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.

Bumping to Protect Work of Senior Employees. If a regular employee is laid off, in lieu of layoff they employee may take a vacant position in the same classification, classification or a lesser classification in a classification series, or a position in a previously held classification. If no such vacancy existsexists in the employee’s classification and zone, 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.