Common use of Staff Reduction and Recall to Service Clause in Contracts

Staff Reduction and Recall to Service. When reducing forces, senior employees with sufficient ability to do the work will be retained in employment. When a permanent position is to be abolished, the permanent incumbent of the position shall be given at least three (3) months' notice and copies of the notice shall be furnished to the President and Local Chairperson of the Local concerned. When a permanent position is abolished, the permanent incumbent of that position, providing he has at least five (5) years' seniority, shall be retained in the employment of the Corporation provided: Employees may be assigned and reassigned by the Corporation to any vacant or newly created position in the area of employment without bulletining the positions. In the application of this article, the Corporation will make all reasonable efforts to train senior employees whose positions are abolished in order to permit their assignment to vacant or newly-created positions where the rate of pay is the closest to that of their abolished positions. An employee assigned under (a) to a lower-rated position shall retain his rate of pay, but he will receive subsequent general increases in the form of a lump sum at year-end without affecting his rate until it equals the rate of the position to which he has been assigned. An employee who occupies a position under the terms of (a) shall be deemed to bid on future bulletined positions, provided it is not higher-rated than his abolished position and he is able to fulfill the duties of the position. The employee may decline an assignment under (a), electing to displace a junior employee in accordance with Article without retaining his level of pay, except that he must indicate his choice in writing within two (2) months following notice of abolition. The Corporation will specify the proposed assignment within one (1) month of the notice of abolition. The provisions of this Article shall apply to employees displaced in accordance with provided they have at least five (5) years' seniority. When a temporary position of more than sixty (60) calendar days is to be abolished: the employee whose position is to be abolished, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten days' notice of the abolition of his position; and the junior employee in the area of employment involved, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten O) days' notice of the possibility of his being laid off. Copies of such notices shall be furnished to the union local concerned. An employee whose position is abolished, or who is displaced, shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights, provided he has the ability and he makes his choice within ten (1O) days of notification, either: to displace a junior employee in any classification carrying the same job class (maximum rate) or annual rate of pay as the position abolished or from which displaced; or, to displace a junior employee in a lower-rated classification. A laid-off employee who desires to return to the employment of the Corporation when work is available for him, must keep the Regional Human Resources Officer concerned and the Local Chairperson concerned advised of his address in order that he may readily be located. A laid-off employee shall, if qualified, be returned to employment in order of his seniority when staff is increased, and when vacancies occur, provided that temporary vacancies not expected to last more than twenty-five (25) days, shall be filled by recalling the senior qualified employee on lay-off in the area of employment involved. A laid-off employee who fails to report for duty on the day required, or to give a satisfactory reason for not doing so by registered mail within twenty

Staff Reduction and Recall to Service. When reducing forces, senior qualified employees with sufficient ability to do the work will be retained in employment. When a permanent position is to be abolished, the permanent incumbent of the position shall be given at least three (3) months' written notice prior to the abolishment, and copies a copy of the this notice shall be furnished to the President of the Local concerned with the reasons for the abolition of the position. When a temporary position is to be abolished, the incumbent of the position shall be given ten (IO) days' written notice prior to the abolishment, and Local Chairperson a copy of this notice shall be furnished to the President of the Local concerned. When a permanent position is positions other than temporary positions are abolished, the permanent incumbent of that position, providing he has at least five employees with three (53) years' seniority, or more seniority shall be retained in the employment of the Corporation Corporation, provided: Employees may be assigned and reassigned by the Corporation to any vacant Corporation positions either in or newly created position in the area of employment outside their local area, without bulletining the positions. In the application of this article, the Corporation will make all reasonable efforts Employees may be returned to train senior employees whose their former positions are abolished in order to permit their assignment to vacant or newly-created positions where the rate of pay is the closest to that of their abolished from training positions. An employee Employees assigned to positions outside their local area will be entitled to removal expenses in accordance with the Corporation's Relocation Expenses Policy. Employees assigned under (a) to a lower-rated position lower classifications shall retain his rate of paytheir salaries, but he they will receive subsequent