Common use of Transfer at Request of Employee Clause in Contracts

Transfer at Request of Employee. (a) If an employee at his own request or to avoid being laid off is transferred to another classification, the employee shall immediately be paid the starting rate for the classification to which the employee is transferred and shall progress within the scale for that classification according to the length of service within that classification subsequent to the date of transfer. (b) If an employee, having at least twelve (12) months seniority, at his own request or to avoid being laid off is transferred to another classification of equal or lower pay, the employee will start in the new classification at not less than the one (1) year rate.