Common use of Filling Vacancies Clause in Contracts

Filling Vacancies. (a) Subject to the displacement, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skills, ability and qualifications to perform the required duties of the position. (b) The job process used by the Employer may result in the awarding of the position to the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27 (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (e) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. (f) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a vacancy arises in the same position/classification title, within the same work area(s) and/or service within a three (3) month period of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses on the unit, provided the new position is of the same classification as the Nurse’s current position, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nurses.

Filling Vacancies. a. All permanent positions to be filled in the Bargaining Unit shall be advertised internally, in accordance with the Merit Promotion Plan (FSH 6109.12, Chapter 20), prior to filling from any other appropriate source except for— (1) Lateral reassignments. (2) Career-ladder promotions. (3) Voluntary demotions, per Articles 32 and 42. (4) Demotions for disciplinary, performance reasons, or reductions in force. (5) Conversions of Student Career Employment Program appointments. (6) Mandated placement such as those: (a) Subject to the displacementOrdered by a third party such as Merit System Protection Board (MSPB), lay off and recall provisions of this AgreementEqual Employment Opportunity Commission, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skills, ability and qualifications to perform the required duties of the positionan arbitrator. (b) The job process used by the Employer may result Agreed to in the awarding settlement of a grievance, appeal before MSPB, or an Equal Employment Opportunity complaint. (7) Entry-level clerical and technical, GS-4 and below, and Wage Grade 3 and below positions. However, Management will publicize the position throughout the local Management unit for a minimum of 5 working days prior to recruit- ment closing date. The publication will include title, series, grade, and tour of duty. (8) Other positions, where the Local parties mutually agree to an exception. b. Job vacancies will be posted on XXXXXXX.xxx.xxx and also posted within the area of consideration. Parties at the local or intermediate level may agree to methods of providing employee access to vacancy announcement information. c. All permanent positions to be filled shall be listed on the Forest Service Inter- net a minimum of 21 days prior to pulling a referral list. NOTE: These 21 days are not linked to the most senior qualified applicant without length of time that the vacancy is announced on USAJobs. The listing may be done concurrently with outreach for the job opening, including while the job is still occupied. (1) Listings for vacancies to be filled through an interview being conducted subject to open continuous recruitment (OCR) announcement will include the conditions as described in MOA #27following information: (a) Title, series, grade; (b) Location(s); (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority.Earliest date referral list will be pulled; (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline.Internal and/or external vacancy announcement numbers; and (e) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining UnitPoint of contact information. (f2) Positions will be awarded Listings for vacancies to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a vacancy arises in the same position/classification title, within the same work area(s) and/or service within a three (3) month period of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition individual announcement will include the following information: (a) Title, series, grade; (b) Location(s); (c) Earliest date referral list will be pulled; (d) Point of contact information; and (e) When they become available, the internal and/or external vacancy an- nouncement numbers. At a minimum, the announcement numbers will be listed for 10 days. d. Management recognizes the benefit to promoting from within the three (3) month periodBargaining Unit whenever appropriate. Selection officials will consider the rated and ranked list of internal applicants concurrently with the external applicants. (h) The Employer e. Employees will be informed in writing whether or not their application has been referred to the selecting official and whether or not they meet qualifications for the position. If the determination of their qualification subsequently changes, the employee will be notified in writing of the change within 3 days. Notification will include who the employee should respond to if requesting a review. Within 3 days of receipt, employee may offer permanent partrequest a review. Upon such request, Manage- ment will perform an independent review of the qualification determination and provide a written explanation within 14 days. f. For positions that are not entry-time work level or filled through the Merit Promotion Plan, Management will provide the Union representative at the appropriate level, upon request, notification of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses on the unitselectee, provided position, grade, location, and under what authority the new position is filled. g. The Union may review all documents pertaining to the filling of a vacancy and for a position that had advertisement completed and then was withdrawn and, upon request, receive copies of documents in accordance with the same classification Privacy Act. h. Nonselected employee’s rights: An employee’s rights for information are as contained in the Nurse’s current positionMerit Promotion Plan (currently located at FSH 6109.12, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual NursesChap- ter 20, 23.26a(4)).

