Common use of REDUCTION AND RECALL PROCEDURE Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION AND RECALL PROCEDURE. A. Whenever the College determines it is necessary to decrease the size of the full-time faculty staff in any discipline, applied field, general education area, or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Centers, the College may cause the necessary number of faculty within the affected discipline(s), applied field(s), general education area(s), and/or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Center(s) beginning with those serving in an annual contract status, followed by those serving in a probationary status, followed by those serving in a continuing contract status, to be placed on layoff status, but only in inverse order of their accrued faculty seniority. Faculty who may be placed on layoff status in the next academic year must be notified of the potential by March 31st. Final notice shall be in writing by Certified Mail postmarked on or before May 31st. B. If a posted position exists in another discipline for which an affected faculty member is qualified, said faculty member shall be transferred to such position. If more than one (1) affected faculty member is already qualified for such position, then the faculty member with the greatest amount of accrued faculty seniority shall be given the transfer. C. Reduction of staff in Section A above, shall be implemented by identifying the discipline(s), applied field(s), general education area(s), and/or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Center(s) where over-staffing exists. The least senior faculty member of the discipline (college-wide) shall be placed on layoff status first. The President of OCCFA shall be given prior notice of and an opportunity to discuss such layoff before it is implemented. The opportunity for the President of OCCFA to discuss such layoff shall not limit the College from providing any impacted faculty members with the notification specified in Section A above. D. A faculty member subject to reduction in Section A above who is not placed in a position by transfer per Section D above shall have the right to bump the least senior faculty member in another discipline for which he/she is qualified, providing that the faculty member has greater seniority than the faculty member being bumped. Bumped faculty members shall have the same rights to bump. All bumping must be completed and the affected faculty member(s) notified by June 30th. E. The following recall provisions shall apply only to Section 4.2.A: 1. When circumstances are appropriate, each continuing contract or probationary faculty member placed on layoff status as aforementioned shall be reinstated in inverse order of placement on layoff status when a full-time faculty position for which he/she is qualified is available. 2. A faculty member shall have a right to recall for the length of his/her accrued faculty seniority or three (3) years from the effective date of the layoff, whichever is less. Faculty members shall be re-employed at a salary level no lower than that paid at the time of layoff, and shall return with the same seniority status held at the time of the layoff. 3. The College shall notify qualified faculty members on layoff status of subsequent vacancies by mail to the faculty member’s home address on file with the College. A faculty member on layoff status shall have up to fifteen (15) days from date of such notification in which to apply for the vacancy (or vacancies) included within such notification. No new appointments shall be made within fifteen (15) days from date of such notification. A copy of notification will be sent to the OCCFA President. 4. If more than one (1) qualified faculty member placed on layoff status applies to fill a vacancy, the applicant having the greatest seniority shall be offered the position. 5. In the event a laid off employee declines reinstatement, the employee shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned their employment, and the College’s obligation to the employee shall cease. A faculty member’s failure to respond to the vacancy notification specified in subsection 4.2, G, 3 above within fifteen (15) working days of such notification shall be recognized as the employee declining reinstatement.

REDUCTION AND RECALL PROCEDURE. A. Whenever the College determines it is necessary to decrease the size of the full-time faculty staff in any discipline, applied field, general education area, or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Centers, the College may cause the necessary number of faculty within the affected discipline(s), applied field(s), general education area(s), and/or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Center(s) beginning with those serving in an annual contract status, followed by those serving in a probationary status, followed by those serving in a continuing contract status, to be placed on layoff status, but only in inverse order of their accrued faculty seniority. Faculty who may be placed on layoff status in the next academic year must are to be notified at least ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of the potential by March 31stsemester during which the layoff is to commence. Final notice shall be in writing by Certified Mail postmarked on or before May 31stShould extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances arise requiring layoffs to commence with less notice, the College will notify OCCFA for the purpose of bargaining over the effects of the shorter notice. B. If a posted position exists in another discipline for which an affected faculty member is qualified, said faculty member shall be transferred to such position. If more than one (1) affected faculty member is already qualified for such position, then the faculty member with the greatest amount of accrued faculty seniority shall be given the transfer. C. Reduction of staff in Section A above, shall be implemented by identifying the discipline(s), applied field(s), general education area(s), and/or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Center(s) where over-staffing exists. The least senior faculty member of the discipline (college-wide) shall be placed on layoff status first. The President of OCCFA shall be given prior notice of and an opportunity to discuss such layoff before it is implemented. The opportunity for the President of OCCFA to discuss such layoff shall not limit the College from providing any impacted faculty members with the notification specified in Section A above. D. A faculty member subject to reduction in Section A above who is not placed in a position by transfer per Section D above shall have the right to bump the least senior faculty member in another discipline for which he/she is qualified, providing that the faculty member has greater seniority than the faculty member being bumped. Bumped faculty members shall have the same rights to bump. All bumping must be completed and the affected faculty member(s) notified by June 30th. E. The following recall provisions shall apply only to Section 4.2.A: 1. When circumstances are appropriate, each Each continuing contract or probationary faculty member placed on layoff status as aforementioned shall be reinstated in inverse order of placement on layoff status when a full-time faculty position for which he/she is qualified is available. 