Common use of Elimination of Positions Clause in Contracts

Elimination of Positions. 1. An employee(s) whose position(s) has been eliminated shall have the following bumping rights with reference to his presently assigned job classification: a. He may displace the employee with the least classification seniority, or, if this least senior employee's position is for fewer scheduled hours than his former position, he may displace that employee with the least classification seniority holding a position for which the scheduled hours are equal to those of his former position. In the event there is no such position equal in hours held by a less senior employee, he may displace a junior employee holding the position nearest (but less than) the scheduled hours of his former position which junior employee shall be least senior employee assigned such hours or exercise the bumping rights enumerated in subsection 2 of this section. b. If the elimination of a position(s) is accomplished by the combining of positions, the combined position(s) shall be offered to the affected employees in order of greatest classification seniority. If the affected employee(s) refuse the combined position(s), the employee(s) with the least classification seniority shall be assigned to the combined position(s) and the senior employee(s) shall have the bumping rights enumerated in the preceding paragraph. If such combined position(s) is for fewer hours than the former position(s) held by the junior employee(s), the junior employee(s) shall also have the bumping rights enumerated in the preceding paragraph.

Elimination of Positions. 1. A. An employee(s) whose position(s) has been eliminated or who has been bumped shall have the right to exercise, within five (5) working days, the following bumping rights with reference to his his/her presently assigned job classification: a. He may displace 1. To bump the employee with the least classification seniority, or, if . If this least senior employee's ’s position is for fewer scheduled hours and/or months than his his/her former position, he may displace he/she shall have the right to bump that employee with the least classification seniority holding a position for which the scheduled hours and/or months are equal to those of his his/her former position. In the event there is no such position equal in hours and/or months held by a less senior employee, he may displace he/she shall have the right to bump a junior less senior employee holding the position nearest (nearest, but less than) , the scheduled hours and/or months of his his/her former position which junior the less senior employee shall be the least senior employee assigned such hours or exercise the bumping rights enumerated in subsection 2 of this sectionand/or months. b. 2. If the elimination of a position(stwo (2) is accomplished by the combining of positionsor more positions are to be combined, the combined position(s) shall be offered to the affected employees employee(s) in order of greatest classification seniority. If the The affected employee(s) refuse the combined position(s), the employee(s) with the least classification seniority shall be assigned choosing not to accept the combined position(s) and the senior employee(s) or unable to accept because of classification seniority shall have the bumping rights enumerated in the preceding paragraphPart 1 above. 3. If such combined position(s) is for fewer hours than the former position(s) held by the junior employee(s), the junior employee(s) To go on layoff status. Employees bumped in accordance with this Section shall also have all of the bumping rights enumerated in the preceding paragraphoptions specified within this Section.