Filling Vacancies. (a) Subject to the displacement, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skills, ability and qualifications to perform the required duties of the position. (b) The job process used by the Employer may result in the awarding of the position to the most senior Senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27conducted. (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (e) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. (f) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a vacancy arises in the same position/classification title, within the same work area(s) and/or service within a three (3) month period of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses on the unit, provided the new position is of the same classification as the Nurse’s current position, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nurses.

Filling Vacancies. (a) Subject to the displacement, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skills, ability and qualifications to perform the required duties of the position. (b) The job process used by the Employer may result in the awarding of the position to the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27 (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (e) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. (f) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a non-teaching vacancy arises occurs, all bargaining unit applicants shall be given an interview and consideration prior to the interviewing of outside applicants. The vacancy shall be filled by an applicant whose experience, education, training and other qualities qualify him/her for said position. Preference shall be given to the applicant having the most seniority in the same classification where the vacancy occurs, a less senior or outside applicant may be awarded the position if the applicant is more qualified in the necessary skills. When no bargaining unit member applies for a vacancy, and the administration chooses not to expand the number of bargaining unit employees, the administration shall make a reasonable effort to fill the vacancy with the least senior qualified member in the affected classification. The parties agree that laid off bargaining unit members shall be called back under the provisions of Article VII, Section C to temporarily fill a vacancy until the vacancy has been filled under the provisions of this Article. All bargaining unit member applicants for a vacancy shall be notified in writing of the outcome of the selection process within five (5) days of the filling of the position. The person selected for the position will be granted up to twenty (20) work days for a trial period in the new position. During the trial period he/classification titleshe shall be paid at the rate for the job to which he/she is assigned. If an employee fails to perform satisfactorily in the position for which he/she has bid or decides he/she does not wish to continue, he/she shall be returned to his/her former position, within the same twenty (20) day period. The Employer shall not be required to allow an employee who is not performing satisfactorily in the position to remain in the position for the entire twenty (20) work area(sday trial period. An employee, who requests a return to his/her former position, shall not be required to remain in the position for the entire twenty (20) and/or service work day trial period. When filling a temporary/short term vacancies (more than 14 calendar days – less than 90 calendar days) the parties agree that currently employed members within a three (3) month period the classification shall be given preference to fill the position during the term of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses vacancy on the unit, provided the new position is basis of the same classification as the Nurse’s current position, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nursesseniority.

Filling Vacancies. Whereas between two (a2) Subject to the displacement, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skillsqualified full-time/part-time nurses who tender their bid to fill any vacancy, ability and if their qualifications to perform the required duties of the position. (b) The and job process used by the Employer may result in the awarding of the position to the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27 (c) Where two or more candidates performance are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. the most senior nurse from the hospital in which the vacancy occurs who tenders a bid shall be selected. If the vacancy is not filled by a full- or part-time nurse from the hospital in which the vacancy occurs, and two or more qualified full- or part-time nurses from other hospitals covered by this agreement tender their bid to fill a vacancy and their qualifications and job performance are relatively equal, the most senior such nurse shall be selected. If the vacancy is not filled by a full- or part-time RN, and two (d2) Job posting decisions premised on or more qualified per diem nurses working at the hospital in which the vacancy exits tender their bid to fill any vacancy, and if their qualification and job performance are relatively equal, the most senior of such nurse shall be selected. If the vacancy is not filled by a Casual Nurse’s seniority will full- or part- time or per diem nurse from the hospital in which the vacancy occurs, and two or more qualified per diem nurses from other hospitals covered by this agreement tender their bid to fill a vacancy and their qualifications and job performance are relatively equal, the most senior nurse shall be based selected. If no qualified bidders tender a bid with the five (5) day period, which ends at 4:00 p.m. on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on fifth day, (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (e) Only those postings which cannot vacancy may be permanently filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. hospital. A Registered Nurse tenders his/her bid by completing in writing and submitting the appropriate form (fcurrently titled “Transfer Request”) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as Human Resources Department of the Hospital in which the Registered Nurses who is reasonably possible following seeking the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a vacancy arises transfer works. Only RNs who are in the same position/classification titleCNA bargaining unit, within the same work area(s) and/or service within a three (3) month period or managerial RNs who have only been out of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through CNA bargaining unit for a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work period of less than twelve (12) months, may bid on vacant positions during the five (5) day posting period. A nurse who successfully bids for a 0.4 FTE job under this section shall maintain his/her seniority along with all the rights that pertain to qualified Nurses on seniority. The transfer for the unitsuccessful bidder shall be effective within two (2) weeks, provided if feasible, but the new position is transfer may be delayed until the employee has completed the schedule in effect for his/her current unit at the time of the same classification award. A hospital will provide a copy of the list of current vacancies to nurses who are laid off and those nurses can use his/her seniority to bid for the vacant positions. During the period from the time the vacancy develops until the time the vacancy is filled, the Hospital may transfer, assign, or use temporary employees as necessary to cover the Nurse’s current open position. In selecting staff for temporary positions, without posting in order the Hospital shall transfer, assign, or use qualified Registered Nurses with the least seniority. The Hospitals will not use Traveler or Agency nurses who are employees of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual NursesHCA or any of its subsidiaries for more than ninety (90) days.

