Common use of REDUCTION OF STAFF Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations (ii) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever possible, provide the employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or be placed in a Job that is available and for which the employee has or can, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees (other than for cause) an employee as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations (ii) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (i) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job that is, or might become, available and (ii) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 ‌ 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees (other than for cause) an employee as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations (ii) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (i) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job that is, or might become, available and (ii) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees (other than for cause) an employee as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations (ii) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (i) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job that is, or might become, available; and (ii) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees:, (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 10 Days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employeesthe employee. The Company will give a Permanent Employee 30 Days notice of its intention to terminate employment. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and and, specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing):), the (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminationstermination (ii) the anticipated number, type number and location Job Class of employees employee who will be affected (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations termination and (iv) the means by which the terminations termination and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, provide the employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or be placed in a Job that is available vacant and for which the employee has has, or can, through training normally provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees (other than for cause) an employee as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations (ii) affected the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affectedbe (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (i) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job that is, or might become, available and (ii) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one or more employees (other than for cause) an employee as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days thirty (30) days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations (ii) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (i) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job that is, or might become, available; and (ii) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated. (a) A Permanent Employee (including a Permanent Part-time Employee) whose employment is terminated under Article 34.00 shall receive severance pay in lieu of notice of not less than the amount achieved by adding the entitlements under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Clause: (i) An amount for length of service, calculated as follows: (a) Where an employee has less than five (5) years of continuous service with the Company - 2.2 weeks of regular pay for each year of continuous service; (b) Where an employee has more than five (5) years but less than ten (10) years of continuous service with the Company - 2.5 weeks of regular pay for each year of continuous service; (c) Where an employee has more than ten (10) years but less than fifteen (15) years of continuous service with the Company - 2.6 weeks of regular pay for each year of continuous service; (d) Where an employee has more than fifteen (15) years but less than twenty (20) years of continuous service with the Company – 2.8 weeks of regular pay for each year of service; or (e) Where an employee has more than twenty (20) years of continuous service with the Company – 3.0 weeks of regular pay for each year of service. (ii) An amount in consideration of an employee’s age, calculated as follows: (a) Where an employee is between fifty (50) and fifty-four (54) years of age at the time of termination – four (4) weeks of regular pay; or (b) Where an employee is fifty-five (55) years of age or older at the time of termination – six (6) weeks of regular pay. (b) The following additional rules apply in calculating the minimum amount of severance pay to an employee terminated under Article 34.00: (i) Fractional years of service shall be used to calculate payments under Clause (a). For example, if an employee has 4.5 years of service, the calculation would be 4.5 years x 2.2 weeks/year = 9.9 weeks of regular pay. (ii) The amount of severance pay shall not be less than eight (8) weeks of regular pay. (iii) Subject to paragraph (iv), the Company shall not be required to offer more than sixty (60) weeks of regular pay. (iv) Where an employee is entitled to at least sixty (60) weeks of regular pay, by virtue of paragraph (a)(i), and the employee is aged fifty (50) years or more at the time of termination, the employee shall be entitled to sixty-four (64) or sixty-six (66) weeks of regular pay, depending on age, as per (a)(ii). (c) In addition to the amounts payable under this Article, an employee terminated under Article 34.00 shall be entitled to a payment of ten (10) percent of the severance amount in lieu of extended benefits. (d) The Employer may request a signed Release from a Permanent Employee (including a Permanent Part-time Employee) whose employment is terminated under Article 34.00. The format of the Release shall be a per Attachment A. In any case when the Employer makes such a request, notice will be provided to the Association of such a request. The Employer will advise the employee of their right to consult with the Association and provide reasonable opportunity to do so. The signing of the Release is at the discretion of the employee.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 34.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one (other than for cause) three or more employees as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations; (ii) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected; (iii) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations terminations; and (iv) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (i) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job which is, or might become, available; and (ii) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that which is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes job classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.

REDUCTION OF STAFF. 37.01 When the Company proposes to terminate one (other than for cause) three or more employees as a result of a decision to reduce the number of Permanent Employees: (a) The Company will notify the Association of its intent at least 30 Days days prior to the date on which the intention will be announced to employees. (b) The parties will meet as soon as possible after the notice is given and as often as required thereafter to discuss the Company's decision. In these meetings, the parties will discuss the reasons for and impacts of the termination and specifically (without restricting the generality of the foregoing): (i1) the proposed implementation dates of the terminations; (ii2) the anticipated number, type and location of employees who will be affected; (iii3) anticipated changes to the terms and working conditions of employees affected by the terminations terminations; and (iv4) the means by which the terminations and related changes will be communicated to employees. (c) Prior to terminating an employee, the Company will, whenever wherever possible, : (1) provide an employee with training or retraining opportunities to provide the employee with skills required for a Job which is, or might become, available; and (2) provide an employee with an opportunity to relocate and/or and be placed in a Job that which is available and for which the employee has has, or cancan reasonably acquire, through training provided by the Company, reasonably acquire the skills required for the Job. (a) If the Company needs to reduce the workforce, it will invite employees from the Job Classes job classes being reduced to volunteer for severance. (b) The Company will choose the employees to be terminated from the list of volunteers. (c) If there are insufficient volunteers to meet the proposed reduction, the Company may select other additional employees to be terminated.