Layoff definition

Layoff is a cessation of employment, or elimination of a job resulting from a reduction of the amount of work required to be done by the Employer, a reduction in hours of work where such a reduction is permanent and eliminates an employee's health and welfare benefit entitlement, a reorganization, program termination, closure or other material change in organization.

Layoff shall include a reduction in a nurse's hours of work and cancellation of all or part of a nurse's scheduled shift. Cancellation of single or partial shifts will be on the basis of seniority of the nurses on the unit on that shift unless agreed otherwise by the Hospital and the Union in local negotiations. A partial or single shift reassignment of a nurse from her or his area of assignment will not be considered a layoff. The parties agree that the manner in which such reassignments are made will be determined by local negotiations.

Layoff includes a cessation of employment, or elimination of a job resulting from a reduction of the amount of work required to be done by the Employer, a reorganization, program termination, closure or other material change in organization, and where should work become available, employees will be recalled in accordance with Article 13 - Layoff and Recall or Article 31 - Auxiliary Employees;

Examples of Layoff in a sentence

• In addition to the credit referenced in paragraph 389 on the Layoff Impact Premium, the Union has been credited for one half of the fund surplus in the first year of this MOU towards the second year.

• These individuals will be those who are at the top of the District Layoff List.

• Employees currently receiving the Layoff Impact Premium shall remain at Step 10.

• Layoff may be voluntary in the event an employee having more seniority, as defined below, elects, with department head approval, to accept layoff in lieu of the layoff of a less senior employee.

• In the event there is a reduction in work force within a department/agency which will result in bumping and layoff, the Human Resources Division will encourage the department/agency to develop a Voluntary Layoff Incentive program for affected employees.

More Definitions of Layoff

Layoff means a reduction in the working force.

Layoff means a temporary cessation of employment of an employee because of lack of work or because of the abolition of a post.

Layoff means a separation from the service because of lack of funds, abolishment of position for lack of work, or other involuntary reasons not reflecting discredit on an employee.

Layoff means a Regular Employee who is either on partial layoff or on full layoff.

Layoff includes a cessation of employment, or elimination of a job resulting from a reduction of the amount of work required to be done by the Employer, a re-organisation, program termination, closure or other material change in organisation. Where a regular employee is hired into a position in a program which is subject to seasonal closures, and such closures are identified in job postings and letters of employment, then the employee will only be eligible to bump other employees in accordance with Article 13.3, if the period of layoff exceeds the duration of the seasonal closure by two (2) or more weeks.

Layoff means to temporarily remove from a position of employment subject to the employee retaining such rights as set out under this Agreement.

Layoff for purposes of this chapter, means a change in employ- ment status due to an employer's lack of funds or an employer's organ- izational change.