Common use of Limited-Term Employee Clause in Contracts

Limited-Term Employee. The expiration of a limited term appointment shall not be considered a layoff for purposes of this Article. A unit employee with status acquired in a limited term appointment, and separated because of the expiration of that appointment may be reinstated within three (3) years in any vacancy in any Department and in the same class as that from which the unit employee was separated. Such reinstatement may precede employment of any person from a promotional list and any person with less seniority on a layoff list. This subsection shall not apply in the case of a continuing state unit employee who accepted an appointment to a limited term position at any level; in this situation the employee may exercise employment preference at the end of the limited-term appointment. Employment preference begins at the last classification level at which the employee achieved status in an indefinite appointment before accepting the limited-term appointment. Employment preference may be exercised only within the principal department or autonomous agency that appointed the employee to the limited term appointment. A person who is recalled on a limited term basis is not eligible to exercise employment preference at the end of the limited-term appointment but shall be returned to all recall lists for which the employee is eligible.