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11. Once an employee selects a particular job and retraining opportunity option, the employee is
precluded from exercising another job and retraining opportunity option at a later time, unless
the employee's position is subsequently eliminated as a result of the Department's restructuring
plan (e.g. an employee from one Regional Treatment Center accepts a position at another
Regional Treatment Center and the employee's position at the RTC is subsequently eliminated
because of the Department's restructuring plan).
12. An employee who refuses a job and retraining opportunity option that is within a reasonable
commuting distance shall not be eligible to an enhanced separation package option. The
employee who refuses such a job and retraining opportunity shall be laid off pursuant to the
applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. The parties may negotiate changes to the
vacancy and bumping options in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement for such
employees at other facilities at a later time.
Section 3. Job and Retraining Opportunities.
1. The availability of positions shall be based upon the Minnesota Management & Budget "active
requisition" list.
Employees who are interested in a vacancy shall have the claim to that position made by their
current Personnel Director/Job Center.
2. An employee who selects the job and retraining opportunities option shall be offered one job
and retraining opportunity within twelve (12) months of selecting the job and retraining option.
Employees who have not been offered a position within twelve (12) months of selecting the Job
and Retraining Option shall be offered Option 2, Enhanced Separation or Option 3, Normal
Separation.
3. All positions shall first be posted pursuant to the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
If, at the time the position is posted there is a qualified “at risk” employee in the same
employment condition, bidding will be limited to employees in the same employment condition
and insurance[p1] contribution level. However, the parties may negotiate at a later time
changes in the procedures for filling positions in State operated community based residential or
day habilitation services or positions in the technical support group for these services.
4. Positions to be offered will be:
in a same or transferable class, or
as a promotion or demotion,
in the same employment condition, and
at the same or a higher insurance contribution level.
5. The covered expenses for employees who receive relocation allowances shall be pursuant to
the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The parties may negotiate changes to the eligibility for relocation expenses in the applicable
Collective Bargaining Agreement for employees at other facilities at a later time.
6. An employee who transfers within the same class or is demoted to a different class shall
receive no salary adjustment. An employee who transfers between classes shall receive the
minimum adjustment necessary to bring his/her salary within the range of the new class.
However, for either a transfer or a demotion, an employee receiving a rate of pay in excess of
the range maximum shall continue to receive that rate of pay.
An employee who is promoted is entitled to a salary adjustment as defined in the Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
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