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Layoff

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Process for Employees at Risk of Layoff

Post-Employment Rights Layoff (EE does not take a severance) Layoff (EE takes a severance) Voluntary Demotion Involuntary transfer to another position within the department (to same class) Voluntary Separation (EE resigns) Automatically placed on reemployment list for one year (can extend for an additional year, upon request) – CSR XVI (6) and MOUs If rehired from reemployment list (CSR XVI (6)): Sick leave balance restored Vacation accrual rate restored Seniority restored Automatically placed on reemployment list for one year (can extend for an additional year, upon request) – CSR XVI (6) Taking severance invalidates all other employment rights, including seniority (CSR XVI (6)) Automatically placedRead More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

How does unclassified service impact seniority?

Generally, time spent in an unclassified status does not count in computing seniority in the classified service. If a classified employee takes an unclassified position, that action is considered a break in service for seniority purposes. If an employee resigns from the classified service to take an unclassified position and subsequently returns to classified service, their seniority would start at the point that they returned to classified service. If an unclassified employee is appointed to a classified position, then that person is treated as a new hire for seniority purposes and his/her seniority would start when he/she is appointed into the classified position. There isRead More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

How are layoffs determined?

For classified employees, layoffs are conducted in accordance with the Civil Service Commission Rules. For unclassified employees, the department head can implement layoffs based on any criteria that he/she deems appropriate.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Does my probationary status affect my seniority?

If you are on probation, your prior classification seniority cannot be used in the new classification until you have passed your probationary period.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

I worked for the County for five years, then left to take another job for a couple years. I’ve been back for three years. How much seniority do I have?

You will need to talk to Human Resources for an exact determination, as most breaks in County service result in a restart of calculating seniority.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

What if I have the exact same seniority as another person – how is a tie broken?

Ties in seniority are resolved by the examination score for their present classifications, unless another method has been negotiated by your union. Check your MOU or call Human Resources for your specific situation.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Why do I have less seniority than someone who was hired after me?

Check in with Human Resources if this is the case. The most common reasons are that you had some unpaid time that allowed the other person to achieve more seniority, or that the other person worked somewhere else in the County that you were not aware of. Seniority is total service, not just time in a single classification.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

How does voluntary time off (VTO) affect seniority?

Voluntary time off reduces your pay rate, not the number of hours you are in a paid status. Therefore, VTO does not affect your seniority.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

What about an approved leave of absence?

As long as you are in a paid status, the time counts. Once you are in an unpaid status, the time you are out does not count towards seniority.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Does unclassified service count towards seniority?

Unclassified time does not count towards seniority.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Does Extra Help time count? What if I “bought my extra help time?

Time spent as extra help does not count towards seniority. Purchasing extra help time counts for pension purposes, but not for seniority purposes.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Does time on workers’ compensation count towards seniority?

Time in a regular paid status counts. As long as you are on a paid work related leave, the time does count towards seniority.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Does FMLA time count towards seniority?

FMLA or, Family Medical Leave, is not a type of leave, but rather a protection Act. There is no time associated with FMLA and it therefore does not count in seniority unless the employee was in a paid status.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Does overtime count toward seniority?

No, overtime does not count as seniority hours.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

How is seniority calculated? What hours are included in seniority?

Seniority is all “regular” paid hours. This includes 001 time, paid sick leave, vacation, comp and holiday time.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

What is seniority?

Seniority is the number of hours you have worked for the County.Read More →

2015-04-02
In 15. Seniority & Layoffs

Seniority & Layoff

Some of the most commonly asked questions concerning the seniority and layoffs are listed below. This information is a guide, and individual situations should be reviewed with your assigned Employee Relations Analyst.Read More →

2015-03-26
In Civil Service Rules

Rule 16: Reduction in Force, Lay-Off, and Reemployment

SECTION 1. WHEN LAY OFFS MAY BE MADE: Any department head may, with the Board of Supervisors approval, lay off employees because of lack of work, lack of funds, reorganization, or otherwise when in the best interests of the County. The procedures and order of lay offs shall be in accordance with rules of the Commission. SECTION 2. REPORTS AND NOTICES OF LAY OFF: A. After the above described decision is made to order a lay off the department head will report promptly to the Director the number of employees in each classification to be laid off, and the effective dates. B. The department headRead More →

2015-03-17
In DSA-Sworn Safety

DSA 15.4 Names of Employees Laid Off to be Placed on Re-employment and General Eligible Lists

The names of employees laid off shall be placed on re-employment eligible lists as hereinafter specified. Former employees appointed from a re-employment eligible list shall be restored all rights accrued prior to being laid off, such as sick leave, vacation credits and credit for years of service. However, such reemployed employees shall not be eligible for benefits for which they received compensation at the time of, or subsequent to, the date they were laid off. The departmental reemployment eligible list for each class shall consist of employees and former employees with probationary or permanent status who were laid off or whose positions were reclassified downward.Read More →

2015-03-17
In DSA-Sworn Safety

DSA 15.3 Procedures

(1)   Employees who are laid off may take a voluntary demotion within the Sheriff’s Office or District Attorney’s Office to a class in which the employee had prior probationary or permanent status provided such a position is held by an employee with less seniority. (2)  Displaced employees may request the Human Resources Director to place their name on the promotional eligible list or open eligible list for any class for which, in the Director’s opinion, the employee is qualified. The employee’s name will be above the names of persons who have not been displaced, ranked in the order specified in subsection 15.2. (3)   Pursuant toRead More →

2015-03-17
In DSA-Sworn Safety

DSA 15.2 Precedence by Employment Status

No permanent employee shall be laid off while employees working in an extra help, seasonal, temporary, provisional or probationary status are retained in the same class unless that employee has been offered the extra help, seasonal, temporary or provisional appointment. The order of layoff among employees not having permanent status shall be according to the following categories: Extra help or seasonal Temporary Provisional Probationary Layoffs shall be by job class according to reverse order of seniority as determined by total continuous County civil service, except as specified above. The following provisions shall apply in computing total continuous service: Time spent on military leave, leaves toRead More →

2015-03-17
In DSA-Sworn Safety

DSA 15.1 Notice of Layoff

The department head will give at least 14 days advance written notice to employees to be laid off unless a shorter period of time is authorized by the Human Resources Director.Read More →

   
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