Analysis of Staffing Requirements. (a) Analysis of staffing requirements must be initiated when one or more of the following events indicates to the employer that it may need to reduce or restructure its teaching staff
Analysis of Staffing Requirements. Analysis of staffing requirements must be initiated when one or more of the following events indicates to the employer that it may need to reduce or restructure its teaching staff Reorganisation, sale, transfer, change of class, merger or closure of the School, and/or Change in funding allocated to the Board of Trustees, and/or Change in student roll numbers as identified through trends and estimates, and/or Change in secondary staffing functions, including: Staffing required to provide teaching and student support services Staffing required for cross school distance education functions In the event an analysis is initiated, the employer shall prepare a consultation document outlining the analysis and potential staffing impacts and provide it to employees, including middle management, and the union for their feedback allowing a period of at least three school weeks. The employer shall attempt to meet any staffing reduction required through the non-replacement of employees who die, retire, resign, transfer or are promoted. The employer will adopt a policy of reviewing vacancies when staff surpluses are expected to arise whereupon a partial or complete freeze will be placed on recruiting new permanent employees and/or promotions. During the consultation process the following voluntary options, as defined in clause 11.3.5, will be made available to all employees on written advice from the employer. The employer shall not be bound to agree to any voluntary offer: Supernumerary employment Agreed retraining programme Severance payment The employer’s decision shall be final. In the case of employees who are job sharing this clause will only apply where both employees volunteer for the options. Following consideration of employee input and the effect of attrition and uptake of voluntary options the employer shall provide a second consultation document which shall include a more detailed analysis that identifies any need to reduce staffing or alter the status of positions. It will also identify the number of permanent full-time teaching equivalent positions which may be disestablished and/ or the permanent teaching positions allocated permanent units that may have their units reduced. Employees shall be given a minimum of an additional three school weeks in which to consider and respond to the detailed consultation document. Should the parties agree, the second period of consultation may be shortened or omitted. At the conclusion of the consultation period, the emp...
