Common use of Layoff List Clause in Contracts

Layoff List. A layoff list will be bargaining unit wide, by class, with employees ranked according to seniority. The names of permanent employees who have been laid off, or have accepted another appointment in lieu of layoff will be placed on the layoff list(s). Employees will be placed on the list(s) for the class(es) in which they have held permanent status with the same or lower salary range as the classification from which they were laid off and all lower classifications in the same occupational category/class series. The term of eligibility for each name on the layoff list will be two (2) years from the date the employee’s name is placed on the layoff list. An employee who accepts a comparable position in the same occupational category/class series as the position from which he or she was laid off will be removed from the layoff list(s). An employee who has been demoted for cause is not eligible to be on the layoff list for that classification. An offer of reemployment into the employee’s previous job classification will be made in writing.