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Article IX Section 28. Moving Allowances
March 4th, 2010 by sstone Print This Post
Many questions have been asked lately about the Moving Allowances for the 1200 Voluntary Job Opportunities at Chicago Assembly and for the 8 members who took the Transfer of Operations. The same Moving Allowances language applies for both although the conditions are different because the Transfer of Operations members are NOT be eligible for Article VIII, Section 1(b) Return to Basic Unit or for Appendix O – Return Home provisions.
Members who sign up for the Voluntary Job Opportunities will be eligible for Article VIII, Section 1(b) Return to Basic Unit or for Appendix O – Return Home provisions unless the member signs for the Enhanced Relocation Allowance. “Employees receiving the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will terminate their seniority at all other Ford locations and, therefore, not be eligible for recall/rehire or Return to Basic Unit.”
Here is the contractual language referencing Moving Allowances, Volume 1 Pages 136/137
Section 28. Moving Allowances
(a) Eligibility
An employee who is on the active employment roll on or after September 1, 1961, shall be eligible for a Moving Allowance if he/she is thereafter offered and accepts a transfer from one Plant of the Company (hereinafter called the original Plant) to another Plant of the Company (hereinafter called the new Plant) if:
(i) the new Plant is at least fifty (50) miles distant from the original Plant and
(ii) He/she files an application for a Moving Allowance not later than six months after the first day he/she worked at the new Plant and has not applied for a Separation Payment under the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan.
(b) When employees are relocated, they will be given a choice from the following Relocation Packages:
(1)Option 1-Enhanced Relocation:
Employees will receive a Relocation Allowance up to a maximum of $30,000, $6,000 of which will be provided as a signing bonus to cover miscellaneous up-front cash expenditures. An additional amount of $16,000 will be paid to the employee at the new location.
In addition, spousal relocation assistance will be provided.
After one (1) year of employment, employees may receive $8,000 if they continue to be employees of the new location.
Employees who are placed in accordance with Appendix N and accept the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will not be eligible to initiate another in zone or out of zone transfer as an active employee for a period of 36 months unless the employee’s status changes to laid off or Protected. In the event the plant has employees on permanent indefinite layoff or placed on protected status with no likelihood of recall into the active workforce, the 36 month period will be eliminated.
Employees receiving the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will terminate their seniority at all other Ford locations and, therefore, not be eligible for recall/rehire or Return to Basic Unit.
Detailed information regarding payments and other Relocation Help Services regarding the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will be made available to employees.
(2)Option 2-Basic Relocation:
Employee will receive Relocation Allowance in the amount of $4,800.
The employee who accepts the Basic Relocation Option will be eligible to apply for return to Basic Unit as provided in Article VIII, Section 1(b)(ii), after working at the plant of relocation for a period of six (6) months or upon indefinite layoff from the plant of relocation.
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March 4th, 2010 by sstone Print This Post
Many questions have been asked lately about the Moving Allowances for the 1200 Voluntary Job Opportunities at Chicago Assembly and for the 8 members who took the Transfer of Operations. The same Moving Allowances language applies for both although the conditions are different because the Transfer of Operations members are NOT be eligible for Article VIII, Section 1(b) Return to Basic Unit or for Appendix O – Return Home provisions.
Members who sign up for the Voluntary Job Opportunities will be eligible for Article VIII, Section 1(b) Return to Basic Unit or for Appendix O – Return Home provisions unless the member signs for the Enhanced Relocation Allowance. “Employees receiving the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will terminate their seniority at all other Ford locations and, therefore, not be eligible for recall/rehire or Return to Basic Unit.”
Here is the contractual language referencing Moving Allowances, Volume 1 Pages 136/137
Section 28. Moving Allowances
(a) Eligibility
An employee who is on the active employment roll on or after September 1, 1961, shall be eligible for a Moving Allowance if he/she is thereafter offered and accepts a transfer from one Plant of the Company (hereinafter called the original Plant) to another Plant of the Company (hereinafter called the new Plant) if:
(i) the new Plant is at least fifty (50) miles distant from the original Plant and
(ii) He/she files an application for a Moving Allowance not later than six months after the first day he/she worked at the new Plant and has not applied for a Separation Payment under the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan.
(b) When employees are relocated, they will be given a choice from the following Relocation Packages:
(1)Option 1-Enhanced Relocation:
Employees will receive a Relocation Allowance up to a maximum of $30,000, $6,000 of which will be provided as a signing bonus to cover miscellaneous up-front cash expenditures. An additional amount of $16,000 will be paid to the employee at the new location.
In addition, spousal relocation assistance will be provided.
After one (1) year of employment, employees may receive $8,000 if they continue to be employees of the new location.
Employees who are placed in accordance with Appendix N and accept the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will not be eligible to initiate another in zone or out of zone transfer as an active employee for a period of 36 months unless the employee’s status changes to laid off or Protected. In the event the plant has employees on permanent indefinite layoff or placed on protected status with no likelihood of recall into the active workforce, the 36 month period will be eliminated.
Employees receiving the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will terminate their seniority at all other Ford locations and, therefore, not be eligible for recall/rehire or Return to Basic Unit.
Detailed information regarding payments and other Relocation Help Services regarding the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will be made available to employees.
(2)Option 2-Basic Relocation:
Employee will receive Relocation Allowance in the amount of $4,800.
The employee who accepts the Basic Relocation Option will be eligible to apply for return to Basic Unit as provided in Article VIII, Section 1(b)(ii), after working at the plant of relocation for a period of six (6) months or upon indefinite layoff from the plant of relocation.
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