Filling Vacancies. The Employer supports the practice of promoting from within when practical. It also believes that employees have the primary responsibility for their own career development. To qualify for a promotion, transfer or reclassification an employee must have completed six (a6) Subject months of continuous service in their current job classification and be satisfactory in job performance, job evaluations and a disciplinary actions that are no longer in force and effect. To assist in this process whenever the Employer determines that a job vacancy exists, a notice of such vacancy shall be posted in an appropriate location for a period of six (6) work days. This does not eliminate the Employer from advertising externally during these six (6) days. During such posting period, any employee wishing to apply for the vacant position shall do so by submitting a written application to the displacementEmployer. The Employer shall not be obligated to consider any applications submitted after the posting period or which do not meet the minimum qualifications for the job. The Employer shall reserve the right to hire the most qualified candidate for any vacant position. However, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where if two (2) or more candidates employees, having applied for such a job vacancy, are deemed by the Employer to be relatively equal in skillssuch job qualifications, ability and qualifications then employment seniority shall govern with respect to perform filling the required duties of the position. (b) The job process used by vacancy. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit or prevent the Employer may result in from temporarily filling a vacant position pending the awarding of Employer’s determination to fill the position to the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27 (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised vacancy on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (epermanent basis; nor from permanently filling such vacant position(s) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling new applicants from outside the Bargaining Unit. (fbargaining unit or outside the Employer’s employment when no current bargaining unit employee is qualified to fill such vacancy; nor from permanently or temporarily filling such vacant position(s) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In at its discretion with an individual of its own choosing in the event that a posted such vacancy arises in received no applicants during the same position/classification title, within the same six (6) work area(s) and/or service within a three (3) month day posting period of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses on the unit, provided the new position is of the same classification as the Nurse’s current position, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nurses.

