AFSCME Contract - MMB Home - Minnesota Management & Budget

Employees may also indicate on a written or electronic document provided by the
Appointing Authority, other employment conditions and geographic locations for which they
are available. Employees who were not able to bump, transfer, or demote to a previously
held class(es) in lieu of layoff shall be placed on the Seniority Unit Layoff List for the
previously held bargaining unit class(es) for which they have indicated availability.
Employees shall indicate on a written or electronic document provided by the Appointing
Authority, the class(es), geographic location(s) and employment condition(s) for which they
are available. Employees may change their availability by notifying Minnesota
Management & Budget in writing. Names shall be retained on the Seniority Unit Layoff List
for a minimum of one (1) year or for a period of time equal to the employee's State
Seniority, to a maximum of four (4) years.
2. Class (or Class Option) Layoff List. If employees provide the required information, the
names of such employees shall also be placed on a Class (or Class Option) Layoff List for
the class (or class option) from which they were demoted in lieu of layoff, laid off, or
reallocated downward in order of their Classification Seniority (State Seniority for Units 4
and 6). Employees who were not able to bump, transfer, or demote to previously held
class(es) in lieu of layoff shall also be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List for
the previously held bargaining unit class(es) for which they have indicated availability.
Names shall be retained on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List for a minimum of one (1)
year or for a period of time equal to the employee's Classification Seniority (State Seniority
for Units 4 and 6), to a maximum of three (3) years.
In order to be placed on the Class (or Class Option) Layoff List, the employee shall indicate,
in writing on a document provided by the Appointing Authority, the geographic location(s)
and the employment condition(s) for which he/she would accept employment. The
employee may change his/her availability by notifying Minnesota Management & Budget.
I. Seniority Unit Vacancies. For a period of ninety (90) calendar days after an employee has
been permanently laid off from State service, the employee may apply for vacant positions in
an equal or lower classification in their former seniority unit and if they qualify for the position,
the employee's name shall be considered on the basis of State Seniority in the manner
provided in Article 12, Section 7E5.
J. Recall. Employees shall be recalled from layoff in the order in which their names appear on
the Seniority Unit Layoff List as provided in Section 3H of this Article (employee must be
position-qualified if Unit 6).
An employee on either the Seniority Unit or Class Layoff List shall be notified of recall by
written personal notice (receipted) or certified mail (return receipt required) sent to the
employee's last known address at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the reporting date.
The employee shall notify the Appointing Authority by certified mail (return receipt required)
within five (5) calendar days of receipt of notification, of intent to return to work and shall report
for work on the reporting date unless other arrangements are made. It shall be the employee's
responsibility to keep the Appointing Authority informed of the employee's current address.
The Appointing Authority may temporarily assign employee(s) to any vacancies or openings to
fulfill operating requirements during the period while the recall process is taking place.
K. Removal From Layoff Lists. Employees shall be removed from all layoff lists for any of the
following reasons:
2013-2015 AFSCME Contract – Page 40