Common use of OPERATIONAL CHANGE Clause in Contracts

OPERATIONAL CHANGE. 19.1. The Employees agree that the Employer has the right to study, introduce or implement new or improved methods, facilities or equipment. Where the introduction of a technological change or a reorganization in Waterloo Fire Rescue will result in the loss of employment, lay-off or demotion of employees, the Employer will: a) Notify the Association in writing of its intention to implement such change or changes at least sixty (60) days prior to their introduction. Such notice shall contain: i) The nature and degree of change, ii) The date or dates on which the Employer plans to effect the change(s), iii) The location(s) involved, iv) The effects of the change(s) on each classification of employee. b) Following said notice, the Employer will meet with representatives of the Employees, as soon as practical, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of implementation, to discuss fully the implications of the change(s). c) In the event the change to be implemented is a “technological change” and would result in the loss of employment or lay-off of any employee, the Employer agrees that without mutual agreement, no employee covered by this Agreement, save and except probationary employees, shall suffer loss of employment, provided the employee was in the employ of the Corporation at the time the aforementioned notice was given by the Employer. 19.2. The words, “technological change” in this Article mean: a) The introduction by the Employer of new equipment or material or equipment or material of a different nature or kind than previously utilized; and, b) A change in the manner in which the Employer carries on its work and undertaking that is directly related to the introduction of that equipment or material.