Common use of No Contracting Out Which Results in Layoff Clause in Contracts

No Contracting Out Which Results in Layoff. (a) The Employer agrees not to contract out any of the Employer's work presently performed by regular employees covered by this agreement which would result in the laying off of such employees. (b) The Employer may not contract out snow plowing, salting and/or sanding unless all qualified and available regular and casual employees within the affected seniority block are working or scheduled to work. The Employer may subcontract out snow plowing using specialized equipment (ie. Graders, snowblowers, bulldozers, snowcats, excavators) in emergency situations. (c) It will not be deemed to be a violation of this agreement when the Employer contracts out work, including as set out above in (b), which results in casual employees on layoff not being recalled for work assignment.