Do state employees still have the right to “bump” if there are layoffs? If this is true, are Classified Staff employees who switch to University Staff still eligible to use seniority?
Assuming that “bumping” refers to an old practice where a laid off person could “bump” another person within the agency who has less seniority, this practice became unnecessary when the severance policy (Workforce Transition ACT) was implemented. If U.Va. has to lay off anyone, it is done on a seniority basis without regard to whether the employee was Classified or University Staff. So Classified Staff who switch to University Staff status retain their seniority for lay-off purposes. As far as laid off classified employees from other agencies applying for jobs at U.Va., these so-called “blue card” (preferential hiring card) holders have preferential hiring rights only over other applicants from outside the University but not against internal U.Va. applicants. If there are no internal candidates, the “blue card holder” has to be hired as long as they are minimally qualified.
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