Order of Layoff A. When a reduction in the work force is necessary, employees in regular positions and those occupying limited-term positions at the direction of their agency/department head shall be laid off in an order based on consideration of:
Order of Layoffs Employees shall be laid off in reverse order of their seniority. When layoffs occur, the employee(s) occupying the position(s) affected shall have the right to accept the layoff, or be entitled to exercise their seniority to bump a less senior employee, providing they have the qualifications, ability and skills to perform the work of the position they chose to bump into. The employee must be able to perform the job within a reasonable period of orientation. Such period of orientation not to exceed thirty (30) working days.
Rules of Grievance Processing 1. Time limits of any stage of the grievance procedure may be extended by written mutual agreement of the parties at that step.
Master Agreement Order of Precedence a. Any Order placed under this Master Agreement shall consist of the following documents:
Order of Precedence Any ambiguity, conflict or inconsistency between the documents comprising this contract shall be resolved according to the following order of precedence:
Order of Recall As vacancies occur, employees will be recalled to available work in the order of the seniority providing skill; competence and ability are considered substantially equal in the judgment of the Employer. Subject to the above qualifications, an employee on layoff shall be offered reinstatement to vacant positions prior to any employees being newly hired and after any appropriate internal transfers as further set forth in this section. Employees regularly assigned to a specific unit, department or facility will be given preferential consideration for transfer to other shifts or positions in that unit, department or facility over all other employees except more senior employees returning from layoff status to their previous unit and shift or position and department/facility. If any offer of recall is accepted, the employee shall be deemed recalled and be removed from the recall roster. Any recall of employees out of seniority will be communicated to the Union representative in advance of the recall.
Cost of Labour Relations Meetings The parties agree that efforts will be made to minimize costs related to the committee. C8.00 CUPE/SCFP MEMBERS ON PROVINCIAL COMMITTEES CUPE/SCFP appointees to Provincial Committees will not have their participation charged against local collective agreement union release time or days.