Filling Vacancies. (a) Subject Vacancies the Employer desires to fill will be filled according to seniority if all other matters such as ability and physical qualifications are equal in the displacementopinion of the Employer. Bids within the particular district involved, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the will be given preference. The successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority bidder shall be given a trial period of up to sixty (60) days to qualify on the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skills, ability and qualifications to perform job. The employee will receive the required duties rate of the positionclassification. In the event the employee cannot qualify, he shall be returned to his former position and his former rate of pay. (b) The job process used by Employer reserves the Employer may result right to hire from outside, if, in the awarding opinion of the position to Employer, no employee can fill the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to vacancy, or no bids are received from employees in the conditions as described in MOA #27bargaining unit. (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority Bids to fill vacancies posted by the Employer will be based on considered from employees in lower, same, equal or higher paid classifications who desire to bid into lower, same, equal or higher classification, but only under the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day following conditions: 1) No bids will be considered from any employee who has been awarded a vacancy within a period of the pay period twelve (12) months prior to the day date of the posting deadlinebid except that an employee may bid to a higher paid classification without regard to the twelve (12) month limitation. 2) If an employee has bid on a particular position which was awarded, and does not change their mind within the first seven (e7) Only those postings which cancalendar days, but rejected the position and returned to their prior position within the trial period, that employee will be considered as having been awarded the position within the meaning of this section and shall not be filled with permitted to bid again on a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. (f) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a vacancy arises in the same position/classification title, position within the same classification within the four (4) month period. An exception may be granted in the instance where an employee is seeking to get a work area(s) and/or service within a three (location closer to home. 3) month period An employee awarded a vacancy will be placed at the bottom of the closing date seniority list in that classification in his district. 4) If an employee submits a statement from his doctor that, because of disability or the competitioninfirmities of age he is unable to continue in his present classification, the Employer may require, at its own expense, verification by the Employer’s doctor of such disability or infirmity to determine the type of work available which the employee is not required physically able to post perform. 5) Mechanics who bid out of the vacancy. The position classification may be filled through retained on the job until a prior posting or existing competition within the three replacement is obtained for a period not to exceed sixty (360) month perioddays. (h6) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than Prior to submitting a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses on bid, an employee must have the unit, provided bid slip signed by the new supervisor who supervises the vacant position is of the same classification as the Nurse’s current position, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nursesor his/her designee.

Filling Vacancies. (a) Subject to the displacement, lay off and recall provisions of this Agreement, in determining the successful candidate when filling a Permanent position, Permanent Seniority shall be the determining factor where two or more candidates are relatively equal in skills, ability and qualifications to perform the required duties of the position. (b) The job process used by the Employer may result in the awarding of the position to the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27 (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equal, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (e) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. (f) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a non-teaching vacancy arises occurs, all bargaining unit applicants shall be given an interview and consideration prior to the interviewing of outside applicants. The vacancy shall be filled by an applicant whose experience, education, training and other qualities qualify him/her for said position. Preference shall be given to the applicant having the most seniority in the same classification where the vacancy occurs, a less senior or outside applicant may be awarded the position if the applicant is more qualified in the necessary skills. When no bargaining unit member applies for a vacancy, and the administration chooses not to expand the number of bargaining unit employees, the administration shall make a reasonable effort to fill the vacancy with the least senior qualified member in the affected classification. The parties agree that laid off bargaining unit members shall be called back under the provisions of Article VII, Section C to temporarily fill a vacancy until the vacancy has been filled under the provisions of this Article. All bargaining unit member applicants for a vacancy shall be notified in writing of the outcome of the selection process within five (5) days of the filling of the position. The person selected for the position will be granted up to thirty (30) work days for a trial period in the new position. During the trial period he/classification titleshe shall be paid at the rate for the job to which he/she is assigned. If an employee fails to perform satisfactorily in the position for which he/she has bid or decides he/she does not wish to continue, he/she shall be returned to his/her former position, within the same thirty (30) day period. The Employer shall not be required to allow an employee who is not performing satisfactorily in the position to remain in the position for the entire thirty (30) work area(sday trial period. An employee, who requests a return to his/her former position, shall not be required to remain in the position for the entire thirty (30) and/or service work day trial period. When filling a temporary/short term vacancies (more than 14 calendar days – less than 90 calendar days) the parties agree that currently employed members within a three (3) month period the classification shall be given preference to fill the position during the term of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses vacancy on the unit, provided the new position is basis of the same classification as the Nurse’s current position, without posting in order of seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nursesseniority.

