Common use of Right to Recall Clause in Contracts

Right to Recall. Faculty members who have been separated from service as a result of reduction-in-force shall have the right to be recalled consistent with the provisions specified below. 12.5.1.1 Recall will be in reverse order of RIF by RIF Unit(s) to a faculty position, either a newly created or a vacant full-time position, provided the faculty member is qualified to perform the needed duties of such a position and meets the minimum qualifications. New hires will not be employed to fill full-time faculty vacancies unless there are no qualified faculty members on the applicable RIF Unit recall list(s) to accept the vacancies or a faculty member declines the offer of reinstatement. 12.5.1.2 The right of recall will extend to September 1, two (2) full academic years after the effective date of RIF. 12.5.1.3 A faculty member on RIF will have fifteen (15) calendar days to respond following actual receipt of written notice of an offer of recall to a full-time position. If the faculty member fails to respond, the faculty member’s recall rights will be waived.