From Another Bargaining Unit. An employee requesting a transfer into another Safeway Operations retail bargaining unit represented by UFCW 401 Meat North and/or UFCW 401 Meat South shall do so in writing to the Human Resources Department with a copy to the Union. Should the request be denied, the employee will receive notification in writing. When an employee requests a transfer into another Agreement area and the transfer is approved by the Employer, such employee shall be placed at the bottom of the seniority list in the area to which the employee has been transferred. When an employee is transferred into another Agreement area in Alberta from this Agreement area at the Employer’s request, such employee’s seniority in the area to which they are transferred shall be transferred with them. An employee transferred from another province into this Agreement shall be placed on the bottom of the seniority list with the exception of Xxxxxx Creek, Cranbrook, and Fort St. Xxxx, British Columbia. In the cases above, the employees will retain their original employment date and all earned benefits they have previously qualified for providing that not more than thirty (30) days has elapsed from their last day worked unless the employee received a pre-approved leave of absence. This will also apply to employees who relocate on their own to obtain employment with the Employer and are rehired by the Employer within ninety (90) days of their last day worked. Before an employee is transferred to another bargaining unit or hired for the purpose of assuming the Department Manager position in that bargaining unit, and if such transfer or hiring will result in the lay off or reduction in hours of an employee in that bargaining unit, the Union and the Employer shall meet and resolve the matter.
From Another Bargaining Unit. An employee requesting a transfer into the Employer’s retail bargaining unit represented by UFCW 401 shall do so in writing to the Employer with a copy to the Union. Should the request be denied, the employee will receive notification in writing. When an employee requests a transfer into the Employer’s retail bargaining unit and the transfer is approved by the Employer, such employee shall be placed at the bottom of the seniority list in the area to which the employee has been transferred. Before an employee is transferred to the retail bargaining unit or hired for the purpose of assuming the Department Manager position in the retail bargaining unit, and if such transfer or hiring will result in the lay off or reduction in hours of an employee in the retail bargaining unit, the Union and the Employer shall meet and resolve the matter.
