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If a position in a principal place of employment is to be filled by a temporary or emergency
appointment, the appointment shall be offered to employees in the following order prior to filling the
position by any other means:
A. Employees who are permanently or seasonally laid off if the position is in the same class and
principal place of employment from which they were seasonally laid off in the order of State
Seniority;
B. Seasonal employees who are seasonally laid off if the position is in the same principal place of
employment from which they were seasonally laid off and in a different class for which the
employee is determined to be qualified by the Appointing Authority in the order of State
Seniority;
C. Seasonal employees who are seasonally laid off and who have expressed interest in temporary
work in a different principal place of employment from which they were seasonally laid off, in
the same class or in a different class for which the employee is determined to be qualified by
the Appointing Authority.
D. Employees who are permanently laid off and not employed by the State if the position is in the
same seniority unit and geographic area from which they were laid off and the employee is
determined to be qualified for the appointment by the Appointing Authority in the order of State
Seniority.
Limited Interruptions of Seasonal Employment
Article 15, Section 6, Limited Interruptions, of the Master Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety
as follows:
Any interruption in seasonal employment not in excess of seven (7) consecutive work days or any
reduction from an employee's normal work hours which continue two (2) calendar weeks or less
shall not be considered a layoff. Seasonal employees of the Department of Revenue may be
subject to limited interruptions of work or reduction in hours due to temporary lack of work.
When the limited interruption of work or reduction in hours does not affect all employees in a class,
employment condition, shift and principal place of employment, the least senior employee(s)
affected shall have their work interrupted or hours reduced.
Eligible seasonal employees of the Department of Revenue may utilize accrued vacation time
during a limited interruption of employment. Except where vacation time is utilized, all employees
shall be compensated for the actual number of hours worked during the pay period.
Recall of Seasonal Employees
Article 15, Section 4E, paragraph 2 of the Master Agreement shall be replaced in its entirety as
follows:
The Appointing Authority shall contact all seasonal employees on the seasonal layoff list by U.S.
Mail at their last known address in November of each year. The employee shall notify the
Appointing Authority within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of notification of intent to return to
work and shall provide the Appointing Authority with current address and telephone number. It
shall be the employee's responsibility to keep the Appointing Authority informed of the employee's
address and telephone number. Failure to respond to the November notice of intent to recall will
result in removal from the seasonal recall list and will be considered a voluntary resignation.
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