OFFS Sample Clauses

OFFS. Unless merit, fitness and ability of the employee are greater than that of the other _- reduction to part-time employment and rehire. Full-time employees not be reduced to part-time, or laid off, due to the introduction of the Document. If, due to new major competition that significantly the hours of work a store or stores, full-time employees face a reduction to part-time or layoff, the following options will be made available to such full-time employees in an effort to maintain full-time status: The employee may choose to work six days at their current rate or: The employee may choose to work as many Bought Hours in their scheduling group at the top rate of the new job (or the equivalent rate in the new Cashier classification) as necessary to maintain full-time status. employees reduced to part-time basis shall be offered available work accordance with the preceding paragraph. The provisions do not apply to employees hired to work on relief staff or replace employees who are absent due to vacations, sickness, accident or other leaves of absence.

OFFS. The Employer committed to an open, cooperative approach to its staff and as such recognizes the value of consultation. It is understood this consultation is intended as a courtesy and is not intended to prevent or restrict the Employer from managing. When circumstances permit, should the Employer plan to lay-off or reduce the number of full- time or part-time employees the following procedure will be undertaken:

OFFS. When it becomes necessary to reduce the working force at the plant of the Company, plant seniority shall apply with respect to all qualifications being sufficient. In the consideration of plant seniority, it will be the practice to lay off the employee having the shortest period of plant seniority. It is that some leeway is necessary to the Company in the application of this rule in order to provide for instances where skill, experience. and/or ability necessitate that exceptions be made in order to insure efficient and continuous plant operations.

OFFS. Whenever economic or force conditions are considered by the Company to warrant the off Regular employees, such force adjustments as the Company may deem necessary shall be effective among covered the Collective subject to the conditions:

OFFS. As I have just explained, regulation 12 eliminates much, but not all of the risk from a utility 13 shareholder's investment. One of the recognized 14 limitations on the ratepayers' obligations is that they 15 should not be forced to pay for investments that are not 16 prudently acquired or "used and useful". All of the 17 cited write offs, in one way or another, ran afoul of 18 this rule. The fact that they had to be written off is 20 nor is it peculiar to the regulatory world. In the 22 projects and uneconomic assets are mercilessly destroyed 24 intentions, the prudence of the original investment, or 25 its functional usefulness. 218

OFFS. The Chief Probation Officer (or designee), or supervisor with authority, may direct an employee to leave his/her worksite if there is insufficient work for said employee to do. Said employee shall not receive pay, but shall receive other benefits for the time after which he/she has been directed to leave.

OFFS. In cases of lay-offs, other than temporary lay-offs, mill seniority shall apply, taking into consideration ability to perform the duties required in the various departments. (Scheduled operation is not construed as a general Temporary lay-off is defined as a minimum of four (4) days and a maximum of thirty-one (31) days in which case lay-offs shall be in the reverse order of the established line of progression. In lay-offs, other things being equal, the principle of seniority shall govern. In any case of lay-offs, where seniority is not followed, the union committee shall be privileged to present recommendationsfor the consideration of the company before final action is taken. In the event of a dispute arising out of the application of the foregoing, the union reserves the right to the grievance clause, Article If and when positions are discontinued (for a period of thirty-one days or the employee affected will have the right to be assigned to a position in the labour pool provided that he holds more mill seniority than the junior man in the labour pool. All referencesto be made to Appendix In cases of promotions in positions within the jurisdiction of the local, the oldest permanent employee in point of service in the department among employees of equal efficiency and ability, if qualified, shall be given preference. If within a trial period of ninety (90) days such employee is found inefficient in the opinion of management, in such promotion, or, if the employee wished and the company agreed the reason was good and sufficient he then shall be returned to his former position. When a permanent vacancy occurs in a line of progression, promotions shall take place up the line of progressionas per above and the bottomjob in the line of progression shall be posted on the bulletin boards for twenty (20) calendar days. Any employee may apply. When permanent vacancies occur outside a line of progression or by the creation of new jobs such positions shall be posted on the bulletin boards for twenty (20) calendar days. Persons having mill seniority with the necessary ability shall be given preference in considering all applications for such vacancies. Any experience gained in temporary jobs will not be considered for permanent Applications for the transfer of an employee from one department to another may not be accepted before the completion of forty-five

OFFS. In the event that the employer finds it necessary to implement a lay-off, he gives a notice of thirty (30) days to the employee, with a copy to the union. Seniority of each employee determines he whom the lay-off will affect. The lay-off is effected respecting general seniority, as envisioned below. The employee with the least seniority in the job where the reduction of personnel is occurring is bumped. The employee thus bumped may avail himself of his seniority and bump the employee who has less seniority in another job of his choice, on the condition that he is qualified to the job in a satisfactory manner. Each employee thus bumped may exercise his seniority rights in the manner. The last employee bumped is inscribed on the recall list. An employee may avail himself of his seniority and bump the employee who has less seniority the position of Senior or provided the employer determines he is best suited to the Senior or position. Where there is an abolition of regular jobs, the employer must first dispense with the temporary employees and the probationary employees in those jobs. The employer however shall not be required to dispense with a temporary or probationary employee where a regular employee is not qualified to perform the work for which the temporary or probationary employee was hired. The recall to work is done by order of general seniority, provided that the employee is qualified to perform the job. When an employee inscribed on the recall list is recalled to his original job, he is obliged to accept the recall unless there is a significant reason otherwise or if the employer has not respected the (24) hour notice. When an employee inscribed on the recall list is recalled to another job for a period of five (5) days or more, he is obliged to accept the recall unless there is a significant reason otherwise or if the employer has not respected the (24) hour notice. When an employee inscribed on the recall list is recalled to another job for a period of less than five (5) days, the employee is not obliged to accept the recall. The employee thus recalled and who agrees to occupy a job that is offered to him, is remunerated at the rate of the job to which he is recalled in conformity with article taking into account the job and the level that he occupied at the moment of his lay-off. Lay-off indemnities

OFFS. When employees are scheduled to be laid off from the plant, such layoffs will be in order of reverse seniority. When an employee is scheduled or displaces another through the exercise of seniority according to and this may only be done when that employee has the ability and qualifications to do the job without training (i.e. capable of perform- ing the job safely and efficiently after a maximum of one (1) hour. article This article is applied to all cases of displacement by seniority except where otherwise specifically indicated in another part of the agreement (exam- ple: Job Elimination). Should there be a cutback in production within two