Common use of Displacement (Bumping) Rights Clause in Contracts

Displacement (Bumping) Rights. 9.4.1 An employee who is laid off from a classification and who has previous service in an equal or lower classification shall have the right to bump the least senior employee in that classification. Where the employee is eligible to bump into more than one classification, the employee shall bump in this order: 9.4.2 Seniority, for purposes of determining bumping rights, shall include the total of the previous service in the equal or lower classification being bumped into, plus service in the classification from which layoff occurs, and higher classifications. 9.4.3 A permanent or probationary employee who has been removed from his or her classification for lack of work or lack of funds and, after exercising his or her bumping rights, may accept a voluntary demotion to a vacant position in a classification with an equal or lower salary range, provided the employee meets the minimum qualifications of the position and provided further that the District approves such reassignment. Such employee shall maintain his or her reemployment rights as defined in this Article.