Common use of Same District Clause in Contracts

Same District. i) Placed in any available vacancy which the employer has determined is to be filled within the employee’s classification or in any classification in the bargaining unit within the District. ii) Displace the least senior employee in the same classification or in any classification in the bargaining unit within the employee’s same district; iii) If there is no least senior employee in the same classification in the employee’s same district, then the employee shall displace the least senior employee in the same district. An employee who accepts placement in a vacancy which is not a regular position shall retain her status as a regular employee. A full time employee is not required to accept placement or to displace an employee in a part time position or vice versa, in which case she may exercise her rights at the next subsequent step in the procedures outlined herein. i) Except as otherwise provided, an employee whose position is redundant or who is in receipt of layoff must follow the above placement/displacement procedures in order and cannot bypass any steps. ii) An employee who chooses to exercise rights in accordance with Article 28 may elect at any step, beginning with Article 28.04 (a)(i), to accept layoff and to be placed on the recall list or to resign. iii) A regular employee who is placed in a temporary position shall retain his/her status as a regular employee. iv) An employee who is displaced pursuant to Article 28 shall be entitled to the full rights contained in the Article. v) An employee will have a maximum of two (2) full days to exercise her rights at any of the foregoing steps of the placement/displacement procedures provided for herein. vi) Where a vacancy exists which has a higher maximum salary or a greater number of regular hours than that of an employee’s classification, the position shall be posted as agreed between the parties provided that the resulting vacancy shall then be dealt with in accordance with this agreement. vii) Where the employee could be considered an acceptable candidate for an available position except for the need for the employee to have a familiarization with the job and it is determined by the Employer that the threshold requirements of the position can be met by the employee if provided with on the job training and orientation then the employee will be offered the job. The employee will serve the trial period as applicable. viii) An employee is not required to accept a vacant position or to displace an employee in a position which has a lower maximum salary than that of the employee’s classification. An employee who declines such vacancy at any step in the placement/displacement procedures shall be entitled to exercise his/her rights at the next subsequent step in the procedures outlined herein.