the positions to be filledfive (5) months during which work was not made available. 2. The 13.05 In order that the operations of the Union will not become disorganized when layoffs are being made, members of the Local Executive Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility last persons laid off during their term of each teacher office as long as full-time work, which they are qualified to notify perform is available. 13.06 The Corporation’s decision on acceptance or denial of a bump shall be communicated in writing to affected employees and the Board Union within five (5) working days. An employee who has been served notice of any change of address or layoff as outlined above shall bump the employee with the lowest seniority in the teacher's credentialsclassification in which the employee has elected to bump based on their skill and ability to perform the work. The teacher's address No regular part-time or casual employee shall displace a regular full-time employee in any classification. 13.07 An employee affected by layoff will be given an orientation and assessment period as it appears on board records deemed appropriate by the Corporation. Should the Corporation deem the employee unsatisfactory or unsuitable, the employee will be advised that they are to be laid off and will be allowed to exercise their bumping rights into another position. Such decision will not prejudice future consideration of the employee under a posted vacancy for the same position. Any other employee displaced as a result of the above rearrangements of positions shall be conclusive when used returned to their position without loss of seniority, benefits, or wage/salary. Should the employee find the new position unsatisfactory within thirty (30) working days, the employee will inform the Human Resources Department and the employee will be laid off and allowed to exercise their bumping rights into another position. Should the employee find the second new position unsatisfactory they will be allowed to exercise their bumping rights one final time. 13.08 Grievances concerning layoffs shall be initiated at Step 2 of the grievance procedure. 13.09 Transfers resulting from the displacement of active employees may be held in connection with notices abeyance until all transfers can take place and no employee will suffer any loss of layoffwages, recall benefits or other notice to seniority while awaiting a transfer under this clause. Once the teacher. A Teacher last employee affected by this process is confirmed, in writing, all transfers of affected employees shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall be made within ten (10) calendar days from working days. In the date on which case of such transfers, the recall Corporation shall not be held to any minimum shift change notice was mailed. requirements agreed to between the Parties. (a) The obligation Corporation agrees to pay its share of the Board premiums for all agreed upon benefit plans for two (2) months following the month of layoff, subject to rehire a laid-the laid off teacher shall terminate employee paying their full share of such premiums prior to the commencement of the layoff. (b) When an employee submits to the Human Resources Department written application for continuation of enrolment in specific and eligible employee benefits at one hundred (100%) percent employee cost during the twenty-fourtwo

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If §1 Seniority, as defined in Article 11, shall apply to the Board desires selection of employees for layoffs and recall there from. §2 When it becomes necessary to reduce lay off employees within the number of teachersbargaining unit, both the following procedures Union and the affected employees shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positionsnotified at least seven (7) days in advance. 2. If further reductions are necessary§3 In the event of layoff, then teachers, beginning with employees in the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers affected seniority groups shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusin the following order: First, all temporary employees Second, all probationary employees by inverse order of hiring Third, regular full- and part-time employees by inverse order of seniority §4 When the employer determines the positions affected, it will notify the employees holding positions subject to layoff and advise them of any vacant positions. If vacancies exist within the same seniority group, same shift and with the same scheduled hours, within 48 hours those employees must elect to take a vacant position. An employee who is understood that any subject to layoff shall suspend have preference for posted vacancies on her/his shift and within her/his seniority group over an employee who has unit preference but who is less senior than the duration employee subject to layoff. §5 If no vacant position is available, the affected employee may exercise bumping rights and must bump the most junior employee on his/her shift in his/her seniority group who has same regularly scheduled hours as the laid off employee, provided he/she is senior to the employee bumped. §6 If there is no such junior person, the laid off employee may bump (a) the most junior employee on his/her shift in his/her seniority group regardless of hours, or (b) bump the most junior employee in his/her seniority group on either of the other two shifts who has the same scheduled hours as the laid off employee, provided he/she is senior to the employee bumped. The employee must choose (a) or (b) within 48 hours. §7 If the laid off employee cannot exercise bumping rights under the above he/she must bump the most junior in his/her seniority group on the other two shifts regardless of scheduled hours, provided he/she is senior to the employee bumped. §8 In the event of multiple layoffs, when more than one employee in the same seniority group and shift are laid off, choices of bumping will be exercised by seniority. The most senior of the laid off employees will choose first which of the junior employees among those subject to bumping he/she will bump. Then the next most senior laid off employee will choose. §9 Employees may bump under the provisions of this Article only if the layoff is for one week or more. Layoffs of less than one week will be used only when necessary in exceptional cases and not in a repetitive manner to avoid bumping. Employees may not bump into a position which would require formal orientation or training of more than four weeks, in which case the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall affected employee may be eligible to receive salary bump a junior employee in the same seniority group (if any) not requiring such orientation or fringe benefits which were earned but training. First-line supervisors may not yet paid prior bump into a staff position. §10 Prior to layoffthe layoff of any bargaining unit employee, employees in the area to be impacted by a layoff will be notified in an effort to seek volunteers for layoff or reduction in hours. No new teachers In response to this notification, or at any point in the procedure under this article, the Hospital and employee may mutually agree that the employee be laid off or have their hours reduced. §11 Employees with more than five (5) full years of service will not be laid off for the life of this Agreement (through March 31, 2025). Bargaining unit employees with more than five (5) full years of service whose position is eliminated, and who do not have the option to obtain a vacant position (per Section 19.4) or bump (per Section 19.5 - 19.7), shall be employed by the Board while there are retrained for no more than six (6) months for a mutually agreed upon equivalent bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified position (i.e., same pay grade or higher, same benefits, and qualified to fill the available opening(scomparable hours and shift). The Board employee shall notify have no loss of pay during training and meet with shall bear no cost for the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occurtraining. Seniority and qualifications Such employees who do not wish to be considered retrained may elect to receive severance benefits in layoff decisions will be based on information on file accordance with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstancesSection 19.12. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-four

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If Seniority group seniority shall apply to the Board desires selection of employees for layoffs and recall therefrom. When it becomes necessary to reduce lay off employees within the number bargaining unit (except for layoffs caused by major disasters or Acts of teachersGod), both the Union and the affected employees shall be notified at least five (5) days in advance, or the affected employees will receive pay in lieu thereof. In the event of layoff, the following procedures shall be used: 1Employer will first identify the positions affected, by job title, unit, section, department and/or geographical location and shift. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by In the Boardevent of layoff, provided that employees in the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers affected seniority group shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in order: First, all temporary employees; Second, all per diem employees; Third, all probationary employees by inverse order of hiring; Fourth, regular, full and part-time employees by inverse order of seniority. When the Employer determines the positions affected, it will notify the employees holding positions subject to layoff and advise them of any vacant positions (taking precedence over posting policy). If vacancies exist within same seniority group, same shift, and same scheduled hours, within 24 hours those employees must elect to take a vacant position or accept layoff. If no vacancy exists, within 24 hours of that notice, those employees must elect to accept layoff or exercise bumping rights. The affected employee exercising bumping rights must bump the most junior employee on his/her shift in his/her seniority group who has the same regularly scheduled hours as the laid off employee, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, he/she is senior to the teacher at employee bumped. If there is no such junior person, the teacher's last known address. It shall be laid off employee may bump (a) the responsibility of each teacher to notify most junior employee on his/her shift in his/her seniority group with scheduled hours most closely approximating the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layofflaid off employee, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fouror

