Common use of Working Conditions and Assignments Clause in Contracts

Working Conditions and Assignments. 1. Necessary reduction of personnel-layoff: The parties hereto, realizing that education, curriculum, and staff to a large degree depend upon the economic facilities available to the Board, as provided by the public and the State of Michigan, and in accordance with this realization understand that in some instances it may be economically necessary to reduce the educational program, curriculum, and staff when funds are not available, hereby agree as follows: a. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board to reduce the educational program, curriculum and staff. Ancillary staff may be laid off when the Board determines that financial problems or reductions in enrollment require a reduction in staff. b. In order to promote an orderly reduction in personnel, the following procedure will be used: (1) Probationary ancillary staff employees will be laid off first where any ancillary staff who has acquired seniority and whose position has been curtailed is certified/licensed and qualified. (2) In the event non-probationary ancillary staff must be laid off, layoff shall be on the basis of seniority, provided that the ancillary staff to be retained is certified/licensed and qualified. It is expressly understood that the Association shall have a right to review the layoff list prior to the notification of the individuals to be laid off. In the event of dispute concerning the layoff list, the Association shall have the right to file a written grievance thereon, within seventy two (72) hours after the termination of the meeting requesting review of the list. Ancillary staff shall be notified in writing 30 days, or earlier, before the end of the semester regarding lay-off.