Common use of TECHNOLOGICAL OR PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND SEVERANCE PAY Clause in Contracts

TECHNOLOGICAL OR PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND SEVERANCE PAY. 16.1 The Employer will provide the Union with as much notice as possible of intention to introduce automation, equipment or procedures which might result in displacement or reduction of personnel or in changes of job classification. 16.2 Wherever practical, employees becoming redundant due to new equipment or procedures, shall be eligible for retraining to equip them for the operation of such new equipment or procedure, or to qualify for new positions. Such retraining will be provided by the Employer without cost and without loss of pay to the affected employee(s). 16.3 In cases where the retraining of employees is not practical, or where other positions with the Employer are not available, the employee(s) shall elect for termination of employment or shall elect to be placed on the recall list. An employee on recall under this Section, shall receive all the benefits he/she had accrued during employment at the end of the recall period or at such earlier time as he/she may elect to terminate. Under this section the provisions of Article 12, Section 4 shall not apply. 16.4 Severance pay as provided for in Section 5 following, shall be due and payable to a displaced employee, immediately upon termination. 16.5 In the event that an employee is laid-off due to lack of work or other condition bringing about their redundancy, the Company will provide said employee with a severance payment established as follows: Less than twelve (12) months None Twelve (12) months or more of Two (2) weeks at regular salary rate for the first fully completed year of employment and two (2) additional weeks of salary at regular rate for each additional fully completed year of employment, to a maximum of thirty-five

TECHNOLOGICAL OR PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND SEVERANCE PAY. 16.1 The Employer 12.01 Wherever possible, the Exhibition will provide the Union with as much ninety (90) days notice as possible of intention to introduce automation, equipment or work procedures which might result in a significant change or methods of operation which, in turn, may affect wage rates, work loads, or job classification or result in displacement or reduction of personnel or in changes of job classificationpersonnel. 16.2 Wherever practical12.02 The Exhibition and the Union shall negotiate the issues arising out of changes due to automation, employees equipment or work procedures such as the question of maintenance of earnings, the feasibility of decreasing personnel, transfers to other jobs, educational guidance and assistance, and retraining. 12.03 In the event the Exhibition and the Union cannot resolve the differences arising, the matter shall be referred to a Board of Arbitration appointed under the terms of this Agreement. 12.04 Employees becoming redundant due to new equipment or work procedures, shall be eligible for up to eight (8) weeks retraining to equip them for the operation of such new equipment or procedure, work procedures or to qualify for the new positions. Such retraining will be provided by the Employer without cost and Exhibition without loss of pay to the affected employee(s)employees. The rate of pay for the new position shall apply upon completion of training or upon assuming the new duties, whichever shall be earlier. 16.3 12.05 In cases where the retraining of employees is not practical, or where other positions with the Employer Exhibition are not available, the employee(s) shall elect for termination of employment or shall elect to be placed on the recall re-call list. An employee on recall re-call under this Section, shall receive all the benefits he/she had accrued during employment at the end of the recall re-call period or at such earlier time as he/she may elect to terminate. Under this section the provisions of Article 12, Section 4 shall not apply. 16.4 Severance pay as provided for in Section 5 following, shall be due and payable to a displaced employee, immediately upon termination. 16.5 In the event that an employee is laid-off due to lack of work or other condition bringing about their redundancy, the Company will provide said employee with a severance payment established as follows: Less than twelve (12) months None Twelve (12) months or more of Two (2) weeks at regular salary rate for the first fully completed year of employment and two (2) additional weeks of salary at regular rate for each additional fully completed year of employment, to a maximum of thirty-five

TECHNOLOGICAL OR PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND SEVERANCE PAY. 16.1 The (a) Wherever possible, the Employer will shall provide the Union with as much up to six (6) months written notice as possible of intention to introduce automation, automated equipment or procedures which might result in displacement or reduction of personnel or in changes of job classificationand/or procedural change. 16.2 Wherever practical(b) The Employer agrees to disclose full details of the planned technological and/or procedural changes, employees which may cause any change to an employee's normal duties or place of employment. (c) The Employer and the Union shall enter into meaningful consultation regarding such technological and/or procedural changes prior to implementation. 17.02 Employees becoming redundant due to new equipment or procedures, shall be eligible for retraining re- training to equip them for the operation of such new equipment or procedure, or to qualify for new positions. Such retraining re-training will be provided by the Employer without cost and without loss of pay pay, to the affected employee(s)employees. 16.3 17.03 In cases where the retraining re-training of employees is not practical, or where other positions with the Employer are not available, the employee(s) shall elect for termination of employment or shall elect to be placed on the recall list. An employee on recall under this Section, Section shall receive all the benefits he/she he had accrued during employment at the end of the recall period or at such earlier time as he/she he may elect to terminate. Under this section the provisions of Article 12, Section 4 shall not apply. 16.4 Severance 17.04 A specified extension of the recall period, where recall is applied under 17.03 above, may be mutually agreed by the employee and the Employer, subject to written approval by the Union. 17.05 Employees whose services are terminated because of automation, changes in procedures, mergers or suspension of business shall receive severance pay. The amount of such severance pay as provided for in Section 5 following, shall be due and payable to a displaced employee, immediately upon termination. 16.5 In the event that an employee is laid-off due to lack of work or other condition bringing about their redundancy, the Company will provide said employee with a severance payment established as follows: Less than twelve (12) months None Twelve (12) months or more of Two (2) 1 year service 2 weeks at regular salary rate for the first fully completed 1 to 4 years service 4 weeks 5 to 11 years service 1 week per year of employment service 12 years service and two (2) higher 2 additional weeks of salary at regular rate for each additional fully completed per year of employmentto max 26 weeks Severance pay shall be payable to an employee immediately upon termination, to a maximum of thirty-fivewithin seven (7) calendar days. 17.06 The Employer agrees that no computer equipment shall be placed in an employee's residence.