Common use of Surplus Identification Clause in Contracts

Surplus Identification. When a decision to contract out results in a surplus in a classification in any work site the least senior employee in that classification in the work site shall be identified as surplus. Such employees will be able to apply for vacancies as per Article 10. 2.1.1 If an employee with five (5) or more years’ seniority has not been selected to a vacancy within one (1) year after the surplus date, or an employee with two (2) years but less than five (5) years’ seniority has not been selected to a vacancy within sixteen (16) weeks after the surplus date, he/she will be given displacement rights as contained in Article 11 and all other terms and conditions of Article 11 will apply. At this time all other provisions of Appendix A of 2.1.2 The one (1) year period for employees with five (5) or more years’ seniority and the sixteen