Elimination of Positions:
A. When a reduction of the work force or elimination of any employee's position
takes place, management reserves the right, power, and authority to temporarily
assign the duties to another employee/member. Management also reserves the
right, power and authority to permanently assign the duties of the position as
deemed necessary.
B. If any new vacancies within the Nashua Police Department become available, any
employee whose job is eliminated because of permanent layoff shall be given the
opportunity to apply for the position, to be evaluated for consideration purposes,
and to participate in testing procedures if applicable. (Cite Article #29
"Vacancies”.)
ARTICLE 35
LONGEVITY
For purposes of this article date of hire with the City of Nashua will be used for computing
length of service.
Effective July 1, 2017, employees who have been employed by the Nashua Police Department
for five or more years on an uninterrupted basis (except by reason of layoff or an approved leave
of absence), are eligible for a longevity payment on a normal payday following their anniversary
date of hire with the department in accordance with the schedule below. Part-time employees are
eligible for prorated longevity payments based upon the employee’s amount of hours worked
5th through 9th anniversaries $ 300.00
10th through 14th anniversaries $ 500.00
15th through 19th anniversaries $ 700.00
20th through 24" anniversaries $ 1000.00
25" through 29" anniversaries $1200
30" and longer anniversaries $25 for each
additional
Effective July 1, 2021, longevity for full-time and part-time employees will be based on the
employee’s date of hire for the City of Nashua rather than the date of hire for the Nashua Police
Department. This will not be retroactive.
An employee is not eligible for this benefit if the following conditions apply:
l. If the employee is in layoff status;
2. If the employee is not currently employed by the Nashua Police Department;
3. If the employee is on long term disability;
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