Role of Seniority in Layoffs. In the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining-unit-wide seniority. Employees about to be laid off may exercise their seniority rights over any employee with less seniority, providing the employee exercising the right has the required knowledge, ability and skills to perform the work of the less senior employee. These seniority rights may be exercised to attain a higher or lower job classification.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Role of Seniority in Layoffs. In the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining-unit-wide seniority. Employees about to be laid off may exercise their seniority rights over any employee with less seniorityproviding those remaining have the qualifications, providing the employee exercising the right has the required knowledgeskills, and ability and skills to perform the work of the less senior employee. These seniority rights may be exercised to attain a higher or lower job classificationjob.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Role of Seniority in Layoffs. In Both parities recognize that job security should increase in proportion to length of seniority. Therefore in the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining-unit-wide seniority. Employees All employees about to be laid off may exercise their seniority rights over bump any employee with less seniority, providing provided the employee exercising the right has the required knowledge, ability and skills is qualified to perform the work of the less senior employee. These seniority rights may be exercised to attain a higher or lower The job classificationdescriptions shall decide qualifications.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Role of Seniority in Layoffs. In the event of a layoff, employees Employee(s) shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining-unit-wide seniorityseniority within the site where the layoff(s) is to occur. Employees about to be laid off An Employee in receipt of layoff notice may exercise their seniority rights over any employee bump the Employee with less the least seniority, providing the employee Employee exercising the right has the required knowledge, ability and skills is qualified to perform the work of the less senior employee. These seniority rights may be exercised to attain a higher or lower job classificationwork.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Role of Seniority in Layoffs. In Both parties recognize that job security shall increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining-unit-wide job classification and bargaining unit seniority. Employees An employee about to be laid off may exercise their seniority rights over bump any employee with less seniority, providing the employee exercising the right has the required knowledge, ability and skills is qualified to perform the work of the employee with less senior employeeseniority. These seniority rights may be exercised The right to attain a higher or lower job classificationbump shall include the right to bump up.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Role of Seniority in Layoffs. In the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their bargaining-bargaining unit-wide seniority. Employees about Positions to be laid eliminated shall be identified: Position and Region. Laid off employees may exercise their seniority rights over bump any employee with less seniority, providing : 1st: in his/her predecessor board’s jurisdiction 2nd: in his/her Region (Northern – Central – Southern) 3rd: bargaining unit-wide provided the employee exercising the their right is qualified and has the required knowledge, ability and skills to perform the work of the employee with less senior employee. These seniority rights may be exercised to attain a higher or lower job classificationseniority.
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Samples: Collective Agreement