Common use of Voluntary Reduction in Force Clause in Contracts

Voluntary Reduction in Force. a. No less than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the date the reduced-in- hours positions are effective, notice of the County's decision to establish such four-fifths time positions in lieu of full-time positions shall be given, by posting on departmental bulletin boards, to employees in the affected class and department. No less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date the reduced-in-hours positions are effective, full-time employees in the class and department may request assignment to the four-fifths time positions. Subject to the provisions of Subsection b., employees in the class and department who so volunteer in writing, shall be assigned to four-fifths time positions on the basis of seniority. b. At the discretion of the appointing authority, a certain number of volunteers shall not be entitled to assignment to a four-fifths time position on the basis of seniority. The number of volunteers in a classification which the appointing authority may except from a four-fifths assignment shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the number of volunteers initially accepted for the four-fifths positions (rounded up to the next highest number) that have been established in lieu of full-time positions. c. A permanent employee who has been voluntarily reduced-in-hours shall, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the employee's request, be placed (in order of seniority) on a departmental return to full-time employment list for that class and department. Said request must be in writing and personally filed with the appointing authority and the Director of Personnel Services.

Voluntary Reduction in Force. a. No less than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the date the reduced-in- hours positions are effective, notice of the County's decision to establish such four-fifths time positions in lieu of full-time positions shall be given, by posting on departmental bulletin bul- letin boards, to employees in the affected class and department. No less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the date the reduced-in-hours positions are effective, full-time employees in the class and department may request assignment to the four-fifths time positions. Subject to the provisions of Subsection b., employees in the class and department who so volunteer in writing, shall be assigned to four-fifths time positions on the basis of seniority. b. At the discretion of the appointing authority, a certain number of volunteers shall not be entitled to assignment to a four-fifths time position on the basis of seniority. The number of volunteers in a classification which the appointing authority may except from a four-fifths assignment shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the number of volunteers initially accepted for the four-fifths positions (rounded up to the next highest number) that have been established in lieu of full-time positions. c. A permanent employee who has been voluntarily reduced-in-hours in a class and department shall, within fourteen (14) calendar days of the employee's request, be placed (in order of seniority) on a departmental return to full-time employment list for that class and department. Said request must be in writing and personally filed with the appointing authority and the Director of Personnel Services.