Common use of Process to be followed Clause in Contracts

Process to be followed. (i) In the event of redundancy, the following principles and process will be applied in the management of the redundancy process. (ii) Where it is envisaged by the Company that a position will need to be made redundant the Company will contact the Site Consultative Committee to discuss and explore all other options to avoid redundancies, or if they cannot be avoided, to reduce their impact. (iii) After consultation with the Site Consultative Committee, the Company will notify the employee(s) likely to be affected. (iv) Where redundancies are necessary the Company will consider the skills and the versatility of employees likely to be affected having regard to the needs of the Company. (v) Having made their selections the Company will advise the employee(s) affected that a definite decision has been made to make the position that they fill redundant and the anticipated date when that will occur. (vi) The Company will give employees being made redundant a minim um of four weeks formal notice or pay in lieu of notice. If the employee is over 45 years of age at the time of giving of the notice with not less than 2 years' continuous service, they will be entitled to an additional o n e weeks’ notice. (vii) Where an employee has been given formal notice of redundancy and that person elects to resign (and the Company agrees to allow this), prior to the effective date of the employee's redundancy notice, payments arising u nder this Agreement will be calculated to the date the resignation takes effect. (viii) Within seven days of being given notice of redundancy the employee will be provided with an itemised statement of all redundancy and statutory payments.

Process to be followed. (i) In the event of redundancy, redundancy the following principles and process will be applied in the management of the redundancy process. (ii) D.1.1 Where it is envisaged by the Company that company has made an in principle decision to make a position will need to be made redundant the Company company will contact the Site Consultative Committee ECC to discuss and explore all other options to avoid redundancies, or if they cannot be avoided, to reduce their impact. (iii) D.1.2 After consultation with the Site Consultative CommitteeECC, the Company company will notify the employee(s) employees likely to be affectedaffected and their chosen representative(s) if redundancies are to occur. (iv) D.1.3 Where redundancies are necessary necessary, the Company will consider company shall comply with the following selection criteria: • voluntary redundancies for the effected work group may be offered prior to any compulsory redundancies • skills and the versatility of employees likely to be affected having regard to the needs of the Companycompany • length of service • ability of an employee to transfer to another position • affirmative action criteria. D.1.4 When the voluntary redundancy process is implemented, and in that part of the process where final selections are made, employees who have indicated that they are prepared to volunteer to be made redundant will be made redundant subject to the company’s right to maintain the skills, experience, qualifications and training for its operational requirements. D.1.5 Permanent employees will not be retrenched while casual employees are currently employed to perform the same positions, unless agreed otherwise by the ECC. The company will not engage casuals within a three (v3) month period to carry out the same or similar work as the employees who were made redundant unless there is agreement to the contrary with the ECC. D.1.6 Having made their selections the Company company will advise the employee(s) employees affected that a definite decision has been made to make the position that they fill redundant and the anticipated date when that will occur. (vi) D.1.7 The Company will give employees being made redundant a minim um minimum of four weeks formal notice or pay in lieu of notice. If the employee is over 45 years of age at the time of giving of the notice with not less than 2 years' continuous service, they will be entitled to an additional o n e weeks’ weeks notice. (vii) D.1.8 Where an employee has been given formal notice of redundancy and that person elects to resign (and the Company company agrees to allow this), prior to the effective date of the employee's redundancy noticeredundancy, notice payments arising u nder under this Agreement agreement will be calculated to the date the resignation takes effect. (viii) D.1.9 Within seven (7) days of being given notice of redundancy the employee will be provided with an itemised statement of all redundancy and statutory payments.