Common use of Reduction in Force Process Clause in Contracts

Reduction in Force Process. For programmatic reductions not requiring layoff, but requiring non-renewal of fixed term contracts, the following process will be employed: The President shall develop a draft plan for program reduction, reallocation, or elimination. The draft plan will contain the number of fixed-term faculty, by college who will be non-renewed or significantly reduced in a subsequent contract year. The President shall submit the draft plan to the AAP for their review. The AAP may submit recommendations and/or reactions to the plan in a meeting with the President within 15 days of AAP’s receipt of the plan. The President will then prepare a final plan for Reduction, Reallocation, or Elimination, and will notify programs, etc., affected by the plan. The final plan will be made public to the University community. The President’s final plan for reduction in force is not grievable under the collective bargaining agreement, except as a specific violation of this section. Order of Reduction in Force If the President’s final plan includes reduction in force of bargaining unit members, the order of layoff within a program shall be as specified in Subsections (1) and (2) below. Order of layoffs within a program: Fixed-term faculty, (non-tenure track faculty with less that .5 FTE); Fixed-term faculty, (non-tenure track faculty .5 FTE and above); Within each of the categories above in Subsection (a), reductions shall be made in inverse order to the length of service at the University.