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 9.1 In the Board desires to reduce the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures permanent full time employees shall be used:laid off by job classification and grade within their Division in the inverse order of their seniority, and when necessary to recall, they shall be recalled in the reverse order of which they were laid off. A full time employee laid off may exercise their bumping rights within any job classification in the Bargaining Unit having a grade the same as theirs or lower providing they are bumping a full time employee with less seniority and they presently possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or can be familiarized with the job within one (1) day. 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board9.2 A full time employee who is laid off may displace a temporary or part-time employee, provided that the remaining teachers are certified laid off employee accepts all of the terms and qualified conditions of employment applicable to fill the available positionstemporary or part time position and is presently possessed of the required skill and ability to perform the job. A full time employee’s recall rights shall not be affected by the fact that they have displaced a temporary or part time employee. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning 9.3 In the event of a notice of layoff of a permanent full-time employee a meeting will be held with the least senior teachersemployee, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified Union and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusHuman Resources within five (5) working days of such notice. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration The purpose of the layoff meeting will be to review the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority skills and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with of the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially employee who is to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15thin conjunction with the job descriptions of any less senior employees in a job grade that is the same as theirs or lower, exclusive into which the employee may wish to pursue exercising their bumping rights. If the employee chooses to exercise their bumping rights, a Joint Layoff Committee (composed of two (2) Union Representatives and two (2) Human Resources Representatives) will meet with the Supervisor/Manager to whom the position reports, to determine the skills, requirements and the primary duties of the ten (10) day notice position into which the employee wishes to bump. Should it be assessed by the Association, if such layoff is scheduled Joint Committee that the employee would appear to take effect at meet the end requirements of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is position, the Joint Committee together with the appropriate Supervisor/Manager will meet with the employee without delay, to take effect at assess the opening employee’s skills to perform the primary duties of the ensuing school yearjob. If the employee is denied the opportunity to bump into the position after the above process has been followed, except in and does not agree with the case decision, the employee shall have the right of unforeseen circumstancesfiling a grievance within two (2) working days of receipt of the decision. The employee will still have the right to continue to exercise their bumping rights with subsequent positions. B. Recalls of teachers 9.4 In the event that a bargaining unit job vacancy occurs or a new position is created while a full time employee(s) is on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order or has been notified of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for before the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff position is posted the employee(s) so affected by sending a certified letterthe layoff, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher first employee(s) to notify be considered for the Board of any change of address available position providing they possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or in can be familiarized with the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall job within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourfive

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If a. In the Board desires event of a layoff due to a reduction in force, or a reduction of hours, the Employer shall effectuate a layoff in the affected classifications in the following order: • Probationary Team Members; • Part-time Team Members in reverse order of house seniority; and • Full-time Team Members in reverse order of house seniority. Team Members shall be recalled in the reverse of the order above, provided they have the licensures and qualifications to perform satisfactorily the available work. b. When the Employer determines there is to be a layoff, Team Members who are scheduled to be laid off shall be given one (1) week written notice of layoff except in instances beyond the control of Management. When layoffs are being planned, the Employer, when practicable, will inform the Union and will upon request discuss the potential impact upon the Bargaining Unit caused by the layoff. The parties recognize that a number of factors, including but not limited to, the protection of assets, will determine the timing of the notice. The Employer will provide the Union concurrent written notice providing the name, seniority and classification of Team Members being laid off. c. Team Members will be recalled to their regular job classifications in accordance with their house seniority provided they have the qualifications to perform satisfactorily the available work. At the time of layoff, the Team Member can state availability for work. In accordance with their seniority, Team Members in layoff status will be offered available work in their classifications before additional Team Members are hired and, to the extent practical, before part-time Team Members are scheduled for additional hours or before regular Team Members are assigned to work overtime. The Employer shall notify the Team Member of recall or of available work at their last known telephone number or address. When the Team Member indicates availability, the Team Member shall not be called for work after the Team Member is unavailable or refuses three (3) offers. d. Team Members to be laid off in accordance with this Section may be laid off without regard to their respective house seniority as each completes their current workweek. e. Team Members whose jobs are eliminated, or whose layoff is anticipated to last more than two (2) calendar months, shall be given the opportunity to transfer to bargaining unit positions for which the Team Member is qualified and have not been filled pursuant to the transfer bid provisions of this Agreement, and before such positions are posted as promotional opportunities. A Team Member transferring to another position will have recall rights to the former position for twelve (12) calendar months. f. When it is necessary to reduce the number of teachersworkforce under the above procedure, Stewards will be retained by shift in their respective area provided they have the ability to perform the work available. g. In instances where a bargaining unit position is to be filled by an external candidate, the following procedures position will be posted. The Employer shall give the Union an opportunity to meet and discuss available bargaining unit opportunities for laid off Team Members before new external candidates are hired. Laid off Team Members who apply for the bargaining unit position shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by given first consideration for the Boardposition, provided that the remaining teachers they are certified and qualified to fill the available positionsqualified. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers h. Team Members who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president sent written notice of recall at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information their last known address on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current Employer and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board report to work within five (5) days of their intent reporting date shall waive their recall rights unless satisfactory proof of failure to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board return is provided to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourManagement.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement (Greektown Superholdings, Inc.)

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If When there is a reduction in the Board desires to reduce the number of teachersworking force, the following procedures procedure shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by 15.01 Probationary employees throughout the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers office shall be laid off before teachers first. a) Probationary and temporary employees in the classification affected will be laid off providing the seniority employee who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for displaces the duration probationary or temporary employee has the ability to perform the duties of the layoff employee displaced. b) The junior employee in the Board's obligation classification affected shall displace a junior employee in the same salary grade. c) In the event that the affected employee is unable to pay displace an employee as provided in (b) above that employee displace a more junior employee in a salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract grade which is one salary grade below the grade of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed the present classification held by the Board while there are bargaining affected employee. d) In the event the affected employee is unable to displace an employee as provided in (b) above that employee shall displace a junior employee in the salary grade which is two grades below the salary grade held by the affected employee of failing that, shall displace a junior employee in the successively lower salary grades. e) In the event the affected employee is unable to displace an employee as provided in (d) above, that employee shall displace an employee in the office unit teachers on having the least seniority. f) In the event the affected employee is unable to displace an employee as provided in (e) above that employee will be laid off. 15.03 A list of employees to be laid off will be made available to the Union Bargaining Committee Chairman or designate, and the employees informed of layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar regular working days before prior to the notification layoff becoming effective, or alternately, the company will pay the employees laid off 10 days salary, in lieu of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered such notice, or salary for the period of the layoff whichever is the lesser. 15.04 When there is an increase in layoff decisions the work force after layoff, employees will be based on information on file recalled by seniority providing they have the ability to do the work and are willing to accept the assignment. 15.05 In all such cases, employees displacing more junior employees must be able to perform the work with the personnel officea reasonable period of instruction, comparable to that of a new hire, to a maximum of ten (10) regular working days. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the This ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end period may be extended by mutual agreement. 15.06 Management of the first semester or not later than June 1st if company before undertaking an indefinite layoff of seniority employees, will meet with the Union Bargaining Committee to discuss the general aspect of such layoff is layoff. Such meeting will take place prior to take effect at the opening announcement of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstanceslayoff effective date. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-four

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If the Board desires to reduce the number of teachers, the following procedures 12.01 A layoff shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by defined as a reduction in the Boardwork force, provided that or a reduction in the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positionsregular hours of work outlined in this agreement. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with a) in the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that event the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill Employer has determined a reduction in the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill employees and/or closure of programs, services or supports; layoffs; restructuring; or any other initiative that would impact the available opening(s). job security of bargaining unit members. b) The Board Employer shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten Union within fifteen (1015) calendar working days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to at which time the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at Employer shall advise the end Union of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstancesits plans. B. Recalls c) The Employer and the Union will continue to meet on an ongoing regular basis to minimize impact on service. 12.03 In the event of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of a proposed layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board Executive Director shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at least senior employee(s) in the teacher's last known addressjob classification where the layoff has been deemed necessary. It A copy of any notices of layoff shall be given to the responsibility Secretary of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address Union Executive Committee. 12.04 a position for which there is a unique job description and salary scale. 12.05 Within five (5) working days or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices issuing a notice of layoff, recall or other notice the Agency and Union, including the National Representative if required, shall meet to discuss the teacherproposed layoff, and to investigate alternative measures such as how to realize savings and generate revenues. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall If no mutually agreeable alternatives can be reached within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting, the Executive Director shall confirm with the employee and the Union, in writing, the actual date of the layoff. 12.06 Contract, probationary, and casual employees shall be laid off prior to any employees with seniority. Employees with seniority shall be laid off in reverse order of their seniority. 12.07 Displacement occurs when an employee assumes the job of the least senior employee in another job classification. An employee with seniority who has been given a notice of layoff may displace another employee provided that the displacing employee: a) Has more seniority than the employee who is to be displaced, and b) Is qualified to do the work required in the other job classification. 12.08 An employee who intends to displace another employee shall give the Executive Director written notice of such intent within five working days of receiving confirmation of the layoff, including the name and job classification of the employee who is to be displaced. 12.09 In determining if an employee is qualified to displace another employee, the Executive Director shall consider skill and ability. The Agency shall not set qualifications in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner. a) layoff, or pay in lieu thereof. b) An employee who is subject to permanent layoff shall have the following entitlements: (i) Be placed on a recall list for twenty-four (24) months from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation actual layoff begins; or (ii) Accept the layoff, waive the right to recall, resign, and receive any termination and severance pay of the Board two (2) weeks salary for each year of continuous service to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate maximum of twenty-foursix (26)

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 12.01 Seniority must be exercised as follows in the Board desires to reduce the number case of teachers, the following procedures shall be usedlayoffs and recalls: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by By occupational group or employee(s) who do not want to change shift schedules may apply seniority in accordance with Article 11 to displace a less senior employee in any classification working on the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positionssame shift. 2. If further reductions an employee has had previous experience related to the specific job in question, and can reasonably be expected to reach qualified rate in another occupational group or department and is still physically capable, the employee's seniority shall be recognized. Satisfactory previous experience requires having earned qualified rate in such other occupational group or department or having enough previous experience to enable the employee to perform that job as a qualified employee within forty (40) or forty-eight (48) working hours, depending on whether the employee is an eight (8) or twelve (12) hour worker. The employee shall be entitled to be transferred to a job in any department which is held by an employee with less seniority, provided the employee is capable of performing that job as a qualified employee within one hundred and twenty (120) working hours. It is understood that certain jobs require certificates or extensive training that would make it difficult to become qualified in a timely manner and therefore they are necessaryexcluded from the jobs that an employee may bump to. These jobs would be: Millwright Machinist Powerhouse and Utilities Mechanic Electrician Electrical Technician Fixer Fixer Overhauler Process Control Technician Loom Technician Loom Technician Over hauler Xxxxxx Spin Take Up Process Engineering Technician Inspector Quality Control Inspector Lubrication Inspector 3. When a change in shift schedules between 12 hours – 7 days a week and 8 hours – 5 days per week is to be implemented, then teachers, beginning placement of affected employees will be handled in accordance with the least layoff language in Article 12. 12.02 In order to transfer to Assistant Stores, Shipping/Receiving, and employee must have a valid Firestone Textiles approved tow motor license. 12.03 When laid off, employees shall be presented with all options that may be available to him/her, such employees will be allowed one transfer only from their occupational group under this section. The above-mentioned one hundred and twenty (120) working hours qualification period will not apply to a senior teachersemployee who is displacing a probationary employee in a production classification. However, such employees must show progress towards qualified status for that classification in accordance with standard practice. 12.04 When layoffs occur, and there are unqualified union employees in protected job classifications, the following will be considered when determining whether these junior employees shall next be laid off, provided that as their seniority dictates. (a) The junior employee must have posted or been placed, in accordance with the remaining teachers are certified and qualified Collective Agreement, to fill the available positionsprotected job classification prior to the announcement of any layoffs, and provided further been working in the classification for a period of at least five (5) months. 12.05 During a recall anyone who bumped a less senior employee in another department must go back to his or her original classification or go on layoff. Such employees do not have the choice of waiving recall and staying on the job they bumped. This reinforces the policy that a permanent job classification change can only be achieved through a job posting. The training times for layoff or recall can be extended by mutual agreement between the Company and the Union. Employees recalled to their original classification shall be transferred by seniority to their original shift when there is an opportunity to do so until such time as the next job posting for that classification. 12.06 Students may be employed from April 15th to September 15th and December 20th to January 8th All students, temporary employees and probationary teachers employees shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusprior to the layoff of any regular full-time employee. 12.07 Employees laid off with more than 640 hours but less than two (2) years seniority shall retain their seniority for a layoff period of one year. If Employees with two (2) years or more service with the Company shall retain their seniority for a period of two (2) years. Employees laid off with more than 640 hours' seniority shall accumulate seniority for a period of one (1) year or a period of time equal to their seniority at time of layoff, whichever is understood that any layoff shall suspend the lesser. 12.08 Recalled employees must reply within three (3) days and return to work within seven (7) days after notification by registered mail to their last known address. Should they fail to reply within three (3) full working days, but do reply within thirty (30) calendar days, they will be eligible for the duration of next vacancy for which they are qualified, otherwise the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher employee shall be eligible deemed to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s)have lost all seniority rights. The Board Company shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen into consideration any exceptional circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject 12.09 When it becomes necessary for the Company to recall employees from layoff, the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff most senior laid off employee shall be recalled to the classification where there are available positions, provided that the employee is capable of performing the job as a qualified employee within one hundred and twenty (120) working hours. An employee recalled to a classification other than his/her own classification retains recall rights to his/her own classification and must except any recalls to this classification, as per Article 12. 12.10 Laid off employees must notify the Human Resources Department of any change in inverse order address and keep their addresses up to date at all times or their names will be removed from the recall list. 12.11 Employees desiring to leave the employ of layoffthe Company shall give seven (7) days notice where possible. 12.12 The Company will not be obliged to follow the seniority rules when laying off employees for less than three (3) and two (2) days of work, with eight (8) and twelve (12) hour shifts respectively, provided that such teachers are certified layoffs do not result in lost time for any employee of more than five (5) and qualified four (4) days of work, for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-foureight

