Abandonment of Position An employee who fails to report for duty for three consecutive working days without informing the Employer of the reason for their absence will be presumed to have abandoned their position. An employee will be afforded the opportunity within 10 days to rebut such presumption and demonstrate that there were reasonable grounds for not informing the Employer.
Relocation A. Landlord, at any time during the Extension Term, shall have the right to relocate Tenant from the Leased Premises (for purposes of this Section, the “Old Premises”) to other space in Landlord’s downtown Kalamazoo portfolio (such other space being referred to as the “New Premises”) (the “Relocation Option”).
B. Landlord shall have the right to exercise the Relocation Option only by giving notice thereof (the “Relocation Notice”) to Tenant not later than ninety (90) days before the date that the relocation becomes effective (the “Relocation Date”). A Relocation Notice shall not be effective unless Landlord includes therewith a floor plan identifying the New Premises. The New Premises shall (i) be comprised of rentable area equal to or greater than the rentable area of the Old Premises, (ii) be similar in configuration to the Old Premises, and (iii) be within a 3 block radius of the Old Premises. In no event shall the monthly rental amount increase if the New Premises is comprised of a rentable area greater than the rentable area of the Old Premises. Landlord, at Landlord’s expense, shall construct in the New Premises, not later than the Relocation Date, an interior installation that is as comparable as reasonably practicable to the interior installation that then exists in the Old Premises.
C. Tenant shall cooperate reasonably with Landlord in connection with Landlord’s designing and performing the construction of such interior installation in the New Premises. Tenant shall vacate the Old Premises and surrender vacant and exclusive possession of the Old Premises to Landlord on or before the Relocation Date, provided that Landlord has theretofore delivered vacant and exclusive possession of the New Premises to Tenant. Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for any reasonable moving expenses and for any other reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Tenant in so relocating to the New Premises from the Old Premises, within thirty (30) days after Tenant’s request therefor and Tenant’s submission to Landlord of reasonable supporting documentation therefor.
D. From and after the Relocation Date, all references to the Premises herein shall mean the New Premises rather than the Old Premises.
Relocations When an employee is permanently reassigned or transferred to a new work location thirty-five (35) or more miles away from his/her present work location to accommodate the State's operational needs, he/she shall be reimbursed for actual reasonable and necessary moving expenses by common carrier. If the State requires an employee to live in a specified zone or district after initial assignment, the employee will be reimbursed for actual reasonable and necessary moving expenses by common carrier. An employee will not be permanently reassigned or transferred for disciplinary or arbitrary or capricious reasons. Unless specific requirements dictate otherwise, transfers and reassignments shall be on a voluntary basis from among qualified employees. The most senior employee who is qualified to perform the duties of the position shall be entitled to the transfer or reassignment. If there are no qualified volunteers, the least senior qualified employee shall be transferred. In the event the least senior qualified employee has children of elementary or secondary school age, he/she shall be exempted from this provision in the event no schools are available in the new assignment area or if suitable educational arrangements for such children cannot be mutually agreed to. When an employee is reassigned to a new work location under this Article, he/she will have the option, in lieu of relocation, to have recall rights under the Seniority Article of this Agreement as though he/she were laid off as of the effective date of the reassignment. The State shall provide ninety (90) days advance notice of such relocations whenever possible, and in the event that less than ninety (90) days notice is provided, the State will pay reasonable temporary relocation expenses, pursuant to the Lodging and Meals Article of this Agreement, for any period of less than ninety (90) days notice. This Article does not apply to employees relocating in connection with any reduction in force or to employees in job classes which traditionally have required performance of duties at other than a fixed location.
Permanent Positions All part-time and full-time positions shall be permanent unless identified as being fixed term in accordance with clause 2.2.5.
