Contracting Out - Union Notification Sample Clauses
The 'Contracting Out - Union Notification' clause requires an employer to inform the relevant labor union when it intends to outsource or subcontract work that may affect union members. Typically, this clause outlines the process and timeline for providing notice to the union, and may specify the types of work or circumstances that trigger the notification requirement. Its core function is to ensure transparency and allow the union to respond or negotiate regarding potential impacts on its members, thereby protecting workers' interests and maintaining good labor relations.
Contracting Out - Union Notification. If the College decides to contract out work or services which are being performed by employees at the commencement date of this Agreement which would cause the layoff or involuntary displacement of any employees covered by this Agreement, the College will notify the Local Union and OPSEU Head Office four (4) weeks in advance of the written notice being provided to the employees affected. The processes in Article 15.3 shall be followed.
Contracting Out - Union Notification. If the College decides to contract out work or services which are being performed by employees at the date of this Agreement which would cause the layoff or involuntary displacement of any employees covered by this Agreement, the College will notify the Local Union and Head Office four (4) weeks in advance of the written notice being provided to the employees affected. The processes in Article shall be followed. An employee reassigned by the College under the provisions of Articles and to a work location more than eighty (80) kilometres distant from the employee’s previous work location shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in transporting the employee’s household furniture and effects to a residence near such new work location up to a maximum amount of Packing and insurance charges shall not qualify as an expense for reimbursement purposes. To qualify for reimbursement, such relocation of residence and expense incurred as a result must take place within one year of the reassignment. Seniority shall be lost and employment deemed to be terminated if: the employee voluntarily quits; the employee is discharged for cause, unless such discharge is reversed through the grievance re; the person is laid off for a period in excess of twelve (12) months if the person has less than (24) months’ continuous employment at the time of layoff, or is laid off for a period in excess of eighteen (18) months if the person has twenty-four (24) or more months’ continuous employment at the time of layoff; the employee overstays a leave of absence unless a reason to the College is given; the employee utilizes a leave of absence for other than the reason for which such leave of absence was granted; the person having been laid off, fails to notify the College of intention to return to work within seven (7) days following mailing of a registered notice of recall to last address with the College; or having provided such notification, if the person fails to return to work within ten (10) days from the date of mailing of such registered notice of recall; the employee is absent without prior authorization or approval for five (5) consecutive working days unless reasons satisfactory to the College are subsequently accepted; or the person is laid off and elects to waive all rights of recall and accepts severance pay.