Filling Job Openings. Open positions shall be filled as follows:
Filling Job Openings. The sequence in filling job openings will be as follows:
Filling Job Openings. Job openings will be filled by the District based on the seniority, experience, skills, ability, qualifications, and other relevant factors of the applicants for the positions. The District shall be the sole judge of experience, skills, ability, qualifications, and other relevant factors, provided such judgment is not arbitrary and capricious. In addition, the District shall consider the requirements and intentions of laws and regulations concerning equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs in filling job openings.
Filling Job Openings. A. When a job opening occurs, it shall be filled with the most senior employee on layoff who previously held the job classification of the job being filled.
Filling Job Openings. Job openings for bargaining unit positions, including shift openings, will be offered to full-time employees who have submitted written transfer requests for such positions as follows: (1) in order of general seniority in the classification where the opening exists; (2) as a reasonable accommodation for a bona fide medical condition necessitating a shift change within the employee's classification without bumping more senior employees. If job openings cannot be filled with full-time employees pursuant to the preceding process, the Employer may select a part-time employee to fill a vacancy if part-time employees apply for the position. Should more than one part-time employee apply for a position, the part-time employee with the earliest hire date shall be awarded the position. Employees who upgrade their certifications shall be given preference by the Employer for any new job openings before the Employer hires a new employee. Employees may not transfer to an open position in a lower level classification within the bargaining unit. This paragraph will not apply to Lead Paramedics who opt out of FTO status or, by mutual agreement with the Employer, accept non-Lead Paramedic status. Mutual agreement under the preceding sentence will not be a precedent for any other case. The Employer will provide the Union with copies of job descriptions for all bargaining unit positions and will give copies to each employee of his/her job description if requested by the employee. Displaced employees are defined as any employee who loses their Lead or classification status or whose shift has been discontinued or substantially modified. Such displaced employees may utilize their general seniority to transfer to an open shift. Employees are not eligible for transfer from one operation to another if there is formal corrective action in their file in the preceding twelve (12) months.
