Temporary Lay-Offs. The following rules apply to employees who are laid off due to a shortage of work: (a) If an employee has less than thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours of service, he shall be terminated. However, for the purposes of establishing recall rights, these thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours may be accumulated within a one (1) year period. (b) If an employee, not terminated, is recalled within one (1) year of the date of his last lay-off, then: 1. His previous period of employment will be included for purposes of seniority. 2. He will be eligible for the next holiday as listed in Section 17 of the Agreement provided he qualifies under sub-section (b)(3) of Section 17 of this Agreement; 3. The starting date of his previous period of employment will be used for determining vacation eligibility, provided he has worked two-thirds (2/3) of the hours available during the period of his actual employment; 4. Benefit plans in existence will be reinstated upon his return to work. Group term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and medical surgical insurance for an employee laid off with two (2) or more years of service shall be continued at the employee's option for three (3) months from the end of the period, for which the deductions have already been paid on a cost sharing basis, as provided in "Exhibit A" Costs, if the employee pays his portion in advance. (c) Laid-off personnel must keep the Company advised of their up-to-date address and telephone number. If requested to report back to work, they must do so within one week, otherwise they will be terminated. In the event that an employee is recalled, the Company will notify such persons by Registered Mail, if unable to reach them by telephone. (d) Seniority in lay-offs will be in accordance with agreements negotiated at the plant level. (e) The Company will notify the Union of all layoffs and recalls as soon as possible. (f) Any employee with six months seniority or more will receive a minimum of five (5) working days on notice of the temporary lay-off.
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Sources: Labour Agreement
Temporary Lay-Offs. The Employer and the Union agree that the Employer may, from time to time and as production requirements dictate, require short-term reductions in the number of bargaining unit employees. The Employer and the Union agree that a short- term shall be defined as a lay-off, which shall not exceed six (6) weeks in length. The Employer and the Union agree that, in circumstances where the Employer deems a short-term layoff of one (1) day or less, to be necessary, the following rules apply to employees who are laid off due to a shortage of workprocedure shall apply:
(a) If an employee has less than thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours of service, he shall be terminated. However, for Employer will request volunteers within the purposes of establishing recall rights, these thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours may be accumulated within a one (1) year periodjob classification on the affected shift.
(b) If an employee, not terminated, is recalled within one (1) year of Employer will request volunteer’s plant wide on the date of his last lay-off, then:
1. His previous period of employment will be included for purposes of seniority.
2. He will be eligible for the next holiday as listed in Section 17 of the Agreement provided he qualifies under sub-section (b)(3) of Section 17 of this Agreement;
3. The starting date of his previous period of employment will be used for determining vacation eligibility, provided he has worked two-thirds (2/3) of the hours available during the period of his actual employment;
4. Benefit plans in existence will be reinstated upon his return to work. Group term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and medical surgical insurance for an employee laid off with two (2) or more years of service shall be continued at the employee's option for three (3) months from the end of the period, for which the deductions have already been paid on a cost sharing basis, as provided in "Exhibit A" Costs, if the employee pays his portion in advanceaffected shift.
(c) Laid-off personnel must keep If there are insufficient volunteers the Company advised of their up-to-date address and telephone number. If requested to report back to work, they must do so within one week, otherwise they least senior employees on the shift will be terminateddisplaced, as long as the senior employees remaining have the skill and ability to meet minimum production requirements. In Where the event that an employee is recalledEmployer deems a short-term layoff of more than one (1) day but not exceeding a temporary layoff, as defined herein, to be necessary the Company following procedure will notify such persons apply:
a) The Employer shall determine the number of employees and the classifications and/or shifts which shall require reduction;
b) The Employer shall advise the Union of the number of employees who will be affected by Registered Mailthe short-term lay-off, if unable to reach them by telephone.and further shall advise the Union of the classifications and/or shifts which will be affected;
(dc) Seniority in The lay-offs will shall be administered and determined in accordance with agreements negotiated at the plant level.requirements of Article 7, Section 9 (excluding the one week refresher period) of the Collective Agreement;
(d) Those employees on short-term lay-off shall be required to return to work upon request, notwithstanding that the short-term lay-off period shall not have expired;
e) The Company will notify Employees who have been laid off in accordance with this short-term lay-off process shall not be entitled to return to work prior to the Union of all layoffs and recalls as soon as possible.
(f) Any employee with six months seniority or more will receive a minimum of five (5) working days on notice expiry of the temporary short-term lay-off.off period unless they are requested to return to work by the Employer;
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Temporary Lay-Offs. The following rules apply to employees who are laid off due to a shortage of work:
(a) If an employee has less than thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours of service, he shall be terminated. However, for the purposes of establishing recall rights, these thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours may be accumulated within a one (1) year period.
