Selection of Those to be Laid-Off. The Employer shall designate the area or areas including the unit as appropriate where layoffs are to occur and the number of Regular Nurse positions. Within the designated areas, the Employer will select Nurses for layoff by seniority provided that, in the Employer’s judgment, the skills and abilities of the affected Nurses are substantially equal, and in accordance with the Employer’s assessment of operational needs. Where travelers are employed in a unit where layoffs are occurring, the contracts for the travelers in the unit will be terminated as soon as the terms of the contract permit, until all laid off Nurses from that unit have the opportunity to return to a regular position, but not to exceed a period of twelve (12) months from the effective date of layoff.
Selection of Those to be Laid-Off. 1. The University shall designate the work group to be reduced and the number of positions within each classification which must be abolished within the work group so designated. The University will not designate work groups arbitrarily and, upon the request of the Union to the Departmental HRM, the University will meet with the Union to discuss the determination of any such work groups. Within the work group and classification designated for reduction, seniority as defined in §5.1.-A., (University Seniority: Begins), shall govern the order of layoff provided that the workers remaining in the classification in the work group possess sufficient skill and ability to perform without additional training (as differentiated from orientation) the actually expected remaining work without substantial impairment of the work group.
