Common use of Reduction Procedures Clause in Contracts

Reduction Procedures. a. The Employer will provide employees with ten (10) days notice prior to any layoff. A copy of the employee's layoff notice will be sent to the bargaining unit chairperson. The employee may choose to be laid off or choose to exercise right to bump as described below. The employee shall notify the Employer, on a written form provided by the Employer along with the layoff notice, of his/her decision to bump within two (2) working days of the receipt of the layoff notice. b. Employees being notified of a layoff shall be entitled to use their seniority to bump as follows: (1) The least senior employee in the same classification and shift with the same or less number of hours at the discretion of the employee. (2) If a position is not available as defined above, an employee may bump the least senior employee in an equal or lower rated classification on the same shift with the same or less number of hours at the discretion of the employee assuming minimum qualifications for a position are met. (3) If a position is not available as defined in #1 or #2, an employee may bump an employee with less seniority in the same, equal or lower rated classification on a different shift with the same or less number of hours at the discretion of the employee assuming minimum qualifications for a position are met. In the event a change of shifts is involved, employees bumping can bump any employee with less seniority.