Layoff definition

Layoff is a cessation of employment, or elimination of a job resulting from a reduction of the amount of work required to be done by the Employer, a reduction in hours of work where such a reduction is permanent and eliminates an employee's health and welfare benefit entitlement, a reorganization, program termination, closure or other material change in organization.
Layoff shall include a reduction in a nurse's hours of work and cancellation of all or part of a nurse's scheduled shift. Cancellation of single or partial shifts will be on the basis of seniority of the nurses on the unit on that shift unless agreed otherwise by the Hospital and the Union in local negotiations. A partial or single shift reassignment of a nurse from her or his area of assignment will not be considered a layoff. The parties agree that the manner in which such reassignments are made will be determined by local negotiations.
Layoff includes a cessation of employment, or elimination of a job resulting from a reduction of the amount of work required to be done by the Employer, a reorganization, program termination, closure or other material change in organization, and where should work become available, employees will be recalled in accordance with Article 13Layoff and Recall or Article 31—Auxiliary Employees;

Examples of Layoff in a sentence

  • All information attained from the training provider must be entered into CalJOBSSM.(Adopted PY 11-12) (Revised 20-21) Definition of Substantial Layoff Policy EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2020 POLICY STATEMENTThis policy clarifies the definition of substantial layoff and provides guidance to America’s Job Center/WorkSource Provider staff in determining eligibility for the Dislocated Worker Program.

  • Layoff and recall of employees within the competitive class is governed by the “Essex County Rules for the Classified Civil Service -rule 24 – Layoff of Competitive Class Employees”, a copy of which is available in the Essex County Personnel Office.

  • The Role of Race in Layoff Decisions.” Industrial Relations 41:329–61.Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

  • Separation/Non-Reappointment Layoffs and RITs🞎 Layoff is defined as an involuntary separation due to a change in programmatic need in the lab/hiring unit, lack of work, or lack of appropriate funding within the term of the appointment.

  • Lay-off and shortened working hours The provisions concerning the lay-off procedure concern both the actual lay-off (complete interruption of working) and changing to shortened working hours collectively.


More Definitions of Layoff

Layoff means a reduction in the working force.
Layoff means a separation from employment that is implemented because of budgetary limitations, lack of work, abolishment of position, departmental reorganization, or for similar reasons.
Layoff means terminating a classified employee for nondisciplinary reasons due to lack of work, Retrenchment, or Lack of Funds.
Layoff means an applicable Termination of Employment due to layoff under the ConocoPhillips Severance Pay Plan, the ConocoPhillips Executive Severance Plan, or the ConocoPhillips Key Employee Change in Control Severance Plan, or layoff or redundancy under any similar layoff or redundancy plan which the Company or its subsidiaries may adopt from time to time. If all or any portion of the benefits under the redundancy or layoff plan are contingent on the employee’s signing a general release of liability, such Termination shall not be considered as a “Layoff” for purposes of this Award unless the employee executes and does not revoke a general release of liability, acceptable to the Company, under the terms of such layoff or redundancy plan. In order to be considered a layoff for purposes of this Award, the Termination of Employment must also be considered a Separation from Service.
Layoff includes a cessation of employment, or elimination of a job resulting from a reduction of the amount of work required to be done by the Employer, a re-organisation, program termination, closure or other material change in organisation. Where a regular employee is hired into a position in a program which is subject to seasonal closures, and such closures are identified in job postings and letters of employment, then the employee will only be eligible to bump other employees in accordance with Article 13.3, if the period of layoff exceeds the duration of the seasonal closure by two (2) or more weeks.
Layoff means a Regular Employee who is either on partial layoff or on full layoff.
Layoff means to temporarily remove from a position of employment subject to the employee retaining such rights as set out under this Agreement.