Common use of Managed Attrition / Voluntary Severance Clause in Contracts

Managed Attrition / Voluntary Severance. Within the context of a process of organisational change the employer may operate policies of managed attrition or voluntary severance with the intention of minimising the number of staff affected by the change. In the case of voluntary severance:  The employer will call for volunteers to apply for severance from the pool of employees within the affected work area.  The employer will actively consider all expressions of interest in voluntary severance, but retains the right to accept or decline due to demonstrated operational requirements.  Should the number of volunteers exceed that required, the employer will select which employees, if any, will be accepted, using criteria and a process consulted with the relevant Union(s)  Staff accepted for voluntary severance will have their employment terminated in accordance with the redundancy provisions in this agreement.

Managed Attrition / Voluntary Severance. Within the context of a process of organisational change the employer may operate policies of managed attrition or voluntary severance with the intention of minimising the number of staff affected by the change. In the case of voluntary severance:  The employer will call for volunteers to apply for severance from the pool of employees within the affected work area.  The employer will actively consider all expressions of interest in voluntary severance, but retains the right to accept or decline due to demonstrated operational requirements.  Should the number of volunteers exceed that required, the employer will select which employees, if any, will be accepted, using criteria and a process consulted with the relevant Union(s) TEU.  Staff accepted for voluntary severance will have their employment terminated in accordance with the redundancy provisions in this agreement.