Common use of Procedures for Retrenchment Clause in Contracts

Procedures for Retrenchment. ‌ 17.6.1 The University shall, in good faith, consider whether the need for retrenchment can be alleviated through normal attrition or other alternatives to retrenchment. In making its decisions about retrenchment, the University shall, in good faith, give consideration to the factors listed in Sections 17.4.1 and 17.4.2. 17.6.2 Except as provided for in Sections 17.6.6 and consistent with the operating needs of the level of organization the University has deemed appropriate for retrenchment, the University shall retrench Members in the order outlined in Section 17.6.4. 17.6.3 Before retrenching a Member(s), the University will remove teaching responsibilities from all adjunct faculty and all staff who teach in that Member’s Department, unless it can be shown that the adjunct or staff member is academically essential to the continuation of the academic mission of that Department or that the adjunct or staff member’s continuing teaching does not diminish teaching opportunities for Members. 17.6.4 Members (other than faculty in the School of Professional Psychology) will be retrenched in the following order: • Visiting Professors • Instructors/Clinical Instructors • Lecturers/Clinical Assistant Professors • Assistant Professors • Senior Lecturers • Associate Professors • Professors Members in the School of Professional Psychology will be retrenched in the following order: • Clinical Assistant Professor • Clinical Associate Professor • Clinical Professor 17.6.5 Within each academic rank, seniority shall be calculated from the earliest date of continuous University employment. 17.6.5.1 Leaves with pay shall count as years of service for seniority. 17.6.5.2 While unpaid leaves shall not count as years of service for seniority, neither do they constitute a break in continuous University employment.