106 TECHNOLOGICAL / ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE |
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| 106.01 | The Employer will assume all responsibilities with regard to employees affected by technological or organizational change. Where possible, the Employer agrees to provide and implement retraining, educational courses, and/or refresher programs for Employees affected. |
| 106.02 | The Employer shall notify the Union one (1) month in advance of any technological or organizational change that will cause a loss of employment or a reduction of any Employee's hours of work covered by the Collective Agreement. Such notice shall include name(s) of the Employee(s), work unit(s), and classification(s) affected by the change. |
| 106.03 | In the event an Employee affected by organizational or technological change is required to transfer to a lower classification within a lower pay grade allocation, the Employee shall continue to receive the pay rate of the former classification until such time as the pay rate of the new classification is equal to that of the former at the time of his transfer. |
| 106.04 | The Employer agrees that if Employees in the Bargaining Unit would lose employment as a result of contracting out services which would normally be provided by members of the bargaining unit:
a) it would use its best efforts to encourage the contract service to give priority to hiring affected Employees;
b) Employees laid off as a result of contracting out will be entitled to the separation described herein;
c) the Employer agrees to provide the Union at least two weeks in order to provide a counter-bid for the services designated to be contracted out. |
