Common use of Return to Former Classification Clause in Contracts

Return to Former Classification. (a) When an employee who has been promoted, including a promotion to an excluded position, is rejected by a Deputy Minister or any other person authorized in accordance with the Public Service Act during the probationary period, or where, during the probationary period, the employee decides that the position to which they have been promoted is unsuitable, the Employer will make every effort to return them to a position at their former classification, if one is available, within their geographic location, without loss of seniority. If a position at their former classification, within their geographic location is not available, the Employer shall provide other suitable employment within the employee's geographic location and shall place the employee in the first position at their former classification, within their geographic location, when a vacancy occurs.