Common use of Backfilling Clause in Contracts

Backfilling. A backfilling opportunity arises when a permanent employee is out on leave for 180 calendar days or longer. The purpose of this Section is to provide opportunities for employees to temporarily increase their number of hours of work, temporarily increase their wages and/or acquire experience in a different job assignment. 16.6.1 When the District determines to fill a position held by an employee who is, or will be, absent from work for a period of time anticipated by the District to last 180 calendar days or longer, the District shall post a vacancy. 16.6.2 Prior to seeking outside applicants for such backfilling opportunities, the District shall offer the opportunity to employees by posting the opportunity in all work locations for not less than five (5) working days. 16.6.3 In the event qualified employees, including those on the 16.6.4 For the purposes of this Section, employees accepting backfilling assignments will be considered long term substitute employees in that they shall not accrue seniority in the class/position they are backfilling for the duration of the assignment. The employee backfilling shall receive the pay rate at the range of the position in which they are filling at their current step. Employees shall have appropriately prorated benefits based on the hours of the backfill position, including leaves and other terms and conditions of employment during the assignment because they are CSEA Classified Bargaining Unit members. Upon conclusion of the backfilling assignment, the employee shall be returned to his/her regular position, and shall receive seniority credit for the backfilling assignment as if the service had been performed in 16.6.5 At the conclusion of the originally-stated term of the absence, the temporarily-vacant position will be a) re-filled by the incumbent who had been absent; b) extended by virtue of extenuating circumstances, in which case the position may continue to be backfilled; c) eliminated or modified in response to changing district need; or d) if the incumbent has left District employment, the position shall be declared vacant. Posting of the vacant position shall be done in accordance with the process for regular district vacancies.

Backfilling. A backfilling opportunity arises when a permanent employee is out on leave for 180 calendar days or longer. The purpose of this Section is to provide opportunities for employees to temporarily increase their number of hours of work, temporarily increase their wages and/or acquire experience in a different job assignment. 16.6.1 When the District determines to fill a position held by an employee who is, or will be, absent from work for a period of time anticipated by the District to last 180 calendar days or longer, the District shall post a vacancy. 16.6.2 Prior to seeking outside applicants for such backfilling opportunities, the District shall offer the opportunity to employees by posting the opportunity in all work locations for not less than five (5) working days. 16.6.3 In the event qualified employees, including those on the 16.6.4 For the purposes of this Section, employees accepting backfilling assignments will be considered long term substitute employees in that they shall not accrue seniority in the class/position they are backfilling for the duration of the assignment. The employee backfilling shall receive the pay rate at the range of the position in which they are filling at their current step. Employees shall have appropriately prorated benefits based on the hours of the backfill position, including leaves and other terms and conditions of employment during the assignment because they are CSEA Classified Bargaining Unit members. Upon conclusion of the backfilling assignment, the employee shall be returned to his/her regular position, and shall receive seniority credit for the backfilling assignment as if the service had been performed in 16.6.5 At the conclusion of the originally-stated term of the absence, the temporarily-vacant position will be a) re-filled by the incumbent who had been absent; b) extended by virtue of extenuating circumstances, in which case the position may continue to be backfilled; c) eliminated or modified in response to changing district need; or d) if the incumbent has left District employment, the position shall be declared vacant. Posting of the vacant position shall be done in accordance with the process for regular district vacancies.

