Common use of TEMPORARY/TERM EMPLOYEES Clause in Contracts

TEMPORARY/TERM EMPLOYEES. 1. The authority and definitions for temporary and term appointments reside at 5 CFR 316 for competitive service and at 5 CFR 213 for excepted service appointments. Forest Service Handbook 6109.12, Chapter 60 and this Article 2. A term appointment is appropriate for positions of a specified duration when work is expected to last more than 1 year but not more than 4 years. Long extensions or consecutive term appointments indicate a permanent need and should be staffed accordingly. 3. Temporary employees, who have been selected competitively and successfully completed their tour of duty, will be eligible for rehire the next season without further competition in accordance with 5 CFR 316.402. Rehire eligibility will remain in effect for up to 3 years from the date of separation from the appointment on which eligibility is based. The determination to appoint rehire eligibles will be made by Management according to the qualifications and suitability required by the positions. 4. When the Forest Service rehires a temporary employee, the employee may be rehired to any position with the same series, grade, and qualification requirements as the original appointment and on the same major subdivision. A major subdivision is defined as forest, regional office, station, Northeastern Area Office, Civilian Conservation Center, or Washington Office for both position limitations and employee rehire eligibility. Upon request, employees will be given a copy of the 5. Management will have a list of temporary employees eligible for rehire or extension of appointment, which will be used in planning next season’s recruitment. 6. If the temporary employee works for 90 days or more, Management will provide the employee a performance appraisal at least 7 days prior to termination and will discuss whether the rating will affect chances of rehire. In conjunction with the appraisal, the employee will be advised of his or her right to grieve the rating. For notices of termination for misconduct, refer to Section 16 of this Article. 7. Temporary employees who are interested in rehire will be given the best available information prior to separation concerning opportunities for rehire with that unit 8. Within 30 days of a temporary employee being hired, the employee will receive written notice of their approximate length of employment. 9. Whenever possible, temporary employees will be given a minimum of 2 week’s notice as to their termination date at the end of their season. 10. Within 14 days of a temporary or term employee reporting for duty, the employee will receive access to computer systems necessary for entering timesheets and accessing their earning and leave statements. 11. The Forest Service will observe the time limitations for temporary employment in positions and successor positions. Successor positions for temporary positions are as defined in 5 CFR 316.401(c). When considering whether a position may 12. When filling permanent positions from external sources, the units will give consideration, in accordance with applicable law, to qualified temporary employees who apply for the positions. 13. Temporary and term employees who have an initial appointment of at least 1 year will be advised in writing of any eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. 14. Competitive temporary recruitment notices for Bargaining Unit positions will be publicized for a minimum of 7 working days prior to closing date.

TEMPORARY/TERM EMPLOYEES. 1. The authority and definitions for temporary and term appointments reside at 5 CFR 316 for competitive service and at 5 CFR 213 for excepted service appointments. Forest Service Handbook FSH 6109.12, Chapter 60 and this ArticleArticle provide direction on recruitment, selection, employment, and separation for these appointments. 2. A term appointment is appropriate for positions of a specified duration when work is expected to last more than 1 year but not more than 4 years. Long extensions or consecutive term appointments indicate a permanent need and should be staffed accordingly. 3. Temporary employees, employees who have been selected competitively and successfully completed their tour of duty, duty will be eligible for rehire the next season without further competition competition, in accordance with 5 CFR 316.402. Rehire eligibility will remain in effect for up to 3 years from the date of separation from the appointment on which eligibility is based. The determination to appoint rehire eligibles -eligibles will be made by Management according to the qualifications and suitability required by the positionsthepositions. 4. When the Forest Service rehires a temporary employee, the employee may be rehired to any position with the same series, grade, and qualification requirements as the original appointment and on the same major subdivision. A major subdivision is defined as forest, regional office, station, Northeastern Area Office, Civilian Conservation Center, or Washington Office for both position limitations and employee rehire eligibility. Upon request, employees will be given a copy of thethe SF-50 to document the rehire action. If an organizational structure is established that does not fit into the categories listed above, the Parties may negotiate a different definition for major subdivision. 5. Management will have a list of temporary employees eligible for rehire or extension of appointment, which appointment that will be used in planning next season’s recruitment. 6. If the temporary employee works for 90 days or more, Management will provide the employee a performance appraisal at least 7 days prior to termination and will discuss whether the rating will affect chances of rehire. In conjunction with the appraisal, the employee will be advised of his or her right to grieve the rating. For notices of termination for misconduct, refer to Section 16 of this Article. 