Common use of Permanent Reduction Of Hours Clause in Contracts

Permanent Reduction Of Hours. If a permanent reduction in hours is necessary, the Employer shall reduce hours in the following manner: 1. Prior to permanently reducing hours, the Employer shall give affected employees as much notice as practicable but in any event not less than 2 weeks. 2. The Employer shall first ask for volunteers within the affected job role at the affected health center who wish to reduce their hours. If there are multiple volunteers, then the Employer will accept volunteers in seniority order, starting with the most senior employee at that health center. 3. If there are no volunteers the Employer will reduce hours starting with the least senior employee and progressing to the most senior employee in the affected health center. 4. A permanent reduction in hours shall not be considered a layoff as defined in Section 14.1