Bumping

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Bumping is a procedure commonly used during layoffs, in which employees with greater seniority whose jobs are eliminated displace employees with lesser seniority. Bumping is more often used in companies with plant wide seniority in unskilled jobs.


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According to Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining by Michael R. Carrell and Christina Heavrin (10th edition),

Bumping. A procedure commonly used during layoffs, in which employees with greater seniority whose jobs are eliminated displace employees with lesser seniority. Bumping is more often used in companies with plant wide seniority in unskilled jobs.

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