general increases in the form of a lump sum at year-end without affecting his rate their salaries until it equals these fall within the rate range of the position positions to which he has they have been assigned. An employee Employees who occupies a position occupy lower classifications under the terms of (a) shall be deemed to bid on future bulletined positions, provided it is not higher-rated than his abolished position and he is able to fulfill the duties of the position. The employee Employees with five (5) years' seniority may decline an assignment under outside their local area, and they then may be assigned to any position of the Corporation in their local area, without bulletining the positions. Employees with less than five (a)5) years seniority may decline an assignment outside their local area, electing to displace a junior employee in accordance with Article without retaining his level of pay, except that he must indicate his choice in writing within two (2) months following notice of abolition. The Corporation will specify the proposed assignment within one (1) month of the notice of abolitiontheir salaries. The provisions of this Article article shall apply to employees displaced in accordance with provided they have at least five (5) years' the stipulated years of seniority. When , except that a temporary position period of more than sixty (60) calendar fifteen days is to be abolished: the employee whose position is to be abolished, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten days' allotted for the Corporation's notice of the abolition of his position; reassignment, and the junior employee in the area of employment involved, provided he has acquired seniority rights, a subsequent fifteen days will be given at least ten O) days' notice provided for the employee's response indicating his acceptance of the possibility reassignment or the exercise of his being laid off. Copies of such notices shall be furnished to the union local concerned. An employee whose position is abolished, or who is displaced, shall be entitled to exercise his seniority displacement rights, provided he has the ability and he makes his choice within ten (1O) days of notification, either: to displace a junior employee in any classification carrying the same job class (maximum rate) or annual rate of pay as the position abolished or from which displaced; or, to displace a junior employee in a lower-rated classification. A laid-off employee who desires to return to the employment of the Corporation when work is available for him, must keep the Regional Human Resources Officer concerned and the Local Chairperson concerned advised of his address in order that he may readily be located. A laid-off employee shall, if qualified, be returned to employment in order of his seniority when staff is increased, and when vacancies occur, provided that temporary vacancies not expected to last more than twenty-five (25) days, shall be filled by recalling the senior qualified employee on lay-off in the area of employment involved. A laid-off employee who fails to report for duty on the day required, or to give a satisfactory reason for not doing so by registered mail within twenty.

Staff Reduction and Recall to Service. When reducing forces, senior employees with sufficient ability to do the work will be retained in employment. When a permanent position is to be abolished, the permanent incumbent of the position shall be given at least three (3) months' notice and copies of the notice shall be furnished to the President Chairperson and Local Chairperson an other Officer of the Local concernedLocal. When a permanent position is abolished, the permanent incumbent of that position, providing he has at least five (5) years' seniority, shall be retained in the employment of the Corporation provided: Employees may be assigned and reassigned re-assigned by the Corporation to any vacant or newly created position in the area of employment without bulletining the positions. In the application of this article, the Corporation will make all reasonable efforts to train senior employees whose positions are abolished in order to permit their assignment to vacant or newly-created positions where the rate of pay is the closest to that of their abolished positions. An employee assigned under (a) to a lower-rated position shall retain his rate of pay, but he will receive subsequent general increases in the form of a lump sum at year-end without affecting his rate until it equals the rate of the position to which he has been assigned. An employee who occupies a position under the terms of (a) shall be deemed to bid on future bulletined positions, provided it is not higher-rated than his abolished position and he is able to fulfill the duties of the position. The employee may decline an assignment under (a), electing to displace a junior employee in accordance with Article without retaining his level of pay, except that he must indicate his choice in writing within two (2) months following notice of abolition. The Corporation will specify the proposed assignment within one (1) month Im)onth of the notice of abolition. The provisions of this Article shall apply to employees displaced in accordance with provided they have at least five (5) years' seniority. When a temporary position of more than sixty (60) calendar days is to be abolished: the The employee whose position is to be abolished, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten days' notice of the abolition of his position; , and the The junior employee in the area of employment involved, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten O) days' notice of the possibility of his being laid