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 12.01 In the Board desires to reduce event that a reduction of the number of teachersworkforce is required, the following procedures Employer agrees that lay-offs shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, occur according to bargaining unit wide seniority and in reverse order of seniority provided that the remaining teachers are certified employees who remain have the skill, ability and qualified qualifications to fill perform the available positionswork that is available. 212.02 In the event of lay-off the Employer will consider: (a) The seniority of the employee; and (b) The skill, abilities and qualifications of the employee to perform the required work. If further reductions Where the skill, ability and qualifications are necessaryrelatively equal, then teachersseniority will be the determining factor. 12.03 It is expressly understood that part-time employees and probationary employees will be laid-off first. 12.04 Employees who are laid off shall have their names placed on a recall list. When vacancies occur, beginning they shall be recalled in order of seniority, the person with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, most seniority being recalled first provided that the remaining teachers employee to be recalled has the skill, ability and qualifications required to perform the work that is available. 12.05 It shall be the duty of employees on the recall list to notify the employer of any changes of address, phone number and blackberry address. 12.06 Notice of recall shall be sent by registered mail and electronically to the last contact addresses provided by the employee. 12.07 An employee who has been laid off must return to work within five (5) business days of being sent the recall notice by registered mail or electronically, to the last contact address provided by the employee. 12.08 No new employees shall be hired while any other employee is laid off unless the employee(s) who are certified on layoff do not have the required skill, ability and qualified qualifications required to fill perform the available positions, and provided further necessary requirements of the work that probationary teachers is available. 12.09 The Employer shall notify employees who are to be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten thirty (1030) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice prior to the Associationeffective date of layoff. If the employee has not had the opportunity to work their regularly scheduled days or, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff part-time staff, their shift commitments during this notice period, the employee shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified paid for the positions to be filleddays for which work was not made available. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-four

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 9.1 In the Board desires to reduce the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures permanent full time employees shall be used:laid off by job classification and grade within their Division in the inverse order of their seniority, and when necessary to recall, they shall be recalled in the reverse order of which they were laid off. A full time employee laid off may exercise their bumping rights within any job classification in the Bargaining Unit having a grade the same as theirs or lower providing they are bumping a full time employee with less seniority and they presently possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or can be familiarized with the job within one (1) day. 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board9.2 A full time employee who is laid off may displace a temporary or part-time employee, provided that the remaining teachers are certified laid off employee accepts all of the terms and qualified conditions of employment applicable to fill the available positionstemporary or part time position and is presently possessed of the required skill and ability to perform the job. A full time employee's recall rights shall not be affected by the fact that they have displaced a temporary or part time employee. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning 9.3 In the event of a notice of layoff of a permanent full-time employee a meeting will be held with the least senior teachersemployee, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified Union and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten Human Resources within three (103) calendar days before of such notice. The purpose of the notification of layoffs meeting will occur. Seniority be to review the skills and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with of the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially employee who is to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15thin conjunction with the job descriptions of any less senior employees in a job grade that is the same as theirs or lower, exclusive into which the employee may wish to pursue exercising their bumping rights. If the employee chooses to exercise their bumping rights, a Joint Layoff Committee (composed of two (2) Union Representatives and two (2) Human Resources Representatives) will meet with the Supervisor/Manager to whom the position reports, to determine the skills, requirements and the primary duties of the ten (10) day notice position into which the employee wishes to bump. Should it be assessed by the Association, if such layoff is scheduled Joint Committee that the employee would appear to take effect at meet the end requirements of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is position, the Joint Committee together with the appropriate Supervisor/Manager will meet with the employee without delay, to take effect at assess the opening employee's skills to perform the primary duties of the ensuing school yearjob. If the employee is denied the opportunity to bump into the position after the above process has been followed, except in and does not agree with the case decision, the employee shall have the right of unforeseen circumstancesfiling a grievance within two (2) working days of receipt of the decision. The employee will still have the right to continue to exercise their bumping rights with subsequent positions. B. Recalls of teachers 9.4 In the event that a job vacancy occurs or a new position is created while a full time employee(s) is on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order or has been notified of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for before the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff position is posted the employee(s) so affected by sending a certified letterthe layoff, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher first employee(s) to notify be considered for the Board of any change of address available position providing they possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or in can be familiarized with the teacher's credentialsjob within five (5) days. In the event that the job qualifications are relatively equal then seniority will be the deciding factor. 9.5 The teacher's address as it appears on board records Union shall be conclusive when used notified in connection with notices writing of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. all layoffs and recalls. 9.6 A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days grievance arising from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation layoff or bumping procedures laid out in this Article shall be filed at Step 3 of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourGrievance Procedure.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 9.1 In the Board desires to reduce the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures permanent full time employees shall be used:laid off by job classification and grade within their Division in the inverse order of their seniority, and when necessary to recall, they shall be recalled in the reverse order of which they were laid off. A full time employee laid off may exercise their bumping rights within any job classification in the Bargaining Unit having a grade the same as theirs or lower providing they are bumping a full time employee with less seniority and they presently possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or can be familiarized with the job within one (1) day. 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board9.2 A full time employee who is laid off may displace a temporary or part-time employee, provided that the remaining teachers are certified laid off employee accepts all of the terms and qualified conditions of employment applicable to fill the available positionstemporary or part time position and is presently possessed of the required skill and ability to perform the job. A full time employee’s recall rights shall not be affected by the fact that they have displaced a temporary or part time employee. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning 9.3 In the event of a notice of layoff of a permanent full-time employee a meeting will be held with the least senior teachersemployee, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified Union and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten Human Resources within three (103) calendar days before of such notice. The purpose of the notification of layoffs meeting will occur. Seniority be to review the skills and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with of the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially employee who is to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15thin conjunction with the job descriptions of any less senior employees in a job grade that is the same as theirs or lower, exclusive into which the employee may wish to pursue exercising their bumping rights. If the employee chooses to exercise their bumping rights, a Joint Layoff Committee (composed of two (2) Union Representatives and two (2) Human Resources Representatives) will meet with the Supervisor/Manager to whom the position reports, to determine the skills, requirements and the primary duties of the ten (10) day notice position into which the employee wishes to bump. Should it be assessed by the Association, if such layoff is scheduled Joint Committee that the employee would appear to take effect at meet the end requirements of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is position, the Joint Committee together with the appropriate Supervisor/Manager will meet with the employee without delay, to take effect at assess the opening employee’s skills to perform the primary duties of the ensuing school yearjob. If the employee is denied the opportunity to bump into the position after the above process has been followed, except in and does not agree with the case decision, the employee shall have the right of unforeseen circumstancesfiling a grievance within two (2) working days of receipt of the decision. The employee will still have the right to continue to exercise their bumping rights with subsequent positions. B. Recalls of teachers 9.4 In the event that a job vacancy occurs or a new position is created while a full time employee(s) is on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order or has been notified of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for before the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff position is posted the employee(s) so affected by sending a certified letterthe layoff, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher first emp loyee(s) to notify be considered for the Board of any change of address available position providing they possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or in can be familiarized with the teacher's credentialsjob within five (5) days. In the event that the job qualifications are relatively equal then seniority will be the deciding factor. 9.5 The teacher's address as it appears on board records Union shall be conclusive when used notified in connection with notices writing of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. all layoffs and recalls. 9.6 A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days grievance arising from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation layoff or bumping procedures laid out in this Article shall be filed at Step 3 of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourGrievance Procedure.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 9.1 In the Board desires to reduce the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures permanent full time employees shall be used:laid off by job classification and grade within their Division in the inverse order of their seniority, and when necessary to recall, they shall be recalled in the reverse order of which they were laid off. A full time employee laid off may exercise their bumping rights within any job classification in the Bargaining Unit having a grade the same as theirs or lower providing they are bumping a full time employee with less seniority and they presently possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or can be familiarized with the job within one (1) day. 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board9.2 A full time employee who is laid off may displace a temporary or part-time employee, provided that the remaining teachers are certified laid off employee accepts all of the terms and qualified conditions of employment applicable to fill the available positionstemporary or part time position and is presently possessed of the required skill and ability to perform the job. A full time employee’s recall rights shall not be affected by the fact that they have displaced a temporary or part time employee. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning 9.3 In the event of a notice of layoff of a permanent full-time employee a meeting will be held with the least senior teachersemployee, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified Union and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusHuman Resources within five (5) working days of such notice. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration The purpose of the layoff meeting will be to review the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority skills and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with of the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially employee who is to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15thin conjunction with the job descriptions of any less senior employees in a job grade that is the same as theirs or lower, exclusive into which the employee may wish to pursue exercising their bumping rights. If the employee chooses to exercise their bumping rights, a Joint Layoff Committee (composed of two (2) Union Representatives and two (2) Human Resources Representatives) will meet with the Supervisor/Manager to whom the position reports, to determine the skills, requirements and the primary duties of the ten (10) day notice position into which the employee wishes to bump. Should it be assessed by the Association, if such layoff is scheduled Joint Committee that the employee would appear to take effect at meet the end requirements of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is position, the Joint Committee together with the appropriate Supervisor/Manager will meet with the employee without delay, to take effect at assess the opening employee’s skills to perform the primary duties of the ensuing school yearjob. If the employee is denied the opportunity to bump into the position after the above process has been followed, except in and does not agree with the case decision, the employee shall have the right of unforeseen circumstancesfiling a grievance within two (2) working days of receipt of the decision. The employee will still have the right to continue to exercise their bumping rights with subsequent positions. B. Recalls of teachers 9.4 In the event that a bargaining unit job vacancy occurs or a new position is created while a full time employee(s) is on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order or has been notified of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for before the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff position is posted the employee(s) so affected by sending a certified letterthe layoff, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher first employee(s) to notify be considered for the Board of any change of address available position providing they possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or in can be familiarized with the teacher's credentialsjob within five (5) days. In the event that the job qualifications are relatively equal then seniority will be the deciding factor. 9.5 The teacher's address as it appears on board records Union shall be conclusive when used notified in connection with notices writing of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. all layoffs and recalls. 9.6 A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days grievance arising from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation layoff or bumping procedures laid out in this Article shall be filed at Step 3 of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourGrievance Procedure.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 14.01 Both parties recognize that job security should increase in proportion to length of service. 14.02 It is agreed that a reduction of seven and one half (7.5) hours or less bi-weekly for part time employees shall not be viewed as a layoff under the Board desires to reduce terms of this agreement. The reduction of the number of teachers, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs hours will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with initially deducted from the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that employee in the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusclassification. If is understood that the deductions require a further seven and one-half (7.5) hours or less bi-weekly, the next junior employee on the seniority list will be affected until the reduced hour requirements have been met. 14.03 In the event of layoff, the Employer shall lay off employees in the reverse order of their seniority. The following procedure will be used to identify employees who will be affected by a layoff and provide the affected employee with their options: Step 1 - Notify Union 30 working days prior to the date of any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s(where possible). The Board shall notify Employer and Union agree to meet to discuss the reason for the proposed layoff and areas affected. The Employer will provide the information noted in Step 2, 3 and 4. Step 2 - Provide Union with bi-weekly reductions of hours per classification. Step 3 - Provide the Union with revised blank schedules (of classifications that are directly affected or could be affected). Any concerns with proposed schedules are reviewed and discussed. Step 4 - Provide the Union with an updated Seniority List. Step 5 - Employees are notified of the reductions no less than 20 working days prior to any layoff (where possible). The Employer and the Union will explain the layoff process to the affected individual(s). Step 6 - Management and the Union will set a date for employees to pick their position. Both management and union representatives will be present at the meeting. Employees will be scheduled in appropriate time intervals in accordance with the Association president updated seniority list (most senior first) in order to allow the employee sufficient time to make their choice. The employees will also have the choice of coming in or providing a number where they can be reached at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occurtheir set time. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions Employees will be based entitled to either indicate their choice using the procedure above or accept the layoff. Employees put their name down on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten any available vacant position or displace a more junior employee (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstancesproviding qualified). B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-four

