Temporary Positions A) The Employer may create regular temporary positions for vacation relief for more than one (1) incumbent for up to six (6) months duration. B) The Employer may create regular temporary project positions (i.e. grant funded, capital projects, pilot projects, or term specific assignments) for up to twelve (12) months’ duration. These positions are not renewable after the end date of the project, unless the Union and Employer agree to renew/extend the time limits. C) These positions will be posted and filled in accordance with Article 17.01-
Temporary Vacancies 14.12.1 Surplus employees shall be eligible for assignment into temporary assignments in their own Ministry that are posted for recruitment in accordance with Article 7 in the last two (2) months of their notice provided that: (a) The employee applies for and indicates on his or her application for the vacancy that they have received notice of layoff and are eligible for a temporary assignment; and (b) He or she is qualified for the position. Such assignments are meant to provide additional employment opportunities for surplus employees prior to lay-off. Where more than one surplus employee matches the temporary assignment, the employee with greater seniority shall be offered the temporary assignment. It is understood that such assignment of a surplus employee to a temporary vacancy has priority over Article 8.11 (Temporary Assignments). 14.12.2 A surplus employee shall retain his / her status in the regular service and current salary entitlements while placed in a temporary assignment. Placement in a temporary assignment will not constitute a promotion for pay purposes. Subject to Sub-article 14.12.1, for placement into temporary assignments, the Employer shall use the same criteria and rules as for assignment into vacancies under Article 14.4 (Targeted Direct Assignment). 14.12.3 An offer of a temporary assignment to a surplus employee must be in writing and must specify the duration of the temporary assignment. The surplus employee shall have five (5) working days in which to accept or reject the offer of a temporary assignment. 14.12.4 The original temporary assignment may be extended by a maximum of three (3) months. 14.12.5 When a temporary assignment takes place, the employee shall not be unreasonably denied the opportunity to complete any portion of training already underway. Surplus employees who refuse a temporary assignment shall continue to be considered for assignment into permanent vacancies for the duration of their surplus notice period, but not for further temporary assignments. 14.12.6 Where an employee accepts a temporary assignment or secondment under Article 14.12, it shall be considered to be a hiatus in their notice period under Article 14.3.8 for the duration of their temporary assignment and all redeployment activities shall cease. Notwithstanding the hiatus, the employee may continue to identify and be considered for vacancies under Article 14. 4.1. At the end of the temporary assignment or secondment, the balance of the notice period, as well as all redeployment activities, shall resume.
Filling Positions The Employer will determine when a position will be filled, the type of appointment to be used when filling the position, and the skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the specific position within a job classification. Only those candidates who have the position-specific skills and abilities required to perform the duties of the vacant position will be referred for further consideration by the employing agency. A. An agency’s internal layoff list will consist of employees who have elected to place their name on the layoff list through Article 34, Layoff and Recall, of this Agreement and are confined to each individual agency. B. The statewide layoff list will consist of employees who have elected to place their name on the statewide layoff list in accordance with WAC ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇▇. C. A promotional candidate is defined as an employee who has completed the probationary period within a permanent appointment and has attained permanent status within the agency. D. A transfer candidate is defined as an employee in permanent status in the same classification as the vacancy within the agency. E. A voluntary demotion candidate is defined as an employee in permanent status moving to a class in a lower salary range maximum within the agency. F. When filling a vacant position with a permanent appointment, candidates will be certified for further consideration in the following manner: 1. The most senior candidate on the agency’s internal layoff list with the required skills and abilities who has indicated an appropriate geographic availability will be appointed to the position. 2. If there are no names on the internal layoff list, the agency will certify up to twenty (20) candidates for further consideration. Up to seventy-five percent (75%) of those candidates will be statewide layoff, agency promotional, internal transfers, and agency voluntary demotions. All candidates certified must have the position-specific skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position to be filled. If there is a tie for the last position on the certification for either promotional or other candidates, the agency may consider up to ten