Common use of Reduction Other Than Layoff Clause in Contracts

Reduction Other Than Layoff. In the event the Employer determines a need to reduce the number of hours and/or employees in any department and/or classification because of changes in staffing needs, the following procedure will be utilized: 1. The Employer will ask for volunteers to reduce the number of hours in their work week by seniority of those who signed up on the voluntary reduction sheet. 2. The Employer will ask for volunteers to take voluntary absent days. 3. If not enough employees’ volunteer, the Employer, starting with the least senior employee, will assign involuntary absent days. 4. Back up employees will be assigned involuntary absent days before regularly scheduled employees. Seniority will be observed on a shift basis by department and classification in assigning absent days. Employees will have no loss of seniority or benefit accrual for volunteering or being mandated absent days because of census. Non-bargaining unit personnel shall not be used to replace employees receiving an involuntary absent day.

Reduction Other Than Layoff. In the event the Employer determines a need to reduce the number of hours h ours and/or employees in any department and/or classification because of changes in staffing needs, the following procedure will be utilizedutilized : 1. The Employer will ask for volunteers to reduce the number of hours in their work week by seniority of those who signed up on the voluntary reduction sheet. 2. The Employer will ask for volunteers to take voluntary absent days. 3. If not enough employees’ ' volunteer, ; the Employer, starting with the least senior sen ior employee, will assign involuntary absent days. 4. Back up employees will be assigned involuntary absent days before regularly scheduled employees. Seniority will be observed on a shift sh ift basis by department d epartment and classification in assigning absent days. Employees will have no loss of seniority se niority or benefit accrual for volunteering or being mandated absent days because of census. Non-bargaining unit personnel shall not be used to replace employees receiving an involuntary absent day.

Reduction Other Than Layoff. In the event the Employer determines a need to reduce the number of hours and/or employees in any department and/or classification because of changes in staffing needs, the following procedure will be utilized: 1. The Employer will ask for volunteers to reduce the number of hours in their work week by seniority of those who signed up on the voluntary reduction sheet. 2. The Employer will ask for volunteers to take voluntary absent days. 3. If not enough employees’ volunteer, the Employer, starting with the least senior employee, will assign involuntary absent days. 4. Back up employees will be assigned involuntary absent days before regularly scheduled employees. Seniority will be observed on a shift basis by department and classification in assigning absent days. Employees will have no loss of seniority or benefit accrual for volunteering or being mandated absent days because of census. Non-bargaining Non‐bargaining unit personnel shall not be used to replace employees receiving an involuntary absent day. For this section "unit" is defined as either the Geriatric or Young Adult unit.