(2) If an employer bound by a collective agreement is or will be laying off an employee for a period that will or may be longer than a temporary lay - off and the employer would be or might be in breach of the collective agreement if the employer advised the employee that his or her employment was to be terminated, the employer may provide the employee with a written notice of indefinite lay - off and the employer shall be
deemed as of the
date on which that notice was given to have provided the employee with a notice of
termination.