Staff Reduction Sample Clauses

Staff Reduction. 11.1 When a reduction within the District is needed, the affected employee(s) and the Association will be notified as to which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the reduction. 11.2 When a reduction within the District is needed, the Board will determine which position(s) will be eliminated or reduced. An employee whose position will be eliminated or reduced shall have the right to displace an employee in his/her present job classification or another job classification in accordance with the following: a. The laid off or reduced employee has greater seniority than the employee to be displaced. b. The laid off or reduced employee had an equal or greater number of hours in his/her regular schedule than the employee to be displaced. c. The laid off or reduced employee presently has the necessary qualifications to perform the work. d. The laid off or reduced employee elects to exercise his/her displacement rights within five (5) working days of notification of his/her layoff or reduction. An employee displaced under this section is also entitled to displacement rights under this section. 11.3 When filling vacancies which occur after a reduction in staff, laid off bargaining unit members who have been released less than two (2) years, shall be recalled in the order of seniority, with the most senior member being recalled first to any position for which he/she is qualified. Effective July 1, 1991, newly hired bargaining unit members shall be subject to recall for two (2) years. If the employee fails to report to work within ten (10) working days from the receipt of the recall notice via certified or registered mail, that person shall be considered a voluntary terminated employee. However, if an employee is recalled to a position of lesser hours, he/she shall have the option to refuse the position and shall not be removed from the recall list as a result of this action. 11.4 An employee may elect to accept layoff rather than exercise his/her bumping rights. 11.5 For the purposes of this agreement, qualified shall be defined as capable of skillfully and efficiently performing the job duties as summarized in the job description in a competent manner with minimal instruction. The District reserves the right to test employees as needed. Qualified includes the following: a. Any licenses, certification and training necessary to perform the job, and b. demonstrated skills and merits. The most senior qualified employee...

Staff Reduction. This article VIII shall not apply to Title I tutors. However, the standards of this section will be applied to the tutors within the staff of tutors. Whenever, in the judgment of the Board, staff reduction should become necessary, the Board shall lay off or reassign teachers in order to achieve the necessary staff reduction, in accordance with the following. 1. The Board will use reasonable efforts to communicate the situation confronting the district to the teachers and the Association President so as to allow the teachers and the Association a reasonable opportunity, not to exceed 10 days from the date of communication, to present possible alternatives such as early retirement, normal attrition, part- time contract, contract for substitute teaching, and/or other alternatives which could accomplish the same goals. Teachers in their early retirement window that are subject to RIF after February 1 will be allowed to exercise their early retirement option within the 10 days from the date of the communication. 2. While reviewing the staff reduction at the secondary level, the Board shall give consideration to do so by and within departments. If positions are available, teachers may transfer to another department providing that they are certified and they have taught in that subject matter within five (5) years preceding the layoff date. 3. No teacher protected by statutory continuing contract provisions will be non-reemployed while qualified and certificated for a position held by a person temporarily or not fully certificated by the State Board of Education or a person who has attained continuing contract status. a. Staff with emergency and/or temporary certification will be released first. b. Non-degree staff in professional positions shall be released second. c. Professionally certified staff shall be released third. d. The board hereby establishes the following criteria (not necessarily in order of priority), all of which the administration shall consider in making recommendations to the Board and the Board shall consider in determining which staff in the above categories will be affected by staff reduction: seniority, evaluation records, qualifications as established for the positions remaining, certification, educational background (i.e., training and experience), federal and state affirmative action requirements. 4. Any teacher laid off or reassigned pursuant to this Article shall have recall rights to any position for which he or she is certified at t...

Staff Reduction. When it is necessary to invoke staff reduction, it shall be accomplished, whenever possible, by natural attrition.

Staff Reduction. When it is necessary to reduce the number of teachers in the program or the number of hours assigned to a teacher, such reduction shall be done in reverse order of seniority for teachers who have completed their probationary period. Non-probationary teachers who have been so affected because of lack of pupils and discontinuance of position shall retain rights to be recalled for one year.

Staff Reduction. It is hereby specifically recognized that it is within the sole discretion of the Board to reduce its educational program; curriculum and/or staff and that the procedures set forth in this article shall be used in laying off personnel.

Staff Reduction. Where the Board decides to reduce staff, it shall do so in accordance with the following:

Staff Reduction. Staff reductions shall not be invoked to release teachers liable to dismissal for cause.

Staff Reduction. Staff reduction occurs when the Board eliminates all or part of an existing position. In the event the Board determines that a staff reduction is necessary, the following guidelines will be considered. 1. An effort will be made to effect the staff reduction through normal attrition. 2. Positions held by persons with less than full certification for their current teaching assignments will be open to properly certified teachers who have been notified that their positions have been eliminated due to staff reduction. 3. If a position of a teacher is eliminated due to staff reduction, the Board will determine which teacher or teachers are to be released, considering the following criteria and not necessarily in order of preference; a. Recommendations of administrative staff.

Staff Reduction. In the event that downsizing in a particular area becomes necessary, the Management and the Union will jointly consider redeployment into new or other areas, early retirement, voluntary severance, partial leave, and layoff. Guidelines will be developed and maintained jointly through Dialogue. An employee must elect an option under Article 10.01 or 10.02 within seven (7) calendar days. If an employee does not make their election known to the Company within 7 calendar days, he / she will be paid severance pursuant to Article 10.03 (i); (ii) and (iii). ISM Canada affirms its obligation to employees on layoff with recall rights and these employees’ right to work for which they are qualified.