254. If some or all of the activities of the institute cease, or in the case of a lack of work, an employee contemplated by section 251 is entitled to be assigned by the chairman of the Conseil du trésor to a position in the public service that corresponds to a classification established in accordance with the criteria provided in section 252.
The employee contemplated by section 251 shall then be placed on reserve in the public service, and he remains employed by the institute until the chairman of the Conseil du trésor is able to assign him a position.
1988, c. 75, s. 254; 1996, c. 35, s. 19.