-April 11, 2016
The Governor was intent on reducing the workforce through layoffs. He offered no level of compromise or any way to avoid them; this is what he intended to do. Layoff notices have been going out at DCF, DMHAS, and DOC and there may be more to come.
If you recieve a notice of layoff or are notified that you have been bumped/displaced please review the attached document (some of the links in the document may need to be updated)
For clarification, the bumping should work as follows when an initial notice is given:
- Must hit least senior in your job title in your agency; no other option if this exists.
- Otherwise, or the person impacted by #1 gets the following options:
- Statewide Displacement in job title (avoiding any Key Person)
- Bump down in job series in agency
- Bump in agency using comparable classes (from Comparability Chart)
- Accept layoff
- Those impacted by #2a-2c can then choose:
- Bump down in job series in agency of layoff
- Bump in agency of layoff using comparable classes (from Comparability Chart)
- Accept layoff
- Those impacted by #3a & 3b
- Bump down in job series in agency of layoff
- Bump in agency of layoff using comparable classes (from Comparability Chart)
Initial notice gives 6 weeks before the impact takes place.
If you are touched by the bumping/displacing process, there is a 4 week period before the impact.
Only 1 person (typically the initial layoff) has the ability to laterally displace statewide, all others after that can only bump down within the agency of the initial layoff notice.
Lateral Displacement: salary, vacation, sick time, seniority, and job title all remain the same but will begin work at a new agency, there is no “driving distance” exemption . Key Person list can determine if a person is skipped for purposes of lateral displacement.
Bumping: Can choose to bump down within job series or select a comparable title from the Comparability Table . Accruals stay the same, salary will be adjusted to a comparable salary in the new job title. Bumping could also result in moving to a new agency, there is no “driving distance” exemption.