WAC 357-19-115. To which employer and position would an employee revert?

(1) A permanent employee who does not satisfactorily complete the trial service period or a Washington management service (WMS) review period or has failed to progress to the next step of an in-training plan in accordance with WAC 357-19-285 , has reversion rights with the current employer at the time of reversion. An employee has the right to revert to a position, if available, in accordance with the following: (a) For employees reverting from trial service following a promotion, transfer or elevation, the employer must revert the employee to a vacant position, or a position filled by a nonpermanent appointee as defined in WAC 357-01-210 , for which the employee satisfies competencies and other position requirements and which is: (i) Allocated to the class the employee last held permanent status in; or (ii) If no positions are available, allocated to a class which has the same or lower salary range maximum. (b) For employees reverting from trial service following a voluntary demotion, the employer must revert the employee to a vacant position, or a position filled by a nonpermanent appointee as defined in WAC 357-01-210 , for which the employee satisfies the competencies and other position requirements and which is allocated to a class which has the same or lower salary range maximum as the class from which the employee is reverting. (2) If no vacant position or position filled by a nonpermanent appointee as defined in WAC 357-01-210 is available, the employee is eligible to be placed on the employer's internal layoff list upon request in accordance with WAC 357-19-117 .