Common use of Reassignment Procedures Clause in Contracts

Reassignment Procedures. When reassignment is necessary due to layoff, the affected Department will use the below listed procedure: 1. The Department will identify the classification(s) and position(s) for which reassignment(s) is/are necessary. 2. Employees will first be given the opportunity to volunteer for vacancies. If there are insufficient volunteers, employees will be reassigned on the basis of seniority. 3. When there are insufficient volunteers for the number of available positions, the least senior qualified affected employee will be reassigned to the vacant position, followed by the next least senior employee, and so on, in inverse order of seniority, until all vacant assignments are filled. For purposes of involuntary reassignment in this section, “seniority” is defined as seniority within classification. Nothing in this section prohibits an employee from exercising his/her layoff displacement rights.