Common use of Re-Employment After Lay-Off Clause in Contracts

Re-Employment After Lay-Off. (a) When an employee is re-employed after lay-off in a position in the same pay range to that which he/she held prior to lay-off, he/she shall be paid at the step in the range, subject to any wage adjustment, which he/she received at the time of lay-off. (b) When after lay-off, an employee is employed in a position having a lower salary range than that which he/she held prior to lay-off, he/she shall be paid as follows: (i) When there is a rate equivalent to that which he/she was formerly paid, he/she shall be paid at that rate. (ii) When there is no rate equivalent to his/her former rate, he/she shall be paid at the higher rate in the new range nearest to his/her former rate. (iii) When the former rate of pay exceeds the maximum for the new position, he/she shall be paid the maximum in the range for the new position.

Re-Employment After Lay-Off. (a) When an employee is re-employed after lay-off in a position in the same pay range to that which he/she held prior to lay-off, he/she shall be paid at the step in the range, subject to any wage adjustment, which he/she received at the time of lay-off. (b) When after lay-off, an employee is employed in a position having a lower salary range than that which he/she held prior to lay-off, he/she shall be paid as follows: (i) When there is a rate equivalent to that which he/she was formerly paid, he/she shall be paid at that rate. (ii) When there is no rate equivalent to his/her former rate, he/she shall be paid at the higher rate in the new range nearest to his/her former rate. (iii) When the former rate of pay exceeds the maximum for the new position, he/she shall be paid the maximum in the range for the new position.