Common use of TEMPORARY LAY-OFF Clause in Contracts

TEMPORARY LAY-OFF. (a) A temporary layoff is a situation where there is a temporary closure or shortage of work, but the employee is expected to be recalled to the employee’s job at some point. (b) Regular employees so identified will be laid off in reverse order of seniority within the identified position. Employees with more seniority will have the right to displace employees with less seniority in the same classification or a classification with a lower maximum salary provided that the Employer determines that the laid off or surplused employee is qualified and able to perform the work of the displaced employee with a maximum of one (1) shift (including any required health and safety orientation).

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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement