Common use of Professional/Technical Clause in Contracts

Professional/Technical. (a) An employee who is subject to lay off and can not be assigned to a position as provided in Section (b) below may be assigned temporarily to any other vacancy in a department in the bargaining unit for which he/she is qualified. (b) At least three (3) days before being laid off or force transferred an appointed employee shall be informed of all vacancies in any other work locations in his/her classification in the department in which he/she holds an appointment, for the purpose of giving him/her an opportunity, to be exercised within said three (3) days, to fill such vacancy. If he/she requests appointment to such vacancy, he/she shall be assigned thereto. In the event that vacancies in such classification exist in several work locations, he/she shall be assigned to the vacancy designated by him/her. In the event more than one (1) appointed employee in such classification is laid off or involuntarily transferred and there are insufficient vacancies for such assignments, then the laid off employees with the highest system seniority shall first be assigned to the vacancies involved. (c) In the event of a departmental reduction in force, including reductions caused by the discontinuance of a facility or its relocation, the employees shall be involuntarily transferred in the inverse order of seniority of the employees in the department.

Professional/Technical. (a) An employee who is subject to lay off layoff and can cannot be assigned to a position as provided in Section (b) below may be assigned temporarily to any other vacancy in a department in the bargaining unit for which he/she is qualified. (b) At least three (3) days before being laid off or force transferred an appointed employee shall be informed of all vacancies in any other work locations in his/her classification in the department in which he/she holds an appointment, for the purpose of giving him/her an opportunity, to be exercised within said three (3) days, to fill such vacancy. If he/she requests appointment to such vacancy, he/she shall be assigned thereto. In the event that vacancies in such classification exist in several work locations, he/she shall be assigned to the vacancy designated by him/her. In the event more than one one (1) appointed employee in such classification is laid off or involuntarily transferred and there are insufficient vacancies for such assignments, then the laid off employees with the highest system seniority shall first be assigned to the vacancies involved. (c) In the event of a departmental reduction in force, including reductions caused by the discontinuance of a facility or its relocation, the employees shall be involuntarily transferred in the inverse order of seniority of the employees in the department.