Special rule: Refrigeration mechanic a) An employer shall call back an employee who has been laid off within 15 working days of his layoff, provided the employee is able to per- form the work available. Proof of inability to perform the work is incumbent upon the em- ployer.
Special rule: Refrigeration mechanic. When a layoff occurs, the employer shall notify the employee’s union within 5 working days of the layoff. An employer shall give notice in writing to an em- ployee when he is laid off for 5 or more consecu- tive working days. Based on the employee’s hours worked for the employer and recorded with the Commission, this notice is: 8 working hours when the employee has worked 1 to 4,000 hours 40 working hours when the employee has worked 4,001 to 8,000 hours 80 working hours when the employee has worked 8,001 or more hours For the purpose of the preceding paragraph, the hours worked for an employer include all the hours worked for the employer from the time of hiring, even when the employee has undergone layoffs, provided the duration of such layoffs was less than 120 working days in the case of a journeyman and less than 60 working days in the case of an apprentice. This notice does not apply in the case of an employee who has been dismissed. An employer that does not give notice as specified above, or that gives notice of insufficient duration shall pay the employee compensation equal to his regular salary, for a period equal to the notice period or residual of the notice period to which the employee was entitled. This compensation shall be paid at the time of layoff for his last week of work. Exclusions when calculating notice period: Satur- days, Sundays, statutory holidays and compulsory annual vacations shall not be counted in the ad- xxxxx notice period, unless the employee works these days. Exclusions with respect to advance notice: When an employer informs an employee in writing at the time of hiring that he is employed for work which will be shorter in duration than the length of the notice to which he would be entitled, the notice period shall be equal to the number of planned hours of work.
Special rule: Refrigeration mechanic. Further to an agreement with the employer, an employee may take an additional week of vacation at any time of the year, provided the employer is not deprived of more than 25% of its employees at the same time. Any employee who takes advantage of this provision shall notify his employer at least 10 working days prior to his departure date.
Special rule: Refrigeration mechanic. For the pur- pose of calculating the compensation provided under Article 23.09 5) a), municipal boundaries are considered to be those that existed on May 1, 2001.