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If the Board desires 9.1 When it becomes necessary to reduce the number of teacherswork force and lay off employees, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs probationary employees will be accepted by the Board, first laid off provided that those remaining employees with more seniority are able and willing to do the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2work required. If further reductions layoffs are necessary, then teachers, beginning employees with the least senior teachers, amount of seniority shall next be laid off, provided those remaining employees with more seniority are able and willing to do the work available. The Company will endeavor to provide seven (7) calendar days advance notice of layoff to seniority employees when possible. During periods of work shortage that result in the need to reduce the workforce (lay-off), the seniority employees in the affected classification will be offered by inverse seniority the option of a temporary lay-off. During such periods of lay-off, affected employees shall continue to have entitlement to employee benefits in accordance with the provisions of Article 17.6. The determination of the need for an Inverse lay-off will be at the sole discretion of the Company. If an employee is recalled from Inverse lay-off/Temporary lay-off and fails to report as per Article 8.5, the employee will be deemed to have resigned their position and the Company is not liable for any lieu in notice pay and/or severance pay. "The term "temporary lay-off" shall be defined by the Employment Standards Act." 9.2 Employees affected by a reduction in the work force will be allowed to claim vacant jobs or bump employees with less seniority. Where there is a dispute regarding an employee’s ability to perform the work available, he or she will be entitled to a fifteen (15) working day training period in order to become familiar with the work, providing the employee can reasonably be expected to adequately perform such work following the training period. If the employee advises that he/she does not wish to continue in the position into which he/she bumped, the employee shall accept the layoff with no further bumping rights. If the Company determines that the remaining teachers are certified employee is not suitable in the position into which he/she has bumped, the employee will be so advised and qualified can opt to fill either accept the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall layoff or to exercise the right to bump one time more only. 9.3 Three (3) members of the Union committee will not be laid off before teachers during their respective terms of office, notwithstanding their position on the seniority list so long as the Company has work available that they are able and willing to perform. 9.4 Employees who have attained tenure statusbeen laid off will be recalled to work in order of seniority when work becomes available, provided they are able and willing to perform such work. Where there is a dispute regarding an employee’s ability to perform the work available, he or she will be entitled to a fifteen (15) working day training period in order to become familiar with the work, providing the employee can reasonably be expected to adequately perform such work following the training period. If the employee advises that he/she does not wish to continue in the position in which he/she accepted, the employee shall return to layoff until the next recall opportunity. If the Company determines that the employee is understood that any not suitable in the position into which he/she has accepted, the employee will be so advised and can opt to either return to layoff shall suspend for or to exercise the duration right to accept another position one time more only. 9.5 The Company will provide the chairperson with a list of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers employees who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester off or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstancesrecalled. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-four

