Seniority During Layoffs Sample Clauses
The 'Seniority During Layoffs' clause establishes how an employee's length of service with an organization is considered when making decisions about layoffs. Typically, this clause outlines that employees with less seniority are the first to be laid off, while those with greater seniority are retained longer, sometimes with exceptions for critical skills or roles. Its core function is to provide a clear, fair, and objective method for determining the order of layoffs, thereby reducing disputes and ensuring transparency in workforce reductions.
Seniority During Layoffs. Employees on layoff shall retain seniority in the Bargaining Unit for twenty-four (24) months.
Seniority During Layoffs.
22.5.1 For the purposes of layoff, seniority is calculated by the officer’s total number of years in continuous full-time equivalent State service up to the effective date of the layoff.
22.5.2 The following are deducted from an officer’s seniority calculations:
22.5.2.1 Any combination of LWOP and Catastrophic Leave in excess of two hundred forty (240) hours in the period preceding the date of the notice of layoff equal to twelve (12) months of full-time equivalent service.
22.5.2.2 Any time covered by a report on performance which rated the officer below standard, excluding evaluations received within seventy-five (75) calendar days before the notice of layoff.
22.5.2.3 An officer whose base hours are more than eighty (80) hours biweekly must be allotted additional LWOP and Catastrophic Leave in proportion to the base hours for the job class designation.
22.5.3 Layoff seniority is not reduced based on:
22.5.3.1 A leave of absence without pay during a fiscal emergency of the State or a Department/Division.
22.5.3.2 A leave of absence without pay for a work-related injury or illness; and/or, A military leave of absence.
Seniority During Layoffs. For the purposes of layoff, seniority is calculated by the employee’s total number of years in continuous full-time equivalent State service up to the effective date of the layoff. The following are deducted from an employee’s seniority calculations: Any combination of LWOP and Catastrophic Leave in excess of two hundred forty (240) hours in the period preceding the date of the notice of layoff equal to twelve (12) months of full-time equivalent service. Any time covered by a report on performance which rated the employee below standard, excluding evaluations received within seventy-five (75) calendar days before the notice of layoff. An employee whose base hours are more than eighty (80) hours biweekly must be allotted additional LWOP and Catastrophic Leave in proportion to the base hours for the job class designation. Layoff seniority is not reduced based on: A leave of absence without pay during a fiscal emergency of the State or a Department or Division. A leave of absence without pay for a work-related injury or illness; and/or, A military leave of absence.