Super Seniority For purposes of layoff and recall only, the President shall head the seniority list, provided however, that such officer must have the necessary skill and experience to perform the required work. The Sheriff agrees that this section shall not be applied in an arbitrary manner.
Equal Seniority If two (2) or more employees subject to layoff have equal class seniority, the determination as to who shall be laid off will be made on the basis of the greater hire date seniority, and if that be equal, then the determination shall be made by lot.
SENIORITY 15.01 Seniority shall be defined as an employee's uninterrupted length of continuous employment with the Employer. A probationary employee shall have no seniority until he satisfactorily completes the probationary period which will be added to his total length of continuous employment. 15.02 An employee's seniority shall be terminated when one or more of the following occurs: a) He resigns; b) He is discharged for just cause; c) He is laid-off for a period of time exceeding eighteen (18) months; d) He retires; e) He fails to report for work four (4) consecutive working days without having given the Employer advance notice of his pending absence, unless he is physically unable to do so as certified by the appropriate authority; f) He becomes unable to perform his job duties due to illness or injury and is unable to return to work within one (1) year or upon the expiration of any leave applicable to him, whichever is greater; g) He refuses to recall or fails to report to work within fourteen (14) working days from the date the employee receives a recall notice, by certified mail. 15.03 If two (2) or more employees are hired or appointed on the same date, their relative seniority shall be determined by the drawing of lots. 15.04 The City shall provide the Union with a current seniority list within thirty (30) calendar days after the signing of the contract and annually thereafter. The seniority list shall be made up by classification and shall contain, in order of date of hire, the name, department date of hire, and designation as to full-time or part-time status for each employee. The City shall provide the Local Union President with a written list of additions to or deletions from the seniority list, if any, on a quarterly basis. 15.05 Seniority for part-time employees shall be on a pro-rata basis, with 2080 hours of actual service constituting one (1) year of seniority. Part-time employees may exercise seniority rights only against other part-time employees and probationary employees. 15.06 Full-time employees who were formerly part-time City employees shall have their part-time City service counted for seniority purposes on a pro-rata basis. The former part-time service must be continuous and uninterrupted and this service must also be immediately concurrent with the full-time service to qualify. Part- time service shall be on the basis of 2080 hours of constituting one (1) full year of service.
Maintenance of Seniority During unpaid leave, an eligible regular employee shall maintain accrued leave, but shall not accrue any additional leave, consistent with Article 14.1, nor accrue seniority (while on unpaid leave of thirty (30) continuous days or more), consistent with Article 7. 1. The Employer shall adjust the employee’s anniversary date to reflect any period of unpaid leave of thirty (30) continuous days or more. Seniority shall continue to accrue and the employee’s anniversary date shall not be adjusted for periods of legally protected leave, such as FMLA or military leave.
Definition of Seniority Seniority shall be defined as the length of an employee's continuous service with the Employer, commencing with his/her last date of full-time hire. The application of seniority shall be limited to the preferences specifically recited in this Agreement.
Department Seniority Department seniority is defined as continuous length of service in calendar days within the employee’s department and where applicable, shall be used for internal department processes, such as vacation and schedule bids.
Accrual of Seniority Seniority shall accrue during: (a) the first one hundred and nineteen (119) calendar days of sick leave including time on E.I. sick benefit or Income Replacement Benefits under the Automobile Insurance Act; (b) unpaid leaves of absence up to and including one hundred and sixty-eight (168) work hours in a calendar year; (c) hours absent while receiving benefits from the Worker’s Compensation Board; (d) temporary positions, out-of-scope of any union, with the Employer not to exceed twelve (12) months unless extended by mutual agreement with the union; (e) bereavement leave, pressing necessity leave, family leave, medical care leave; (f) jury duty and court service; (g) vacation leave; (h) leave for elected Public Office; (i) union leave; (j) all maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave; (k) education leave up to twenty-four (24) months. (l) Long-term disability or Income Replacement Benefits under the Automobile Insurance Act. (m) If an Employee’s hours of work are reduced due to a disability, full-time Employees shall maintain their pre- disability accrual rate. Other than full-time Employees shall accrue seniority as follows: (i) For those who have worked one (1) year or more: Paid Hours in Previous 52 Weeks = Seniority Hours Per 52 Week of Leave (ii) For other than full-time Employees who have worked for less than one (1) year:
Classification Seniority Classification Seniority" is defined as the length of service in a specific job classification within the bargaining unit, beginning with the date an employee starts to serve a probationary appointment. Classification Seniority shall be interrupted only by separation because of resignation, discharge for just cause, failure to return upon expiration of a leave of absence, failure to respond to a recall from layoff, or retirement.
Retention of Seniority (a) Any employee, other than a probationary employee, whose employment ceases through no fault of his own, shall retain seniority and shall be recalled on the following basis: (i) An employee with less than one year's continuous service shall retain these rights for six (6) months from the date of lay-off. (ii) An employee with one or more year's continuous service shall retain these rights for twelve (12) months from the date of lay-off, plus two (2) additional months for each year's service up to an additional twenty-four (24) months. (b) Failure of the employee to report for work within one (1) week of notice by registered mail at their last address reported to and received by the mill shall result in his termination of employment with the Company. Bona fide reasons for failure to report shall not deprive an employee of his recall rights.
Application of Seniority Seniority shall be the controlling factor in the following situations: