30.1 It is the intent of the Employer to provide stability of employment to the employees.
30.2 When the President determines that a layoff is necessary on a campus because of a lack of work and/or a lack of funds, the following procedures shall apply.
A layoff shall refer to an involuntary separation, involuntary reduction in an employee’s timebase, or an involuntary pay plan change. Non-reappointment of a temporary employee does not constitute a layoff.
30.3 When the CSU determines that there is a need for implementation of any procedures outlined in this Article, the CSU agrees to immediately notify the Union. The Union may submit a written request to the Office of the Chancellor to meet and confer with the Union on the bargaining unit impact including, but not limited to, voluntary programs, reduced work time, leaves of absence, and any other remedy to mitigate layoffs.
30.4 Layoff shall be within a defined occupational series grouping as established by Appendix B. The order of layoff shall be:
a. first, Limited Hourly employees;
b. second, Temporary employees;
c. third, Apprentices;
d. fourth, probationary employees; and,
e. last, permanent employees.
30.5 Non-reappointment of a temporary employee does not constitute layoff.
30.6 When there is a layoff pursuant to provision 30.2 above, Limited Hourly, temporary, apprentice, and probationary employees shall be laid off in a defined occupational series grouping without regard to length of service. Layoff is be determined by merit and competency in relation to program needs.
30.7 Permanent employees shall be laid off in a defined occupational series grouping as defined in Appendix B in reverse order of seniority.
30.8 An employee who possesses documentable specialized skills that are needed for the program not possessed by other employees in classification(s) undergoing layoff may be excluded by the president from the layoff list.
Computation of Seniority Points
30.9 All employees (Limited Hourly, Temporary, Apprentice, Probationary, and Permanent) earn seniority points but are not credited with these seniority points until they become permanent employees.
30.10 Permanent employees shall be credited with seniority points for service in a defined occupational series grouping for each qualifying month of employment as described in provision 30.11 below.
30.11 For the purpose of computing permanent employee seniority credit, length of service includes continuous time served as a Limited Hourly, temporary, apprentice, probationary, or permanent employee in a defined occupational series grouping, and is counted from the date of appointment to a class within a defined occupational series grouping.
Time worked is credited as follows:
a. One (1) seniority point for every month worked on an appointment of more than three-quarters.
b. Three-quarters (.75) points for every month worked on a three-quarters appointment.
c. One-half (.5) point for every month worked on a half-time appointment.
d. Five hundredths (.05) of a point for month worked on an intermittent appointment.
30.12 Seniority credit is counted from the first calendar month of appointment to the current classification or classification within a defined occupation series grouping, if the appointment date is on or before the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of that month. Seniority credit is counted from the second calendar month of appointment to the current classification or skill level within a classification held if the appointment is after the fifteenth (15th) calendar day in that month.
30.13 Effective July 1, 1996, the parties may mutually agree that an employee may be temporarily assigned to a position in another classification at a salary rate appropriate for the temporarily assigned duties and responsibilities. Such temporary assignment shall not exceed six months (180 days), except by mutual agreement of the parties. A temporary assignment implemented under this provision shall not be considered as a break in service for computation of seniority points, and an employee on such temporary assignment shall retain bargaining unit status.
30.14 In no case shall a permanent employee earn more than twelve (12) seniority points per year.
30.15 In the event a class is abolished or the use of the class restricted and a new class established in its place, all time served in the prior comparable class shall be counted as service in the new class, as long as both classes are within the same occupational series grouping.
Tie-Breaking in the Order of Layoff
30.16 A tie exists when two (2) or more permanent employees in a defined occupational series grouping undergoing layoff have the same number of seniority points.
30.17 In establishing the layoff order of permanent employees, ties shall be broken considering only the following factors:
a. specialized skills and competencies of the employee; and
b. documented meritorious service by the employee.
Voluntary Programs to Avoid Layoff
30.18 At least seventy-five (75) days prior to the effective date of a layoff, the president shall make available voluntary programs to avoid layoff in order to determine whether such programs can effectively mitigate the need to layoff.
30.19 Such programs shall include, but shall not be limited to:
a. A voluntary reduced worktime program may reduce the time worked by an employee within the workweek or within the workyear.
b. Leaves of absence without pay in accordance with Article 19 Leaves of Absence Without Pay, of this Agreement.
30.20 A temporary, intermittent, apprentice or probationary employee who is to be laid off shall receive notice of such layoff from the president no later than forty-five (45) calendar days before the effective date of layoff.
30.21 A permanent employee who is to be laid off shall receive notice of such layoff from the president no later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of layoff. Such notice shall be in writing and mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the employee’s last known address.
Employee Options in Lieu of Layoff
30.22 A permanent employee who has received a notice of layoff shall have the right to elect transfer to any vacancy for which he/she is currently qualified in the unit at the campus where notice occurred. Such qualification shall be determined in the normal manner. When two (2) or more such permanent employees elect transfer to the vacancy, the employee to be transferred shall be selected on the basis of any of the following factors:
a. specialized skills and competencies of the employees; and
b. documented meritorious service by the employee.
30.23 A permanent, probationary, or apprentice employee who has received a notice of layoff may elect to be transferred or demoted to any previously held classification outside of the occupational series grouping in which he/she held permanent status at the campus, provided there has been no break in service.
30.24 In order to elect provision 30.22 or 30.23 of this Article, an employee must notify the campus Personnel Office in writing of his/her election not later than seven (7) calendar days after receiving the notice of layoff.
30.25 An employee replaced by the demotion or transfer of an employee who has received a notice of layoff shall have the same rights as outlined in provisions 30.22 and 30.23 of this Article.
30.26 If an employee elects a demotion in lieu of layoff, he/she shall receive a payment above the maximum in accordance with Article 24, Salary.
30.27 The names of laid off permanent employs shall be entered on a re-employment list by classification in order of seniority. An employee’s name shall remain on the re- employment list until he/she returns to a position within the defined occupational series group in the same classification or lower classification held at the time of layoff and at the same timebase as previously held.
In no case shall a name remain on the re-employment list for more than 3 (three) years.
30.28 Position vacancies in the same or lower classifications in a defined occupational series group for which there are names of qualified individuals on the re-employment list as established in provision 30.27 above shall not be filled without first making an offer of re-employment to those on the list. If an individual on the re-employment list declines two (2) such offers, he/she waives his/her re-employment rights. An individual on a re- employment list may request inactive status for up to one (1) year.
30.29 An employee re-employed under the conditions of this Article shall retain permanent status rights, service credit (subject to PERS regulations), salary step, sick leave, and seniority credits he/she held at the date of layoff.
30.30 Provisions of this Article shall apply only to the campus where the layoff occurred, except for provision 30.31 below.
30.31 The CSU shall post all bargaining unit vacancies on the CSU careers section of the CSU website, thereby making available to employees information regarding employment opportunities at all CSU campuses. Employees in receipt of notice of layoff shall be notified of the opportunity to register online at the CSU Careers website in order to receive RSS feeds, or emails announcing position vacancies in the bargaining unit. Should such an employee be unable to receive such communications, he/she may request that Teamsters Local 2010 be sent those communications on his/her behalf.
No campus may fill a vacancy without first ascertaining whether there are individuals in the applicant pool who hold reemployment rights under Article 30.27. If such individuals have applied for the vacancy and self-identified as a laid-off employee or an employee in receipt of a layoff, they shall be interviewed.
30.32 The number of student work hours in this unit at a campus shall not be increased in the event of layoff of bargaining unit employees at that campus.