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d. Bump Within Thirty-Five (35) Miles.
(1) Equal Class. Bump the least senior employee in an equal class (or class option) in
which the employee previously served (or another class option within the class for
which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer) within thirty-five
(35) miles of the employee's current work location (employee must be positionqualified
if Unit 6);
(2) Lower Class. Bump the least senior employee in a lower class (or class option) in
which the employee previously served (or another class option within the class for
which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer) within thirty-five
(35) miles of the employee's current work location (employee must be positionqualified
if Unit 6).
e. Bump Outside Thirty-Five (35) Miles.
(1) Same/Equal Class. Bump the least senior employee in the same class (or class
option) or the least senior employee in an equal class (or class option) in which the
employee previously served (or another class option within that class for which the
employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer) more than thirty-five (35)
miles of the employee's current work location (employee must be position-qualified if
Unit 6);
(2) Lower Class. Bump the least senior employee in a lower class (or class option) in
which the employee previously served (or another class option within that class for
which the employee is determined to be qualified by the Employer) more than thirtyfive
(35) miles of the employee's current work location (employee must be positionqualified
if Unit 6).
f. Bump Temporary Appointment. Bump any employee on a temporary appointment in
the same class who has more than thirty (30) calendar days remaining on such
appointment and is within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location
(employee must be position-qualified if Unit 6). The temporary employee bumped shall
be separated.
g. Claiming. An employee may request to transfer or demote to a non-temporary
classified vacancy in another seniority unit in the same, transferable, or lower class (or
class option) in which the employee previously served or for which the employee is
determined to be qualified by the Employer, and the receiving Appointing Authority shall
not unreasonably deny the request (for Unit 6, the employee must be position-qualified).
Employees may not request a transfer or demotion to another Appointing Authority if
such a vacancy is available to the employee at a pay level equal to the requested
vacancy within thirty-five (35) miles of the employee's current work location which the
current Appointing Authority determines to fill or if the employee has previously
requested and has been offered a vacancy under this provision in the same or an equal
class in the same employment condition within thirty-five (35) miles of the current
position.
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