Impact and Notification to Employees. A. The Employer shall attempt to minimize the adverse effects on employees of actions exercising management rights. All RIFs shall be carried out in strict compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. B. The Employer shall give an advance general notice of 90 calendar days to employees who may be affected by a RIF, and a specific notice of 60 calendar days to individual employees who will be affected by a RIF. C. Employees receiving a RIF notice have the right to review retention lists pertaining to all positions for which they are qualified within their competitive area. This includes the retention register for their competitive level and those for other positions for which they are qualified, down to and including those in the same or equivalent grade as the position offered by the Agency. If separation occurs, this includes all positions to or below the grade level of their current positions in their competitive areas. Affected employees shall have the right to the assistance of the Union when reviewing such lists or records. D. Any career or career-conditional employees whose last performance rating of record is above unacceptable and who are separated because of a RIF must be given information concerning their right to reemployment consideration and career transition assistance plans, among other rights to which they may be entitled. It is understood that acceptance of a temporary appointment shall not alter the employee’s right to be offered permanent employment. Bargaining unit employees have the right to outplacement services described in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Career Transition Assistance Plans and 5 CFR 351.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Impact and Notification to Employees. A. The Employer shall will attempt to minimize the adverse effects on employees of actions exercising management rights. All RIFs shall will be carried out in strict compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Employer shall will give an advance general notice of 90 calendar days to employees who may be affected by a RIF, and a specific notice of 60 calendar days to individual employees who will be affected by a RIF.
C. Employees receiving a RIF notice have the right to review retention lists pertaining to all positions for which they are qualified within their competitive area. This includes the retention register for their competitive level and those for other positions for which they are qualified, down to and including those in the same or equivalent grade as the position offered by the Agency. If separation occurs, this includes all positions to or below the grade level of their current positions in their competitive areas. Affected employees shall have the right to the assistance of the Union when reviewing such lists or records.
D. Any career or career-conditional employees whose last performance rating of record is above unacceptable and who are separated because of a RIF must be given information concerning their right to reemployment consideration and career transition assistance plans, among other rights to which they may be entitled. It is understood that acceptance of a temporary appointment shall will not alter the employee’s right to be offered permanent employment. .
E. Bargaining unit employees have the right to outplacement services described in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Career Transition Assistance Plans and 5 CFR 351.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Impact and Notification to Employees. A. The Employer shall will attempt to minimize the adverse effects on employees of actions exercising management Management rights. All RIFs shall will be carried out in strict compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Employer shall will give an advance general notice of 90 calendar days to employees who may be affected by a RIF, and a specific notice of 60 calendar days to individual employees who will be affected by a RIF.
C. Employees receiving a RIF notice have the right to review retention lists pertaining to all positions for which they are qualified within their competitive area. This includes the retention register for their competitive level and those for other positions for which they are qualified, down to and including those in the same or equivalent grade as the position offered by the Agency. If separation occurs, this includes all positions to or below the grade level of their current positions in their competitive areas. Affected employees shall have the right to the assistance of the Union when reviewing such lists or records.
D. Any career or career-conditional employees whose last performance rating of record is above unacceptable and who are separated because of a RIF must be given information concerning their right to reemployment consideration and career transition assistance plans, among other rights to which they may be entitled. It is understood that acceptance of a temporary appointment shall will not alter the employee’s right to be offered permanent employment. .
E. Bargaining unit employees have the right to outplacement services described in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Career Transition Assistance Plans and 5 CFR 351.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Impact and Notification to Employees. A. The Employer shall will attempt to minimize the adverse effects on employees of actions exercising management rights. All RIFs shall will be carried out in strict compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Employer shall will give an advance general notice of 90 calendar days to employees who may be affected by a RIF, and a specific notice of 60 calendar days to individual employees who will be affected by a RIF.
C. Employees receiving a RIF notice have the right to review retention lists pertaining to all positions for which they are qualified within their competitive area. This includes the retention register for their competitive level and those for other positions for which they are qualified, down to and including those in the same or equivalent grade as the position offered by the Agency. If separation occurs, this includes all positions to or below the grade level of their current positions in their competitive areas. Affected employees shall have the right to the assistance of the Union when reviewing such lists or records.
D. Any career or career-conditional employees whose last performance rating of record is above unacceptable and who are separated because of a RIF must be given information concerning their right to reemployment consideration and career transition assistance plans, among other rights to which they may be entitled. It is understood that acceptance of a temporary appointment shall will not alter the employee’s right to be offered permanent employment. Bargaining unit employees have the right to outplacement services described in the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Career Transition Assistance Plans and 5 CFR 351.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement