Common use of WORK FORCE REDUCTION Clause in Contracts

WORK FORCE REDUCTION. Whenever it becomes necessary due to lack of work or funds to reduce the size of the work force in any class of positions covered by this Agreement, the Fire Chief shall designate the number of positions from each class which shall be eliminated. The employee(s) to be laid off shall be determined by inverse classification seniority. All temporary and provisional appointees in that class shall in all cases be laid off first. For the purpose of this subsection, persons appointed to the same class on the same date shall be considered to have seniority in the order on which they appeared on the certification. When the number of employees in a class above Firefighter is to be reduced, affected employees in such higher classes who have held lower titles within this bargaining unit shall be entitled to a reduction to the highest of these titles to which classification seniority in such lower title (which includes time served in a higher title) would keep them from being laid off. 10.4 (1) In the event of a work force reduction in the department that affects members of the Fire Supervisory Association, Local 3939, and when such affected employees have held lower titles within this bargaining unit, such employees shall be offered reductions to the highest of these titles to which classification seniority would keep them from being laid off. Except as expressly provided herein, Civil Service Rule 22 (entitled “Layoff”) and Civil Service Rule 23 (entitled “Reinstatement”) shall continue to apply with regard to employees impacted by the application of this Section 10.4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Department seniority shall continue to be used for the purposes of bidding for positions and vacations within a job classification.