Common use of Assignment Reduction Clause in Contracts

Assignment Reduction. More Than Two Hours: When a reduction in assignment of more than two (2) hours per day occurs, the following steps will be taken: a) the incumbent is offered the option of retaining the position; b) if there are open positions resulting from program changes and/or newly created positions at the time of reduction, the employee, if qualified, will be placed into such open position if such open position has equal hours matching his/her previous assignment, or c) if the incumbent declines the reduced position, and no opening exists at the time of reduction, the employee, if senior, will have the right to bump the least senior employee within the site having equal hours or the greatest hourly assignment best matching his/her previous assignment. If such right is not utilized, the employee may bump the least senior person in the unit who has similar hours. The bumped employee, if senior, will be placed into an open position resulting from program changes and/or newly created positions at the time of displacement. If no such openings exist at the time of displacement, the employee, if qualified, will have rights to bump the least senior employee within the unit having equal hours or the greatest hourly assignment best matching his/her previous assignment. The person then bumped will only have rights to bump the least senior employee in the unit or may elect to take an open position.

Assignment Reduction. More Than Two Hours: When a reduction in assignment of more than two (2) hours per day occurs, the following steps will be taken: a) the incumbent is offered the option of retaining the position; b) if there are open positions resulting from program changes and/or newly created positions at the time of reduction, the employee, if qualified, will be placed into such open position if such open position has equal hours matching his/her their previous assignment, or c) if the incumbent declines the reduced position, and no opening exists at the time of reduction, the employee, if senior, will have the right to bump the least senior employee within the site having equal hours or the greatest hourly assignment best matching his/her their previous assignment. If such right is not utilized, the employee may bump the least senior person in the unit who has similar hours. The bumped employee, if senior, will be placed into an open position resulting from program changes and/or newly created positions at the time of displacement. If no such openings exist at the time of displacement, the employee, if qualified, will have rights to bump the least senior employee within the unit having equal hours or the greatest hourly assignment best matching his/her their previous assignment. The person then bumped will only have rights to bump the least senior employee in the unit or may elect to take an open position.