Temporary Reduction. In the event of a temporary reduction of the work force which shall not exceed four (4) weeks, at any one time, it may be mutually agreed that the work week may be reduced to not less than thirty (30) hours per week before any employees are laid off.
Temporary Reduction. During the course of the current negotiations the parties mutually recognized the desirability of minimizing, wherever possible, the hardships caused by temporary reductions in the work force. In this regard the Company agrees that when temporary reductions in work force are necessary efforts will be made to locate alternative employment for employees so affected or to locate employees who wish to accept layoff voluntarily.
Temporary Reduction. When the employer reduces hours due to fluctuations in activity, reduction will occur in the following order:
1. Volunteers
2. Temporary employees
Temporary Reduction a. Temporary reduction is defined as a reduction of hours not to exceed thirty (30) calendar days. Such reduction shall take place by reverse Bargaining Unit seniority provided the remaining employees are qualified to immediately perform the required work as determined by the Employer.
b. Outpatient Short-Term Cancellation Outpatient RNs will not be subject to short-term reduction.
c. Inpatient Surgical Services
1) Overtime in the affected inpatient area.
2) Volunteers in the affected inpatient area.
3) External temporary employees (see Article 8).
4) On-call in the affected inpatient arena.
5) Short hour employees in the affected inpatient arena.
6) Part-time employees with no permanent work assignment in the affected inpatient arena.
7) Any employee filling a temporary position in the affected inpatient nursing unit/shift.
8) Regular employees with permanent work assignments in the affected inpatient unit/shift by seniority.
d. Inpatient (7/70) and Non-Surgical Units. Full-time inpatient 7/70 float staff will be assigned a home unit for purposes of short-term reductions.
1) Overtime in the affected area.
2) Volunteers in the affected area.
3) Non-union temporary employees (Article 8).
4) Employees in the arena not pre-scheduled according to Article 10.
5) On-call with zero-coded hours in the affected arena.
6) Short-hour employees in the affected arena. This will include short shift employees coded less than twenty (20) hours per week.
7) Regular float employees coded twenty (20) or more hours per week in affected arena that are pre-scheduled according to Article 10.
8) Regular employees with a permanent work assignment coded 20-34 hours per week in the affected unit and shift.
9) Regular employees with a permanent work assignment coded 35 hours or more per week in the affected unit and shift. This shall include any Nurse floated to that unit, 7/70 float who is home based in that unit, or any temporary employee. (See Article 8).
Temporary Reduction. In the event of a temporary layoff lasting up to and including 5 working days or 35 working hours in a month due to lack of work, the reduction may be made in accordance with article 16.02 or, at the Daycare’s discretion, from within the class-room where the lack of work exists, in which case it shall be the junior bargaining unit employee who shall be temporarily laid off, subject always to the Daycare’s operational requirements under the Day Nurseries Act.
Temporary Reduction. If, in the case of indefinite displacement, the Hospital or employees in a department or a unit wish to reduce hours in such department or unit up to a maximum of twenty percent (20%) a week in lieu of or in addition to displacements as above provided, they may agree to do so only if the employees in such department or unit vote by secret ballot in favor of such action, provided Union representatives first have an opportunity to give their position on the matter to the employees involved and are present when the vote is taken. Such reduced work week shall not extend beyond six (6) consecutive weeks in any calendar year.
Temporary Reduction. Subject to availability of suitable positions, a temporary reduction in position, classification and pay for a period of up to six months;
Temporary Reduction. In the event of a temporary reduction of the work force which shall not exceed four (4) weeks at any one time, it is agreed that the merits of such layoff be negotiated between the parties.
Temporary Reduction. If the reduction in force is of a temporary nature, employees affected by the sequential reduction in force shall displace the junior employees in the plant who shall be placed on layoff status.
(a) A temporary reduction will not exceed thirteen (13) weeks total in any calendar year, unless mutually agreed to be increased to twenty six (26) weeks by both the company and the union.
(b) When the temporary reduction of force is over, those employees removed from the sequence shall return to those jobs held before the reduction. Employees returning from temporary layoff shall return to the jobs held prior to layoff, except where such return would result in the continued layoff of a senior employee.
Temporary Reduction. An employee who wishes to temporarily reduce their work schedule shall make a written request to the Manager of Human Resources, not less than two (2) weeks notice prior to date requested, with a copy to the Principal/Supervisor, for an assignment commencing the following school year. This request shall specify the period of assignment, not to exceed one (1) year. Such request is subject to the approval of the Manager of Human Resources.
