Common use of Formal Options Clause in Contracts

Formal Options. ‌ A. Employees will be laid off in accordance with seniority, as defined in Article 35, Seniority, among the group of employees with the required skills and abilities. Skills and abilities for layoff purposes are documented qualifications that have been identified at least three (3) months prior to the layoff and require a reasonable period to acquire, as determined by the Employer. The Employer may require updated information from the employee regarding their current skills and abilities. Employees being laid off will be provided the following options to comparable positions in descending order within the layoff unit: 1. A funded vacant position for which the employee has the skills and abilities, within their current job classification. 2. A funded filled position held by the least senior employee for which the employee has the skills and abilities, within their current job classification. 3. A funded vacant or filled position held by the least senior employee for which the employee has the skills and abilities, at the same or lower salary range as their current permanent position, within a job classification in which the employee has held permanent status. B. Options will be provided in descending order of salary range and one (1) progressively lower level at a time. Vacant positions will be offered prior to filled positions. C. If a job classification in which an employee has previously held status has been abolished or revised, a crosswalk to the classification series will be used to identify any layoff option(s). The employee must have the skills and abilities of any identified position. D. For employees who have transitioned into the IT Professional Structure on July 1, 2019, layoff options within the layoff unit will be determined as follows: 1. a. A funded vacant position within their current permanent job family and level for which the employee has the skills and abilities.

Formal Options. ‌ ‌ A. Employees will be laid off in accordance with Section 31.3, Basis for Layoff. Formal options, if any, are based on seniority, as defined in Article 3530, Seniority, among the group of employees with the required skills and abilitiesabilities for the position as defined in Section 31.8 of this Article. Skills The Agency will determine if the employee possesses the required skills and abilities for layoff purposes are documented qualifications that have been identified at least three (3) months the position, using all available information including written skills and abilities if submitted by the employee, prior to the making any layoff and require a reasonable period to acquire, as determined by the Employer. The Employer may require updated information from the employee regarding their current skills and abilitiesoption. Employees being laid off will be provided the following options an option to a comparable positions position in descending order within the layoff unit:, as defined in Appendix A and illustrated in the layoff flow chart. For the purposes of this Article, project and permanent positions will be considered comparable. Once an option as described in 1 through 3 below is available and offered, no further formal option will be provided. 1. A funded vacant position for which the employee has the skills and abilities, within their current job classification. If there are multiple funded vacancies within the layoff unit, the employee(s) will be afforded a choice according to seniority and the required skills and abilities. 2. A funded filled position held by the least senior employee for which the employee has the skills and abilities, within their current job classification. 3. A funded vacant or filled position held by the least senior employee for which the employee has the skills and abilities, at the same or lower salary range as their current permanent position, within a job classification in which the employee has held permanent status. B. status or, at the employee’s written request, to a lower classification within their current job classification series even if the employee has not held permanent status in the lower job classification. Options will be provided in descending order of salary range and one (1) progressively lower level at a time. Vacant positions will be offered prior to filled positions. C. If . Part-time employees only have formal options to part-time positions. Full-time employees only have formal options to full-time positions unless the agency receives a job classification in which an employee has previously held status has been abolished or revised, a crosswalk to the classification series will be used to identify any layoff option(s). The employee must have the skills and abilities of any identified position. D. For employees who have transitioned into the IT Professional Structure on July 1, 2019, layoff options within the layoff unit will be determined as follows: 1. a. A funded vacant position within their current permanent job family and level for which written request from the employee has within seven (7) calendar days of the skills and abilitiesdate of the at-risk notice that the employee would accept a part-time position as a formal layoff option.