Common use of RETRAINING/JOB SECURITY Clause in Contracts

RETRAINING/JOB SECURITY. a. Employees becoming redundant due to technological change as defined in 24.01 shall be retrained to qualify for a new position or an existing vacant position, if retraining for such position shall be accomplished within three (3) months. By mutual agreement, the time may be extended. Prior to the expiry of the notice period, the employee may take the option of receiving severance pay, in accordance with 24.03(c) in lieu of retraining. b. Cost of the retraining shall be the responsibility of the College and the employee shall not be paid at a lower salary while retraining. c. In the event that the College cannot retrain an employee under 24.03(a), or if the employee elects, the affected employee shall receive two (2) weeks’ notice or pay in lieu of notice, where the employee has completed a period of employment of at least six (6) consecutive months; and after the completion of a period of employment of one (1) consecutive year, two (2) additional weeks notice for each subsequent completed year of employment up to a maximum of twenty (20) weeks notice or pay in lieu of notice. The election made under this Article must be forwarded in writing to the Human Resources Department and to the Union. Any employee not exercising this election within the given time limit shall be deemed to have elected severance pay.

RETRAINING/JOB SECURITY. a. Employees becoming redundant due to technological change as defined in Article 24.01 shall be retrained to qualify for a new position or an existing vacant position, if retraining for such position shall be accomplished within three (3) months. By mutual agreement, the time may be extended. Prior to the expiry of the notice period, the employee may take the option of receiving severance pay, in accordance with Article 24.03(c) in lieu of retraining. b. Cost of the retraining shall be the responsibility of the College and the employee shall not be paid at a lower salary while retraining. c. In the event that the College cannot retrain an employee under Article 24.03(a), or if the employee elects, the affected employee shall receive two (2) weeks’ notice or pay in lieu of notice, where the employee has completed a period of employment of at least six (6) consecutive months; and after the completion of a period of employment of one (1) consecutive year, two (2) additional weeks notice for each subsequent completed year of employment up to a maximum of twenty (20) weeks notice or pay in lieu of notice. The election made under this Article must be forwarded in writing to the Human Resources Department and to the Union. Any employee not exercising this election within the given time limit shall be deemed to have elected severance pay.