D. If an employee moves into another position outside of this bargaining unit, his
seniority date shall be as listed in another bargaining agreement or benefit
package.
Purposes of Department Seniority:
Department seniority shall be used to approve vacation selections, personal day selections, and
leaves of absence.
Detention Specialists:
Detention Specialists shall not be part of the seniority system of full-time employees. The part-
time dates of employment shall be used for seniority purposes within the group of Detention
Specialists. Department seniority shall be used to approve vacation selections, personal day
selections, Family Medical Leave requests, layoffs, recalls, and elimination of positions. An
employee's department seniority status shall be suspended during the time he is laid off.
Employees recalled from layoff anytime during the one-year period shall assume their
department seniority status from the date of layoff.
Seniority used for Layoffs & Filling Vacancies:
The department seniority date may also be used for layoffs or when filling vacancies, however,
the primary determining factors that will be considered are as outlined in Article 34.
Department Seniority During Laid Off Periods & Recalls:
An employee's department seniority status shall be suspended during the time he is laid off.
Employees recalled from layoff anytime during the one-year period shall resume their
department seniority status from the date of layoff.
ARTICLE 34
LAYOFFS, RECALLS, & ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS
Lavoffs:
Management reserves the right, power, and authority to lay off employees within the Nashua
Police Department as deemed necessary. When making any layoff decisions, the primary
determining factors that will be considered are job performance, absenteeism record, and the
workload & the number of personnel within a particular bureau, division, or shift. If the listed
factors are the same when considering layoff decisions, the full-time continuous date of
employment with the Nashua Police Department will be considered.
Recalls:
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