employee's seniority. The City agrees to provide training for certification as Career
Fire Fighter at its expense in accordance with State law. In the event the employee
is absent by reason of illness or injury, the Department may, at its discretion,
extend the probationary period by the amount of time absent over seven (7) duty
shifts during that nine (9) month probationary period, up to three (3) additional
months.
D. In addition to the bargaining unit seniority list, Nashua Fire Rescue
shall establish a time in rank seniority list for each division. Time in rank in any
division shall commence on the first day at work in that division and end when the
employee leaves the division for any reason.
Article 17 - PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS AND RECALL
A. — In the case of a reduction of personnel within the bargaining unit, the
employee with the least seniority shall be laid off first. In the event an employee
must be involuntary demoted as a result of a reduction of personnel, such demotion
shall be accomplished in accordance with the time in ranks seniority list for the
division and the employee with the least seniority shall be demoted first.
B. The names of employees laid off from the bargaining unit will be
maintained on a recall list for two years from the date of layoff and such
employees will be offered recall in the order of greatest seniority if vacancies occur
in their job classifications. If a laid off employee is notified by telephone or by a
letter sent to his/her last known address on the records of the Fire Department to
return to work, he/she must notify the Department within two (2) days of his/her
intentions to comply or accept and must report to work within ten (10) days of such
notification or he/she shall cease to have any rights based on seniority and shall be
terminated. Recalled employees who return to work will be credited with prior
length of service, provided such employee has not withdrawn his/her contributions
from the State Retirement System.
C. — If a driver's job is totally eliminated or is not covered on a 24-hour
basis, any driver affected shall be given the opportunity to fill another full-time
driver's job of his or her choice on the basis of seniority, unless he or she is shown
not to be qualified. In the event of reassignment, the driver shall be obligated to
complete only the remaining portion of his/her driver probationary period not
completed at the time of reassignment.
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