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If ‌ 9.1 In the Board desires to reduce the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures permanent full time employees shall be used:laid off by job classification and grade within their Division in the inverse order of their seniority, and when necessary to recall, they shall be recalled in the reverse order of which they were laid off. A full time employee laid off may exercise their bumping rights within any job classification in the Bargaining Unit having a grade the same as theirs or lower providing they are bumping a full time employee with less seniority and they presently possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or can be familiarized with the job within one (1) day. 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board9.2 A full time employee who is laid off may displace a temporary or part-time employee, provided that the remaining teachers are certified laid off employee accepts all of the terms and qualified conditions of employment applicable to fill the available positionstemporary or part time position and is presently possessed of the required skill and ability to perform the job. A full time employee’s recall rights shall not be affected by the fact that they have displaced a temporary or part time employee. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning 9.3 In the event of a notice of layoff of a permanent full-time employee a meeting will be held with the least senior teachersemployee, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified Union and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusHuman Resources within five (5) working days of such notice. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration The purpose of the layoff meeting will be to review the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority skills and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with of the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially employee who is to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15thin conjunction with the job descriptions of any less senior employees in a job grade that is the same as theirs or lower, exclusive into which the employee may wish to pursue exercising their bumping rights. If the employee chooses to exercise their bumping rights, a Joint Layoff Committee (composed of two (2) Union Representatives and two (2) Human Resources Representatives) will meet with the Supervisor/Manager to whom the position reports, to determine the skills, requirements and the primary duties of the ten (10) day notice position into which the employee wishes to bump. Should it be assessed by the Association, if such layoff is scheduled Joint Committee that the employee would appear to take effect at meet the end requirements of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is position, the Joint Committee together with the appropriate Supervisor/Manager will meet with the employee without delay, to take effect at assess the opening employee’s skills to perform the primary duties of the ensuing school yearjob. If the employee is denied the opportunity to bump into the position after the above process has been followed, except in and does not agree with the case decision, the employee shall have the right of unforeseen circumstancesfiling a grievance within two (2) working days of receipt of the decision. The employee will still have the right to continue to exercise their bumping rights with subsequent positions. B. Recalls of teachers 9.4 In the event that a bargaining unit job vacancy occurs or a new position is created while a full time employee(s) is on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order or has been notified of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for before the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff position is posted the employee(s) so affected by sending a certified letterthe layoff, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher first employee(s) to notify be considered for the Board of any change of address available position providing they possess the required skill and ability to perform the job or in can be familiarized with the teacher's credentialsjob within five (5) days. In the event that the job qualifications are relatively equal then seniority will be the deciding factor. 9.5 The teacher's address as it appears on board records Union shall be conclusive when used notified in connection with notices writing of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. all layoffs and recalls. 9.6 A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days grievance arising from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation layoff or bumping procedures laid out in this Article shall be filed at Step 3 of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourGrievance Procedure.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If ‌ 13.01 Both Parties recognize that job security should increase in proportion to the Board desires to reduce length of service. Therefore, in the number event of teachersa layoff, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers employees shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case reverse order of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1seniority. Teachers on layoff Employees shall be recalled in inverse order of their seniority providing they are qualified to do the work. 13.02 A layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the workforce. 13.03 No new employees will be hired until those laid off have been given an opportunity of re- employment providing they are qualified to do the work, which is available within the bargaining unit. 13.04 The Corporation shall notify employees who are to be laid off by providing them with a minimum of five (5) working months notice before the layoff is to be effective. If the employee laid off has not had the opportunity to work five (5) months after the notice of layoff, provided they shall be paid in lieu of work for that such teachers are certified and qualified for part of the positions to be filledfive (5) months during which work was not made available. 2. The 13.05 In order that the operations of the Union will not become disorganized when layoffs are being made, members of the Local Executive Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility last persons laid off during their term of each teacher office as long as full-time work, which they are qualified to notify perform is available. 13.06 The Corporation’s decision on acceptance or denial of a bump shall be communicated in writing to affected employees and the Board Union within five (5) working days. An employee who has been served notice of any change of address or layoff as outlined above shall bump the employee with the lowest seniority in the teacher's credentialsclassification in which the employee has elected to bump based on their skill and ability to perform the work. The teacher's address No regular part-time or casual employee shall displace a regular full-time employee in any classification. 13.07 An employee affected by layoff will be given an orientation and assessment period as it appears on board records deemed appropriate by the Corporation. Should the Corporation deem the employee unsatisfactory or unsuitable, the employee will be advised that they are to be laid off and will be allowed to exercise their bumping rights into another position. Such decision will not prejudice future consideration of the employee under a posted vacancy for the same position. Any other employee displaced as a result of the above rearrangements of positions shall be conclusive when used returned to their position without loss of seniority, benefits, or wage/salary. Should the employee find the new position unsatisfactory within thirty (30) working days, the employee will inform the Human Resources Department and the employee will be laid off and allowed to exercise their bumping rights into another position. Should the employee find the second new position unsatisfactory they will be allowed to exercise their bumping rights one final time. 13.08 Grievances concerning layoffs shall be initiated at Step 2 of the grievance procedure. 13.09 Transfers resulting from the displacement of active employees may be held in connection with notices abeyance until all transfers can take place and no employee will suffer any loss of layoffwages, recall benefits or other notice to seniority while awaiting a transfer under this clause. Once the teacher. A Teacher last employee affected by this process is confirmed, in writing, all transfers of affected employees shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall be made within ten (10) calendar days from working days. In the date on which case of such transfers, the recall Corporation shall not be held to any minimum shift change notice was mailed. requirements agreed to between the Parties. (a) The obligation Corporation agrees to pay its share of the Board premiums for all agreed upon benefit plans for two (2) months following the month of layoff, subject to rehire a laid-the laid off teacher shall terminate employee paying their full share of such premiums prior to the commencement of the layoff. (b) When an employee submits to the Human Resources Department written application for continuation of enrolment in specific and eligible employee benefits at one hundred (100%) percent employee cost during the twenty-fourtwo