7. Temporary employees who are interested in rehire will be given the best available information prior to separation concerning opportunities for rehire with that unitunit the following season. They will also be informed as to how rehire eligibility works. This will give them the opportunity to apply for other Forest Service positions for which they have no rehire eligibility and be considered based on their qualifications. The list of temporary employees with rehire eligibility will be provided to the Local Lodge upon request. 8. Within 30 days of a temporary employee being hired, the employee will receive written notice of their approximate length of employment. 9. Whenever possible, temporary employees will be given a minimum of 2 week’s weeks’ notice as to their termination date at the end of their season. 10. Within 14 days of a temporary or term employee reporting for duty, the employee will receive access to computer systems necessary for entering timesheets and accessing their earning and leave statements. 11. The Forest Service will observe the time limitations for temporary employment in positions and successor positions. Successor positions for temporary positions are as defined in 5 CFR 316.401(c). When considering whether a position maymay be refilled or not, the time limits in the regulations apply to the same or successor positions in the same major subdivision and in the same commuting area. Commuting area definitions can be found at Article 35.8(d). 12. When filling permanent positions from external sources, the units will give consideration, in accordance with applicable law, to qualified temporary employees who apply for the positions. 13. Temporary and term employees who have an initial appointment of at least 1 year will be advised in writing of any eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. 14. Competitive temporary recruitment notices for Bargaining Unit positions will be publicized for a minimum of 7 working days prior to closing date.

TEMPORARY/TERM EMPLOYEES. 1. The authority and definitions for temporary and term appointments reside at 5 CFR 316 for competitive service and at 5 CFR 213 for excepted service appointments. Forest Service Handbook 6109.12, FSH 6109.12 Chapter 60 and this ArticleArticle provide direction on recruitment, selection, employment, and separation for these appointments. 2. A term appointment is appropriate for positions of a specified duration when work is expected to last more than 1 year but not more than 4 years. Long extensions or consecutive term appointments indicate a permanent need and should be staffed accordingly. 3. Temporary employees, who have been selected competitively and successfully completed their tour of duty, will be eligible for rehire the next season without further competition in accordance with 5 CFR 316.402. Rehire eligibility will remain in effect for up to 3 years from the date of separation from the appointment on which eligibility is based. The determination to appoint rehire eligibles will be made by Management according to the qualifications and suitability required by the positions. 4. When the Forest Service rehires a temporary employee, the employee may be rehired to any position with the same series, grade, and qualification requirements as the original appointment and on the same major subdivision. A major subdivision is defined as forest, regional office, station, Northeastern Area Office, Civilian Conservation Center, or Washington Office for both position limitations and employee rehire eligibility. Upon request, employees will be given a copy of thethe SF-50 to document the rehire action. If an organizational structure is established that does not fit into the categories listed above, the Parties may negotiate a different definition for major subdivision. 5. Management will have a list of temporary employees eligible for rehire or extension of appointment, which will be used in planning next season’s recruitment. 6. If the temporary employee works for 90 days or more, Management will provide the employee a performance appraisal at least 7 days prior to termination and will discuss whether the rating will affect chances of rehire. In conjunction with the appraisal, the employee will be advised of his or her right to grieve the rating. For notices of termination for misconduct, refer to Section 16 of this Article. 7. Temporary employees who are interested in rehire will be given the best available information prior to separation concerning opportunities for rehire with that unitunit the following season. They will also be informed as to how rehire eligibility works. This will give them the opportunity to apply for other Forest Service positions for which they have no rehire eligibility and be considered based on their qualifications. The list of temporary employees with rehire eligibility will be provided to the Local Lodge upon request. 8. Within 30 days of a temporary employee being hired, the employee will receive written notice of their approximate length of employment. 9. Whenever possible, temporary employees will be given a minimum of 2 week’s notice as to their termination date at the end of their season. 10. Within 14 days of a temporary or term employee reporting for duty, the employee will receive access to computer systems necessary for entering timesheets and accessing their earning and leave statements. 11. The Forest Service will observe the time limitations for temporary employment in positions and successor positions. Successor positions for temporary positions are as defined in 5 CFR 316.401(c). When considering whether a position maymay be refilled or not, the time limits in the regulations apply to the same or successor positions in the same major subdivision and in the same commuting area. Commuting area definitions can be found at Article 35.8(d). 12. When filling permanent positions from external sources, the units will give consideration, in accordance with applicable law, to qualified temporary employees who apply for the positions. 13. Temporary and term employees who have an initial appointment of at least 1 year will be advised in writing of any eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. 14. Competitive temporary recruitment notices for Bargaining Unit positions will be publicized for a minimum of 7 working days prior to closing date.

