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Employees shall be subject to termination, including but not limited to a workforce reduction, at the discretion of the Agency Head.\n(B) The Agency Head shall furnish the Union Representative with a copy of the notice separating an employee as a result of a workforce reduction.\n(C) The decision of an Agency Head regarding a workforce reduction shall be final and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure of this Agreement.", "hash": "aefad7cbc2e53f8b0f63ce1ae60e4b97", "id": 4}, {"samples": [{"hash": "eN6E2S77EH8", "uri": "/contracts/eN6E2S77EH8#workforce-reduction", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 33.7875175476, "published": true}, {"hash": "e22EGFN9Noe", "uri": "/contracts/e22EGFN9Noe#workforce-reduction", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 33.4166984558, "published": true}, {"hash": "gr44sin7OCd", "uri": "/contracts/gr44sin7OCd#workforce-reduction", "label": "Collective Bargaining Agreement", "score": 32.7652053833, "published": true}], 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the Florida Highway Patrol bargaining unit.\n(3) An employee who has not attained permanent status in his current position may be laid off without applying the provision for retention rights.\n(4) No employee with permanent status in his current position shall be laid off while an employee who does not hold permanent status in his current position is serving in that broadband level unless the permanent employee does not elect to exercise his retention rights or does not meet the selective competition criteria.\n(5) All employees who have permanent status in their current position shall be ranked on a layoff list based on the total retention points derived as follows:\n(a) Length of service retention points shall be based on one point for each month of continuous service in a Career Service position.\n1. An employee who resigns from one Career Service position to accept employment in another Career Service position is not considered to have a break in service.\n2. An employee who has been laid off and is reemployed within one year from the date of the layoff, shall not be considered to have a break in service.\n3. Moving from Career Service to Selected Exempt Service or Senior Management Service and back to Career Service does not constitute a break in service unless the employee\u2019s break in service is more than 31 calendar days. Only time spent in the Career Service can be counted in calculating retention points.\n(b) Retention points deducted for performance not meeting performance standards or work expectations defined for the position shall be based on the five years immediately prior to the DHSMV\u2019s established cutoff date. Five points shall be deducted for each month an employee has a rating below performance expectations.\n(6) The layoff list shall be prepared by totaling retention points. Employees eligible for veterans\u2019 preference pursuant to section 295.07(1)(a) or (b), F.S., shall have fifteen percent added to their total retention points, those eligible pursuant to section 295.07(1)(c), (d), or (e), F.S., shall have ten percent added to their total retention points, and those eligible pursuant to section 295.071(1)(f), or (g), F.S., shall have five percent added to their total retention points.\n(7) The employee with the highest total retention points is placed at the top of the list, and the employee with the lowest retention points is placed at the bottom of the list.\n(8) The employee at the top of the list shall bump the employee at the bottom of the list. The next highest employee on the list and the remaining employees shall be handled in the same manner until the total number of filled positions in the broadband level to be abolished is complete.\n(9) Should two or more employees have the same combined total of retention points, the order of layoff shall be determined by giving preference for retention in the following sequence:\n(a) The employee with the longest service in the affected broadband level.\n(b) The employee with the longest continuous service in the Career Service.\n(c) The employee who is entitled to veterans\u2019 preference pursuant to section 295.07(1), F.S.