Common use of Layoff Based on Classification Seniority Clause in Contracts

Layoff Based on Classification Seniority. The employee first laid off shall be the employee who has the least amount of classification seniority in the classification in which reductions are to be made. Provided, however, employees retained must be deemed qualified to perform the required work and employees who possess unique skills or qualifications which would otherwise be denied the Employer may be retained regardless of their relative seniority standing. For the purposes of this article, there shall be separate seniority between permanent year-round employees and permanent intermittent employees. In determining classification seniority for layoff purposes, the certification date of any employee in the class into which such employee has bumped shall be either 1) the date first certified to the lower class after which employee maintained continuous status as a City employee or, 2) if the employee has never served in the lower class, the certification date in the class from which the employee was laid off.