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If Classification seniority shall apply to the Board desires selection of employees for layoffs and recall therefrom. When it becomes necessary to reduce lay off employees within the number bargaining unit (except for layoffs caused by major disasters or Acts of teachersGod), both the following procedures Union and the affected employees shall be used: 1notified at least five (5) days in advance or the affected employees will receive pay in lieu thereof. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by In the Boardevent of layoff, provided that employees in the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers affected classification shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure statusin the following order: First, all temporary and casual employees; Second, all employees still in the evaluation period by inverse order of hiring; (note this would include per diem probationary) Third, all per diem employees; Fourth, regular, full and part-time employees by inverse order of seniority. When the Employer determines the positions affected, it will notify the employee holding positions subject to layoff, and advise them of any vacant positions (taking precedence over posting policy). If vacancies exist within same position/classification, same shift, and same scheduled hours, within 24 hours those employees must elect to take a vacant position or accept layoff. If no vacancy exists, within 24 hours of that notice, those employees must elect to accept layoff or exercise bumping rights. Affected employee exercising bumping rights must bump most junior employee on his/her shift in his/her classification who has same regularly scheduled hours as the laid off employee, provided he/she is understood that any layoff shall suspend for senior to the duration employee bumped. If there is no such junior person, the laid off employee may bump (a) the most junior employee on his/her shift in his/her classification regardless of hours, or (b) bump the most junior employee in his/her classification on either of the layoff other two shifts who has the Board's obligation same scheduled hours as the laid off employee, provided he/she is senior to pay salary or fringe benefits the employee bumped. If the laid off employee cannot exercise bumping rights under any individual contract the above, he/she must bump the most junior in his/her classification on the other two shifts regardless of employment or under this Agreement; howeverscheduled hours, a teacher shall be eligible provided he/she is senior to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoffthe employee bumped. No new teachers shall be employed by In the Board while there event of multiple layoffs, when more than one employee in the same classification and shift are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice choices of bumping will be exercised by December 15th, exclusive seniority. The most senior of the ten (10) day notice laid off employees will choose first which of the junior employees among those subject to bumping he or she will bump. Then the next most senior laid off employee will choose. Rights of employees bumped - The employee bumped by an employee designated for layoff will have the same bumping rights as the laid off employee. However, any employee, bumped by an employee who was bumped by a laid off employee, may only bump the most junior in his/her classification regardless of shift, provided he/she is senior to the Associationemployee bumped, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1accept layoff. Teachers on layoff Employees who have been laid off shall be recalled (re-employed) in the inverse order of their layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to . Employees will be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice notified of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It mail and shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten have five (105) calendar days from the date of the postmark to respond. It is the employee’s responsibility to make sure the appropriate Hospital personnel are in possession of the employee’s current mailing address and telephone number. Employees who have been laid off shall continue to receive the benefits of Article 19.1 for a period of sixty (60) days following the effective date of the layoff. Thereafter, employees who are laid off may continue to participate in the medical-hospital plan by paying to the Employer the full cost of the plan for a period of time equal to the applicable length of time as identified by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) following their layoffs. Employees who have been laid off shall remain on which the recall notice was mailedlist for a period not to exceed one (1) year from the date of layoff. The obligation of Employees on layoff shall not be denied further consideration for recall (reemployment) by declining to accept reemployment to a position on a different shift or with different weekly hours than the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourposition from which they were laid off.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 26.01 An employee who is subject to layoff shall have the Board desires right to reduce the number of teachers, the following procedures shall be usedeither : 1(a) accept the layoff, or (b) displace an employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority in the bargaining unit if the employee originally subject to layoff can perform the duties of classification without training other than a maximum of (3) days orientation. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, Such employee so displaced shall next be laid off. (c) Any employee shall have the opportunity of recall from a layoff to an available opening, in order of seniority, provided that he has the remaining teachers are certified and qualified qualification to fill perform the available positionswork, and provided further that probationary teachers before such opening is filled on a regular basis under a job posting procedure. The posting procedure in the Collective Agreement shall be not apply until the recall process has been completed. An employee recalled to working a different classification from which he/she was laid off before teachers who shall have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration privilege of returning to the position he/she held prior to the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract should it become vacant within six (6) months of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoffbeing recalled. No new teachers employees shall be employed hired until all those laid off have been given opportunity to return to work and have failed to do so, or have been found unable to perform the work available. The Employer shall notify the employees of recall opportunity by registered mail, addressed to the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers last address on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified record with the Employer (which notification shall be deemed to fill be received on the available opening(ssecond day following the date of mailing). The Board notification shall notify state the job to which the employee is eligible to be recalled and meet the date and time at which the employee shall report for work. The employee is solely responsible for his/her proper address being on record with the Association president at least Employer. Employees on layoff shall be given preference for temporary vacancies which are expected to exceed ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occurworking days. An employee who has been recalled to such temporary vacancy shall not be required to accept such recall and may instead remain on layoff. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers shall not accumulate during any period of layoff. 26.02 The Employer shall notify employees who are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid offoff seven (7) calendar days or as per Employment Standards, shall receive notice by December 15thwhichever is greater, exclusive of before the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at be effective. If the opening of employee laid off has not had the ensuing school yearopportunity to work seven (7) calendar days or per Employment Standards, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order whichever is greater, after notice of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for he shall be paid in lieu of the positions to be filledwork which was not made available. 2. The Board 26.03 If a layoff occurs, the Employer shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacherprobationary employees first; then, 26.04 Employees shall have bumping rights in accordance with their seniority. 26.05 An employee's last known address. It layoff rights and status shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten end after fifteen (1015) calendar days months from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourmost recent layoff.

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Samples: Collective Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 15.01 Both parties recognize that job security should increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in the Board desires to reduce the number event of teacherslayoff, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers employees shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case reverse order of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject their seniority provided those employees retained are able to perform the following procedures: 1required work. Teachers on layoff Employees shall be recalled in inverse the order of their seniority, providing they are able to perform the required work. 15.01 a) An employee subject to permanent layoff, as defined by the Employment Standards Act, shall be permitted to bump into the position of any employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority of the same or lower classification and who is the least senior employee in the position, the laid off employee is seeking to bump into. The bumping employee must already possess the necessary skills, qualifications, abilities and competence to perform the work available without training other than a familiarization period of no longer than fifteen (15) working days. The employee will be provided with a current seniority list and any requested job descriptions/JAQs/information and assistance from Human Resources, so that such teachers are certified they can make appropriate bump choices, not to exceed five (5) choices. Appropriate bump choices shall be defined as positions for which the employee's resume demonstrates the required education, experience, and qualified skills required for the positions to be filled. 2selected bump choices. The Board employee shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board employer with a list of any change of address or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board all of their intent to accept or reject choices on the terms of recall bump form and submitting a current resume and any other relevant information with their choices within ten (10) calendar days from working days. Employees shall emphasize any education, experience and skills they have which relate to the date on which the recall notice was mailedduties and requirements of their bump choices. The obligation employee may have union representation throughout the bumping process. The Employer will consider the employee's bump choices, in the order of preference, and will determine whether or not the choices are successful, within ten (10) working days of receiving the bump form. Once the Employer determines the successful bump choices, the employee will assume the first successful choice from their list. The employee will be on trial period for up to forty (40) working days in the new position. The supervisor will provide feedback and evaluation to the employee during the forty (40) day period to determine a successful placement. The Employee will be paid at the rate of pay of the Board new position. If the employee does not work out satisfactorily in the position assumed within the trial period of up to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourforty (40) working days, then the employee must assume the layoff and is not eligible to bump again.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 15.01 Both parties recognize that job security should increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in the Board desires to reduce the number event of teacherslayoff, the following procedures shall be used: 1. Voluntary layoffs will be accepted by the Board, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions. 2. If further reductions are necessary, then teachers, beginning with the least senior teachers, shall next be laid off, provided that the remaining teachers are certified and qualified to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers employees shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that any layoff shall suspend for the duration of the layoff the Board's obligation to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreement; however, a teacher shall be eligible to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior to layoff. No new teachers shall be employed by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case reverse order of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject their seniority provided those employees retained are able to perform the following procedures: 1required work. Teachers on layoff Employees shall be recalled in inverse the order of their seniority, providing they are able to perform the required work. 15.01 a) An employee subject to permanent layoff, as defined by the Employment Standards Act, shall be permitted to bump into the position of any employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority of the same or lower classification and who is the least senior employee in the position, the laid off employee is seeking to bump into. The bumping employee must already possess the necessary skills, qualifications, abilities and competence to perform the work available without training other than a familiarization period of no longer than fifteen (15) working days. The employee will be provided with a current seniority list and any requested job descriptions/JAQs/information and assistance from Human Resources, so that such teachers are certified they can make appropriate bump choices, not to exceed five (5) choices. Appropriate bump choices shall be defined as positions for which the employee's resume demonstrates the required education, experience, and qualified skills required for the positions to be filled. 2selected bump choices. The Board employee shall give written notice notify the employer with a list of recall from layoff by sending all of their choices on the bump form and submitting a certified lettercurrent resume and any other relevant information with their choices within twenty (20) working days. Employees shall emphasize any education, return receipt requested, experience and skills they have which relate to the teacher at duties and requirements of their bump choices. The employee may have union representation throughout the teacherbumping process. The Employer will consider the employee's last known address. It shall be the responsibility of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address or bump choices, in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices order of layoffpreference, recall and will determine whether or other notice to not the teacher. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall choices are successful, within ten (10) calendar working days of receiving the bump form. Once the Employer determines the successful bump choices, the employee will assume the first successful choice from the date on which the recall notice was mailedtheir list. The obligation employee will be on trial period for up to forty (40) working days in the new position. The supervisor will provide feedback and evaluation to the employee during the forty (40) day period to determine a successful placement. The Employee will be paid at the rate of pay of the Board new position. If the employee does not work out satisfactorily in the position assumed within the trial period of up to rehire forty (40) working days, then the employee must assume the layoff and is not eligible to bump again. 15.02 No new employees will be hired until those laid off have been given the opportunity of recall. 15.03 The Employer shall notify employees who are to be laid off twenty (20) working days before the layoff is to be effective or such longer period as may be provided under the Employment Standards Act. If the laid off employee has not had the opportunity to work the full notice period, the employee shall be paid in lieu of work for that part of the notice period during which work was not made available. 15.04 In order that the operations of the Union will not become disorganized when layoffs are being made, members of the Local Executive Board, as per the Local’s by-laws (maximum five (5) positions), shall be the last persons laid off from employment during their term of office, as long as full time work, which they are qualified to perform, at their own or at a laid-off teacher lower wage level, is available. 15.05 Grievances concerning layoffs due to a reduction in the working force shall terminate twenty-fourbe initiated at Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure. 15.06 In the event of layoff, and providing that the employee is subject to recall, the Employer shall continue the payment of employee benefit premiums up to a maximum period of three (3) months, if the benefit plan allows for same. If the layoff continues, the employee concerned must remit to the Employer, one (1) month in advance of the day premiums are payable to the Carrier, the premiums required to maintain the applicable coverage.

