Common use of Placement/Displacement Procedures Clause in Contracts

Placement/Displacement Procedures. (a) Subject to consideration of ability, experience, qualifications, or where the Employer establishes that special skills or qualifications are required, according to objective tests and standards reflecting the functions of the job concerned, an employee in receipt of layoff notice, or who has declined relocation in accordance with 34.11, or whose position has become redundant, shall have the right to be placement or displacement in the same position classification title, or another position for which the employee meets the qualification requirements in the following manner: (i) Placement in a vacancy in the same geographic area; and if none exist; (ii) Displacement of the least senior employee in the same geographic area or placement in a vacancy within the employee’s own DHA, and if none exist; (iii) Where the lay-off notice has been issued by DHA 1, 2 or 3, with respect to any Addiction Services employee hired following the signing date of this agreement, displacement of the least senior employee in the employee’s own DHA and if none exist; placement elsewhere in the Province in accordance with Article 34.15 (e). (iv) Where the lay-of notice has been issued by DHA 1, 2 or 3, with respect to an employee hired prior to the signing date of this agreement, or by DHA (4, 5, or 6) or (7 or 8), displacement of the least senior employee in the employee’s own DHA or placement in a vacancy within the other DHA (1, 2, or 3), (4, 5, or 6), (7 or 8), and if none exist; displacement of the least senior employee in the other DHA (1, 2, or 3), (4, 5, or 6), (7 or 8), and if none exist; placement elsewhere in the Province in accordance with Article

Placement/Displacement Procedures. (a) Subject to consideration of ability, experience, qualifications, or where the Employer establishes that special skills or qualifications are required, according to objective tests and standards reflecting the functions of the job concerned, an employee in receipt of layoff notice, or who has declined relocation in accordance with 34.11, or whose position has become redundant, shall have the right to be placement or displacement in the same position classification title, or another position for which the employee meets the qualification requirements in the following manner: (i) Placement in a vacancy in the same geographic area; and if none exist; (ii) Displacement of the least senior employee in the same geographic area or placement in a vacancy within the employee’s own DHA, and if none exist; (iii) Where the lay-off notice has been issued by DHA 1, 2 or 3, with respect to any Addiction Services employee hired following the signing date of this agreement, displacement of the least senior employee in the employee’s own DHA and if none exist; placement elsewhere in the Province in accordance with Article 34.15 (e). (iv) Where the lay-of notice has been issued by DHA 1, 2 or 3, with respect to an employee hired prior to the signing date of this agreement, or by DHA (4, 5, or 6) or (7 or 8), displacement of the least senior employee in the employee’s own DHA or placement in a vacancy within the other DHA (1, 2, or 3), (4, 5, or 6), (7 or 8), and if none exist; displacement of the least senior employee in the other DHA (1, 2, or 3), (4, 5, or 6), (7 or 8), and if none exist; placement elsewhere in the Province in accordance with ArticleArticle 34.15 (e). (b) At each of the foregoing steps, all applicable options shall be identified and the employee shall be assigned to the position of his/her choice, subject to consideration of the provisions herein. If there is more than one employee affected, their order of preference shall be determined by their order of seniority. (c) An employee is not required to accept a position which has a lower maximum salary than that of the employee's classification or a temporary position of less than one year. An employee who declines such position at any step in the placement/displacement procedures under Article 34.15 shall be entitled to exercise his/her rights at the next subsequent step in the procedures outlined herein. (d) Where there is an option is available to an employee at any of the steps outlined in 34.15 (a), the employee must accept the option or accept layoff and be placed on the recall list or to resign with severance pay in accordance with Article 34.19. (e) An employee who has elected to exercise displacement rights in accordance with (a) (iii) or (iv) above and has been unable to do so, shall be entitled to exercise placement rights to vacant positions in respect to locations in (DHAs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8) or (DHAs 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8) or (DHAs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) if the other DHAs do not fill the vacancy pursuant to an internal posting process. Such placement rights shall be exercised in respect to any location on a province- wide basis, in accordance with the provisions and sequence set out in 34.15 (a) and 34.15 (b) and, wherein the employee is entitled to a choice of position, such entitlement shall also apply to choice of location. An employee who intends to exercise this option, shall not be entitled to relocation expenses paid by the Employer and the employee shall be responsible for any relocation and shall have the responsibility to advise the other DHA of their intention to exercise this option. The employee who exercises placement rights to another DHA shall be responsible for their relocation expenses. (f) A regular employee who is placed in a temporary position shall retain status as a regular employee. (g) An employee who is displaced pursuant to Article 34.15 shall be entitled to the full rights contained in Article 34. (h) An employee will have a maximum of two (2) full days to exercise the employee’s rights at any of the foregoing steps of the placement/displacement procedures provided for herein. (i) Where an employee wishes to be placed in a vacancy or displace an employee with the least seniority, in accordance with the above procedure, the Employer shall provide training not to exceed twelve (12) weeks.