How does the Out-of-Work List work?
Members are placed on the Out-of-Work List for their classification by layoff date.
Members laid off on the same day will be put on the Out-of-Work List in the following order:
- Members laid off on the same day will be recorded and registered in the order of the date of last referral. The member with the most recent referral date will be placed on the Out-of-Work List first and so on.
- Members laid off on the same day with the same date of last referral will be recorded and registered in an order determined by a draw.
- If members are laid off and have not accumulated enough hours to collect maximum Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, they will retain their “registration date” until enough hours have been accumulated to collect maximum EI benefits. Members must provide documentation to the Union Office confirming their ineligibility for maximum EI benefits.
Members who have been notified of a scheduled layoff and who voluntarily terminate their employment or are laid off in a manner that affects placement on the Out-of-Work List will be deemed to have been laid off on the date of the scheduled layoff. Where the employer notifies the Union or Joint Dispatch of a scheduled layoff, or it is common knowledge throughout the workplace, all members at work three weeks prior to the date of the scheduled layoff will be placed on the Out-of-Work List on the scheduled date of the layoff.
