Layoffs

OBJECTIVE

The Layoffs function is used to change the status of an employee who has been laid off in maestro* and to complete the information required to generate the record of employment.

An employee may be laid off temporarily (Illness or Injury, parental leave, etc.) or permanently (dismissal, quit, shortage of work, etc.).

PREREQUISITE

Employee Management (active employee)

Steps

maestro* > Time Management > Payroll > Layoffs > Layoffs

Laying Off an Employee

Select an employee.

It is possible to lay off individuals or groups. To select multiple employees, use the Shift or Ctrl button or, in Preferences, use Mode for multiple selection by selecting Check selection.

Specify the type of layoff applicable in the Layoff type field based on the table below and repercussions in maestro*.

Layoff type

To be used in this case

Repercussions in maestro*

Permanent

The employee no longer works for the company.

Returning to school.

Voluntary departure (quit).

Lack of work.

Termination of employment.

No group insurance or pension fund calculations are performed because the employment contract is terminated.

NOTE: It is possible to enter a return date only if the layoff reason is Quit, Retirement or Dismissal, respectively the E00, G00 and M00 codes and their sub-codes.

Temporary

Illness or Injury.

Parental leave.

The employee continues to contribute to group insurance and all pension funds during his absence.

Maestro* creates an advance for these deductions and the employee reimburses the employer for these expenses when he returns to work.

NOTE: During payroll reconciliation, the insurance and pension fund expenses affect the project, activity and group defined in Employee Management, Other Modules tab, Posting by Department section.

Layoff type	To be used in this case	Repercussions in maestro*
Permanent	The employee no longer works for the company. Returning to school. Voluntary departure (quit). Lack of work. Termination of employment.	No group insurance or pension fund calculations are performed because the employment contract is terminated. NOTE: It is possible to enter a return date only if the layoff reason is Quit, Retirement or Dismissal, respectively the E00, G00 and M00 codes and their sub-codes.
Temporary	Illness or Injury. Parental leave.	The employee continues to contribute to group insurance and all pension funds during his absence. Maestro* creates an advance for these deductions and the employee reimburses the employer for these expenses when he returns to work. NOTE: During payroll reconciliation, the insurance and pension fund expenses affect the project, activity and group defined in Employee Management, Other Modules tab, Posting by Department section.

Complete the required fields based on specific requirements.

Field

Description

Date

Last day worked, which will be shown on the record of employment.

Departure number

Number assigned by the CCQ for labour turnover, if applicable.

Return Date

Enter the return date if known when the Layoff type is Temporary.

NOTE: It is also possible to enter a return date when the Layoff type is Permanent, except for the Quit, Retirement or Dismissal reasons, respectively the E00, G00 and M00 codes and their sub-codes.

Unknown return date

Check the box if the return date is unknown.

Reason code

Select the layoff reason code.

NOTE: If the reason code selected is K00 or K15 maestro* displays a message indicating that the user must complete the comment field.

Comments

Enter additional information about the reason for the layoff.

Available in Dispatch

If checked, this employee, who has been laid off due to lack of work, may be called back.

The employee is then displayed with the "Available in dispatch" comment. This status is visible in one of the following dispatch options:

NOTE: Visible only if one of the dispatch options listed above is installed.

Project Dispatch

Work Order Dispatch

Quotations Dispatch

Call Dispatch

Field	Description
Date	Last day worked, which will be shown on the record of employment.
Departure number	Number assigned by the CCQ for labour turnover, if applicable.
Return Date	Enter the return date if known when the Layoff type is Temporary. NOTE: It is also possible to enter a return date when the Layoff type is Permanent, except for the Quit, Retirement or Dismissal reasons, respectively the E00, G00 and M00 codes and their sub-codes.
Unknown return date	Check the box if the return date is unknown.
Reason code	Select the layoff reason code. NOTE: If the reason code selected is K00 or K15 maestro* displays a message indicating that the user must complete the comment field.
Comments	Enter additional information about the reason for the layoff.
Available in Dispatch	If checked, this employee, who has been laid off due to lack of work, may be called back. The employee is then displayed with the "Available in dispatch" comment. This status is visible in one of the following dispatch options: NOTE: Visible only if one of the dispatch options listed above is installed. Project Dispatch Work Order Dispatch Quotations Dispatch Call Dispatch

The information entered in the other fields (Return date, unknown return date, reason code, comments) will be displayed as is on the record of employment.

If there is already a layoff on the same date for an employee and the values of the record of employment have not been changed, maestro* replaces the existing layoff by the new layoff.

If the values in the record of employment have been modified by the user, maestro* displays the following message: "The employee has already been laid off at this date and the record of employment has been changed. Do you want to restart the record of employment? "

If the user answers No, only the values from the layoff option will be replaced.

If the user responds Yes, maestro* will replace the existing layoff with the new layoff. All the changes made to the record of employment will be lost.

Click Accept.

Layoffs

OBJECTIVE

PREREQUISITE

Steps

Laying Off an Employee

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