Common use of Workforce Adjustment Clause in Contracts

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties recognize that workforce adjustment may be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the Commission, reorganization or program termination. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreed. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission will consult with the Association through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (5) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (7) Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the Commission.

Workforce Adjustment. ‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Union/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 30 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (ivv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (76) Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionAuthority, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 14.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Consultation Committee. Such notice will shall only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Authority will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 28 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees.; (2) The Commission Authority must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary casual employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, and regular employees displacing temporary casual employees performing ongoing work; (v) cancellation of limited term employee appointments. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualifiedqualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. (76) Where an employee voluntarily accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing writing, such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionAuthority. (7) The parties agree that, in order to maximize the placement of surplus employees into vacant positions, training may be required over and above that provided for in the agreement. (8) The parties agree that the Joint Consultation Committee is a proper vehicle to identify employee skills, training options and training sources. Where the Committee determines that it is advisable to provide training to assist in such placement, it shall be offered.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Union/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 30 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (ivv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (76) Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties recognize that A. Reduction Procedure 1. Management will review its workforce adjustment may be necessary due needs periodically to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the Commission, reorganization or program termination. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreeddetermine manpower requirements. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission will consult with the Association through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties recognize When this review indicates the need for a permanent reduction in force, Management will establish the cooperation number of all participants employees to facilitate be reduced or laid off. In the placement event of regular employeeslayoffs, temporary employees will be laid off before any employee with seniority capable of doing the job is laid off. (2) . The Commission must first minimize the impact on workforce will be adjusted to its new requirements by reducing employees out of their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing worknon-interchangeable occupational group classifications or clearing group classifications in line with their seniority. (3) Employees . If an employee is reduced from a classification, the employee will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance transferred to the highest paying classification which he or early retirement she has previously satisfactorily performed (as evidenced by the employee’s Personnel Record), seniority permitting, providing the employee has made application in the Human Resources to establish “flow rights” to that classification no later than three weeks prior to the Commission initiating further measuresworkforce adjustment. Prior to reduction to Custodial, the employee may choose layoff. 4. After an employee has exhausted his/her Local Seniority Agreement placement rights or Local Transfer Agreement rights, the employee will be placed in an available opening which he or she is capable of performing after the provisions of the Local Transfer Agreement have been applied. 5. If it becomes necessary to lay off employees with seniority, those selected for layoff will be the employees with the least plant seniority, except for employee’s assigned to skilled trades classifications. The effective date of such layoffs will be the end of the employees shift on the Friday before the effective date of the workforce adjustment. Whenever possible, management will provide at least 48 hours’ notice prior to layoff to the employees affected. (4Paragraph 68 of the National Agreement) B. Recall Procedure 1. Openings with a non-interchangeable group or clearing group classification will be filled in the following order: a) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular by surplused employees in the same classification, b) by honoring a reduced or laid off employee’s non- interchangeable occupational group classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they recall rights, c) by the application of the Local Transfer Agreement or d) By active employees who are qualifiedbeing placed in accordance with Paragraph IV.A.4. (5) Surplus 2. Laid off employees will shall be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees recalled to an opening in the clearing group or choose to remain on layoff until a non- interchangeable opening occurs, seniority permitting, or the employee’s recall rights expire or to an opening in a non- interchangeable occupational group classification which has not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (7) Where been filled by an employee accepts an offerin the active workforce, once confirmed as described in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon IV.B.1., in line with the employeeseniority, subject to those having the agreement of the Commissiongreatest seniority being recalled first.

Workforce Adjustment. ‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure. Clauses 13.2 and 13.3 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to layoff because of business cycle or seasonal work. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.2 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Labour Management Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, and regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work (v) cancellation of limited term employee appointment. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualifiedqualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. (76) Where an employee voluntarily accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing writing, such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer. (7) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee will work to minimize the impact on individual employees affected by the redundancy. The Committee will facilitate and coordinate the placement of surplus regular employees into existing vacancies for which they are qualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (8) The parties agree that in order to maximize the placement of surplus employees into vacant positions, training may be required over and above that provided for in this agreement. (9) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee is a proper vehicle to identify employee skills, training options and training sources. Where the Committee determines that it is advisable to provide training to assist in such placement, it shall be offered. Any training provided pursuant to this clause will be on a cost-effective basis for the purpose of continuing a surplus employee's service.

Workforce Adjustment. (Phase 1)‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.2 – Workforce Adjustment (Phase 1) placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 – Joint Union/Management Committee respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation co-operation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. Where comparable placement offers are turned down by a surplus employee, they may be immediately referred to Clause 13.3 – Joint Labour Management Committee (Phase 2). (76) Acceptance of offers made to employees pursuant to this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. ‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) Clauses 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to lay off because of business cycle or seasonal work. (c) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (cd) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) lay off of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff lay off of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. Where comparable placement offers are turned down by a surplus employee, they may be immediately referred to Clause 13.2. (76) Acceptance of offers made to employees pursuant to this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. (Phase 1)‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the Commission, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Article 28 Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Article 28 Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 28 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce The workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary casual employees; (iv3) The Commission will make available to the Joint Committee a list of vacant positions by geographic location and a list of the employees issued notices laid-off, retired, received severance pay. (4) The parties must exhaust all placement options. This will include lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary casual employees performing ongoing work. Consideration will be given to placement of part-time regular employees in full-time vacancies in their own geographic location on the following basis: • The employee is prepared to accept appointment to the position on a full-time basis; • There is no adverse impact of any full-time employee also in the priority placement process. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (45) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (56) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (67) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their own geographic location. Where comparable placement offers are turned down by a surplus employee, they may be immediately referred to Clause 13.2. (7) 8) Acceptance of offers made to employees pursuant to this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the Commissioncommission.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties recognize that A. Reduction Procedure 1. Management will review its workforce adjustment may be necessary due needs periodically to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the Commission, reorganization or program termination. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreeddetermine manpower requirements. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission will consult with the Association through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties recognize When this review indicates the need for a permanent reduction in force, Management will establish the cooperation number of all participants employees to facilitate be reduced or laid off. In the placement event of regular employeeslayoffs, temporary employees will be laid off before any employee with seniority capable of doing the job is laid off. (2) . The Commission must first minimize the impact on workforce will be adjusted to its new requirements by reducing employees out of their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing worknon-interchangeable occupational group classifications or clearing group classifications in line with their seniority. (3) Employees . If an employee is reduced from a classification, the employee will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance transferred to the highest paying classification which he or early retirement she has previously satisfactorily performed (as evidenced by the employee’s Personnel Record), seniority permitting, providing the employee has made application in the Human Resources to establish “flow rights” to that classification no later than three weeks prior to the Commission initiating further measuresworkforce adjustment. Prior to reduction to Custodial, the employee may choose layoff. 4. After an employee has exhausted his/her Local Seniority Agreement placement rights or Local Transfer Agreement rights, the employee will be placed in an available opening which he or she is capable of performing after the provisions of the Local Transfer Agreement have been applied. 5. If it becomes necessary to lay off employees with seniority, those selected for layoff will be the employees with the least plant seniority, except for employee’s assigned to skilled trades classifications. The effective date of such layoffs will be the end of the employees shift on the Friday before the effective date of the workforce adjustment. Whenever possible, management will provide at least 48 hours notice prior to layoff to the employees affected. (4Paragraph 68 of the National Agreement) B. Recall Procedure 1. Openings with a non-interchangeable group or clearing group classification will be filled in the following order: a) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular by surplused employees in the same classification, b) by honoring a reduced or laid off employee’s non- interchangeable occupational group classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they recall rights, c) by the application of the Local Transfer Agreement or d) by active employees who are qualifiedbeing placed in accordance with Paragraph IV.A.4. (5) Surplus 2. Laid off employees will shall be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees recalled to an opening in the clearing group or choose to remain on layoff until a non- interchangeable opening occurs, seniority permitting, or the employee’s recall rights expire or to an opening in a non- interchangeable occupational group classification which has not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (7) Where been filled by an employee accepts an offerin the active workforce, once confirmed as described in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon IV.B.1., in line with the employeeseniority, subject to those having the agreement of the Commissiongreatest seniority being recalled first.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionTSSI, reorganization or program termination. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreed. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission TSSI will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Union/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 30 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. Prior to the layoff of regular employees pursuant to Clauses 13.1 and 13.2, TSSI may canvas any employee or group of employees to determine their interest in early retirement pursuant to Clause 13.2(f) or severance pay pursuant to Clause 13.2(h). (2) The Commission TSSI must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (76) Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionTSSI.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. Clauses 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to layoff because of business cycle or seasonal work. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreed. to by the Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Labour/Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 28 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary casual employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus Acceptance of offers made to employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees not able pursuant to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (7) this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. ‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) Clauses 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to layoff because of business cycle or seasonal work. (c) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (cd) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association BEA through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties The parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. Where comparable placement offers are turned down by a surplus employee, they may be immediately referred to Clause 13.2. (76) Acceptance of offers made to employees pursuant to this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties recognize that workforce adjustment may be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionOGC, reorganization or program termination. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreed. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission OGC will consult with the Association through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission OGC must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel;personnel;‌ (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (5) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (7) Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionOGC.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure. Clauses 13.2 and 13.3 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to layoff because of business cycle or seasonal work. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.2 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Labour Management Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, and regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work (v) cancellation of limited term employee appointment. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualifiedqualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. (76) Where an employee voluntarily accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing writing, such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer. (7) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee will work to minimize the impact on individual employees affected by the redundancy. The Committee will facilitate and coordinate the placement of surplus regular employees into existing vacancies for which they are qualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (8) The parties agree that in order to maximize the placement of surplus employees into vacant positions, training may be required over and above that provided for in this agreement. (9) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee is a proper vehicle to identify employee skills, training options and training sources. Where the Committee determines that it is advisable to provide training to assist in such placement, it shall be offered. Any training provided pursuant to this clause will be on a cost-effective basis for the purpose of continuing a surplus employee's service.