\n(10) An employee who has permanent status in his current position and is to be laid off shall be given at least 14 calendar days\u2019 notice of such layoff or two weeks\u2019 pay or a combination of days of notice and pay. Any payment will be made at the employee\u2019s current hourly base rate of pay. The notice of layoff shall be in writing and sent to the employee by certified mail, return receipt requested. Within seven calendar days after receiving the notice of layoff, the employee shall have the right to request, in writing, a reassignment, lateral action, or demotion within the competitive area in lieu of layoff to a position in a broadband level within the bargaining unit in which the employee held permanent status, or to a position at the level of or below the current level in the bargaining unit, in which the employee held permanent status. Such request must be in writing and reassignment or demotion cannot be effected to a higher broadband level.\n(11) An employee\u2019s request for reassignment, lateral action, or demotion shall be granted unless it would cause the layoff of another employee who possesses a greater total of retention points.\n(12) An employee adversely affected as a result of another employee having a greater number of retention points shall have the same right of reassignment, lateral action, or demotion under the procedure as provided in this section.\n(13) If an employee requests a reassignment, lateral action, or demotion in lieu of layoff, the same formula and criteria for establishing retention points shall be used as prescribed in this section.\n(B) If there is to be a layoff of employees the state shall take all reasonable steps to place any adversely affected employees in existing vacancies for which they are qualified.\n(C) If work performed by employees in this unit is to be performed by non-state employees, the state agrees to encourage the employing entity to consider any adversely affected unit employees for employment in its organization if the state has been unable to place the employees in other positions within the Career Service System.", "hash": "72b5ffb5d2fad05135299f3d0d4a1cd7", "id": 1}, {"samples": [{"hash": "gRWYfkyCKVL", "uri": "/contracts/gRWYfkyCKVL#workforce-reduction", "label": "Memorandum of Understanding", "score": 31.7041225433, "published": true}, {"hash": "ggj8e7Qom0L", "uri": "/contracts/ggj8e7Qom0L#workforce-reduction", "label": "Memorandum of Understanding", "score": 25.5094604492, "published": true}, {"hash": "6P4tlxS6dWH", "uri": "/contracts/6P4tlxS6dWH#workforce-reduction", "label": "Memorandum of Understanding", "score": 23.5495052338, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "in-the-event", "type": "clause", "offset": [0, 12]}, {"key": "shortfalls-in-funding", "type": "clause", "offset": [40, 61]}, {"key": "department-or", "type": "definition", "offset": [73, 86]}, {"key": "the-department-will", "type": "clause", "offset": [130, 149]}, {"key": "the-union", "type": "definition", "offset": [157, 166]}, {"key": "to-funding", "type": "clause", "offset": [282, 292]}, {"key": "employees-in", "type": "clause", "offset": [329, 341]}, {"key": "voluntary-leaves-of-absence", "type": "clause", "offset": [435, 462]}, {"key": "by-the-department", "type": "clause", "offset": [619, 636]}, {"key": "employee-requests", "type": "clause", "offset": [650, 667]}, {"key": "impact-of-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [744, 757]}, {"key": "requests-for", "type": "clause", "offset": [788, 800]}, {"key": "reduction-in-hours", "type": "definition", "offset": [801, 819]}, {"key": "lateral-transfers", "type": "definition", "offset": [821, 838]}, {"key": "voluntary-demotions", "type": "clause", "offset": [844, 863]}, {"key": "not-scheduled", "type": "clause", "offset": [903, 916]}, {"key": "other-departments", "type": "clause", "offset": [966, 983]}, {"key": "team-program", "type": "clause", "offset": [1225, 1237]}, {"key": "an-employee", "type": "definition", "offset": [1260, 1271]}, {"key": "inventory-bank", "type": "definition", "offset": [1279, 1293]}, {"key": "other-employment-opportunities", "type": "clause", "offset": [1333, 1363]}, {"key": "other-positions", "type": "clause", "offset": [1391, 1406]}, {"key": "employees-may", "type": "clause", "offset": [1416, 1429]}, {"key": "interested-persons", "type": "clause", "offset": [1455, 1473]}, {"key": "job-classes", "type": "clause", "offset": [1508, 1519]}, {"key": "layoff-eligibility", "type": "clause", "offset": [1561, 1579]}, {"key": "laid-off-employees", "type": "clause", "offset": [1611, 1629]}, {"key": "career-counseling", "type": "clause", "offset": [1677, 1694]}, {"key": "search-strategy", "type": "clause", "offset": [1700, 1715]}, {"key": "department-head", "type": "clause", "offset": [1768, 1783]}, {"key": "labor-relations-manager", "type": "definition", "offset": [1791, 1814]}, {"key": "that-the-board-of-supervisors", "type": "clause", "offset": [1815, 1844]}, {"key": "layoff-of-employees", "type": "clause", "offset": [1886, 1905]}, {"key": "representation-unit", "type": "clause", "offset": [1911, 1930]}, {"key": "meet-and-confer", "type": "definition", "offset": [2028, 2043]}, {"key": "the-action", "type": "definition", "offset": [2084, 2094]}], "size": 27, "snippet": "In the event that funding reductions or shortfalls in funding occur in a department or are expected, which may result in layoffs, the department will notify the union and take the following actions:\na. Identify the classification(s) in which position reductions may be required due to funding reductions or shortfalls.