Common use of Rehires Clause in Contracts

Rehires. In the event an employee within the Seattle Police Dispatchers’ Guild bargaining unit transfers to a position outside the bargaining unit or separates from City service and within the next four (4) years is rehired or transferred into the same classification and level to which he/she was assigned at the date of the transfer or separation, such employee shall be placed at the step in the salary range which he/she occupied at the time of the original transfer or separation, or at the top step of the salary range if he/she is brought back at a lower level. Provided, that the employee shall be placed at a higher salary step if so determined by application of the Personnel Rules. Such previous time worked in the bargaining unit shall be included for the purpose of determining section seniority. The Chief of Police will grant vacation accrual rates in accordance with a rehired employee’s past City service time. 1. If a former member of the bargaining unit, who was a Dispatcher II or higher or previously on a Dispatcher II promotional list, is transferred or rehired into a Dispatcher I position, and his/her absence is six (6) months or less, a) he/she will be placed at the bottom of the Dispatcher II promotional list; or b) if no promotional list exists, he/she will be eligible to take the promotional examination. 2. his/her absence is more than six (6) months, a) he/she will be placed at the bottom of the Dispatcher II promotional list after one (1) month of solo radio work; or b) if no promotional list exists, he/she will be eligible to take the promotional examination if one (1) month of solo radio work is completed prior to the examination. 3. he/she is promoted to Dispatcher II on or after January 1, 1998, then effective January 1, 1999 or upon the date of promotion, whichever is later: a) he/she will be placed at the same salary step occupied prior to his/her transfer or separation, if he/she was a Dispatcher II; or b) he/she will be placed at the top Dispatcher II salary step, if he/she was a Dispatcher III or Chief Dispatcher.

Rehires. In the event an employee within the Seattle Police Dispatchers’ Guild bargaining unit transfers to a position outside the bargaining unit or separates from City service and within the next four two (42) years is rehired or transferred into the same classification and level to which he/she the employee was assigned at the date of the transfer or separation, such employee shall be placed at the step in the salary range which he/she the employee occupied at the time of the original transfer or separation, or at the top step of the salary range if he/she the employee is brought back at a lower level. Provided, that the employee shall be placed at a higher salary step if so determined by application of the Personnel Rules. Such If rehired within the above described two (2) years, such previous time worked in the bargaining unit shall be included for the purpose of determining section seniority. The If the employee has been outside of the bargaining unit for more than two (2) years, previous time in the bargaining unit will be disregarded for the purpose of determining section seniority. For purposes of establishing a rehired employee’s vacation accrual rate, the Chief of Police will grant authorize the applicable vacation accrual rates rate in accordance with a the rehired employee’s past City service time. 1. If a former member of the bargaining unit, who was a Dispatcher II or higher or previously on a Dispatcher II promotional list, is transferred or rehired into a Dispatcher I position, and his/her their absence is six (6) months or less, a) he/she the employee will be placed at the bottom of the Dispatcher II promotional list; or b) if no promotional list exists, he/she the employee will be eligible to take the promotional examination. 2. his/her If the employee’s absence is more than six (6) months, a) he/she the employee will be placed at the bottom of the Dispatcher II promotional list after one (1) month of solo radio work; or b) if no promotional list exists, he/she the employee will be eligible to take the promotional examination if one (1) month of solo radio work is completed prior to the examination. 3. he/she If the employee is promoted to Dispatcher II on or after January 1, 1998, then effective January 1, 1999 or upon the date of promotion, whichever is later: a) he/she The employee will be placed at the same salary step occupied prior to his/her transfer or separation, if he/she was a Dispatcher II; or b) he/she the employee will be placed at the top Dispatcher II salary step, if he/she the employee was a Dispatcher III or Chief DispatcherIII.