Common use of Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies Clause in Contracts

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour force adjustment strategies will be considered and whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College:  Job sharing.  Reduced hours of work through partial leaves.  Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required.  Paid and unpaid leaves of absence for use to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc.  Voluntary severance.  Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the employer will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the appropriate pension plan (College Pension Plan, Municipal Pension Plan or Public Service Pension Plan) where an employee opts for early retirement.  Early retirement incentives.  Agreed secondment.  Retraining.  Trial retirement.  Continuation of health and welfare benefits.  Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives.

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour force adjustment strategies will be considered and whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College:  • Job sharing.  • Reduced hours of work through partial leaves.  • Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required.  • Paid and unpaid leaves of absence for use to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc.  • Voluntary severance.  • Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the employer will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the appropriate pension plan (College Pension Plan, Municipal Pension Plan or Public Service Pension Plan) where an employee opts for early retirement.  • Early retirement incentives.  • Agreed secondment.  • Retraining.  • Trial retirement.  • Continuation of health and welfare benefits.  • Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives.

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour force adjustment strategies will be considered and whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College:  Job •Job sharing.  Reduced hours •Reduced ho urs of work through partial leaves.  Transfers •Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required.  Paid •Paid and unpaid leaves of absence for use to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc.  Voluntary •Voluntary severance.  Purchasing •Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the employer will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the appropriate pension plan (College Pension Plan, Municipal Pension Plan or Public Service Pension Plan) where an employee opts for early retirement.  Early •Early retirement incentives.  Agreed •Agreed secondment.  Retraining•Retraining.  Trial •Trial retirement.  Continuation •Continuation of health and welfare benefits.  Combinations •Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives.

Menu of Labour Adjustment Strategies. To minimize layoffs, the following menu of labour force adjustment strategies will be considered and whenever reasonably possible, offered by the College:  Job •Job sharing.  Reduced •Reduced hours of work through partial leaves.  Transfers •Transfers to other areas within the bargaining unit subject to available work and meeting qualifications, with minimal training required.  Paid •Paid and unpaid leaves of absence for use to seek alternate employment, retirement adjustment, retraining, etc.  Voluntary •Voluntary severance.  Purchasing •Purchasing past pensionable service. If permissible the employer will match a minimum of three years’ contributions to the appropriate pension plan (College Pension Plan, Municipal Pension Plan or Public Service Pension Plan) where an employee opts for early retirement.  Early •Early retirement incentives.  Agreed •Agreed secondment.  Retraining•Retraining.  Trial •Trial retirement.  Continuation •Continuation of health and welfare benefits.  Combinations •Combinations and variations of the above or other alternatives.