TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT (LAYOFF)

Except in case of a discharge for just cause, the employer shall give employees four (4) hours’ notice of layoff on termination, employment to end at the beginning of the lunch period or the end of the shift. Employees shall be permitted two (2) hours (of the four (4) hours) for tool pick-up. Employees who are laid off or discharged from the services of the employer shall receive their pay cheque and Unemployment Insurance Separation Slip on termination if the payroll is made up on the project, otherwise the employer shall forward by registered mail the Unemployment Insurance Separation Certificate and pay cheque within three (3) days exclusive of Saturday and Sunday and Holidays. Should the employer fail to comply with the provisions outlined above, the employee shall receive eight (8) hours pay at their regular rate for each working day they are kept waiting. An employee may be dismissed for just cause on the authority of the employer or the employer’s authorized representative on the job. Such employee shall be advised promptly in writing by the employer of cause for such dismissal. Upon commencement of employment where the employees cannot bring their vehicles on the jobsite, the employer shall provide transportation of tools from job gate to job location and upon the termination of employment, the employer shall provide transportation of tools from the job location to the job gate.