C. Employees will have an opportunity on <strong>of</strong>ficial time to be counseled by Human ResourcesSpecialists who may travel to the location, concerning updating resumes or other appropriatedocuments, OPFs, retirement, conversion to Contract, placement programs and other mattersprior to the effective date <strong>of</strong> the RIF. The Union shall be notified in advance <strong>of</strong> any suchmeetings.Section 4. PlacementA. Management agrees to participate in a placement program at each activity where a reduction instaff is occurring. This program will be designed to assist employees adversely affected byreorganization, RIF, and closure <strong>of</strong> facilities to seek employment. The primary aim <strong>of</strong> thisprogram will be to assist each affected employee in obtaining a position in the Federal service,commensurate with the employee’s skills, experience, and career goals. The secondary aim willbe assisting to obtain a position in the non-Federal sector.The paragraphs noted hereafter represent the full extent <strong>of</strong> the placement program agreed upon<strong>between</strong> the parties to this <strong>agreement</strong> - no other obligations are expressed or implied.B. Reemployment Priority Lists. Reemployment Priority Lists apply only to Title 5 employeesand do not apply to <strong>contract</strong> education employees. To be eligible for reemployment prioritylist consideration, the employee must have separated through 5 CFR Part 351 (RIF) procedures.Employees separated through 5 CFR 752 (adverse action) procedures are not eligible forreemployment priority list placement.C. The subsequent paragraphs, subparagraphs and clauses within this section apply only to<strong>contract</strong> education personnel.(1) When specific RIF notices are issued to individual employees, Human Resources staffwill be involved with the issuance <strong>of</strong> those notices. This involvement will includecounseling each employee about the options available to that employee, i.e., theplacement program, retirement, or any other options which may be available, includinglocal or state unemployment services, as well as severance pay, and the estimated amountand duration <strong>of</strong> such payments, if applicable. During this counseling session, humanresources staff will discuss with each employee any education, skills, licenses orcertification that the employee may have which are not contained in the OPF and whichmay be relevant to positions in the Federal sector or general work force. It is theemployee’s responsibility to provide such certification, license, diploma and/ortranscripts within a reasonable period <strong>of</strong> time following this counseling period, generallywithin thirty (30) calendar days unless extenuating circumstances are present and arecommunicated Human Resources in writing, (electronic mail will suffice for thispurpose). The purpose <strong>of</strong> that discussion is to ensure that each employee may receive fullconsideration for all positions for which he/she may be qualified.(2) Management will <strong>of</strong>fer to impacted employees commercially available training onpreparing resumes and job interview skills.119
(3) Impacted employees who want to participate in this placement program will provide acompleted resume or job application to Human Resources.a. Employees will identify to Human Resources, in writing using the documentcontained in Appendix O, the geographical areas at which they would desire to beemployed. Employees may use this form to indicate desire to be considered at allgeographic locations.b. Human Resources will provide a list <strong>of</strong> current vacancies at the remaining BIEworksites where the employee has expressed an interest to each impactedemployee and to the local Union contact for the RIF. An employee who haselected not to specify an interest in specific geographic locations and wishes to beconsidered for vacancies at all geographical locations will be provided withinformation for all vacancies within the <strong>Bureau</strong>.c. Human Resources will submit information concerning employees separated byRIF to those BIE locations for which they have expressed interest in beingemployed. This information will include:i. SF-50, Notification <strong>of</strong> Personnel Action, indicating separation;ii. Resume or job application(s); andiii.Any other qualifications, skills, licenses or certifications supplied by theemployee to Human Resources personnel.Section 5. Personnel Filesd. Information sent to locations at which employees have expressed interest inemployment will be retained at those locations for one (1) year from separation.Impacted employees will be considered for each vacancy at those locations forwhich they are qualified.The Union and Management will jointly encourage all employees desiring to participate in the programto see that their personnel files, resume and other appropriate documents are up-to-date. Managementwill add to the personnel files appropriate changes or amendments the employee submits for inclusion.Employees possessing skills in more than one area(s) may request consideration for vacancies in morethan one area.Section 6. Labor-Management CooperationThe placement program will operate in the event <strong>of</strong> a RIF. Management and the Union will cooperate inassisting employees seeking placement.120