off. Copies of such notices shall be furnished to the union Union local concerned. An employee whose position is abolished, or who is displaced, shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights, provided he has the ability and he makes his choice within ten (1O10) days of notification, either: to To displace a junior employee in any classification carrying the same job class (maximum rate) or annual rate of pay as the position abolished or from which displaced; : or, to displace a junior employee in a lower-rated classification. A laid-off employee who desires to return to the employment of the Corporation when work is available for him, must keep the Regional Human Resources Officer concerned and the Local Chairperson concerned advised of his address in order that he may readily be located. A laid-off employee shall, if qualified, be returned to employment in order of his seniority when staff is increased, increased and when vacancies occur, provided that temporary vacancies not expected to last more than twenty-five (25) days, . Such employee shall be filled notified by recalling registered mail of the senior qualified date the Corporation wishes the employee on lay-off in the area of employment involvedto report for work. A laid-off employee who fails to report for duty on the day required, or to give a satisfactory reason for not doing so by registered mail within twenty

Staff Reduction and Recall to Service. When reducing forcesIn instances of staff reduction, senior employees with sufficient ability to do the work not less than ten working days* advance notice will be retained in employment. When a permanent position is given to regularly assigned employees whose positions are to be abolished, except in the permanent incumbent event of a strike or work stoppage by employees in the railway industry, in which case, a shorter notice may be given. The Local Chairman will be supplied with a copy of any notice in writing. dis employee whose position shall be given at least three (3) months' notice and copies of the notice shall be furnished to the President and Local Chairperson of the Local concerned. When a is abolished or who placed from his/her permanent position he/she is abolishedqualified to perform the work, the may: displace a junior employee in his/her own seniority group, on a temporary or permanent incumbent of that position, providing he has or after exhausting his/her seniority rights at least his/her own station or terminal, he/she may elect to protect spare and relief work at his/her present station or terminal or any station or terminal at which he/she had previously been laid off or displaced. The number of employees protecting spare or relief work in any seniority group at any one point shall not exceed one such employee for every five (5) years' seniority, shall be retained in the employment of the Corporation provided: Employees may be assigned and reassigned by the Corporation to any vacant or newly created position in the area of employment without bulletining the positions. In the application of this article, the Corporation will make all reasonable efforts to train senior employees whose positions are abolished in order to permit their assignment to vacant or newly-created positions where the rate of pay is the closest to that of their abolished established positions. An employee assigned who does not elect option and has 'exhausted all rights under (a) to a lower-rated position shall retain his rate of pay, but he will receive subsequent general increases in the form of a lump sum at year-end without affecting his rate until it equals the rate of the position to which he has been assigned. An employee who occupies a position under the terms of option (a) shall be deemed to bid on future bulletined positionsconsidered as laid off. Such an employee shall forfeit his/her seniority if he/she does not notify the officer in charge and the Local Chairman, provided it is not higher-rated than his abolished position and he is able to fulfill in writing, of his/her choice within ten calendar days from the duties date of the displacement or abolition of his/her position. The An employee may decline an assignment under (a), electing who has signified his/her intention to displace a junior employee shall forfeit his/her seniority and his/her name shall be removed from the seniority list if he/she fails or refuses to commence work on the regularly assigned position he/she has chosen within calendar days of making his/her choice, or within 5 calendar days of exercising his/her seniority on a temporary assignment. An employee completing or being displaced from a temporary position may displace a junior employee on another temporary or permanent position for whose position he/she is qualified. An employee who has elected to remain available for spare work, shall be removed from the seniority list, if he/she fails to apply for a bulletined position for which qualified or has previously worked at the station or terminal where that employee remained available for spare work or if he/she refuses to report for local work, for which qualified or has previously performed upon 8 notice to do This provision will also apply to an employee hired on a temporary basis. When an employee is on leave of absence or vacation at the time his/her position is abolished or he/she is displaced, the time limits specified in Article will apply from the time he/she reports for duty. An employee who fails to comply with Articles or because of illness, or other cause for which leave of absence has been granted, shall not lose his/her seniority. An employee who has exercised his/her seniority in accordance with Article without