OPTIONS WITHIN CLASS. When a position is to be eliminated and an employee other than the incumbent of that position is selected for layoff, the incumbent of the position to be eliminated will be offered the position held by the employee scheduled for layoff. (1) If the offer is refused, the incumbent of the position to be eliminated will be laid off, notwithstanding the procedures above. (2) In this event, the employee will be laid off with full rights given under Reduction In Force Article, or s/he may exercise vertical displacement rights, if eligible and qualified, in accordance with Section 5, subsection 4 of this Article. (3) Notwithstanding, if the incumbent of the position to be eliminated arranges with other employees in his/her same department and in the same class to switch positions, the employee to be laid off will be determined in accordance with this section, provided the appointing authority agrees to the rearrangement of positions. (4) Any employee not selected for layoff may be required to assume the duties within class of the selected individual, (such as shift or unit assignment, caseload, etc.) and may not grieve such assignment.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
