Common use of Voluntary Lay Off Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Lay Off. An employee who would not otherwise be laid off may volunteer to be laid off, subject to the following: The withdrawal of notice of layoff will be offered in descending seniority order to those laid off employees who are qualified to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position of the employee who is volunteering. This must result in the withdrawal of notice of lay off status from the laid off employee. The employee who is volunteering to be laid off will assume the lay off entitlements of the laid off employee who has his/her lay off status removed. The exchange of employees arising out of the application of these provisions is subject to the approval of the Society. The decision to approve (or disapprove) will be on the basis of a further disruption to the work.