retaining his level of pay, except that he must indicate his choice in writing within two (2) months following notice of abolition. The Corporation will specify the proposed assignment within one (1) month of the notice of abolition. The provisions of this Article shall apply to employees displaced in accordance with provided they have at least five (5) years' seniority. When a temporary position of more than sixty (60) calendar days is to be abolished: the employee whose position is to be abolished, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten days' notice a full explanation of the abolition duties of his position; the position and necessary on-the-job training, up to working days. Failing then to show the junior employee in necessary qualifications for the area of employment involvedposition he/she has chosen, provided he has acquired seniority rights, he/she will be given at least ten O) days' notice of the possibility of his being laid offrequired to vacate such position. Copies of such notices shall be furnished to the union local concerned. An employee whose position is abolished, or who is displaced, shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights, provided he has the ability and he makes his choice within ten (1O) days of notification, either: to He/she may again displace a junior employee. The employee in any classification carrying the same job class (maximum rate) or annual rate of pay he/she originally displaced, and other employees displaced as the position abolished or from which displaced; ora direct consequence thereof, to displace a junior employee in a lower-rated classification. A laid-off employee who desires to shall return to the employment of the Corporation their former positions. In order that laid off employees may be informed when work is available for himthem, must they shall keep the Regional Human Resources Officer concerned Superintendent of Train Operations, Manager Express Services and also the Director Purchasing informed of their address also the Local Chairperson concerned advised Chairman of his address in order that he may readily be locatedthe seniority group. A laid-laid off employee shall, shall if qualified, be returned to employment the service in order of his seniority when staff is increased, and increased or when vacancies occur, provided that temporary vacancies not expected to last more than twenty-five (25) days, occur in his/her seniority group. Laid off employees shall be filled by recalling given preference of employment in filling new positions or vacancies in other than their own seniority groups when no qualified laid off employees are available in such groups. A laid off employee who is employed elsewhere at the senior qualified employee on lay-time he/she is notified to report for duty, may without of seniority, be allowed ninety days in which to report, providing: That it is definitely known that the duration of the work will not exceed ninety days. That other laid off employees in the area same seniority group are available. That written application is made to his/her superior officer immediately on receipt of employment involvednotification to resume duty, with copy to the National Representative. A laid-laid off employee who fails to report for duty on the day required, or to give a satisfactory reason reasons for not doing so by registered mail within twentyten days from date of notification shall forfeit his/her seniority rights under this schedule and his/her name shall be struck off the seniority list. Where written notice is given a laid off employee to return to work, a copy of such notice shall be forwarded to the National Representative.

Staff Reduction and Recall to Service. When reducing forces, senior employees with sufficient ability to do the work will be retained in employment. When a permanent position is to be abolished, the permanent incumbent of the position shall be given at least three (3) months' ’ notice and copies of the notice shall be furnished to the President Chairperson and Local Chairperson an other Officer of the Local concernedLocal. When a permanent position is abolished, the permanent incumbent of that position, providing he has at least five (5) years' ’ seniority, shall be retained in the employment of the Corporation provided: Employees may be assigned and reassigned re-assigned by the Corporation to any vacant or newly created position in the area of employment without bulletining the positions. In the application of this article, the Corporation will make all reasonable efforts to train senior employees whose positions are abolished in order to permit their assignment to vacant or newly-created positions where the rate of pay is the closest to that of their abolished positions. An employee assigned under (a) to a lower-rated position shall retain his rate of pay, but he will receive subsequent general increases in the form of a lump sum at year-end without affecting his rate until it equals the rate of the position to which he has been assigned. An employee who occupies a position under the terms of (a) shall be deemed to bid on future bulletined positions, provided it is not higher-rated than his abolished position and he is able to fulfill the duties of the position. The employee may decline an assignment under (a), electing to displace a junior employee in accordance with Article without retaining his level of pay, except that he must indicate his choice in writing within two (2) months following notice of abolition. The Corporation will specify the proposed assignment within one (1) month of the notice of abolition. The provisions of this Article shall apply to employees displaced in accordance with