Q&A
Henry Garrido responds on rehiring terminated employees
0:43:20
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Henry Garrido expresses support for rehiring employees terminated due to COVID vaccination requirements but highlights several challenges in the process. He emphasizes the need for careful consideration of pension and seniority issues.
- Garrido supports giving terminated employees the opportunity to return to work
- He points out complications related to pensions for those who have already started receiving benefits
- Garrido mentions challenges with seniority and longevity pay that need to be addressed
Henry Garrido
0:43:20
Well, this this matter is subject to litigation, so I wanna be careful.
0:43:24
I believe that that should absolutely happen.
0:43:26
Right?
0:43:27
That we should give an opportunity for people to come back.
0:43:30
There were about 3,000 positions that we lost that people were qualified.
0:43:35
I think one of the challenges is many of those people apply for their pensions.
0:43:39
And I know that because I sit as a trustee on the NYSER's board.
0:43:43
And so once you apply for your pension, you've been getting it.
0:43:46
To stop your pension and start over, is there's there's some problems that would occur as a result of that, because you don't wanna be treated them as a new employee on the tier 6.
0:43:58
So there has to be a settlement to be able to bypass that portion.
0:44:02
Otherwise, somebody who retired because they were not allowed to continue to work without the vaccine and comes back could be losing 1,000 of dollars in their pension by doing so.
0:44:14
Secondly, the issue of seniority and longevity pay that is for stops.
0:44:19
Even if you don't do retro, it's another challenge.
0:44:22
And that's out of what's on.
0:44:24
But we generally at DC 37 support that measure.
0:44:27
There were many good employees who didn't believe they had to do it and either accepted a resignation or terminated outright, because they refused to do it, and they should be given an opportunity to come back.
David M. Carr
0:44:40
Well, thank you.
