ACCELERATED PROMOTION. For the purpose of enabling employees who have been demoted or transferred under the provisions of this Title, or to enable employees who have been on or are on Long-Term Disability status, to return to their former status (includes former classification and department and/or any other intermediate classification in the department and in the Line of Progression), on an accelerated basis, Company will give preferential consideration in the following sequence to the bids and transfer applications submitted by such employees on any job vacancy: (Amended 1-1-00)
(a) Bids and transfer applications submitted by employees who formerly worked in such job classification and headquarters, and who were transferred from such headquarters, demoted from such classification, or were placed on Long-Term Disability status from such headquarters. An employee’s bid or transfer application shall not be considered under this Subsection if following demotion or transfer the employee has not exercised each opportunity available to return to a job in his/her former classification and headquarters. (Amended 1-1-91)
(b) Bids and transfer applications submitted by employees listed in Subsection (a) above who formerly worked in such job classification and Area. (Added 1-1-00)
(c) Bids and transfer applications submitted by employees listed in Subsection (a) above who formerly worked in such job classification. (Amended 1-1-00)
(d) Should an employee return to a classification and/or Line of Progression under the provisions of Section 19.13 other than one from which such employee was demoted, transferred or laid off, such placement shall not be considered as voluntarily removing himself/herself from the Line of Progression to which such employee would have accelerated promotional rights under the provisions of this Section. (Amended 1-1-00) In considering, under Subsections (a), (b) or (c), bids or transfer applications received from two or more employees on the same job, Company shall give preferential consideration to the bid or transfer application submitted by the employee who has the greatest Service. (Amended 1-1-00) An employee who has been demoted or transferred under the provisions of this Title who thereafter voluntarily removes him/herself from the Line of Progression to which the employee was previously transferred or demoted shall not be given consideration under this Section. (Amended 1-1-91)
ACCELERATED PROMOTION. For the purpose of enabling employees who have been demoted or transferred under the provisions of this procedure, Company will give preferential consideration in the following sequence to the bids made by such employees on any job vacancy:
(a) Bids made by employees who formerly worked in such job classification and headquarters; demoted from such classification from such headquarters. An employee's bid shall not be considered under this subsection if following their demotion or transfer they have not exercised each opportunity available to them to bid on a job in their former classification and headquarters;
(b) Bids made by employees listed in Subsection (a) above who formerly worked in such job classification. In considering, under Subsection (a) or (b), bids received from two (2) or more employees on the same job, Company shall give preferential consideration to the bid made by the employee who has the greatest Company seniority. An employee who has been demoted or transferred under the provisions of this procedure who thereafter voluntarily removes themselves from the Line of Progression and occupational group to which they were previously transferred or demoted shall not be given consideration under this section.
ACCELERATED PROMOTION. (See LA 97-97
