Common use of SECTION A - Seniority Clause in Contracts

SECTION A - Seniority. The term seniority as used in this article shall be length of continuous service with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Area school district in the bargaining unit. The accrual of seniority shall begin from the last date of hire which shall be the first day the employee reported for work from which there has been continuous employment. Time on approved voluntary leaves or transfer to a non-bargaining unit position shall not count toward accrued seniority. Time on medical leave shall count towards the accrual of seniority. All seniority is lost when employment is severed by resignation, retirement or discharge for cause or failure to be recalled within (2) two years of layoff. In the event of two or more employees have the same date of hire; the employees shall participate in a mutual, agreed-upon tie-breaking drawing with the Association present. A drawing will be held among each classification of tied employees for purposes of establishing seniority ranking on the seniority list. Any employee leaving employment as defined above will be dropped from the seniority list without affecting the relative order of the remaining employees. Notification of all drawings shall be made to participants and the Association at least five (5) days in advance. "Unit seniority" shall be defined as the length of continuous service as a bargaining unit member from the first day of work. Time worked as a substitute shall not count toward seniority or completion of the probationary period. A substitute is a person doing unit work in place of a person on sick or personal leave or other. Authorized or unauthorized absence.