Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Bumping
English answer:
Take job of less senior to avoid lay-off or firing
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Naseeruddin (X)
Jun 26, 2006 19:51
17 yrs ago
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English term
Bumping
English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
This is to inform you that we will close our office on 10/10/2006. As a result, your employment will be terminated. Facility will be closed. There are no employee BUMPING rights at this facility.
I would like to know what does the term BUMPING means here?
I would like to know what does the term BUMPING means here?
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4 +6 | Take job of less senior to avoid lay-off or firing | Kurt Porter |
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Take job of less senior to avoid lay-off or firing
Exercise of seniority rights by longer-service workers to displace junior employees when business conditions require temporary layoffs or the discontinuance of departments, or to obtain preference over junior employees in choice of shifts, runs, dates of vacation periods and the like. Cost-of-living index - The Bureau of Labor Statistics "Consumers' Price Index for Moderate-Income Families in Large Cities," based on retail prices of consumer items in a representative group of large cities
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