§ 220.24 - Filling a vacancy.

(a) A covered air carrier may fill a vacancy with a designated employee at any time after a vacancy has been listed with the Center.

(b) A covered air carrier may fill a vacancy with someone who is not a designated employee after the vacancy has been listed with the Center for at least 30 days; if

(1) No designated employee with the requisite occupational specialty has applied for the vacancy in accordance with § 220.30 within that time;

(2) No designated employee who did apply within that time period meets the carriers’ criteria for employment as set forth in § 220.21; or

(3) The vacancy is subject to an equal employment opportunity requirement and the carrier cannot satisfy such equal employment opportunity requirement by hiring a designated employee.

(c) A covered air carrier may fill a vacancy on a temporary basis with someone who is not a designated employee while the carrier is considering applications for the vacancy which were received from designated employees during the listing period.

(d) The date of the listing shall be the date on which the listing is received by the Center.