Common use of Reassignment to Vacant Position and Bumping Clause in Contracts

Reassignment to Vacant Position and Bumping. Employees facing layoff shall be offered reassignment to a vacant position or afforded bumping rights in accordance with the following (a flow chart illustrating this process can be found at the end of Appendix A): 7.5.1 In all cases, claiming vacancies and bumping, the employee must be qualified to perform the duties of the position following a reasonable period of orientation and training. 7.5.2 Employees may only claim vacancies or bump into classifications in which they have formerly served and satisfactorily completed the probationary period except that prior service in any classification that is part of a homogeneous classification series shall be considered as qualifying service. 7.5.3 In the event there is more than one (1) qualified candidate for a position, such position shall be offered on the basis of seniority. 7.5.4 Employees may not bump across homogeneous classification series lines without prior service except that employees may bump less senior employees within/between the Real (II or I) and Personal Property Appraiser II classification series in accordance with the attached flow chart. 7.5.5 In a bumping situation the employee may only bump when more senior than the employee being bumped. 7.5.6 Employees facing layoff shall be offered reassignment to a vacant position or afforded bumping rights in the order below. The steps below may be rearranged in order to provide a minimum pay reduction: a. Vacant position in the classification from which the employee is being laid off. b. A vacant position in a lateral classification within the bargaining unit. c. An occupied position in a lateral classification within the bargaining unit held by the least senior employee. d. A vacant position in the next lower classification. e. An occupied position in the next lower classification held by the least senior employee. If a bumping employee is less senior than the least senior employee then the bumping employee will bump into the position held by the least senior employee within the next lower classification, and so on. In the event that the bumping employee is bumping from a classification outside of the homogeneous classification series to position within a homogeneous classification series the bumping employee shall bump the least senior employee within the series and shall be classified at the highest level of the series. f. A vacant position in any other formerly held classifications in the bargaining unit. 7.5.7 If there are no available positions in the steps above the County will make every effort to place employees subject to being laid off in other vacant positions for which they are qualified but have no prior service.

Reassignment to Vacant Position and Bumping. Employees facing layoff shall be offered reassignment to a vacant position or afforded bumping rights in accordance with the following (a flow chart illustrating this process can be found at the end of Appendix A):following: 7.5.1 6.5.1 In all cases, claiming vacancies and bumping, the employee must be qualified to perform the duties of the position position. Qualified is defined as able to perform the duties following a reasonable three (3) month period of orientation and training. 7.5.2 6.5.2 Employees may only claim vacancies or bump into classifications in which they have formerly served and satisfactorily completed the probationary period except that prior service in any classification that is part of a homogeneous classification series shall be considered as qualifying service. 7.5.3 6.5.3 Employees may not bump across department lines, except that employees may bump less senior employees, across departmental lines within/between positions in the Engineer or Engineering Technician series. 6.5.4 In the event there is more than one (1) qualified candidate for a position, such position shall be offered on the basis of seniority. 7.5.4 6.5.5 Employees may not bump across homogeneous classification series lines without prior service except into occupied positions if there are vacant positions in the same or lateral classifications that employees may bump less senior employees within/between the Real (II or I) are available and Personal Property Appraiser II classification series in accordance with the attached flow chartsuitable. 7.5.5 6.5.6 In a all bumping situation situations, the bumping employee may only bump when must be more senior than the employee being bumped. 7.5.6 6.5.7 Employees facing layoff shall first be offered reassignment to a vacant position or afforded position. If there are no vacant positions, bumping rights will be afforded in the order below. The steps below may be rearranged in order to provide a minimum pay reduction:. a. Vacant A vacant position in the classification from which the employee is being laid off, first in the department then in the bargaining unit. b. A vacant position in a lateral classification within first in the department then in the bargaining unit. c. An occupied position in a lateral the same classification within the bargaining unit held by the least senior employee. If the bumping employee is not qualified to perform the work of the least senior employee, the employee may bump the next least senior employee within the same classification. d. An occupied position in a lateral classification held by the least senior employee. If the bumping employee is not qualified to perform the work of the least senior employee, the employee may bump the next least senior employee within a lateral classification. e. A vacant position in the next lower classification. e. f. An occupied position in the next lower classification held by the least senior employee. If a bumping employee is less senior than the least senior employee then the bumping employee will bump into the position held by the least senior employee within in the next lower classification. If the employee is not qualified to perform the work of the least senior employee the employee may bump the next least senior employee, and so on. In the event that the bumping employee has less seniority than any employee in the next lower classification, or is bumping from a classification outside of the homogeneous classification series to position within a homogeneous classification series not qualified, then the bumping employee shall bump will repeat the least senior employee within above process in the series next lower classification and shall be classified at the highest level of the seriesso on. f. g. A vacant position in any other formerly held classifications in the bargaining unit. 7.5.7 If there are no available positions in the steps above the County will make every effort to place employees subject to being laid off in other vacant positions for which they are qualified but have no prior service.