LAYOFF-RESTRUCTURE-LOW CENSUS Sample Clauses

LAYOFF-RESTRUCTURE-LOW CENSUS. 9.1 Definition of Seniority For benefit and layoff purposes: Seniority shall mean an employee’s continuous length of service at Klickitat Valley Health from the original date of hire. For hiring/transfer purposes: Seniority shall mean an employee’s continuous length of service at Klickitat Valley Health from date of hire within a particular job class. Seniority shall not apply to an employee until completion of the required probationary period. Upon satisfactory completion of this probationary period, the employee shall be credited with seniority from most recent date of hire. Seniority for layoff purposes shall be calculated as of the end of the first full pay period ending immediately prior to the date upon which notice of Layoff is sent to the Union. 9.2 Loss of Seniority Seniority shall be terminated if an employee is absent due to illness or injury for more than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months or for a period equal to the employee’s length of service (whichever is less), quits, retires or is discharged. Seniority shall also be terminated if an employee is laid off and not reinstated for more than the time periods specified in this Article.