(a) Employees laid off or displaced will be placed on a recall list for their respective bargaining unit by seniority. Employees will remain on this list until they are returned to the classification they occupied in the Division they were in prior to the layoff or displacement, with the following exceptions.
(1) A five (5) year period has elapsed without recall, in which case, they will be removed from the recall list.
(2) All employees must accept recall to their former classification.
(b) Before any vacancies are filled, the qualifications of individuals on the recall list will be reviewed by Department of Human Resources personnel to determine if they possess the necessary qualifications. Permanent employees who are judged qualified will be recalled by seniority to fill vacancies in the same or lower salary group of their permanent classification.
(c) In the absence of an eligibility list, individuals on the recall list who are qualified as determined by Department of Human Resources personnel will be allowed to fill positions at a higher salary group than their permanent classification on a provisional basis by seniority provided there are not permanent employees at that salary group or higher who are displaced or laid off who qualify for the job and are willing to accept it.
(d) Prior to hiring from eligibility lists, individuals on the recall list who are qualified as determined by the Department of Human Resources personnel will be allowed to fill vacancies in job classifications at the same salary group and/or in a lower salary group than their permanent classification.