Common use of REDUCTION IN FORCE AND RECALL Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION IN FORCE AND RECALL. A. If business conditions require a reduction-in-force, Ramp Agents shall be laid off/furloughed in reverse Job Seniority order at their location. The affected employee will retain the right to exercise his/her Job Seniority to bump into another station. The Company may solicit volunteers in Job Seniority order that are willing to accept furlough. The Company also may offer to Full-Time employees, in Job Seniority order, the option to reduce to a Part-Time status to avoid or reduce the impact of a reduction-in-force. Ramp Agents who are furloughed shall continue to accrue Company and Job Seniority. There shall be no loss of accrual rate of vacation, or accrual rate of sick time due to the layoff/furlough. Ramp Agents who are laid off/furloughed will be eligible for recall when business conditions warrant. In the event of a recall, Ramp Agents shall be recalled in Job Seniority order.