\nb. Advise employees in those classifications that position reductions may occur in their classifications.\nc. Accept voluntary leaves of absence from employees in those classifications which do not appear to be potentially impacted by possible position reductions when such leaves can be accommodated by the department.\nd. Consider employee requests to reduce their position hours from full time to part time to alleviate the impact of the potential layoffs.\ne. Approve requests for reduction in hours, lateral transfers, and voluntary demotions to vacant, funded positions in classes not scheduled for layoffs within the department, as well as to other departments not experiencing funding reductions or shortfalls when it is a viable operational alternative for the department(s).\nf. Review various alternatives which will help mitigate the impact of the layoff by working through the Tactical Employment Team program (TET) to:\n1. Maintain an employee skills inventory bank to be used as a basis for referrals to other employment opportunities.\n2. Determine if there are other positions to which employees may be transferred.\n3. Refer interested persons to vacancies which occur in other job classes for which they qualify and can use their layoff eligibility.\n4. Establish workshops to aid laid off employees in areas such as resume preparation, alternate career counseling, job search strategy, and interviewing skills.\ng. When it appears to the Department Head and/or Labor Relations Manager that the Board of Supervisors may take action which will result in the layoff of employees in a representation unit, the Labor Relations Manager shall notify the Union of the possibility of such layoffs and shall meet and confer with it regarding the implementation of the action.", "hash": "906879f0b5ae3a062e055feca4c1d603", "id": 2}, {"samples": [{"hash": "e3LhMDo5mmG", "uri": "/contracts/e3LhMDo5mmG#workforce-reduction", "label": "Collective Agreement", "score": 36.3650283813, "published": true}, {"hash": "hdtZguNwzLb", "uri": "/contracts/hdtZguNwzLb#workforce-reduction", "label": "Collective Agreement", "score": 36.3364944458, "published": true}, {"hash": "l0CSQiwuRU3", "uri": "/contracts/l0CSQiwuRU3#workforce-reduction", "label": "Collective Agreement", "score": 33.5408363342, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "the-employer-may", "type": "clause", "offset": [0, 16]}, {"key": "hours-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [60, 68]}, {"key": "lack-of-work", "type": "definition", "offset": [106, 118]}, {"key": "of-duties", "type": "clause", "offset": [135, 144]}, {"key": "reduction-of-services", "type": "definition", "offset": [146, 167]}, {"key": "reduction-of-funding", "type": "clause", "offset": [188, 208]}], "size": 24, "snippet": "The Employer may declare a position redundant or reduce the hours of a position for reasons that include: lack of work; reorganization of duties; reduction of services; discontinuation or reduction of funding.", "hash": "76ee1ea7288f5edfa970b127eaa0b928", "id": 3}, {"samples": [{"hash": "ggDug5vQ0A4", "uri": "/contracts/ggDug5vQ0A4#workforce-reduction", "label": "Memorandum of Understanding", "score": 32.5183181763, "published": true}, {"hash": "aBYIljg8TMI", "uri": "/contracts/aBYIljg8TMI#workforce-reduction", "label": "Memorandum of Understanding", "score": 29.3390369415, "published": true}, {"hash": "9aRCq0Z7aXm", "uri": "/contracts/9aRCq0Z7aXm#workforce-reduction", "label": "Memorandum of Understanding", "score": 28.4758758545, "published": true}], "snippet_links": [{"key": "shortfalls-in-funding", "type": "clause", "offset": [25, 46]}, {"key": "department-or", "type": "definition", "offset": [58, 71]}, {"key": "the-department-will", "type": "clause", "offset": [115, 134]}, {"key": "the-association", "type": "clause", "offset": [142, 157]}, {"key": "to-funding", "type": "clause", "offset": [273, 283]}, {"key": "employees-in", "type": "clause", "offset": [320, 332]}], "size": 17, "snippet": "If funding reductions or shortfalls in funding occur in a department or are expected, which may result in layoffs, the department will notify the Association and take the following actions:\nA. Identify the classification(s) in which position reductions may be required due to funding reductions or shortfalls.\nB. 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