Common use of Voluntary Lay Off Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Lay Off. Voluntary lay-off applies only to those recurring positions that have an annual lay-off with an annual anticipated recall to the same position. In the event of a lay-off or recall, all employees within the given classification shall be notified of the upcoming layoff. Any employee in the classification may, in writing and within one week of the notice being issued, volunteer to be laid off. Subject to required qualifications and required abilities, employees within the classification will then be laid off in the following order. First, volunteers will be laid off in the order of seniority. Then, other employees will be laid off in reverse order of seniority. The risk that volunteering for layoff will affect EI benefits is a risk that the volunteers accept, and is a risk for which neither the Union nor the Employer will be responsible. Volunteers who are laid off must be available for recall and shall ensure that the Employer has current contact information at all times during the lay off period.