Reduction Other Than Layoff. In the event the Employer determines a need to reduce the number of employees scheduled on a particular unit and/or shift because of changes in staffing needs, the following order will be used: (1) Employees will be required to take absent days on the basis of seniority within the unit on the scheduled shift, provided the more senior employees are qualified and properly oriented to perform the available work. A senior employee being reduced a full shift under this paragraph will be given the opportunity, to the extent practicable, to replace a less senior employee in the same classification on the same shift provided the more senior employee is qualified and properly oriented to perform the available work. (2) Employees will be cancelled in the following order: (a) Outside Staffing Agency Employees (b) Overtime Shifts (c) Bonus Shifts (d) Voluntary Absence Days - Voluntary absent days will be requested from employees on the affected unit and/or shift in accordance with staffing patterns and procedures established for that unit and/or shift by the Employer.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