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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

LAYOFFS AND RECALLS. A. If 11.01 The Company will do everything practicable to minimize layoffs and temporary reductions. All cases of layoff will be discussed with the Board desires Unit Chair as far in advance as possible and a listing will be given to reduce him/her of the number employees to be laid off. Notice to employees of teacherslayoff will be in accordance with the Employment Standards Act and will apply to employees subsequently affected by the bumping process. The provision of pay in lieu of layoff notice shall not apply in the event of fire, lightning, storm, flood, power failure, or other causes such as strikes and work stoppages in connection with labour disputes. Employees will exercise seniority rights in connection with layoff and recall within the following procedures Company. 11.02 Employees will be laid off and recalled on the basis of seniority subject to the fact that employees who are retained on the payroll of the Company, or who are recalled from layoff shall have the skill and ability to perform the work. No employee possessing seniority shall be used: 1laid off until all probationary employees are laid off provided the senior employee has the skill and ability to do the work. Voluntary layoffs An orientation period of five (5) days for jobs in Grade 5 and above will be accepted provided to the employee who seeks to displace the incumbent employee at time of layoff. Assistance will be provided to the employee during the orientation period. The orientation period will normally occur in advance of the announced lay off date. It may be necessary to bridge the orientation period beyond the lay off date. The employee to be laid off will receive notice of the extension of the layoff notice period and the employee(s) affected by the Boarddisplacement transactions provided by the same notice of layoff will be deemed to have been served notice of extension of layoff. It is recognized that not all employees will require an orientation period, nor will some employees qualify for orientation as they do not have the skill and ability. 11.03 When a layoff is necessary, employees with the least seniority on the affected job classification within the affected area will be declared surplus, provided that the remaining teachers are certified employees have the skill and qualified ability to perform the remaining work. These employees and employees displaced by bumping may then exercise seniority in accordance with the following procedure: a) Surplus employees shall be placed into open jobs in the same classification on the same shift. b) failing a) surplus employees shall displace the most junior employee in the same job classification on the same shift. c) failing b) surplus employees and employees who have been displaced shall have the opportunity to fill any job vacancy at their own grade level on the available positionssame shift. 2. If further reductions are necessaryd) failing the above, then teacherssurplus employees shall displace the most junior employee at their own grade level on the same shift. e) failing d) surplus or displaced employees shall have the option to displace the most junior employee on the same grade level on the opposite shift. f) the process set out above shall be repeated at each lower grade level by the employees declared surplus or those employees whom they have displaced, beginning with as the least senior teacherscase may be, shall next be until all such employees have been placed into jobs or laid off, provided that . g) this will not restrict the remaining teachers are certified and qualified right of any employee who has previously satisfactorily performed a job in a higher grade level from exercising his seniority rights to fill the available positions, and provided further that probationary teachers acquire such a job. h) employees reclassified under this provision shall be laid off before teachers who have attained tenure status. If is understood that paid in accordance with Article 12.02. i) employees are permitted to take layoff at any layoff shall suspend for the duration step of the layoff procedure in lieu of exercising their seniority rights with the Board's obligation understanding that they must then await recall as provided for in the recall procedure. 11.04 The employees shall be shown their options by the Company and shall be required to pay salary or fringe benefits under any individual contract of employment or under this Agreementdeclare their choice at that time; however, no movement will take place until the appropriate notice period has expired. 11.05 Where the provisions under Article 11.03 fail to meet the needs of an individual employee declared surplus to the extent that the surplus employee would be excluded from a teacher shall job classification, the surplus employee will be eligible given the opportunity to receive salary or fringe benefits which were earned but not yet paid prior displace the most junior employee in a grade in a job classification the surplus employee has previously satisfactorily performed. The employee must have the skill and ability to layoffdo the job. No new teachers shall In the absence of documentation, should an employee supply sufficient information attesting to the fact that the employee has previously satisfactorily performed the job classification, an investigation will be employed conducted by the Board while there are bargaining unit teachers on layoff unless there are no laid-off teachers Company to confirm or deny the allegation. 11.06 The following outlines the procedure and conditions for recall: a) Employees who are certified and qualified to fill the available opening(s). The Board shall notify and meet with the Association president at least ten (10) calendar days before the notification of layoffs will occur. Seniority and qualifications to be considered in layoff decisions will be based on information on file with the personnel office. Teachers are responsible to keep personnel information current and updated. Employees, potentially to be laid off, shall receive notice by December 15th, exclusive of the ten (10) day notice to the Association, if such layoff is scheduled to take effect at the end of the first semester or not later than June 1st if such layoff is to take effect at the opening of the ensuing school year, except in the case of unforeseen circumstances. B. Recalls of teachers on layoff shall be subject to the following procedures: 1. Teachers on layoff shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff, provided that such teachers are certified and qualified for the positions to be filled. 2. The Board shall give written notice of recall from layoff by sending a certified letter, return receipt requested, to the teacher job grade held at the teacher's last known address. It shall be the responsibility time of each teacher to notify the Board of any change of address layoff or in the teacher's credentials. The teacher's address as it appears on board records shall be conclusive when used in connection with notices of layoff, recall or other notice to the teacherhighest job grade held during the six (6) month period prior to date of layoff or to a lower job grade if a signed recall form is on file. A Teacher shall forfeit his right to the offered position if any such teacher shall fail to notify the Board of their intent to accept or reject the terms of recall within ten (10) calendar days from the date on which the recall notice was mailed. The obligation of the Board to rehire a laid-off teacher shall terminate twenty-fourRecall

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Samples: Collective Agreement

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