Employee Adjustment Act, 2019

5. Publication of Notice: (1) For the purpose of adjusting employees of government service to posts in the Federation, Province and Local Level, the Ministry shall publish a notice calling for applications from employees, specifying the details of the service, group's post and level to be adjusted.

(2) For the purpose of adjusting employees of other services whose service has been transferred to a Province or Local Level to posts in the Local Level, the Ministry shall publish a notice calling for applications from employees, specifying the details of the Local Level, service, post and level to be adjusted.

(3) For the purpose of adjusting an employee who has obtained permanent appointment in the service of the former District Development Committee and is working in a District Coordination Committee or any Local Level at the time of commencement of the Employee Adjustment Ordinance, 2075 (2018), to a post in a Local Level within the concerned district, the Ministry shall publish a notice calling for applications from employees, specifying the details of the Local Level, service, post and level to be adjusted.

(4) When calling for applications pursuant to subsections (1), (2) and (3), the details, including the service, group, sub-group of the Federation to be adjusted, the number of posts and grade or level under it, the service, group, sub-group of each Province, the number of posts and level under it, and the service, group of Local Level of each district, the number of posts and level under it, shall be published on the website of the Ministry.

(5) An employee of government service shall, within the period specified in the notice published pursuant to subsection (1), submit an application to the service operating body indicating the priority order of the Federation, Province and Local Level where he/she wishes to be adjusted.

(6) An employee of other service whose service has been transferred to a Province or Local Level shall, within the period specified in the notice published pursuant to subsection (2), submit an application to the Ministry indicating the priority order of the Local Level where he/she wishes to be adjusted.

(7) An employee who has obtained permanent appointment in the service of the former District Development Committee and is working in a District Coordination Committee or any Local Level at the time of commencement of the Employee Adjustment Ordinance, 2075 (2018) shall, within the period specified in the notice published pursuant to subsection (3), submit an application to the Ministry indicating the priority order of the Local Level where he/she wishes to be adjusted.

(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection (7), an employee who has obtained permanent appointment from a former local body and has been adjusted pursuant to the Local Government Operation Act, 2074 (2018) shall not be required to submit an application pursuant to this section.

(9) While submitting an application pursuant to subsections (5), (6) and (7), in the case of service of Federation and Province, an application for adjustment shall be made to the service, group or sub-group related to the post in which he/she is working, and in the case of service of Local Level, to the service or group related to the post in which he/she is working.

(10) Based on the applications received pursuant to subsections (5), (6) and (7), the concerned Ministry shall prepare the details of employees to be adjusted pursuant to this section.

(11) The format of the application, the procedure and the matters to be mentioned in the application, which are required to be submitted pursuant to this section, shall be as determined by the Ministry.

(12) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, the mere fact that an application has not been submitted pursuant to this section or the details required to be mentioned in the application have not been mentioned shall not prevent the adjustment of any employee.