Common use of Procedure Before Layoffs Clause in Contracts

Procedure Before Layoffs. When the Agency declares that a lack of funds will necessitate a layoff, the parties will meet, if requested by either party, to consider such alternatives to layoffs as: voluntary reductions in hours, voluntary paid leaves of absence, other voluntary programs and/or temporary interruptions of employment. Such alternatives shall be subject to mutual agreement of the Parties. In the absence of such mutual agreement, the Employer may implement layoff procedures consistent with this Agreement. The parties agree that any and all discussions that take place under this Section are not bargaining, nor do they require the use of the dispute resolution procedure contained in the PECBA.