(b) If an employee, not terminated, is recalled within one (1) year of the date of his last lay-off, then:
1. His previous period of employment will be included for purposes of seniority.;
2. He will be eligible for the next holiday as listed in Section 17 of the Agreement provided he qualifies under sub-section (b)(3) of Section 17 of this Agreement;
3. The starting date of his previous period of employment will be used for determining vacation eligibility, provided he has worked two-thirds (2/3? ) of the hours available during the period of his actual employment;
4. Benefit plans Plans in existence will be reinstated upon his return to work. Group term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and medical surgical insurance for an employee laid off with two (2) 2 or more years of service shall be continued at the employee's ’s option for three (3) months from the end of the period, period for which the deductions have already been paid on a cost sharing basis, as provided in "Exhibit A" ”, Costs, if the employee pays his portion in advance.
(c) Laid-off personnel must keep the Company advised of their up-to-date address and telephone number. If requested to report back to work, they must do so within one week, otherwise they will be terminated. In the event that an employee is recalled, the Company will notify such persons by Registered Mail, Mail if unable to reach them by telephone.
(d) Seniority in lay-offs will be in accordance with agreements negotiated at the plant Plant level.
(e) The Company will notify the Union of all layoffs and recalls as soon as possible.
(f) Any employee with six months seniority or more will receive a minimum of five (5) working days on notice of the temporary lay-off.
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Sources: Labour Agreement
Temporary Lay-Offs. The following rules apply to employees who are laid off due to a shortage of work, subject to seniority and qualifications as per Section 6:
(a) If an employee has less than thirty sixty (3060) worked days or two four hundred and forty eighty (240480) worked hours of service, he they shall be terminated. However, for the purposes of establishing recall rights, these thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours may be accumulated within a one (1) year period.
(b) If an employee, not terminated, is recalled within one (1) year of the date of his their last lay-off, then:
1. His (i) Their previous period of employment will be included for purposes of seniority.
2. He (ii) They will be eligible for the next holiday as listed in Section 17 17.02 of the Agreement provided he qualifies they qualify under sub-section (b)(3b) (iii) of Section 17 17.02 of this Agreement;
3. (iii) The starting date of his their previous period of employment will be used for determining vacation eligibility, provided he has they have worked two-thirds (2/3) of the hours available during the period of his their actual employment;
4. (iv) Benefit plans in existence will be reinstated upon his their return to work. Group term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and medical surgical insurance for an employee laid off with two (2) or more years of service shall be continued at the employee's option for three (3) months from the end of the period, for which the deductions have already been paid on a cost sharing basis, as provided in "Exhibit A" Costs, if the employee pays his their portion in advance.
(c) Laid-off personnel must keep the Company advised of their up-to-date address and telephone number. If requested to report back to work, they must do so within one week, otherwise they will be terminated. In the event that an employee is recalled, the Company will notify such persons by Registered Mail, if unable to reach them by telephone.
(d) Seniority in lay-offs will be in accordance with agreements negotiated at the plant level.
(e) The Company will notify the Union of all layoffs and recalls in writing as soon as possible.
(fe) Any employee with six months seniority or more will receive a minimum of five (5) working days on written notice of the temporary lay-offoff for all affected employees.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Temporary Lay-Offs. The following rules apply to employees who are laid off due to a shortage of work:
(a) If an employee has less than thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours of service, he shall be terminated. However, for the purposes of establishing recall rights, these thirty (30) worked days or two hundred and forty (240) worked hours may be accumulated within a one (1) year period.
(b) If an employee, not terminated, is recalled within one (1) year of the date of his last lay-off, then:
1. His previous period of employment will be included for purposes of seniority.;
2. He will be eligible for the next holiday as listed in Section 17 of the Agreement provided he qualifies under sub-section (b)(3) of Section 17 of this Agreement;
3. The starting date of his previous period of employment will be used for determining vacation eligibility, provided he has worked two-thirds (2/3) of the hours available during the period of his actual employment;
4. Benefit plans in existence will be reinstated upon his return to work. Group term life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and medical surgical insurance for an employee laid off with two (2) 2 or more years of service shall be continued at the employee's ’s option for three (3) months from the end of the period, period for which the deductions have already been paid on a cost sharing basis, as provided in "Exhibit A" , Costs, if the employee pays his portion in advance.
(c) Laid-off personnel must keep the Company advised of their up-to-date address and telephone number. If requested to report back to work, they must do so within one week, otherwise they will be terminated. In the event that an employee is recalled, the Company will notify such persons by Registered Mail, Mail if unable to reach them by telephone.
(d) Seniority in lay-offs will be in accordance with agreements negotiated at the plant level.
(e) The Company will notify the Union union of all layoffs and recalls as soon as possible.
(f) Any employee with six months seniority or more will receive a minimum of five (5) working days on notice of the temporary lay-off.
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Sources: Labour Agreement