provided they have at least five (5) years' ’ seniority. When a temporary position of more than sixty (60) calendar days is to be abolished: the The employee whose position is to be abolished, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten days' ’ notice of the abolition of his position; , and the The junior employee in the area of employment involved, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten O) days' ’ notice of the possibility of his being laid off. Copies of such notices shall be furnished to the union local concernedPresident and Chairperson of the Local. An employee whose position is abolished, or who is displaced, shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights, provided he has the ability and he makes his choice within ten (1O10) days of notification, either: to To displace a junior employee in any classification carrying the same job class (maximum rate) or annual rate of pay as the position abolished or from which displaced; or, to displace a junior employee in a lower-rated classification. A laid-off employee who desires to return to the employment of the Corporation when work is available for him, must keep the Regional Manager, Human Resources Officer concerned Services and the Local Chairperson concerned advised of his address in order that he may readily be located. A laid-off employee shall, if qualified, be returned to employment in order of his seniority when staff is increased, increased and when vacancies occur, provided that temporary vacancies not expected to last more than twenty-five (25) days, . Such employee shall be filled notified by recalling registered mail of the senior qualified date the Corporation wishes the employee on lay-off in the area of employment involvedto report for work. A laid-off employee who fails to report for duty on the day required, or to give a satisfactory reason for not doing so by registered mail within twenty

Staff Reduction and Recall to Service. When reducing forces, senior employees with sufficient ability to do the work will be retained in employment. When a permanent position is to be abolished, the permanent incumbent of the position shall be given at least three (3) months' ’ notice and copies of the notice shall be furnished to the President and Local Chairperson of the Local concerned. When a permanent position is abolished, the permanent incumbent of that position, providing he has at least five (5) years' ’ seniority, shall be retained in the employment of the Corporation provided: Employees may be assigned and reassigned by the Corporation to any vacant or newly created position in the area of employment without bulletining the positions. In the application of this article, the Corporation will make all reasonable efforts to train senior employees whose positions are abolished in order to permit their assignment to vacant or newly-created positions where the rate of pay is the closest to that of their abolished positions. An employee assigned under (a) to a lower-rated position shall retain his rate of pay, but he will receive subsequent general increases in the form of a lump sum at year-end without affecting his rate until it equals the rate of the position to which he has been assigned. An employee who occupies a position under the terms of (a) shall be deemed to bid on future bulletined positions, provided it is not higher-rated than his abolished position and he is able to fulfill the duties of the position. The employee may decline an assignment under (a), electing to displace a junior employee in accordance with Article without retaining his level of pay, except that he must indicate his choice in writing within two (2) months following notice of abolition. The Corporation will specify the proposed assignment within one (1) month of the notice of abolition. The provisions of this Article shall apply to employees displaced in accordance with provided they have at least five (5) years' ’ seniority. When a temporary position of more than sixty (60) calendar days is to be abolished: the employee whose position is to be abolished, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten days' ’ notice of the abolition of his position; and the junior employee in the area of employment involved, provided he has acquired seniority rights, will be given at least ten O) days' notice of the possibility of his being laid off. Copies of such notices shall be furnished to the union local President and Local Chairperson of the Local concerned. An employee whose position is abolished, or who is displaced, shall be entitled to exercise his seniority rights, provided he has the ability and he makes his choice within ten (1O) days of notification, either: to displace a junior employee in any classification carrying the same job class (maximum rate) or annual rate of pay as the position abolished or from which displaced; or, to displace a junior employee in a lower-rated classification. A laid-off employee who desires to return to the employment of the Corporation when work is available for him, must keep the Regional Human Resources Officer concerned and the Local Chairperson concerned advised of his address in order that he may readily be located. A laid-off employee shall, if qualified, be returned to employment in order of his seniority when staff is increased, and when vacancies occur, provided that temporary vacancies not expected to last more than twenty-five (25) days, shall be filled by recalling the senior qualified employee on lay-off in the area of employment involved. A laid-off employee who fails to report for duty on the day required, or to give a satisfactory reason for not doing so by registered mail within twenty,