Common use of Priority consideration Clause in Contracts

Priority consideration. a. Employees who have been downgraded without personal cause and not at their own request while serving under a career or career-conditional appointment (or one of equivalent tenure) shall be entitled to priority referral for noncompetitive consideration for permanent promotion prior to a vacancy being filled by competitive promotion under Article 12. Such employees shall be entitled to priority referral and consideration only to vacancies for which the downgraded employee is highly qualified up to the grade level or the equivalent level of the position from which downgraded. Highly qualified repromotion eligibles will be determined by the appropriate progression level as identified in the applicable Promotion Plan Template.