Common use of Right of Return Clause in Contracts

Right of Return. An employee shall have the right of return to a position in a class in the Union unit which the employee previously occupied when the employee fails to satisfactorily complete the probationary period after being promoted. An employee who fails to satisfactorily complete a probationary period in a new class as a result of a voluntary demotion or transfer to a class in a new class series, shall have the right of return to a position in the class and department from which the employee previously occupied, provided such right shall be exercised within ninety (90) days of the effective date of the transfer or voluntary demotion. After ninety (90) days, an employee who does not satisfactorily complete the new probationary period shall have a right of return to any vacant position in the former class and department for a period not to exceed six (6) months.