Common use of Bumping Procedures Clause in Contracts

Bumping Procedures. Where an employee is laid off, they shall have the right to implement their bumping rights within five (5) working days of notification of layoff as follows: 1. A displaced employee may bump a less senior employee, providing they have the qualifications, skill and ability to perform the work of the less senior employee. On this basis, an employee may bump upwards, downwards or laterally. 2. An employee may bump within their own department or across the entire Bargaining Unit. 3. Bargaining Unit members will be able to exercise their seniority and bumping rights, and return to other positions in the Bargaining Unit if their department or function is ever sold, privatized or transferred to the County. 4. If any employee bumps a person in a lower group number, their rate of pay would be "red circled" if they are above the range maximum for the new position. This provision will apply only to bumps that are one (1) group below the employee’s current group. A bump into a position that is two (2) or more groups below the employee’s current group would result in the employee’s rate of pay being reduced to the range maximum of the new position, if necessary. Employees exercising their bumping rights shall supply to the employer where possible, their top three (3) bumping choices in priority order. The employer shall notify the bumping employee of the results of the bumping request within five (5) working days exclusive of vacations and illness of the officials necessary to participate in the decision process. Employees who are deemed to be not qualified for the position they are requesting to bump into shall be advised of the reasons for the denial, in writing, with a copy to the Union.

Bumping Procedures. Where an (a) An employee is being laid off, they shall have the right off or displaced and wishing to implement their exercise his bumping rights shall, within five (5) working days shifts of his receiving written notification of layoff as follows: 1his layoff, submit in writing to the Human Resources Manager, notice of his intent to exercise the bumping procedures and shall indicate the position being bumped into. A displaced The City shall provide any information regarding seniority of employees and required qualifications for positions which the laid off employee may bump a less senior require. The Department Head shall advise the employee, providing they have the qualificationsin writing, skill and ability to perform the work within two (2) working days, of acceptance or rejection of the less senior employee. On this basis, an employee may bump upwards, downwards or laterallybump. 2. (b) An employee may bump within their own department or across the entire Bargaining Unit. 3. Bargaining Unit members will shall be able limited to exercise their seniority two (2) opportunities to displace a junior employee and bumping rights, and return to other positions shall be given a one (1) month trial period in the Bargaining Unit if their department or function is ever sold, privatized or transferred to the County. 4. If any employee bumps a person in a lower group number, their rate of pay would be "red circled" if they are above the range maximum for the new position. This provision will apply only At any time in the trial period (for the first or second bump) the employee may choose severance or to bumps that are one revert to layoff with no recourse to further bumping. (1c) group below The City shall decide the employee’s current groupappropriate start date in the position being bumped into. A bump If the employee is placed in the new position before expiry of the notice of layoff period, the wage rate applicable to the notice period shall be paid, if higher. (d) An employee bumping into a position that is two (2) or more groups below position, which has a different shift than the employee’s current group would result position, shall be placed in the employee’s rate of pay being reduced new position at a time that minimizes any overtime or premium payments, which the City would incur due to the range maximum of bump. However, the employee shall not lose any pay in order to accommodate the start in the new position, if necessary. Employees exercising their bumping rights shall supply to the employer where possible, their top three (3) bumping choices in priority order. The employer shall notify the bumping employee of the results of the bumping request within five (5) working days exclusive of vacations and illness of the officials necessary to participate in the decision process. Employees who are deemed to be not qualified for the position they are requesting to bump into shall be advised of the reasons for the denial, in writing, with a copy to the Union.

Bumping Procedures. Where an (a) An employee is being laid off, they shall have the right off or displaced and wishing to implement their exercise his bumping rights shall, within five (5) working days shifts of his receiving written notification of layoff as follows: 1his layoff, submit in writing to the Department Head, notice of his intent to exercise the bumping procedures and shall indicate the position being bumped into. A displaced The City shall provide any information regarding seniority of employees and required qualifications for positions which the laid off employee may bump a less senior require. The Department Head shall advise the employee, providing they have the qualificationsin writing, skill and ability to perform the work within two (2) working days, of acceptance or rejection of the less senior employee. On this basis, an employee may bump upwards, downwards or laterallybump. 2. (b) An employee may bump within their own department or across the entire Bargaining Unit. 3. Bargaining Unit members will shall be able limited to exercise their seniority two (2) opportunities to displace a junior employee and bumping rights, and return to other positions shall be given a one (1) month trial period in the Bargaining Unit if their department or function is ever sold, privatized or transferred to the County. 4. If any employee bumps a person in a lower group number, their rate of pay would be "red circled" if they are above the range maximum for the new position. This provision will apply only At any time in the trial period (for the first or second bump) the employee may choose severance or to revert to layoff with no recourse to further bumping. (c) The City shall decide the appropriate start date in the position being bumped into. If the employee is placed in the new position before expiry of the notice of layoff period, the wage rate applicable to the notice period shall be paid, if higher. (d) An employee bumping into a position, which has a different shift than the current position, shall be placed in the new position at a time that minimizes any overtime or premium payments, which the City would incur due to the bump. However, the employee shall not lose any pay in order to accommodate the start in the new position. (e) When an employee bumps that are one (1) group below into a position, this position is now considered the employee’s current groupbid position. A bump into To move to a different position that is two (2) or more groups below the employee’s current group would result in the employee’s rate of pay being reduced an employee will have to the range maximum of the new position, if necessary. Employees exercising their bumping rights shall supply to the employer where possible, their top three (3) bumping choices in priority order. The employer shall notify the bumping employee of the results of the bumping request within five (5) working days exclusive of vacations and illness of the officials necessary to participate in the decision process. Employees who are deemed to be not qualified for the position they are requesting to bump into shall be advised of the reasons for the denial, in writing, with a copy to the Unionbid on job postings.