Common use of FORCE REDUCTION Clause in Contracts

FORCE REDUCTION. a. The Employer agrees that it will not engage any new employees unless all of the regular, full-time employees are working the scheduled hours noted in this agreement. b. In the reduction or restoration of the working force, the rule to be followed shall be the length of service with the Employer; however, no employees assigned to and performing the duties of a classification which is above that of Laborer shall be laid off unless an employee who is retained is qualified to perform the duties of that classification. The employee with the least seniority shall be laid off first and in re-hiring, the reverse principle shall apply; namely, the last employee laid off shall be the first to be re-hired. c. In the event of a reduction in the number of persons in a job classification or of the abolishment of a job classification, the displaced employee may bump into a classification first which carries the same rate of pay, secondly, into a classification carrying a lesser rate of pay, and, finally, into a classification carrying a higher rate of pay, only if said employee is qualified to perform the duties and is of greater seniority than the employee being bumped. d. Notice of any impending lay-off shall be placed upon the bulletin board seventy two (72) hours prior to the lay off. e. An employee's seniority shall cease under the following conditions: 1. Resignation or termination of employment for cause. 2. Failure to report to work no later than the regular shift beginning on the 4th calendar day following the 3rd calendar day after the date of the receipt accompanying the notice mailed by certified mail to the last address of the employee contained in the department files. 3. Lay-off of more than twenty four (24) consecutive months.

FORCE REDUCTION. a. A. The Employer agrees that it will not engage any new employees unless all of the regular, full-regular full time employees are working the scheduled hours noted in this agreementAgreement. b. B. In the reduction or restoration of the working force, the rule to be followed shall be the length of service with the Employer; however, no employees employee assigned to and performing the duties of a classification which is above that of Laborer Custodian shall be laid off unless an employee who is retained is qualified to perform the duties of that classification. The employee with the least seniority shall be laid off first and in re-hiringrehiring, the reverse same principle shall apply; namely, namely the last employee laid off shall be the first to be re-hired. c. C. In the event of a reduction in the number of persons in a job classification or of the abolishment of a job classification, classification the displaced employee may bump into a classification first which carries the same rate of pay, secondly, secondly into a classification carrying a lesser rate of pay, and, finally, and finally into a classification carrying a higher rate of pay, only if said employee he is qualified to perform the duties and is of greater seniority seniority, than the employee being bumped. d. D. Notice of any impending lay-off shall be placed upon the bulletin board seventy seventy-two (72) hours prior to the lay lay-off. e. E. An employee's seniority shall cease under the following conditions: 1. a) Resignation or termination of employment for cause. 2. b) Failure to report to for work following lay-off no later than the regular shift beginning on the 4th calendar first working day following the 3rd third calendar day after the date of the receipt accompanying the notice mailed by certified mail to the last address of the employee contained in the department Employer's files. 3. c) Lay-off of more than twenty four (24) twelve consecutive months.