Common use of Bumping Privileges Clause in Contracts

Bumping Privileges. i. A regular, classified employee identified for layoff, is the bumping employee. He/she shall be entitled to bump into the next position held by the least senior incumbent employee when the following criteria is met: a. the incumbent employee has less seniority than the bumping employee, in his/her wage grade, and b. the bumping employee meets the minimum qualifications as defined by the job description on file with Human Resources at the time of the bumping. ii. If there is a vacant position in the same wage grade as the bumping employee, and the bumping employee meets the minimum qualifications for the position as defined by the job description on file with Human Resources, he/she will be placed in the vacant position before bumping other positions. iii. If there is no position in his/her existing wage grade for which he/she meet the minimum qualifications and has seniority over, he/she may bump the least senior position for which he/she is qualified for and has seniority over, in the next lower wage grade. iv. The bumping employee may continue bumping at subsequent lower wage grades until the bumping employee finds a position for which he/she is qualified and has seniority over the incumbent employee. The bumping employee must take the first position for which he/she is qualified. v. If the person is not eligible for any positions, he/she will be placed on layoff status. vi. An employee who is unable, or chooses not to bump, shall be placed on layoff status. vii. The bumping process can only occur within classified bargaining unit positions, but may be college-wide.

Bumping Privileges. i. A regular, classified employee identified for layoff, is the bumping employee. He/she They shall be entitled to bump into the next position held by the least senior incumbent employee when the following criteria is met: a. the incumbent employee has less seniority than the bumping employee, in his/her their wage grade, and b. the bumping employee meets the minimum qualifications as defined by the job description on file with Human Resources at the time of the bumping. ii. If there is a vacant position in the same wage grade as the bumping employee, and the bumping employee meets the minimum qualifications for the position as defined by the job description on file with Human Resources, he/she they will be placed in the vacant position before bumping other positions. iii. If there is no position in his/her their existing wage grade for which he/she they meet the minimum qualifications and has seniority over, he/she they may bump the least senior position for which he/she is they are qualified for and has seniority over, in the next lower wage grade. iv. The bumping employee may continue bumping at subsequent lower wage grades until the bumping employee finds a position for which he/she is they are qualified and has seniority over the incumbent employee. The bumping employee must take the first position for which he/she is they are qualified. v. If the person is not eligible for any positions, he/she they will be placed on layoff status. vi. An employee who is unable, or chooses not to bump, shall be placed on layoff status. vii. The bumping process can only occur within classified bargaining unit positions, but may be college-wide.