Workforce Adjustment. ‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure. Clauses 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to layoff because of business cycle or seasonal work. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Labour Management Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, and regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work (v) cancellation of limited term employee appointment. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualifiedqualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. (76) Where an employee voluntarily accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing writing, such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer. (7) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee will work to minimize the impact on individual employees affected by the redundancy. The Committee will facilitate and coordinate the placement of surplus regular employees into existing vacancies for which they are qualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (8) The parties agree that in order to maximize the placement of surplus employees into vacant positions, training may be required over and above that provided for in this agreement. (9) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee is a proper vehicle to identify employee skills, training options and training sources. Where the Committee determines that it is advisable to provide training to assist in such placement, it shall be offered. Any training provided pursuant to this clause will be on a cost-effective basis for the purpose of continuing a surplus employee's service.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionAuthority, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 14.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Consultation Committee. Such notice will shall only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Authority will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 28 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees.; (2) The Commission Authority must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary casual employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, and regular employees displacing temporary casual employees performing ongoing work; (v) cancellation of limited term employee appointments. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualifiedqualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. (76) Where an employee voluntarily accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing writing, such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionAuthority. (7) The parties agree that, in order to maximize the placement of surplus employees into vacant positions, training may be required over and above that provided for in the Agreement. (8) The parties agree that the Joint Consultation Committee is a proper vehicle to identify employee skills, training options and training sources. Where the Committee determines that it is advisable to provide training to assist in such placement, it shall be offered.

