Common use of Reduction of Work Force Clause in Contracts

Reduction of Work Force. 1. Employer will provide a minimum of fourteen (14) days written notice of layoff. Employer may elect to pay the employee the regular rate of pay for work time which would normally be performed during the fourteen (14) day notice. Employees will be reduced on the basis of job classification seniority. Employees will be recalled within job classifications on the basis of job classification seniority. 2. In lieu of layoff, an employee may elect to bump a least senior employee in a classification equal to or below the employee's current classification in which the employee has previously held. An employee on lay off shall have an opportunity to return to work within the job classification from which the employee was reduced or laid off for a two (2) year period from the time of reduction or lay off, before any new employee is hired or promoted. Any employee on layoff who is notified at the employee's last known address by registered mail to return to work, and who fails to return within twelve (12) work days, shall be considered to be a voluntary termination.