Bethany Care Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 32: Technological Change

1. Should the Employer find it necessary to introduce technological change by altering methods or utilizing different equipment, and if such change will displace Employees in the bargaining unit, the Employer will notify the Union with as much advance notice as possible of such change and will meet and discuss reasonable measures to protect the interests of Employees so affected.
2. If the Employer introduces technological change which results in the displacement of an Employee, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort to provide alternate employment for the affected Employee(s).
3. Where the alternate employment is in a lower paid classification, the Employee’s basic rate of pay shall remain in effect (i.e. ‘red-circled’) for a period of twelve (12) months from the implementation date of the technological change.   At the end of the twelve (12) month period the Employee shall be placed on the pay range of the lower paid classification so as to minimize the decrease in their hourly rate of pay.
4. Where alternate employment is not available, or where the Employee does not accept and/or refuses the alternate employment offered, the provisions of the Layoff and Recall Article of this Collective Agreement shall apply.