(a) A Successor Grocery Employer shall retain each Eligible Grocery Worker hired pursuant to this Article for no less than 90 days following the Eligible Grocery Worker’s Employment Commencement Date. During this 90-day transition employment period, Eligible Grocery Workers shall be employed under the terms and conditions established by the Successor Grocery Employer, as required by law and pursuant to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, if any.
(b) If within the period established in Section 72.3(b) the Successor Grocery Employer determines that it requires fewer Eligible Grocery Workers than were required by the Incumbent Grocery Employer, the Successor Grocery Employer shall retain Eligible Grocery Workers by seniority within each job classification to the extent that comparable job classifications exist or pursuant to an applicable collective bargaining agreement, if any. Nonclassified Eligible Grocery Workers shall be retained by seniority and according to experience or pursuant to the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, if any.
(c) During the 90-day transition employment period, the Successor Grocery Employer shall not discharge without cause an Eligible Grocery Worker retained pursuant to this Article.
(d) At the end of the 90-day transition employment period, the Successor Grocery Employer shall do a written performance evaluation for each Eligible Grocery Worker retained pursuant to this Article. If the Eligible Grocery Worker’s performance during the 90-day transition employment period is satisfactory, the Successor Grocery Employer shall consider offering the Eligible Grocery Worker continued employment under the terms and conditions established by the Successor Grocery Employer and as required by law. The Successor Grocery Employer shall retain a record of the written performance evaluation for a period of no less than three years.
(Added as Police Code Sec. 3300D.4 by Ord. 90-06, File No. 060395, App. 5/12/2006; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)