AVAYA
SURPLUS TIMELINES (Summary)
DAY 1 – DAY 30 “VOLUNTARY” PERIOD
·
Surplus
is announced to all Impacted employees.
·
Employees receive
Communications Package from their supervisor. Avaya Career Transition
Option Plan (ACTOP) Overviews should be presented at this time.
·
“Voluntary” window opens
- employees may elect one (!) of the four ACTOP options
1. - Special Leave Program (SLP), or
2. – Optional Termination Pay (OTP), or
3. - Extended Compensation Option (ECO), and/or
4. - Transition Leave of Absence (TLA)
·
“At Risk” employees
receive surplus indicator for Avaya Transfer Program (ATP) priority
placement. “Vulnerable” employees should be notified of the
possibility of their job being claimed (Bumped).
·
DAY 30 “Voluntary” window
closes. Management determines number of occupational employees leaving
through ACTOP and ATP.
·
New “At Risk” numbers are
announced.
DAY
31-59 “INVOLUNTARY”
PERIOD
·
“At Risk” employees with
at least 5 years of service are canvassed for exercising Job claiming
(Bumping).
·
Job claiming (bumping) starts
on Day 45- rebalancing of force is accomplished once the process is
completed.
·
“Vulnerable” employees
that have been “bumped” receive surplus indicator for priority
placement in ATP and are now “At Risk”.
DAY 60 “RESOLUTION” DATE
·
“At Risk” employee(s),
still in surplus universe, last
day on the payroll. Off payroll Paperwork processed.
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Note: This is not all contractual language, just a summary of how it works
put together by Local 1058 several years ago.
Currently, (2004) Please read Article 24 (page 51) and then AVAYA CAREER
TRANSITION OPTION PROGRAM (ACTOP) on page 402 of the Working Agreement
between AVAYA and COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA.