Common use of Permanent or Indefinite Layoff Clause in Contracts

Permanent or Indefinite Layoff. (a) i) In the event of a reduction of a classification resulting in a lay off of thirty(30) calendar days or more, the employee with the least Company seniority will be reduced from the classification. An employee displaced from his classification may displace an employee in any other classification within the bargaining unit on the basis of Company seniority, provided he has the skills and ability to perform the normal requirements of the job without training or re-training or can reasonably be trained on those jobs described in 5.09 (a) (iii) in thirty (30) calendar days. The employee being displaced shall be the employee with the least Company seniority in that classification. Skills and ability as referred to in Article 5 and 6 shall include the following: (a) the employee's work experience at the Operation; (b) the employee's skills; (c) the employee's ability to perform the work; (d) the employee's aptitude for the job; (e) the employee's physical fitness. The determination of skills and ability shall be made by the Company in a fair and equitable manner. The question of whether or not the Company made such determination in a fair and equitable manner shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure.

Permanent or Indefinite Layoff. (a) i) In the event of a reduction of a classification resulting in a lay off of thirty(30thirty- two (32) calendar days or more, the employee with the least Company seniority will be reduced from the classification. An employee displaced from his their classification may displace an employee in any other classification within the bargaining unit on the basis of Company seniority, provided he the employee has the skills and ability to perform the normal requirements of the job without training or re-training or can reasonably be trained on those jobs described in 5.09 (a) (iii) in thirty thirty-two (3032) calendar days. The employee being displaced shall be the employee with the least Company seniority in that classification. Skills and ability as referred to in Article 5 and 6 shall include the following: (a) the employee's work experience at the Operation; (b) the employee's skills; (c) the employee's ability to perform the work; (d) the employee's aptitude for the job; (e) the employee's physical fitness. The determination of skills and ability shall be made by the Company in a fair and equitable manner. The question of whether or not the Company made such determination in a fair and equitable manner shall be subject to the Grievance Procedure.