Workforce Adjustment. (Phase 1)‌ (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionBCER, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 90 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Article 28 Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Article 28 Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission BCER will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 28 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce The workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission BCER must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary casual employees; (iv3) The BCER will make available to the Joint Committee a list of vacant positions by geographic location and a list of the employees issued notices laid-off, retired, received severance pay. (4) The parties must exhaust all placement options. This will include lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary casual employees performing ongoing work. Consideration will be given to placement of part-time regular employees in full-time vacancies in their own geographic location on the following basis: • The employee is prepared to accept appointment to the position on a full-time basis; • There is no adverse impact of any full-time employee also in the priority placement process. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (45) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (56) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (67) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their own geographic location. Where comparable placement offers are turned down by a surplus employee, they may be immediately referred to Clause 13.2. (7) 8) Acceptance of offers made to employees pursuant to this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionBCER.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure. Clauses 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to layoff because of business cycle or seasonal work. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Joint Labour Management Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Joint Consultation Labour Management Committee established pursuant to Article 31 29 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission Employer must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, and regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work (v) cancellation of limited term employee appointment. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualifiedqualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (54) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (65) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. (76) Where an employee voluntarily accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing writing, such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer. (7) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee will work to minimize the impact on individual employees affected by the redundancy. The Committee will facilitate and coordinate the placement of surplus regular employees into existing vacancies for which they are qualified within their own or other headquarters or geographic location. (8) The parties agree that in order to maximize the placement of surplus employees into vacant positions, training may be required over and above that provided for in this Agreement. (9) The parties agree that the Joint Labour Management Committee is a proper vehicle to identify employee skills, training options and training sources. Where the Committee determines that it is advisable to provide training to assist in such placement, it shall be offered. Any training provided pursuant to this clause will be on a cost-effective basis for the purpose of continuing a surplus employee's service.

Workforce Adjustment. (Phase 1) (a) The Parties parties recognize that workforce adjustment may will be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionEmployer, reorganization reorganization, program termination or program terminationclosure which impacts a number of employees. Clauses 13.1 and 13.2 shall not apply to regular employees who are normally subject to lay off because of business cycle or seasonal work. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 13.1 placement activities is 60 ninety (90) days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreedagreed to by the Business Practices & Consumer Protection Authority Joint Committee. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Business Practices & Consumer Protection Authority Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission Employer will consult with the Association Union through the Business Practices & Consumer Protection Authority Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 30 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce BPCPA workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission BPCPA must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) layoff of limited term employees; (ii) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (iiiii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iiiiv) where necessary, layoff of temporary auxiliary employees; (iv3) BPCPA must exhaust all placement options. This will include lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary auxiliary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (5) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers in their same geographic locations where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacanciesvacancies in their same geographic location. Where comparable placement offers are turned down by a surplus employee, they may be immediately referred to Clause 13.2 (Phase 2). (7) Acceptance of offers made to employees pursuant to this clause is voluntary. Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionEmployer.

Workforce Adjustment. (a) The Parties recognize that workforce adjustment may be necessary due to the elimination of positions resulting from a reduction in the amount of work required to be done by the CommissionOGC, reorganization or program termination. (b) The timeframe for Clause 33.1 placement activities is 60 days, or a lesser time frame for smaller adjustments, from the date the employee receives written notice of redundancy as mutually agreed. Such notice will only be issued after consultation with or advice to the Joint Consultation Committee. (c) The Commission OGC will consult with the Association through the Joint Consultation Committee established pursuant to Article 31 respecting workforce adjustment which results in redundancy as required pursuant to (a) above. Workforce adjustment activities will be guided by the following principles and procedures: (1) Both Parties recognize the need for the cooperation of all participants to facilitate the placement of regular employees. (2) The Commission OGC must first minimize the impact on their regular employees through the appropriate: (i) cancellation of contracts for employment agency personnel; (ii) cancellation of personal service contracts where a surplus regular employee qualified to do the work can be placed; (iii) where necessary, layoff of temporary employees; (iv) lateral transfers and, where necessary, regular employees displacing temporary employees performing ongoing work. (3) Employees will be canvassed for voluntary receipt of severance or early retirement prior to the Commission initiating further measures. (4) The placement process applies to junior regular employees or, where appropriate, other regular employees in the same classification and seniority block for placement into vacant positions for which they are qualified. (5) Surplus employees will be placed through lateral transfers where such vacancies are available. (6) Surplus employees not able to be placed through lateral transfers will be offered available comparable vacancies. (7) Where an employee accepts an offer, once confirmed in writing such acceptance is final and binding upon the employee, subject to the agreement of the CommissionOGC.