Common use of Vacancy Clause in Contracts

Vacancy. a. For purposes of this Article, a vacancy shall be deemed to exist when 1) Management determines that a perma- nent addition to the work force is required; or 2) a posi- tion is vacated on a permanent basis and Management de- termines that such position will not be filled under Sec- tion 3.b. b. No vacancy shall be deemed to exist when Management determines that a position is to be filled: (1) on a temporary basis; (2) by an employee returning from a leave of absence, including military leaves of absence, to the same, equivalent, or lower level job; (3) by the employee initially displaced by the return of an employee from military leave of absence; (4) by an employee returning from a special Company training program; (5) by an employee returning from disability absence; (6) by reemployment of a laid-off employee; (7) by Company-initiated laterals or downgrades for force rearrangements within the Force Adjustment Area as defined in Article XVII, Force Adjustment; or (8) by Company-initiated laterals or downgrades for force adjustments that involve surplus conditions.