Common use of Priority Placement Clause in Contracts

Priority Placement. If following the application of Article 38.04 or Article 38.05 the vacant or new position still remains to be filled, the Company shall seek to fill the vacant position by an employee eligible for priority placement. The Company shall review each category in the order set out below and determine if at the location where the position vacancy occurs there is an eligible employee. If no eligible employee is identified, the Company shall apply the process on a regional basis. Priority Placement shall be carried out in the following order: (a) qualified employees returning from leaves of absence of twelve (12) months or more; (b) qualified employees who have received notices of lay-off (surplus) or who have been declared vulnerable; (c) qualified employees on lay-off and retaining recall rights. Employees shall be considered for positions at the same or lower level than that of the vacant position, except for operational non-supervisory levels which may be at the same, lower, or higher level.