Common use of PERMANENT PARTIAL CLOSURES Clause in Contracts

PERMANENT PARTIAL CLOSURES. (a) A permanent partial closure occurs when a major operating component of a manufacturing facility is declared closed by the Company or has not operated for a period of 24 months. The major operating components of a manufacturing facility are defined as a sawmill, planer mill and dry kiln. (b) A permanent partial closure in logging occurs when a logging operation as referenced in SCHEDULE “A” has not operated for a period of 24 months. (c) In the event a permanent partial closure is declared by the Company, or the facility has not operated for a period of 24 months the employees who were employees of record at the commencement of the closure are entitled to severance pay. Severance pay is calculated on the basis of the employee’s seniority at the date of the layoff, not the date of the permanent partial closure. (d) Employees who are terminated by the Company because of a permanent partial closure shall be entitled to severance pay equal to ten (10) days for each year of continuous service and thereafter in increments of completed months of service with the Company. A day’s pay shall continue to include daily overtime or other premiums or add-ons as in the past, as applicable. However, where alternate shifts are in effect (e.g., 10 hour or 12 hour shifts) under Article V, Section 2 and Supplement No. 8, the severance pay available shall not exceed the maximum severance pay based on an eight-hour shift equivalent. (e) Severance pay is not payable where a part of a manufacturing facility or logging operation is relocated and the employees involved are not required to relocate their place of residence and are not terminated by the Company. (f) Severance pay is not payable if an employee affected by a permanent partial closure is offered a position within the same operation of the Company. (g) The application of this Article becomes effective upon ratification of the 2010 Collective Agreement. There is no retroactivity of application of this Article affecting events occurring prior to ratification.

PERMANENT PARTIAL CLOSURES. (a) A permanent partial closure occurs when a major operating component phase of a manufacturing facility logging operation is declared closed by the Company or has not operated for a period of 24 months. The major operating components phases of a manufacturing facility logging operation are defined as a sawmillproduction, planer mill maintenance, road construction, booming and dry kilnsorting, and cookhouse and bunkhouse. (b) A permanent partial closure in logging occurs when a logging operation phase as referenced in SCHEDULE “A” identified above has not operated for a period of 24 months. (c) In the event that a permanent partial closure is declared by the Company, or the facility phase has not operated for a period of 24 months months, the employees who were employees of record at the commencement of the closure are entitled to severance pay. Severance pay is calculated on the basis of the employee’s 's seniority at the date of the layoff, not the date of the permanent partial closure. (d) Employees who are terminated by the Company because of a permanent partial closure shall be entitled to severance pay equal to ten (10) days for each year of continuous service and thereafter in increments of completed months of service with the Company. A day’s 's pay shall continue to include daily overtime or other premiums or add-ons as in the past, as applicable. However, where alternate shifts are in effect (e.g., 10 hour or 12 hour shifts) under Article V5, Section 2 and Supplement No. 8, the severance pay available shall not exceed the maximum severance pay based on an eight-hour shift equivalent. (e) Severance pay is not payable where a part of a manufacturing facility or logging operation is relocated and the employees involved are not required to relocate their place of residence and are not terminated by the Company. (f) Severance pay is not payable if an employee affected by a permanent partial closure is offered a position within the same operation of the Companycompany. (g) The application of this Article becomes effective upon ratification of the 2010 Collective FIR Coast Master Logging Agreement. There is no retroactivity of application of this Article affecting events occurring prior to ratification.

PERMANENT PARTIAL CLOSURES. (a) A permanent partial closure occurs when a major operating component of a manufacturing facility is declared closed by the Company or has not operated for a period of 24 months. The major operating components of a manufacturing facility are defined as a sawmill, planer mill and dry kiln. (b) A permanent partial closure in logging occurs when a logging operation as referenced in SCHEDULE “A” has not operated for a period of 24 months. (c) In the event a permanent partial closure is declared by the Company, or the facility has not operated for a period of 24 months the employees who were employees of record at the commencement of the closure are entitled to severance pay. Severance pay is calculated on the basis of the employee’s seniority at the date of the layoff, not the date of the permanent partial closure. (dc) Employees who are terminated by the Company because of a permanent partial closure shall be entitled to severance pay equal to ten (10) days for each year of continuous service and thereafter in increments of completed months of service with the Company. A day’s pay shall continue to include daily overtime or other premiums or add-ons as in the past, as applicable. However, where alternate shifts are in effect (e.g., 10 hour or 12 hour shifts) under Article V, Section 2 and Supplement No. 8, the severance pay available shall not exceed the maximum severance pay based on an eight-hour shift equivalent. (ed) Severance pay is not payable where a part of a manufacturing facility or logging operation is relocated and the employees involved are not required to relocate their place of residence and are not terminated by the Company. (fe) Severance pay is not payable if an employee affected by a permanent partial closure is offered a position within the same operation of the Company. (gf) The application of this Article becomes effective upon ratification of the 2010 Collective Agreement. There is no retroactivity of application of this Article affecting events occurring prior to ratification.