Common use of Bumping Process Clause in Contracts

Bumping Process. In the event no vacancy exists for which the employee is qualified, the employee may choose to be laid off or displace/bump a less senior employee in lieu of layoff. The process for bumping shall be as follows: a. The Employer will assemble a list of nurses by unit/workplace who have chosen to exercise their right to bump in lieu of layoff. b. Working from the bottom of the bargaining unit seniority list, bumpable positions equal to the number of nurses listed above will be identified. The least senior nurses with the Employer will be placed on the bump list regardless of FTE or shift. The list of bumpable positions will contain a sufficient number of positions to allow all displaced benefited employees to bump into a benefited employee position. c. If multiple employees are laid off, the bumping will occur in order of seniority. The most senior displaced employee whose turn it is to bump shall choose from among the available bumpable positions for which the bumping employee is qualified. The bumping process shall continue in this manner until all employees eligible to bump have exercised their right to bump. The right to bump shall extend only to the positions appearing on the list in subparagraph (b) above.

Bumping Process. In the event no vacancy exists for which the employee is qualified, the employee may choose to be laid off or displace/bump a less senior employee in lieu of layoff. The process for bumping shall be as follows:follows:‌ a. The Employer will assemble a list of nurses by unit/workplace who have chosen to exercise their right to bump in lieu of layoff. b. Working from the bottom of the bargaining unit seniority list, bumpable positions equal to the number of nurses listed above will be identified. The least senior nurses with the Employer will be placed on the bump list regardless of FTE or shift. The list of bumpable positions will contain a sufficient number of positions to allow all displaced benefited employees to bump into a benefited employee position. c. If multiple employees are laid off, the bumping will occur in order of seniority. The most senior displaced employee whose turn it is to bump shall choose from among the available bumpable positions for which the bumping employee is qualified. The bumping process shall continue in this manner until all employees eligible to bump have exercised their right to bump. The right to bump shall extend only to the positions appearing on the list in subparagraph (b) above.