Common use of Staff Reduction Clause in Contracts

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When a reduction within the District is needed, the affected employee(s) and the Association will be notified as to which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the reduction. 11.2 When a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced. An employee whose position will be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications to perform the work. d. The laid off or reduced employee elects to exercise his/her displacement rights within five (5) working days of notification of his/her layoff or reduction. An employee displaced under this section is also entitled to displacement rights under this section. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the order of seniority, with the most senior member being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Board.

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When 14.01 In the event of a reduction within the District is neededlayoff, the affected Employer shall give the employee(s) affected the required notice under the Employment Standards Act and the Association will be notified give as to which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior much additional notice to the reductionUnion that is reasonably possible in all of the circumstances. 11.2 When 14.02 Part-time and probationary employees shall be laid off first provided there are sufficient qualified employees with seniority who are able to do the required work. In the event there is a reduction within requirement for further reductions in staff, employees shall be laid off in inverse order of company seniority, provided the District is needed, remaining employees are qualified and able to perform the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reducedrequired work. An employee whose position will is abolished or who is displaced shall be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications to perform the work. d. The laid off or reduced employee elects entitled to exercise his/her displacement company seniority rights and displace the most junior employee in the bargaining unit, provided he/she is either qualified to do the required work or can be qualified with minimal training. 14.03 When an employee is laid off, the employee will immediately register his/her name with the Employer in order that he/she may be notified of any work available. Laid off employees will, if qualified and able to perform the required work, be returned to work in order of company seniority when staff covered by this Agreement is increased, or vacancies occur. (a) An Employee who is unemployed at the time of a recall must report for duty within five forty-eight (548) working hours of being contracted unless the employee can provide a valid and satisfactory reason to the Employer for not doing so. (b) An employee who is employed at the time of recall must report for duty or give a satisfactory reason to the Employer for not doing so within eight (8) days from the date of mailing the notification to report by registered mail to the employee’s last known address. (c) It shall be the employee’s responsibility to keep the Employer notified of his/her layoff current telephone number as well as his address so that they will be up to date at all times. (d) In the event an employee does not report or reduction. An provide a satisfactory reason for failing to do so under (a) or (b) above, the employee displaced under this section is also entitled to displacement shall forfeit his/her seniority rights under this section. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the order of seniority, with the most senior member being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position Agreement and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified employment shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right deemed to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Boardterminated.

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When a reduction within Whenever the District Employer decides it is needednecessary to reduce staff at one (1) or more of its locations, the Employer will advise the Union in writing of the layoff and the number of positions/classifications to be reduced. Prior to issuing layoff notices, the company will post a notice at the location where the layoff is to take effect advising editorial employees of the need to reduce staff and the Employer’s intent to accept applications for voluntary resignations with severance pay as provided by the collective agreement for employees who have been laid off. Interested employees in the editorial department at the location will be required to apply within 14 calendar days. Acceptance of the voluntary resignation will be at management’s discretion. In the event the Employer does not receive the required number of voluntary resignations, employees will be laid off in reverse order of seniority by classification at each location affected, provided that those employees remaining are qualified to perform the work required. (A) Except in cases where more than three (3)weeks’ notice is required by the Employment Standards Act, there shall be three (3) weeks’ notice to the affected employees of any layoffs. The Employer will provide the Union with three (3) weeks’ notice of the layoffs and the names of the employees affected. (B) In the event of a layoff, temporary employees in the classification affected will be laid off before part-time or full-time employees. Thereafter, layoffs will proceed in reverse order of seniority in the affected classification. (C) If there is a layoff at a location in Simcoe County, the employee(s) and affected may choose, in order of seniority, within two (2) weeks of such notice, to bump the Association will be notified as least senior employee(s) in Simcoe County. Employees who choose to which position(s) will be eliminated bump may bump either those with the least seniority in the same classification, or reduced at those with the least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the reduction. 11.2 When seniority in a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced. An employee whose position will be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee which they have had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications prior permanent work experience and are competent to perform the work. d. (D) The laid off or reduced employee elects Employer shall consider any alternative to exercise his/her displacement rights within five (5) working days of notification of his/her layoff or reduction. An employee displaced under this section is also entitled to displacement rights under this sectionthe layoffs presented by the union during the notice period. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the order of seniority, with the most senior member being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Board.

