Notice to VSEA. The notice of publication of an RFP, that may result in the layoff of State employee(s), shall serve as notice to VSEA of intent to contract out and shall give VSEA the opportunity to discuss alternatives. Such notice must be sent at least thirty-five (35) days before the effective date of any Reduction in Force (RIF) and at least five (5) days before any employee is officially notified of layoff. The period for discussing alternatives may begin at VSEA's request following receipt of notice of publication, and shall overlap the period for discussing alternatives under the RIF Article and shall terminate at the same time as the end of the discussion period under the RIF Article.
Notice to VSEA. The right to determine that a reduction in force is necessary and the time when it shall occur is the employer’s prerogative, pursuant to the provisions of Management Rights Article. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to imply otherwise. At least thirty (30) days before the effective date of any reduction in force and five days before any employee is officially notified of a layoff, the VSEA will be given a list of affected classes and of employees selected for layoff, and given the opportunity to discuss alternatives.
3. The following employees do not have rights as provided for in this Article unless otherwise stated:
(a) provisional employees;
(b) employees in their original probationary periods;
(c) employees with limited status, including employees who voluntarily accept a promotion, transfer, or demotion from a permanent position to a limited service position, and,
(d) other employees who do not have permanent status.
4. Notwithstanding Section 3(c and d)
(a) An employee with limited status in a limited service position has rights under this Article after three (3) consecutive years in one (1) or more limited service position(s). In the computation of seniority, permanent status employees shall receive credit for time spent in limited service.
(b) Volunteers need not be separated prior to laying off classified employees provided the volunteers do not assume the duties of laid-off employees.
5. For the purpose of this Section seniority shall be defined as length of service in the current rank plus any continuous prior service in a higher rank. The procedures in a reduction in force are as follows:
(a) The appointing authority shall notify an employee (s)he is to be laid off at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of the reduction in force. If mutually agreed to, an employee may be given two (2) weeks’ pay in lieu of notice.
(b) The Department of Human Resources shall identify and determine the order of separation of employees with permanent status, by rank, in the following manner:
(1) Employees shall be selected for layoff within rank in reverse order of seniority, calculated as length of service in the current rank plus any continuous prior service in a higher rank. A Lieutenant who is identified for layoff may bump into the State Police Bargaining Unit. The employee with the least seniority in the higher rank may bump a less senior employee who is the most junior in the next lower rank. The employee with the next higher seni...
Notice to VSEA. The right to determine that a reduction in force is necessary and the time when it shall occur is the employer’s prerogative, pursuant to the provisions of Management Rights Article. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to imply otherwise. At least thirty (30) days before the effective date of any reduction in force and five days before any employee is officially notified of a layoff, the VSEA will be given a list of affected classes and of employees selected for layoff, and given the opportunity to discuss alternatives.
Notice to VSEA. The notice of publication of an RFP, that may result in the layoff of State employee(s), shall serve as notice to VSEA of i ntent t o co ntract out and sh all g ive V SEA t he opportunity to discuss alternatives. Such notice must be sent at least thirty-five (35) days before the effective dat e of any R eduction in F orce ( RIF) and at l east f ive (5) days before any em ployee is officially notified of layoff. The per iod f or di scussing al ternatives may beg in at V SEA's request following receipt of not ice of publ ication, and sh all ov erlap t he per iod f or di scussing al ternatives under the RIF Article and shall terminate at the sa me t ime as the end of t he di scussion per iod under the RIF Article.
