Layoff Due to Technological Change. In the event the Employer should introduce new methods or machines which require new or greater skills than are currently possessed by Employees, such Employees shall, at the expense of the Employer, be given a maximum training period not to exceed 6 months during which to perfect the required skills necessitated by the new methods of operation. Employees who are laid off due to technological changes shall be entitled to 1.5 weeks’ pay for each year of continuous service in lieu of any other notice or benefit to which they may be entitled. There shall be a maximum payment of 6 months’ pay to an Employee under this provision.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement