Reduction in Hours Procedure Clause Samples
Reduction in Hours Procedure. A. When reductions in hours are necessary at a site, the reduction shall affect employees in building/workgroup seniority order with the least senior employee being affected first, to the extent possible within the parameters required by building/program needs.
B. If building/program needs or the qualifications of an employee do not permit the reduction of the least senior employee’s hours, the reduction process will continue from the next least senior employee until the number of hours lost by senior employees has been offered to those employees.
C. If, after this process, an employee has been reduced below four (4) hours they may, at their option, elect to be identified as laid-off and enter into the layoff and recall procedures. Employees have five (5) workdays in which to make the decision to be laid-off and such decision shall be final.
D. If, after this process, an employee has been reduced to zero hours they shall be deemed to be laid-off and shall enter into the layoff and recall procedures.
E. An employee who is reduced in hours shall be placed in a building/workgroup preference pool for the following year, ending after the Initial Assignment of Hours procedure has been completed.
F. During the period the building/workgroup preference pool is in effect if any additional hours become available they shall be offered to employees in the building/workgroup preference pool in compliance with Section 16.5.3, Assignment of Additional Hours, in building/workgroup seniority order, until those employees are made whole for the hours they were reduced. Employees who refuse the additional hours shall be removed from the building/workgroup preference pool.
G. The District shall notify an employee reduced through this procedure that they have been reduced, utilizing the “Initial Assignment of Hours Preference Form” in Appendix C. Such notification shall include:
1. The employee’s current assigned hours.
2. The employee’s current continuing hours.
3. The number of hours the employee has been assigned.
4. The number of hours they are eligible from the building/workgroup preference pool.
H. Once building preference pools are finalized the principal/program manager shall give copies of the Initial Assignment Preference Forms to the designated building representative. The building representative will then be asked to forward the forms to a designated Chapter Officer. The information that the forms should include are:
1. Those employees current assigned hours.
2. Thos...
Reduction in Hours Procedure. Employees will be selected for reduction in hours in reverse order of seniority, provided those with greater seniority are qualified to perform the remaining work. To be qualified, an employee must possess appropriate experience, academic preparation and/or specialized training as determined by the District. An employee whose current assigned hours are to be reduced from their base hours shall be notified of the reduction in writing by their building or departmental supervisor prior to the end of the current school year. Such notification shall include the District’s Preference Pool Assignment Form (Appendix D). To ensure the least possible interruption to the educational program while providing reasonable opportunity for employees to maintain their assignment hours, an employee may choose from option 1) or 2) that follow:
Reduction in Hours Procedure. Section 16.5.1 When reductions in hours are necessary at a site, the reduction shall affect employees in seniority order with the least senior employee being affected first, to the extent possible within the parameters required by building/program needs.
Section 16.5.2 If building/program needs or the qualifications of an employee does not permit the reduction of the least senior employee’s hours, the reduction process will continue from the next least senior employee until the number of hours lost by senior employees has been offered to those employees.
Section 16.5.3 If an employee has been reduced to zero hours (no time at the worksite), they shall be deemed to have been excessed and enter into the Excess Procedure.
Section 16.5.4 An employee who is reduced in hours shall be placed in a building preference pool for the following school year. Assignment of time to employees in a building preference pool shall be governed by the Additional Assignment of Hours Procedure. However, time assigned to someone in the building preference pool shall be considered as Previous Base Hours even if they are assigned after February 1.
Section 16.5.5 During the period the building preference pool is in effect if any additional hours become available they shall be offered to employees in the preference pool, in compliance with the additional assignment of hours language (Section 16.3). Such hours shall be assigned in seniority order until all employees in the building preference pool have had their previous base hours reinstated. Employees who refuse the additional hours shall be removed from the building preference pool.
Reduction in Hours Procedure. When reductions in hours are necessary at a site, the reduction shall affect employees in building/workgroup seniority order with the least senior employee being affected first, to the extent possible within the parameters required by building/program needs.
Reduction in Hours Procedure. Employees will be selected for reduction in hours in reverse order of seniority, provided those with greater seniority are qualified to perform the remaining work. To be qualified, an employee must possess appropriate experience, academic preparation and/or specialized training as determined by the District. An employee whose current assigned hours are to be reduced from his/her base hours shall be notified of the reduction in writing by his/her building or departmental supervisor prior to the end of the current school year. Such notification shall include the District’s Preference Pool Assignment Form (Appendix D). To ensure the least possible interruption to the educational program while providing reasonable opportunity for employees to maintain their assignment hours, an employee may choose from option A or B below:
A) Employee Remains in School/Department For an employee who chooses to remain in his/her school/department, if additional hours become available at his/her school/department, those hours will be provided to the employee with reduced hours in order of seniority if scheduling and program needs allow. If the school/department has no additional hours to assign the employee, he/she may contact Human Resources to be considered for additional hours in other schools/programs. The ability to have hours restored shall be for a period ending on 15 October of the next year.