Common use of Replacement Positions Clause in Contracts

Replacement Positions. When a regular employee is on Deferred Salary Leave, Extended Leave of Absence, Long Term Disability (for a period of 2 years or less), or General Leave (for a period of 6 months or greater), his/her vacated position shall be posted as a replacement position. The employee on leave may return to his/her former position. A regular employee may bid on the replacement posting and, if appointed, his/her vacated position will be posted as a temporary position. A regular employee may bid on the temporary posting for the position vacated by the replacement employee and, if appointed, his/her vacated position will be posted as a regular position. A regular employee, if appointed to a replacement or temporary position, shall be paid the rate for the position and suffer no loss of seniority or benefits for the duration of the replacement or temporary posting. A new employee, if appointed to a replacement or temporary position, will not receive seniority or benefits for the duration of the replacement or temporary posting. Upon the return of the person on leave, the replacement employee may return to his/her former position. Upon return of the replacement employee, the temporary employee shall be deemed to be in layoff position according to Article 8.01(b) and the provisions of the Letter of Understanding dealing with bumping do not apply. Once a position has been vacated for longer than two years by an employee on Long Term Disability, the position will be posted as a permanent position. The two year period shall be calculated from the date the disability commenced.

Replacement Positions. When a regular employee is on Deferred Salary Leave, or Extended Leave of Absence, Long Term Disability (for a period of 2 years or less), or General Leave (for a period of 6 months or greater), Article 2.03 shall be waived and his/her vacated position shall be posted as a replacement position. The employee on leave may return to his/her former position. A regular employee within the same department may bid on the replacement posting and, if appointed, his/her vacated position will be posted as a temporary position. Upon the return of the person on leave, the replacement employee* may return to his/her former position. A regular employee within the same department may bid on the temporary posting for the position vacated by the replacement employee and, if appointed, his/her vacated position will be posted as a regular position. Upon return of the replacement employee, the person filling the second temporary position shall be deemed to be in layoff position according to article 8.01(b) and the provisions of the Letter of Understanding dealing with bumping do not apply. A regular employee, if appointed to a replacement or temporary position, shall be paid the rate for the position and suffer no loss of seniority or benefits for the duration of the replacement or temporary posting. A new employee, if appointed to a replacement or temporary position, will not receive seniority or benefits for the duration of the replacement or temporary posting. * Replacement Employee - a regular employee who is replacing an employee on Deferred Salary Leave or Extended Leave of Absence. Upon the return of the person on leave, the replacement employee may return to his/her former position. Upon return of the replacement employee, the temporary employee shall be deemed to be in layoff position according to Article 8.01(b) and the provisions of the Letter of Understanding dealing with bumping do not apply. Once a position has been vacated for longer than two years by an employee on Long Term Disability, the position will be posted as a permanent position. The two year period shall be calculated from the date the disability commenced.