Filling Vacancies. A. All vacancies shall be filled or the position shall be eliminated. A temporary vacancy shall be filled no more than twenty (a20) Subject calendar days after it becomes vacant unless an extension is granted by PSA. Such a request for extension shall not be unreasonably denied. A permanent vacancy shall be filled on a permanent basis within a reasonable period of time after it becomes vacant. However, this provision shall not preclude the possibility of filling a permanent vacancy with a temporary Employee for a reasonable period of time. Saturdays, Sundays and paid holidays shall not be counted as days. During a reduction in force (RIF), all permanent vacancies shall be posted immediately but not filled until the thirty-first (31st) day. These awarded vacancies shall not commence until the first day after the completion of the RIF. B. Temporary and permanent vacancies shall be filled through transfer in the following order: 1. Bargaining unit members that are permanent employees on layoff or notified of layoff, shall be recalled to fill vacancies as provided in Section 9.7. 2. Bargaining unit members on leaves of absence, as provided in Section 13.3 and who apply, shall be appointed to fill vacancies. If more than one bargaining unit member on leave applies for a single vacancy and their qualifications are substantially equal, the most senior shall receive the position. This paragraph (8.4 B.2) does not apply to: a. bargaining unit members with the right to return to the displacementposition held immediately prior to their leave of absence, lay off and b. to the situation of a bargaining unit member applying for a vacancy in order to return from his/her leave prior to the established termination date of his/her leave. 3. When the percentage of minority or female Employees in Headquarters or a UniServ Zone is less than the percentage of minorities or females in the relevant national labor force (by ethnic group or sex), and recall provisions if a bargaining unit member(s) who is in the underutilized group makes application, and if said transfer is from Headquarters or UniServ Zone where the percentage of this Agreementunderutilization is less than the percentage of underutilization in Headquarters or UniServ Zone where the vacancy exists, in determining the successful candidate when filling most senior qualified bargaining unit member from the most underutilized group shall receive the position. In the case of a Permanent UniServ Director position, Permanent Seniority the most senior of those persons shall be given special consideration, and the determining factor where position shall be awarded if approved by the coordinating council. Relative underutilization shall be based upon a percentage of the goal achieved. 4. If one or more bargaining unit member(s) applies for a vacancy in a position other than UniServ Director and one bargaining unit member is most qualified of all applicants or has qualifications substantially equal to all outside applicants, he/she shall receive the position. If more than one bargaining unit member applies for a position other than UniServ Director and two or more candidates are relatively have qualifications substantially equal in skillsto all outside applicants, ability and qualifications to perform the required duties of most senior bargaining unit member shall receive the position. (b5. If one or more bargaining unit member(s) The job process used applies for a vacancy in the position of UniServ Director, the most senior qualified bargaining unit member shall be given special consideration and shall receive the position upon approval by the Employer may result coordinating council. 6. The most senior temporary employee in this bargaining unit, who is on the awarding MEA Screened Applicants List (XXX), with at least one (1) year of continuous employment, who is on layoff or notified of layoff, and applies, shall be granted the vacancy as provided in Section 9.7. 7. In the event that any vacancy is not filled from within the bargaining unit then, from among those on layoff or notified of layoff who are members of the position to MEA-ASO, MESSA-PSA, MESSA-SSA and MEA-FSA bargaining units, said vacancy shall be filled by the most senior qualified applicant without an interview being conducted subject to the conditions as described in MOA #27 (c) Where two or more candidates are relatively equalor, Permanent Seniority takes precedence over Casual Seniority. (d) Job posting decisions premised on a Casual Nurse’s seniority will be based on the Casual Nurse’s seniority on the last day of the pay period prior to the day of the posting deadline. (e) Only those postings which cannot be filled with a qualified Nurse from the Bargaining Unit will be available for filling from outside the Bargaining Unit. (f) Positions will be awarded to the successful candidate as soon as is reasonably possible following the closing date for the job posting. (g) In the event that a vacancy arises in the same position/classification title, within the same work area(s) and/or service within case of a three (3) month period of the closing date of the competition, the Employer is not required to post the vacancy. The position may be filled through a prior posting or existing competition within the three (3) month period. (h) The Employer may offer permanent part-time work of less than a 0.4 FTE to qualified Nurses on the unit, provided the new position is of the same classification as the Nurse’s current UniServ Director position, without posting shall be given special consideration in order of most seniority first to permanent part-time Nurses then casual Nursesand shall receive the position upon approval by the coordinating council. Seniority for each person for determining the order above shall be the seniority he/she holds in the respective bargaining unit above. A person who fills a vacancy by this provision shall be treated as any other new hire into the bargaining unit.