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
Layoffs:
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:
A. Management reserves the right. power. and authority to recall employees from
layoff status as deemed necessary. The names of employees laid off will be
maintained on a recall list for one (1) year from the date of such layoff and such
employees will be offered their job classifications, if the same exists, in the event
of a recall.
B. When making any recall from 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 recall from layoff decisions.
the full-time continuous date of employment with the Nashua Police Department
will be considered.
C. Management shall notify the employee by registered mail of being recalled no
earlier than two (2) weeks before the recall date. If an employee fails to return to
work on the date as indicated by management when recalled from tayoff status, he
shall be considered to be resigned from employment with the Nashua Police
Department.
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