Layoff Definition and Notice. Full –Time Nurses (a) A layoff of Full-time nurses shall be made on the basis of seniority provided that the nurses who are entitled to remain on the basis of seniority are qualified to perform the available work. Subject to the foregoing, probationary nurses shall be first laid off. Full-time nurses shall be recalled in the order of seniority, unless otherwise agreed between the Employer and local Union, provided that the nurse is qualified to perform the available work. (b) Where a vacancy occurs in a position following a layoff hereunder as a result of which a Full-time nurse had been transferred to another position, the affected Full-time nurse will be offered the opportunity to return to her former position providing such vacancy occurs within six (6) months of the date of layoff. Where the nurse returns to her former position, there shall be no obligation to consider the vacancy under Article 10.
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