Common use of Bumping to Protect Work of Senior Employees Clause in Contracts

Bumping to Protect Work of Senior Employees. If a regular employee is laid off, in lieu of layoff they may take a vacant position in the same classification, a lesser classification in a classification series, or a position in a previously held classification. If no such vacancy exists, the employee may take the position of the least senior employee in the same classification or classification series and zone or, if there is no less senior employee, in the same classification and zone and if they are qualified and trained for the position, the least senior employee in the next lower classification in the series and zone, and so on. The bumped employee will be laid off. If a regular employee’s hours are reduced, in lieu of accepting the reduction in hours they may take a vacant position within their zone in the same classification, a lesser classification in the classification series, or a previously held classification.