Agmt19 MOU Service Employes International Union Local 521

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classification if the reclassification did not result in at least a five percent (5%) salary increase 7.4.3 If two (2) or more employees have an equal length of service as defined in 7.4.2 above, the order of layoff shall be determined by the employees' rank on the eligibility list for his/hercurrent classification. The employee's ranking on the eligibility list is determined by his/her score on the final examination in the testing process for his/her current classification. If two (2) or more employees have an equal length of service and a tie ranking on the eligibility list, the order of layoff will be determined by his/her score on the classification test immediately preceding the examination that established the eligibility list, assuming such an examination was conducted. 7.5 Bumping Rights The following section describes three distinct options available for employees who have received a notice of layoff. Any employee who has received a notice of layoff must exercise these options, outlined as follows. First, an employee must exhaust his/her bumping rights as described in Article 7.5.1. If an employee is unable to bump in accordance with the provisions in Article 7.5.1 and will suffer a layoff, the employee can then, and only then, elect to exercise his/her options as described in either Article 7.5.2 or Article 7.5.3, at the discretion of the employee. 7.5.1 A regular employee who has received a notice of layoff may elect, in lieu of layoff, to be reassigned to a position in a lateral or lower related classification within his/her department, or another department, provided that in order to displace the employee with less service the laid off employee must have held regular status in the classification into which he/she is bumping. 7.5.2 An employee who was unable to bump in accordance with the provisions in Article 7.5.1 and will suffer a layoff, may elect to bump an employee with less seniority in a lateral or lower classification in his/her job family as outlined in Appendix A. If two (2) or more employees request to bump the same employee with less seniority as described herein, the employee with the highest seniority, as defined in Article 7.5.7, will have his/her request granted. Any additions, deletions or modifications to the Job Family charts in Appendix A shall be only through the formal meet and confer process. 7.5.3 If the employee is unable to bump an employee with less seniority as described in Article 7.5.1 or Article 7.5.2, or opts not to exercise his/her rights in Article 7.5.2, he/she may accept a voluntary transfer or demotion to a vacant position in a lateral or lower related classification in which no previous service has been rendered provided that, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, the employee meets the minimum qualifications of the classification. If two (2) or more employees request to transfer or demote into the same vacant position as described herein, the employee with the highest seniority, as defined in Article 7.5.7, will have his/her request granted. Employees who accept a voluntary transfer or demotion as described in Article 7.5.3, shall serve a probationary period of no more than twelve (12) months. 7.5.4 Bargaining unit employees requesting to exercise their right to bump into a classification as provided in Articles 7.5.1, 7.5.2 or 7.5.3, must make such request to the Personnel Officer in writing within seven (7) calendar days of their receipt of written notice of layoff. Failure to comply with the deadline provided herein shall be deemed a waiver of the bumping rights provided in this Article 7. 7.5.5 When a senior employee chooses to bump into a position in a lateral or lower related classification, said employee must accept the salary, hours and working conditions of the position. If the employee's salary prior to bumping is within the salary range of the lateral or lower related classification into which the employee is bumping, the employee will retain the salary held prior to IN