Common use of WORKFORCE REDUCTION Clause in Contracts

WORKFORCE REDUCTION. In the event that funding reductions or shortfalls in funding occur in a department or are expected, which may result in layoffs, the department will notify the Association and take the following actions: a. Identify the classification(s) in which position reductions may be required due to funding reductions or shortfalls. b. Advise employees in those classifications that position reductions may occur in their classifications. c. Accept voluntary leaves of absence from employees in those classifications which do not appear to be potentially impacted by possible position reductions when such leaves can be accommodated by the department. d. Approve requests for reduction in hours, lateral transfers, and voluntary demotions to vacant, funded positions in classes not scheduled for layoffs within the department, as well as to other departments not experiencing funding reductions or shortfalls when it is a viable operational alternative for the department(s). e. Review various alternatives which will help mitigate the impact of the layoff by working through the Tactical Employment Team program (TET) to: 1. Maintain an employee skills inventory bank to be used as a basis for referrals to other employment opportunities. 2. Determine if there are other positions to which employees may be transferred. 3. Refer interested persons to vacancies which occur in other job classes for which they qualify and can use their layoff eligibility. 4. Establish workshops to aid laid off employees in areas such as resume preparation, alternate career counseling, job search strategy, and interviewing skills. f. When it appears to the Department Head and/or Labor Relations Manager that the Board of Supervisors may take action which will result in the layoff of employees in a representation unit, the Labor Relations Manager shall notify the Association of the possibility of such layoffs and shall meet and confer with the Association regarding the implementation of the action.