Common use of REDUCTION IN FORCE PROCEDURES Clause in Contracts

REDUCTION IN FORCE PROCEDURES. An employee designated for layoff due to the employee's position being abolished or transferred may exercise retention rights. Retention rights shall be exercised in the following manner: (a) No employee may exercise retention rights over any employee who has greater seniority regardless of class or pay grade. (b) An employee designated for layoff or transfer who has seniority shall exercise retention rights on the least senior employee in the same position class in the program and the geographic area to which the employee's position is assigned. (c) If there are no employees on which to exercise retention rights under b., a senior employee may exercise retention rights over any employee who has less seniority in a position within the same program and geographic area where the position's pay grade is equal or not more than five (5) pay grades lower, as long as the employee meets the minimum qualifications of the "new" position. (d) If there are no employees on which to exercise retention rights under c., a senior employee may exercise retention rights on any employee with less seniority in the same program statewide in a position with an equal or lower pay grade as long as the employee meets the minimum qualifications of the “new” position. (e) An employee designated for layoff or transfer shall receive as part of their notice a list of positions on which the employee may exercise retention rights. Within 3 business days of receipt of the notice of layoff, the employee must notify the Court Administrator of the employee's intent to exercise their rights of retention and at that time must designate the position on which they wish to exercise their rights. (f) Employees funded by a grant, federal or special funds, shall not be a member of a status group for layoff purposes. The time worked by employees originally funded by these funds shall not count toward seniority.