Employment Security-Protected Status Sample Clauses
The Employment Security-Protected Status clause is designed to safeguard an employee’s job position by granting them certain protections against termination or adverse employment actions. Typically, this clause applies to employees who meet specific criteria, such as length of service, job performance, or participation in protected activities like whistleblowing or union membership. By establishing clear conditions under which an employee’s status is protected, the clause helps prevent arbitrary dismissal and provides employees with greater job stability, thereby addressing concerns about job security and unfair treatment in the workplace.
Employment Security-Protected Status. 1. Effective May 1, 2005, all regular full-time and part-time Employees who as of January 1, 2002 completed twenty-four (24) months of membership in an 1199 bargaining unit at their Employer, shall not be laid off during the term of this Agreement. Effective May 1, 2008, all regular full-time and part-time Employees who as of January 1, 2005 completed twenty-four (24) months of membership in an 1199 bargaining unit at their Employer, shall not be laid-off during the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective January 22, 2007, bargaining unit seniority shall be used to determine the Employment Protection Status of Employees in bargaining units covered by this Agreement on or before January 22, 2007. At the request of the Union, on or about May 1, 2010 the Contract Interpretation and Policy Committee (“CIPC”) shall review whether the January 1, 2005 and May 1, 2008 protected status dates shall be advanced. Such review shall not be subject to arbitration. In the event an Employer raises a substantial issue over the number of its protected bargaining unit Employees (e.g., more than 75% of the Employees in a department or area are protected) the issue may be referred to CIPC, but shall not be sub- ject to its arbitration process. This provision shall not apply in the event that an institution is closed. If an externally funded grant or program or an HHC affiliation is discontinued, or if its funding is reduced, the provisions of Section 7 or Section 8 below will apply.
2. Periods of (a) part-time status, (b) paid or unpaid LOA(s), (c) employment in an externally funded grant or program, and/or (d) non-bargaining unit status during an Employee’s twenty-four
3. In the event the Employer transfers an Employee covered by the employment guarantee to a lower rated position or reduces his/her hours, the Employee’s base weekly salary will not be reduced during the term of this Agreement. As applied to part-time Employees, this salary guarantee means that the Employee’s annual actual hours, excluding overtime, shall not be reduced below such hours for the twelve (12) month period ending December 31, 2003 nor shall the Employee’s current hourly rate, as modified by Article X, sections 1(a) and (b) (Wage Increases) be reduced.
4. In the event that an institution is faced with a severe eco- nomic downturn placing that institution in jeopardy of closing and requiring the reduction of its staff, the issue of appropriateness and number of lay-offs will b...
Employment Security-Protected Status. 1. Employees who were employed in a title in the collective bargaining unit as of [date 5 years before effective date of contract] shall not be laid off during the term of this Agreement.
2. In the event the Employer transfers an Employee covered by the employment guarantee to a lower rated position or reduces his/her hours, the Employee’s base weekly salary will not be reduced during the term of this Agreement. As applied to part-time Employees, this salary guarantee means that the Employee’s annual actual hours, excluding overtime, shall not be reduced below such hours for the twelve (12) month period preceding the transfer, nor shall the Employee’s current hourly rate, as modified by Article 10, sections 1(a) and (b) (Wage Increases) be reduced.
3. The Employer shall continue to have the right to train or retrain its Employees, including those covered by paragraph 1 above.