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When Whenever the Employer decides it is necessary to reduce staff at one (1) or more of its locations, the Employer will advise the Union in writing of the layoff and the number of positions/classifications to be reduced. Prior to issuing layoff notices, the company will post a reduction notice at the location where the layoff is to take effect advising editorial employees of the need to reduce staff and the Employer’s intent to accept applications for voluntary resignations with severance pay as provided by the collective agreement for employees who have been laid off. Interested employees in the editorial department at the location will be required to apply within 14 calendar days. Acceptance of the voluntary resignation will be at management’s discretion. In the event the Employer does not receive the required number of voluntary resignations, employees will be laid off in reverse order of seniority by classification at each location affected, provided that those employees remaining are qualified to perform the work required. (A) Except in cases where more than three (3)weeks’ notice is required by the Employment Standards Act, there shall be three (3) weeks’ notice to the affected employees of any layoffs. The Employer will provide the Union with three (3) weeks’ notice of the layoffs and the names of the employees affected. (B) In the event of a layoff, temporary employees in the classification affected will be laid off before part-time or full-time employees. Thereafter, layoffs will proceed in reverse order of seniority in the affected classification. (C) If there is a layoff, the employee(s) affected may choose, in order of seniority, within two (2) weeks of such notice, to bump the employee(s) with the least seniority within their region (e.g. York Region). Where there is no employee with less seniority within the District is neededregion, then the affected laid-off employee(s) and may elect to bump the Association will be notified as employee(s) at the bottom of the chain wide seniority list. Employees may choose to which position(s) will be eliminated bump either those with the least seniority in the same classification, or reduced at those with the least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the reduction. 11.2 When seniority in a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced. An employee whose position will be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee which they have had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications prior permanent work experience and are competent to perform the work. d. (D) The laid off or reduced employee elects Employer shall consider any alternative to exercise his/her displacement rights within five (5) working days of notification of his/her layoff or reduction. An employee displaced under this section is also entitled to displacement rights under this sectionthe layoffs presented by the union during the notice period. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the order of seniority, with the most senior member being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Board.

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When 16.01 In the event of a reduction within the District is neededlay off, the affected Employer shall give the employee(s) affected the required notice under the Employment Standards Act and the Association will be notified give as to which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior much additional notice to the reductionUnion that is reasonably possible in all of the circumstances. 11.2 When a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will 16.02 Part-time and probationary employees shall be eliminated or reduced. An employee whose position will be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater first provided there are sufficient qualified employees with seniority than who are able to do the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than required work. In the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications to perform the work. d. The laid off or reduced employee elects to exercise his/her displacement rights within five (5) working days of notification of his/her layoff or reduction. An employee displaced under this section event there is also entitled to displacement rights under this section. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction requirement for further reductions in staff, employees shall be laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the inverse order of seniority, provided the remaining employees are qualified and able to perform the required work. An employee who's position is abolished or who is displaced shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights and displace the most junior employee in the bargaining unit. 16.03 When an employee is laid off, the employee will immediately register his name with the most senior member Employer in order that he may be notified of any work available. Laid off employees will, if qualified and able to perform the required work, be (a) An employee who is unemployed at the time of a recall must report for duty within forty-eight (48) hours of being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If contacted unless the employee fails can provide a valid and satisfactory reason to the Employer for not doing so. (b) An employee who is employed at the time of recall must report for duty or give a satisfactory reason to work the Employer for not doing so within ten eight (10) working 8) days from the receipt date of mailing the recall notice via certified or notification to report by registered mail, that person mail to the employee's last known address. (c) It shall be considered a voluntary terminated the employee. However, if 's responsibility to keep the Employer notified of his current telephone number as well as his address so that they will be up to date at all times. (d) In the event an employee is recalled does not report or provide a reason satisfactory to a position of lesser hoursthe Employer for failing to do so under (a) or (b) above, he/she the employee shall have the option to refuse the position forfeit his seniority rights under this Agreement and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified his employment shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right deemed to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Boardterminated.

