Common use of Workforce Management Clause in Contracts

Workforce Management. 19.01 For the purpose of this Article, a regular employee is an employee who is not employed on a temporary or term basis. 19.02 The parties agree that the Company's ability to manage its workforce to fluctuating business or customer needs is an essential element to the success of the Company and that this is part of its management rights. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of regular employees, it is understood and agreed that the Company has complete discretion to determine when business or customer needs require a reduction of the number of regular employees. 19.03 Before the Company proceeds with any reductions of regular employees, the Company and the Union shall meet within ten (10) days of the notification to surplus regular employees. The purpose of said meeting will be to discuss the possible benefit of an alternate adjustment plan regarding regular employee reductions. In the event an alternate plan cannot be reached to the satisfaction of both parties, the Company will proceed with any necessary reductions of regular employees in its complete discretion. 19.04 In the context of Article 19.02, it is agreed by the parties that temporary and/or term employee(s) will be terminated from their employment prior to the termination or lay-off of any regular employee(s), if said temporary and/or term employee(s) is performing the same work, and in the same occupational title and report centre, as the regular employee(s). 19.05 The Company will identify the number of regular employee reductions and administer said reductions on the basis of: a) Occupational title as outlined in Appendix A of this Agreement; and b) Report centre; and c) Least net credited service as shown on Company records 19.06 In the event a regular employee in the Team Prime occupational title is declared surplus, said regular employee would have the option of demotion into their natural work group and report centre. a) Natural work group is defined as the team for which the Team Prime provides technical knowledge and support to team members for day-to-day issue resolution; b) In the event of a Team Prime demotion, working conditions will change to reflect the new occupational title, as may the salary; c) In the event a regular employee in the Team Prime role demotes into their natural work group, the Company may then proceed with a surplus of one or more regular employees in the natural work group without the obligation of exploring alternative plans as provided in Article 19.03. 19.07 For the purpose of this Article, seniority shall be determined by the net credited service as shown on Company records. a) If two or more regular employees have the same seniority, the one occupying their present position the longest shall be deemed to have the most seniority; b) Where two (2) or more regular employees have the same seniority and same time on the current job, a method involving chance will be used to determine who has the most seniority. The method used and how it will work should be discussed with the Union prior to implementation.

Workforce Management. 19.01 For the purpose of this Article, a regular employee is an employee who is not employed on a temporary or term basis. 19.02 The parties agree that the Company's ’s ability to manage its workforce to fluctuating business or customer needs is an essential element to the success of the Company and that this is part of its management rights. In the event it becomes necessary to reduce the number of regular employees, it is understood and agreed that the Company has complete discretion to determine when business or customer needs require a reduction of the number of regular employees. 19.03 Before the Company proceeds with any reductions of regular employees, the Company and the Union shall meet within ten (10) days of the notification to surplus regular employees. The purpose of said meeting will be to discuss the possible benefit of an alternate adjustment plan regarding regular employee reductions. In the event an alternate plan cannot be reached to the satisfaction of both parties, the Company will proceed with any necessary reductions of regular employees in its complete discretion. 19.04 In the context of Article 19.02, it is agreed by the parties that temporary and/or term employee(s) will be terminated from their employment prior to the termination or lay-off of any regular employee(s), if said temporary and/or term employee(s) is performing the same work, and in the same occupational title and report centre, as the regular employee(s). 19.05 The Company will identify the number of regular employee reductions and administer said reductions on the basis of: a) Occupational title as outlined in Appendix A of this Agreement; and b) Report centre; and c) Least net credited service as shown on Company records 19.06 In the event a regular employee in the Team Prime occupational title is declared surplus, said regular employee would have the option of demotion into their natural work group and report centre. a) Natural work group is defined as the team for which the Team Prime provides technical knowledge and support to team members for day-to-day issue resolution; b) In the event of a Team Prime demotion, working conditions will change to reflect the new occupational title, as may the salary; c) In the event a regular employee in the Team Prime role demotes into their natural work group, the Company may then proceed with a surplus of one or more regular employees in the natural work group without the obligation of exploring alternative plans as provided in Article 19.03. 19.07 For the purpose of this Article, seniority shall be determined by the net credited service as shown on Company records. a) If two or more regular employees have the same seniority, the one occupying their present position the longest shall be deemed to have the most seniority; b) Where two (2) or more regular employees have the same seniority and same time on the current job, a method involving chance will be used to determine who has the most seniority. The method used and how it will work should be discussed with the Union prior to implementation. 19.08 In the event it becomes necessary to proceed with a reduction to the workforce, the Company agrees to provide severance to affected employees (including those who volunteer) of one half (0.5) months for each completed year of service up to a maximum of twelve (12) months.