Common use of Choices Clause in Contracts

Choices. An employee in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to and may: accept the layoff, or opt to receive a separation allowance as in Article 9.12; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article 17.04; or displace another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority pursuant to the bumping procedure set forth in Article (e). An employee so displaced be deemed to have been laid off and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article and An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall advise the Health Centre of his or her intention to do so and the position claimed within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the notice of layoff. Redeploy to a vacant position pursuant to the redeployment procedure set forth in Article The following process in respect to time frames and entitlements will be used. However, nothing contained herein reduces eliminates any rights contained in the current Collective Agreement. Where possible, layoffs will be batched together; and If there are more notices of layoff than there are redeployment vacancies identified, then early retirement offers be made to a maximum of the difference in those two numbers. For example, if there are notices of layoff and redeployment vacancies, then Early Retirement will only be offered to employees. During the first seven (7) calendar days of the employer commencing the process of reducing staffing levels, they will, in accordance with Article (a) offer early retirements to such eligible employees. These employees offered will have calendar days to advise the Human Resources Department, in writing and delivered by hand, of their decision; and, During the next seven (7) calendar days, the layoff notices will be issued, subject to being rescinded based on the results of above; and, Following the time frames established in and above, the process will begin. It is agreed that employees who have selected the redeployment process, in order of seniority can be redeployed to any vacancy if the employee is minimally qualified to perform the job. Therefore redeployment to a higher rated position is possible. It is further agreed that the joint committee as provided in Article ensure that all rights provided by Article will be applied.

Choices. An employee in receipt of notice of layoff pursuant to and may: accept the layoff, or opt to receive a separation allowance as outlined in Article 9.12; or opt to retire, if eligible under the terms of the Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan as outlined in Article 17.04; or displace another employee who has lesser bargaining unit seniority pursuant to the bumping procedure set forth in Article (e). An employee so displaced shall be deemed to have been laid off and shall be entitled to notice in accordance with Article and An employee who chooses to exercise the right to displace another employee with lesser seniority shall seniorityshall advise the Health Centre of his or her intention to do so and the position claimed within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the notice of layoff. Redeploy to a vacant position pursuant to the redeployment procedure set forth in Article The following process in respect to time frames and entitlements will be used. However, nothing contained herein reduces eliminates any rights contained in the current Collective Agreement. Where possible, layoffs will be batched together; and If there are more notices of layoff than there are redeployment vacancies identified, then early retirement offers will be made to a maximum of the difference in those two numbers. For example, if there are notices of layoff and redeployment vacancies, then Early Retirement will only be offered to employees. During the first seven (7) calendar days of the employer commencing the process of reducing staffing levels, they will, in accordance with Article (a) offer early retirements to such eligible employees. These employees offered will have calendar days to advise the Human Resources Employee Relations Department, in writing and delivered by hand, of their decision; and, During the next seven (7) calendar days, ,the layoff notices will be issued, subject to being rescinded based on the results of above; and, Following the time frames established in and above, the process will begin. It is agreed that employees who have selected the redeployment process, in order of seniority can be redeployed to any vacancy if the employee is minimally qualified to perform the job. Therefore redeployment to a higher rated position is possible. It is further agreed that the joint committee as provided in Article will ensure that all rights provided by Article will be applied.