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When 16.01 In the event of a reduction within the District is neededlay off, the affected Employer shall give the employee(s) ) 16.02 Part-time and probationary employees shall be laid off first provided there are sufficient qualified employees with seniority who are able to do the Association will required work. In the event there is a requirement for further reductions in staff, employees shall be notified as laid off in inverse order of seniority, provided the remaining employees are qualified and able to which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to perform the reduction. 11.2 When a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reducedrequired work. An employee whose position is abolished or who is displaced shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights and displace the most junior employee in the bargaining unit. 16.03 When an employee is laid off, the employee will immediately register his name, address and immediate contact information with the Employer in order that he may be notified of any work available. Immediate contact information means a telephone number with an answering machine, e-mail address, or fax number at which the employee may be reached and which the employee checks regularly. The employee shall notify the Employer of any change, permanent or temporary, in his or her immediate contact information. In addition, it shall be the employee's responsibility to keep the Employer notified of any change in his or her current address so that it will be eliminated or reduced shall have up to date at all times. (a) An employee who is unemployed at the right time of a recall must report for duty within forty-eight (48) hours of delivery of a notification to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than report unless the employee can provide a valid reason satisfactory to be displacedthe Employer for not doing so. b. The laid off or reduced employee had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications to perform the work. d. The laid off or reduced employee elects to exercise his/her displacement rights within five (5b) working days of notification of his/her layoff or reduction. An employee displaced under this section who is also entitled to displacement rights under this section. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than employed at the time of recall must report for duty within two (2) yearsdays of delivery of the notification to report unless the employee can provide a valid reason satisfactory to the Employer for not doing so. (c) Subject to section 14.04 laid off employees will, if qualified and able to perform the required work, be returned to work in order of seniority when a vacancy occurs. (d) In the event an employee does not report or provide a reason satisfactory to the Employer for failing to do so under (a) or (b) above, the employee shall forfeit his seniority rights under this Agreement and his employment shall be recalled in deemed to be terminated. (e) In any case where the order of seniority, with Employer is required to notify an employee under (a) or (b) above the most senior member being recalled first Employer shall deliver notification to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the telephone or facsimile number or the e-mail address provided by the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified in question as his or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position her immediate contact information and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For any notification so delivered will constitute valid and proper notification for the purposes of this agreement, qualified shall be defined as capable of skillfully (a) and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Board(b) above.

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When ‌ 14.01 In the event of a reduction within the District is neededlayoff, the affected Employer shall give the employee(s) affected the required notice under the Employment Standards Act and will give 14.02 Part-time and probationary employees shall be laid off first provided there are sufficient qualified employees with seniority who are able to do the Association will required work. In the event there is a requirement for further reductions in staff, employees shall be notified as laid off in inverse order of company seniority, provided the remaining employees are qualified and able to which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to perform the reduction. 11.2 When a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reducedrequired work. An employee whose position will is abolished or who is displaced shall be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications to perform the work. d. The laid off or reduced employee elects entitled to exercise his/her displacement company seniority rights and displace the most junior employee in the bargaining unit, provided he/she is either qualified to do the required work or can be qualified with minimal training. 14.03 When an employee is laid off, the employee will immediately register his/her name with the Employer in order that he/she may be notified of any work available. Laid off employees will, if qualified and able to perform the required work, be returned to work in order of company seniority when staff covered by this Agreement is increased, or vacancies occur. (a) An Employee who is unemployed at the time of a recall must report for duty within five forty-eight (548) working hours of being contracted unless the employee can provide a valid and satisfactory reason to the Employer for not doing so. (b) An employee who is employed at the time of recall must report for duty or give a satisfactory reason to the Employer for not doing so within eight (8) days from the date of mailing the notification to report by registered mail to the employee’s last known address. (c) It shall be the employee’s responsibility to keep the Employer notified of his/her layoff current telephone number as well as his address so that they will be up to date at all times. (d) In the event an employee does not report or reduction. An provide a satisfactory reason for failing to do so under (a) or (b) above, the employee displaced under this section is also entitled to displacement shall forfeit his/her seniority rights under this section. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the order of seniority, with the most senior member being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position Agreement and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified employment shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right deemed to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee shall be selected, excepting that a less senior candidate may be selected if he/she has greatly superior training and skills. The burden of proof of greatly superior training and skills shall be on the Boardterminated.