Common use of Exceptions to Competition Clause in Contracts

Exceptions to Competition. 1. The Agency will provide on-board employees the opportunity to compete for all permanent, and indefinite vacancies that are available within the SCNG. 2. Prior to announcing a position vacancy, consideration will be given to filling a vacancy through those actions which are exempt from competition: a. Promotions due to issuance of new classification standards or correction of a classification error. b. Promotions when competition was held earlier (i.e., position advertised with known promotion potential). c. Promotions resulting from a technician’s position being reclassified at a higher grade because of additional duties and responsibilities. d. Position change required by result of reduction-in-force (RIF) regulations. e. Placement of over-graded technicians entitled to grade retention as a RIF or reclassification. f. Re-promotion to a grade or an intervening grade or position from which a technician was demoted without personal cause and not at his/her request. g. Management Directed Reassignment to a position having no higher promotion potential. h. Temporary promotion of 120 days or less. i. Detail to same or higher-graded position, or to a position with known promotion potential for 120 days or less. j. Selection of a former technician from the Re-Employment Priority List for a position at the same or lower grade than the one last held. k. Temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) appointments.

Exceptions to Competition. 1. The Agency will provide on-board employees the opportunity to compete for all permanent, and indefinite vacancies that are available within the SCNG. 2. Prior to announcing a position vacancy, consideration will be given to filling a vacancy through those actions which are exempt from competition: a. Promotions due to issuance of new classification standards or correction of a classification error. b. Promotions when competition was held earlier (i.e., position advertised with known promotion potential). c. Promotions resulting from a technician’s position being reclassified at a higher grade because of additional duties and responsibilities. d. Position change required by result of reduction-in-force (RIF) regulations. e. Placement of over-graded technicians entitled to grade retention as a RIF or reclassification. f. Re-promotion to a grade or an intervening grade or position from which a technician was demoted without personal cause and not at his/her request. g. Management Directed Reassignment to a position having no higher promotion potential. h. Temporary promotion of 120 days or less. i. Detail to same or higher-graded position, or to a position with known promotion potential for 120 days or less. j. Selection of a former technician employee from the Re-Employment Priority List for a position at the same or lower grade than the one last held. k. Temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) appointments. 3. The Agency will notify the Union in advance, but not less than seven (7) days prior to the effective date, when a vacancy is going to be filled as an exception to competition under Paragraph 2(a) thru (j) of this Section.

Exceptions to Competition. 1. The Agency will provide on-board employees the opportunity to compete for all permanent, and indefinite vacancies that are available within the SCNG. 2. Prior to announcing a position vacancy, consideration will be given to filling a vacancy through those actions which are exempt from competition: a. Promotions due to issuance of new classification standards or correction of a classification error. b. Promotions when competition was held earlier (i.e., position advertised with known promotion potential). c. Promotions resulting from a technician’s position being reclassified at a higher grade because of additional duties and responsibilities. d. Position change required by result of reduction-in-force (RIF) regulations. e. Placement of over-graded technicians entitled to grade retention as a RIF or reclassification. f. Re-promotion to a grade or an intervening grade or position from which a technician was demoted without personal cause and not at his/her request. g. Management Directed Reassignment to a position having no higher promotion potential. h. Temporary promotion of 120 days or less. i. Detail to same or higher-graded position, or to a position with known promotion potential for 120 days or less. j. Selection of a former technician employee from the Re-Employment Priority List for a position at the same or lower grade than the one last held. k. Temporary Not to Exceed (NTE) appointments.

Exceptions to Competition. 1. The Agency will provide on-board employees the opportunity to compete for all permanent, and indefinite vacancies that are available within the SCNGUT ARNG. 2. Prior to announcing a position vacancy, consideration will be given to filling a vacancy through those actions which are exempt from competition: a. Promotions due to issuance of new classification standards or correction of a classification error. b. Promotions when competition was held earlier (i.e., position advertised with known promotion potential). c. Promotions resulting from a technician’s position being reclassified at a higher grade because of additional duties and responsibilities. d. Position change required by result of reduction-in-force (RIF) regulations. e. Placement of over-graded technicians entitled to grade retention as a RIF or reclassification. f. Re-promotion to a grade or an intervening grade or position from which a technician was demoted without personal cause and not at his/her request. g. Management Directed Reassignment to a position having no higher promotion potential. h. Temporary promotion of 120 days or less. i. Detail to same or higher-graded position, or to a position with known promotion potential for 120 days or less. j. Selection of a former technician from the Re-Employment Priority List for a position at the same or lower grade than the one last held. k. Direct Hire Authority (i.e., Temporary Not to Exceed ([NTE) appointments]). 3. The HRO will notify the State Representative in advance when a vacancy is going to be filled as an exception to competition under this section.