Common use of Divisional Displacement Clause in Contracts

Divisional Displacement. An employee affected by a reduction in force shall have the right to displace any of the five (5) most junior (least senior) employees with less seniority in the same classification in his/her Division, for which the employee is qualified according to the County’s established minimum qualifications. If the affected employee cannot replace any employee in the same classification in the Division as described above, then the affected employee shall have the right to displace any of the five (5) most junior (least senior) employees with less seniority in any equal classification in his/her Division for which the employee is qualified according to the County’s established minimum qualifications. For purposes of this section, equal classification is defined as any classification with the same pay grade. If the employee does not exercise the right to displace any of the five (5) most junior employees, as described above, or is the most junior employee in the Division, and a vacancy exists in the same or equal classification in the County and a job offer has been made, the employee must accept the job offer prior to displacing an employee in a lower classification. If the affected employee is the least senior employee in the applicable affected job classification and no right to displace exists or no vacancy exists for which a job offer has been made, the affected employee shall have the right to displace any of the five (5) most junior (least senior) employees with less seniority in a lower classification within classification series in his/her Division, for which the employee is qualified according to the County’s established minimum qualifications. If there is no lower classification in classification series available, then the affected employee shall displace the most junior (least senior) employee with less seniority in any lower classification, in his/her Division, for which the employee is qualified according to the County’s established minimum qualifications.

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