An employee may be laid off by competent authority
for lack of work, lack of funds, or other legitimate reasons. All
employees shall be furnished a statement in writing setting forth
the reasons for the layoff.
Full-time employees will, insofar as possible,
be laid off in order of seniority within the department by classification
and with bumping rights, provided that the employee is qualified to
perform the duties of the job to which he is to be transferred.
Full-time employees shall be given a two-week notice before the effective date of the layoff. Employees who are not full-time (See Article IV) and full-time employees who have not completed the probationary period may be laid off at any time without recourse to the grievance procedure set forth in this chapter.
Persons who are laid off in good standing shall,
provided that their qualifications are equal to the qualifications
of other applicants, be given preference for full-time reemployment.
In the case of substantially equal qualifications among former employees
seeking full-time reemployment, preference shall be given to the person
who had the greatest seniority within the hiring department at the
time of layoff. In evaluating substantially equal qualifications,
quality of past service to the Town is relevant consideration.
Any employee wishing to leave Town employment
in good standing shall file with his/her department head a written
notice of intent to terminate employment at least two weeks prior
to such termination. All Town property issued to the employee shall
be returned to the Town prior to the employee's receiving final pay
settlement. Such settlement shall include wages, any accrued vacation
pay and holiday compensatory pay. In the event that appropriate notice,
as provided herein, is not provided to the Town, the pay settlement
shall occur at the next regular payday, provided that all Town property
has been returned.
