Carewest Collective Agreement 2020-2024

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING #2

BETWEEN

CAREWEST

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HEALTH SCIENCES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA
(hereinafter referred to as the Union)

RE:  LAYOFF PROCESS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 30.03
 

During the course of negotiations, the parties discussed the issue of layoffs and the potential impact on senior Employees being offered vacancies first, before potentially being offered the option to displace the least senior Employee in the Employee’s program within the bargaining unit and same classification, or displacing the least senior Employee within the bargaining unit and same classification.

In the interests of offering a displacement option to a senior Employee in the bargaining unit who is affected by a layoff, while also restricting possible displacements of other Employees, the parties agree, on a trial basis only, to the following:

In the event of a layoff pursuant to Article 30.03, where it becomes necessary to eliminate or reduce the FTE of a position within the bargaining unit, the Affected Employee will, subject to Article 30.03(c), be given the opportunity to:

(i) select a vacant position within the bargaining unit which will make the    Employee whole; or

(ii) displace the least senior Employee in the Employee’s program within the bargaining unit and same classification; or

(iii) displace the least senior Employee in the bargaining unit and same classification; or

(iv) accept layoff with rights to recall.

If the affected Employee displaces the least senior Employee as described in (ii) or (iii) above, the displaced Employee will be offered the vacant position, if one exists, which the more senior affected Employee declined.