Conflicts: In the event of a conflict, the jast names of the two parties shall be considered
alphabetically and placed accordingly. Such placement shall determine City and/or Department
seniority. In these cases, if an individual's last name changes after their date of hire, their seniority
date shall not be affected, but shall remain as was originally established.
Department Supervisors: Department supervisors who work in the same bureaus or divisions as
other civilians in this or other bargaining units or who are Merit Employees shall have seniority over
other civilians due to their positions. This also includes Assistant Supervisors: however, the
Supervisor has seniority over the Assistant Supervisor.
Full-Time vs. Part-Time Employees: Full-time employees shall have seniority over part-time
employees.
Transfers: If an employee moves into another position outside of this bargaining unit, his/her
seniority date shall be as listed in another bargaining agreement or benefit package.
Rehires: lf an employee resigns from a position within this bargaining unit and returns to the
bargaining unit within twelve months, the employee will regain his seniority and the accrual rate
that was effective at the date of resignation.
ARTICLE 34: LAYOFFS, RECALLS, & VOLUNTARY RESIGNATIONS
LAYOFFS:
A.
Authority: Management reserves the right, power, and authority to lay off employees within the
Nashua Police Department as deemed necessary.
Primary Determining Factors: 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.
C. Advanced Notification: As a courtesy, the Department shall make every attempt to notify
both the affected employee(s) and the Department Union Representative in advance whenever
possible.
EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATIONS:
A.
Reqular Employee: A full- or part-time employee who has completed a probationary period and
who's funding is not paid by a grant.
Temporary Employee: A full- or part-time employee who has nat completed a probationary period
or who has completed a probationary period, but whose position is funded either in full or in part by
a grant.
Grant Employee: A full- or part-time temporary employee who is paid either in full or in part
through a grant for a period of time and is not guaranteed continued employment.
Consultant: A person who works full- or part-time at the Nashua Police Department, is not paid
directly by the Department/City but an outside agency, does not receive any benefits from the
Department, and is not part of the Bargaining Unit.
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