Common use of Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies Clause in Contracts

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour adjustment strategies will be considered and, whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College at the appropriate time in the faculty reduction sequence (in 10.5.3.5 below): a) Job sharing; b) Reduced hours of work through partial leaves; c) Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required; d) Paid and unpaid leaves of absence to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc; e) Voluntary severance with up to five (5) months’ severance payment; f) Workload averaging; g) Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the College will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the College Pension Plan where a faculty member opts for early retirement; h) Combined pension earnings and reduced workload to equal 100% of regular salary; i) Early retirement incentives pursuant to Article 22; j) Agreed secondment; k) Retraining; l) Trial retirement; m) Continuation of health and welfare benefits; n) Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives. While various options may be considered and offered, there will be no stacking of entitlements.

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour adjustment strategies will be considered and, whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College at the appropriate time in the faculty reduction sequence (in 10.5.3.5 10.5.4.5 below): (a) Job sharing; (b) Reduced hours of work through partial leaves; (c) Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required; (d) Paid and unpaid leaves of absence to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc; (e) Voluntary severance with up to five (5) months’ severance payment; (f) Workload averaging; (g) Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the College will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the College Pension Plan where a faculty member opts for early retirement; (h) Combined pension earnings and reduced workload to equal 100% of regular salary; (i) Early retirement incentives pursuant to Article 22; (j) Agreed secondment; (k) Retraining; (l) Trial retirement; (m) Continuation of health and welfare benefits; (n) Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives. While various options may be considered and offered, there will be no stacking of entitlements.

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour adjustment strategies will be considered and, whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College at the appropriate time in the faculty reduction sequence (in 10.5.3.5 10.5.4.5 below): a) Job sharing; b) Reduced hours of work through partial leaves; c) Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required; d) Paid and unpaid leaves of absence to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc; e) Voluntary severance with up to five (5) months’ severance payment; f) Workload averaging; g) Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the College will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the College Pension Plan where a faculty member opts for early retirement; h) Combined pension earnings and reduced workload to equal 100% of regular salary; i) Early retirement incentives pursuant to Article 22; j) Agreed secondment; k) Retraining; l) Trial retirement; m) Continuation of health and welfare benefits; n) Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives. While various options may be considered and offered, there will be no stacking of entitlements.