2. A faculty member shall have a right to recall for the length of his/her accrued faculty seniority or three (3) years from the effective date of the layoff, whichever is less. Faculty members shall be re-employed at a salary level no lower than that paid at the time of layoff, and shall return with the same seniority status held at the time of the layoff. 3. The College shall notify qualified faculty members on layoff status of subsequent vacancies by mail to the faculty member’s home address on file with the College. A faculty member on layoff status shall have up to fifteen (15) days from date of such notification in which to apply for the vacancy (or vacancies) included within such notification. No new appointments shall be made within fifteen (15) days from date of such notification. A copy of notification will be sent to the OCCFA President. 4. If more than one (1) qualified faculty member placed on layoff status applies to fill a vacancy, the applicant having the greatest seniority shall be offered the position. 5. In the event a laid off employee declines reinstatement, the employee shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned their employment, and the College’s obligation to the employee shall cease. A faculty member’s failure to respond to the vacancy notification specified in subsection 4.2, G, 3 4.2.E.3 above within fifteen (15) working days of such notification shall be recognized as the employee declining reinstatement.

REDUCTION AND RECALL PROCEDURE. A. Whenever the College determines it is necessary to decrease the size of the full-time faculty staff in any discipline, applied field, general education area, or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Centers, the College may cause the necessary number of faculty within the affected discipline(s), applied field(s), general education area(s), and/or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Center(s) beginning with those serving in an annual contract status, followed by those serving in a probationary status, followed by those serving in a continuing contract status, to be placed on layoff status, but only in inverse order of their accrued faculty seniority. Faculty who may be placed on layoff status in the next academic year must be notified of the potential by March 31st. Final notice shall be in writing by Certified Mail postmarked on or before May 31st. B. If a posted position exists in another discipline for which an affected faculty member is qualified, said faculty member shall be transferred to such position. If more than one (1) affected faculty member is already qualified for such position, then the faculty member with the greatest amount of accrued faculty seniority shall be given the transfer. C. Reduction of staff in Section A above, shall be implemented by identifying the discipline(s), applied field(s), general education area(s), and/or Counseling, Libraries, and Academic Support Center(s) where over-staffing exists. The least senior faculty member of the discipline (college-wide) shall be placed on layoff status first. The President of OCCFA shall be given prior notice of and an opportunity to discuss such layoff before it is implemented. The opportunity for the President of OCCFA to discuss such layoff shall not limit the College from providing any impacted faculty members with the notification specified in Section A above. D. A faculty member subject to reduction in Section A above who is not placed in a position by transfer per Section D above shall have the right to bump the least senior faculty member in another discipline for which he/she is qualified, providing that the faculty member has greater seniority than the faculty member being bumped. Bumped faculty members shall have the same rights to bump. All bumping must be completed and the affected faculty member(s) notified by June 30th. E. The following recall provisions shall apply only to Section 4.2.A: 1. When circumstances are appropriate, each continuing contract or probationary faculty member placed on layoff status as aforementioned shall be reinstated in inverse order of placement on layoff status when a full-time faculty position for which he/she is qualified is available. 2. A faculty member shall have a right to recall for the length of his/her accrued faculty seniority or three (3) years from the effective date of the layoff, whichever is less. Faculty members shall be re-employed at a salary level no lower than that paid at the time of layoff, and shall return with the same seniority status held at the time of the layoff. 3. The College shall notify qualified faculty members on layoff status of subsequent vacancies by mail to the faculty member’s home address on file with the College. A faculty member on layoff status shall have up to fifteen (15) days from date of such notification in which to apply for the vacancy (or vacancies) included within such notification. No new appointments shall be made within fifteen (15) days from date of such notification. A copy of notification will be sent to the OCCFA President. 4. If more than one (1) qualified faculty member placed on layoff status applies to fill a vacancy, the applicant having the greatest seniority shall be offered the position. 5. In the event a laid off employee declines reinstatement, the employee shall be deemed to have voluntarily resigned their employment, and the College’s obligation to the employee shall cease. A faculty member’s failure to respond to the vacancy notification specified in subsection 4.2, G, 3 above within fifteen (15) working days of such notification shall be recognized as the employee declining reinstatement.