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

TECHNOLOGICAL OR PROCEDURAL CHANGES AND SEVERANCE PAY. 17.01 Definition, Notice, Disclosure and Consultation (a) Wherever possible, the Employer shall provide the Union with up to six (6) months' written notice of intention to introduce a measure, policy, practice or change that will affect the terms, conditions or security of employment of an employee. (b) After the required notice has been given, the Employer and the Union will meet in good faith and endeavour to develop an adjustment plan appropriate to the scope and extent of the pending change(s) identified above and consistent with the provisions of the appropriate legislation. 17.02 Wherever practical, an employee becoming redundant due to new equipment or procedures shall be eligible for re-training to equip her for the operation of such new equipment or procedure, or to qualify for new positions. Such re-training will be provided by the Employer without loss of pay, to the affected employee. 17.03 In cases where the re-training of an employee is not practical, or where another position with the Employer is not available, the employee 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 she had accrued during employment at the end of the recall period or at such earlier time as she may elect to terminate. 17.04 Where recall is applied under Section 3 above, a specified extension of the recall period may be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the Employer, subject to written approval by the Union.