HIRING PREFERENCES. A. The University shall recognize the following order of hiring preferences: 1. LAYOFFS Workers who have been permanently or indefinitely laid off, or given notice of such layoff, shall be appointed to open positions in the department from which the worker was laid off. Such appointment shall be in seniority order if they possess sufficient skill and ability to perform without additional training (as differentiated from orientation) the actually expected work without substantial impairment of the work group. Such employees shall be given preference, if qualified, over promotional, transfer and other candidates for other job openings covered by this Agreement unless the position requires unique skills and abilities that the laid off workers do not possess below.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