TEMPORARY/TERM EMPLOYEES. 1. The authority and definitions for temporary and term appointments reside at 5 CFR 316 for competitive service and at 5 CFR 213 for excepted service appointments. Forest Service Handbook FSH 6109.12, Chapter 60 and this ArticleArticle provide direction on recruitment, selection, employment, and separation for these appointments. 2. A term appointment is appropriate for positions of a specified duration when work is expected to last more than 1 year but not more than 4 years. Long extensions or consecutive term appointments indicate a permanent need and should be staffed accordingly. 3. Temporary employees, employees who have been selected competitively and successfully completed their tour of duty, duty will be eligible for rehire the next season without further competition competition, in accordance with 5 CFR 316.402. Rehire eligibility will remain in effect for up to 3 years from the date of separation from the appointment on which eligibility is based. The determination to appoint rehire eligibles will be made by Management according to the qualifications and suitability required by the positions.will 4. When the Forest Service rehires a temporary employee, the employee may be rehired to any position with the same series, grade, and qualification requirements as the original appointment and on the same major subdivision. A major subdivision is defined as forest, regional office, station, Northeastern Area Office, Civilian Conservation Center, or Washington Office for both position limitations and employee rehire eligibility. Upon request, employees will be given a copy of the 5. Management will have a list of temporary employees eligible for rehire or extension of appointment, which appointment that will be used in planning next season’s recruitment. 6. If the temporary employee works for 90 days or more, Management will provide the employee a performance appraisal at least 7 days prior to termination and will discuss whether the rating will affect chances of rehire. In conjunction with the appraisal, the employee will be advised of his or her right to grieve the rating. For notices of termination for misconduct, refer to Section 16 of this Article. 7. Temporary employees who are interested in rehire will be given the best available information prior to separation concerning opportunities for rehire with that unitunit the following season. They will also be informed as to how rehire eligibility works. This will give them the opportunity to apply for other Forest Service positions for which they have no rehire eligibility and be considered based on 8. Within 30 days of a temporary employee being hired, the employee will receive written notice of their approximate length of employment. 9. Whenever possible, temporary employees will be given a minimum of 2 week’s weeks’ notice as to their termination date at the end of their season. 10. Within 14 days of a temporary or term employee reporting for duty, the employee will receive access to computer systems necessary for entering timesheets and accessing their earning and leave statements. 11. The Forest Service will observe the time limitations for temporary employment in positions and successor positions. Successor positions for temporary positions are as defined in 5 CFR 316.401(c). When considering whether a position may 12. When filling permanent positions from external sources, the units will give consideration, in accordance with applicable law, to qualified temporary employees who apply for the positions. 13. Temporary and term employees who have an initial appointment of at least 1 year will be advised in writing of any eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. 14. Competitive temporary recruitment notices for Bargaining Unit positions will be publicized for a minimum of 7 working days prior to closing date.

TEMPORARY/TERM EMPLOYEES. 1. The authority provisions of this article do not apply to termination or expiration of appointment due to lack of work or a lack of funds. When a temporary employee is hired, he or she will be provided appropriate information on rehire eligibility. Rehire eligibility is eligibility for a noncompetitive appointment. The determination to appoint rehire eligibles will be made by Management according to the qualifications and definitions for temporary and term appointments reside at 5 CFR 316 for competitive service and at 5 CFR 213 for excepted service appointments. Forest Service Handbook 6109.12, Chapter 60 and this Articlesuitability required by the positions. 2. A term appointment is appropriate for positions of a specified duration when work is expected to last more than 1 year but not more than 4 years. Long extensions or consecutive term appointments indicate a permanent need and should be staffed accordingly. 3. Temporary employees, who have been selected competitively and successfully completed their tour of duty, will be eligible for rehire the next season without further competition in accordance with 5 CFR 316.402the provisions of the applicable authority. Rehire eligibility will remain in effect for up to 3 years from the date of separation from the appointment on which eligibility is based. 3. The determination to appoint Each employing office will have a list of temporary employees available and eligible for rehire eligibles or extension of appointment, which will be made by Management according to the qualifications and suitability required by the positionsused in planning next season’s recruitment. 4. Those temporary employees not covered by the Performance Management System (PMS) (Article 15 and Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 430 (5 CFR 430)) with at least successful performance, whether documented or not on a performance rating, will be eligible for performance awards per Article 17. 5. When the Forest Service rehires a temporary employee, the employee may be rehired to any position with the same series, grade, and qualification requirements as the original appointment and on the same major subdivision. A major subdivision is defined as forest, regional office, station, Northeastern Area Office, Civilian Conservation Job Corps Center, or Washington Office for both position limitations and employee rehire eligibility. Upon request, employees Employees will be given a copy of the SF-50 to document the rehire action. If an organizational structure is established that does not fit into the 5. Management will have a list of temporary employees eligible for rehire or extension of appointment, which will be used in planning next season’s recruitment. 6. If The Forest Service will observe the time limitations for temporary employee works employment in positions and successor positions. Successor positions for 90 days temporary positions are as defined in 5 CFR 316.401(c). When considering whether a position may be refilled or morenot, the time limits in the regulations apply to the same or successor positions in the same major subdivision and in the same commuting area. Commuting areas may be defined on a Washington Office/region/station/Area/ administrative unit-wide basis or locally. The commuting area definition must be reasonable considering the commuting patterns of current employees on the unit, typical weather and road conditions, typical applicant pools, and/or areas of consideration for advertisement. 7. Where required by Article 15, Management will provide the employee a performance appraisal at least 7 days prior to termination and will discuss whether the rating will affect chances of rehire. In conjunction with the appraisal, the employee will be advised of his or her right to grieve the rating. For notices of termination for misconduct, refer to Section 16 of this ArticleArticle 22.10. 7. Temporary employees who are interested in rehire will be given the best available information prior to separation concerning opportunities for rehire with that unit 8. Within 30 days of a temporary employee being hired, the employee will receive written notice of their approximate length of employment. 9. Whenever possible, temporary employees will be given a minimum of 2 week’s notice as to their termination date at the end of their season. 10. Within 14 days of a temporary or term employee reporting for duty, the employee will receive access to computer systems necessary for entering timesheets and accessing their earning and leave statements. 11. The Forest Service will observe the time limitations for temporary employment in positions and successor positions. Successor positions for temporary positions are as defined in 5 CFR 316.401(c). When considering whether a position may 12. When filling permanent positions from external sources, the units will give consideration, in accordance with applicable law, to qualified temporary employees who apply for the said positions. 139. Temporary employees who are interested in rehire will be given the best available information prior to separation concerning their chances of rehire with that unit 10. Temporary and term employees who have an initial appointment of at least 1 year will be advised in writing of any eligibility for the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. 1411. Competitive temporary recruitment notices for Bargaining Unit positions will be publicized on the local Unit where the vacancy exists for a minimum of 7 working days prior to closing date. These may be in an abbreviated format stating title, series, grade, length of appointment, duty station, and opening and closing dates.