Sampson and Treasury Board (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

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Sampson and Treasury Board (Indian and Northern Affairs Canada)

Before: Y. Tarte
Appearances: W. Rogers, for the Grievor; R. Lafrenière, for the Employer
Decision rendered: May 13, 1996

Workforce Adjustment Directive - Layoff - Reasonable job offer - in September 1993 grievor was advised by employer that his position would become redundant because of the discontinuance of a function - Workforce Adjustment Directive which formed part of the Master Agreement provided that an employee who was both mobile and trainable would not be laid off without having received a reasonable job offer - grievor restricted his mobility geographically and would not consider deployment opportunities outside his preferred area although urged by the employer to do so - grievor was laid off effective May 31, 1994, without having received a reasonable job offer - adjudicator determined that grievor had so restricted his mobility for deployment purposes that it became impossible to guarantee a reasonable job offer.

Grievance denied.