Adopted:          04/17/1989

Revised:          05/19/2008                                                                                          546

School District of Prairie Farm

Reduction in Support Staff Work Force

SUPPORT STAFF LAY-OFFS

The employer shall have the right to reduce the number of positions in part for any reason.  Employees whose jobs have been reduced or eliminated shall have the right to bump junior employees in their department, provided they meet the qualifications established by the District.

Such junior employees who have lost their positions as a result of a bump shall have the right to exercise their seniority in the same manner as if their job has been eliminated. Employees who are without jobs as a result of a bump or reduction in the number of positions shall be laid off and shall be placed on a re-employment list.  Employees who do not choose to exercise their bumping rights shall also be laid off and placed on the re-employment list.

The employer shall maintain a re-employment list of such laid off employees.  Such a list shall be in the order of the employee's seniority at the time of the layoff with the most senior member being number one on the list.  Employees on the re-employment list shall maintain seniority as provided in this handbook and shall maintain recall rights for the twelve months from the date of layoff.  Employees on layoff status are not eligible for Board paid fringe benefits.

Employees shall be recalled from layoff in accordance with their seniority, provided they meet the qualifications established by the District.  The employer shall not employ any new employees in a department for which there exists a qualified employee on the re-employment list.  Notice of recall shall be sent by the employer to the laid off employee's last known address.

Cross Ref.:       546 Support Staff Layoffs Rule