Backfilling. A backfilling opportunity arises when a permanent employee is out on leave for 180 calendar days or longer. The purpose of this Section is to provide give employees opportunities for employees to temporarily increase their number of hours of workemployment, temporarily increase their wages wages, and/or acquire experience in a different job assignmentassignments and classes. 16.6.1 5.21.1 When the District determines decides to fill a position held by temporarily replace an employee who is, or will be, is absent from work for a period of time anticipated by the District to last 180 calendar days or longermore than twenty (20) workdays, the supervisor shall offer this backfilling opportunity to another employee who, in the supervisor's opinion, is qualified; if the temporary absence is anticipated to be twenty (20) workdays or less, the supervisor may do so. The District shall will post any backfilling opportunities at each worksite for at least three workdays before the supervisor recommends a vacancyperson to be selected. Any employee interested in being selected to backfill must submit a request to the supervisor and the Administrative Assistant/Personnel on a District-provided form stating his/her interest. 16.6.2 Prior to seeking outside applicants for such backfilling opportunities, the District shall offer the opportunity to employees by posting the opportunity in all work locations for not less than five (5) working days. 16.6.3 In the event qualified employees, including those on the 16.6.4 5.21.2 For the purposes of this Section, employees Section an employee accepting a backfilling assignments assignment will be considered long term a substitute employees in that they shall not accrue seniority in the class/position they are backfilling employee for the duration of the assignment, in the sense that the employee acquires no right to continue in the assignment. The employee will continue to receive statutory/contractual benefits during the backfilling assignment which he/she received in their regular assignment. If the backfilling assignment is not in the employee's regular job class, the employee shall receive the pay rate be compensated at the range Step 1 of the position appropriate salary range or the step reflecting prior seniority accrued in which they are filling at their current stepthat position. Employees shall have appropriately prorated benefits based on For seniority purposes, all service in the hours backfilling assignment will be recorded as having been served in the employee's regular class. 5.21.3 The backfilling employee will revert to his/her regular assignment when the absent employee returns to duty or when, in the opinion of the backfill positionSuperintendent or his/her designee, including leaves and other terms and conditions the reversion is in the best interest of employment during the assignment because they are CSEA Classified Bargaining Unit membersDistrict. Upon At the conclusion of the originally anticipated term of the backfilling assignment, if the absent employee shall be returned is not able to his/her regular positionreturn to duty and remains on an approved leave of absence, and shall receive seniority credit for the term of the backfilling assignment as if may be extended by the service had been performed in 16.6.5 At District. In no event shall a backfilling assignment exceed one year in duration. If the conclusion of the originally-stated term of the absenceabsent employee leaves District employment during a backfilling assignment, the temporarily-vacant position will be a) re-filled by backfilling employee acquires no right to the incumbent who had been absent; b) extended by virtue of extenuating circumstances, in which case the position may continue to be backfilled; c) eliminated or modified in response to changing district need; or d) if the incumbent has left District employment, the position shall be declared vacant. Posting of the vacant position shall be done in accordance with the process for regular district vacanciesposition.

Backfilling. A backfilling opportunity arises when a permanent employee is out on leave for 180 calendar days or longer. The purpose of this Section is to provide opportunities for employees to temporarily increase their number of hours of work, temporarily increase their wages and/or acquire experience in a different job assignment. 16.6.1 13.12.1 When the District determines to fill a position held by an employee who is, or will be, is absent from work for a period of time anticipated known by the District to last 180 calendar forty (40) days or longer, the District shall post a vacancyfill the temporarily vacant position promptly, but in no event later than ten (10) working days after the District has received notification and/or confirmation of the duration of absence. 16.6.2 13.12.2 Prior to seeking outside applicants for such backfilling opportunitiestemporarily vacant positions, the District shall offer the opportunity to employees by posting the opportunity in all work locations for not less than five (5) working days. 16.6.3 13.12.3 In the event qualified employeesemployees make timely written application for the back-filling opportunity, including those on thethe employees shall be selected in preference to outside applicants. 16.6.4 13.12.4 For the purposes of this Section, employees accepting backfilling assignments will be considered long term substitute employees in that they shall not accrue seniority in the class/position they are backfilling for the duration of the assignment. The employee backfilling shall , but will continue to receive the normal pay rate at the range of the position in which they are filling at their current step. Employees shall have rate, appropriately prorated benefits based on the hours of the backfill positionbenefits, including leaves and other terms and conditions of employment during the assignment. If the assignment because they are CSEA Classified Bargaining Unit membersinvolves more hours than the employee's regular position or service in a higher job class, the employee shall be compensated accordingly. Upon conclusion of the backfilling assignment, the employee shall be returned to his/her regular position, and shall receive seniority credit for the backfilling back-filling assignment as if the service had been performed inin his/her regular position. 16.6.5 13.12.5 At the conclusion of the originally-stated term of the absence, the temporarily-vacant position will be a) re-filled by the incumbent who had been absent; b) extended by virtue of extenuating circumstances, in which case the position may again be made available for backfilling if qualifying circumstances continue to be backfilled; exist, or c) eliminated or modified in response to changing district need; or d) if the incumbent has left District employment, the position shall be declared vacant. Posting of the vacant position shall be done in accordance with the process for regular district vacancies.left