Common use of SENIORITY ENTITLEMENT DEFINED Clause in Contracts

SENIORITY ENTITLEMENT DEFINED. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, seniority is defined as the employee’s length of service within a classification from the date of hire. (b) An employee, who restricted his/her availability as to when he/she can work for the Employer, will maintain any classification seniority he/she had accumulated under paragraph (a) above prior to the time of his/her restriction. During the period of such restriction, the employee shall accumulate seniority within the classification on the basis of actual hours worked for, or paid by, the Employer. (c) An employee covered by paragraph (b) above, who, pursuant to Article 8.11, advises the Employer in writing that he/she no longer restricts his/her availability, will have his/her seniority, which was accumulated on an hourly basis, converted to seniority within a classification from date of hire, pursuant to paragraph (a) above, on the following basis: (i) each thirty-two (32) hours actually worked or paid shall equal one (1) week of seniority for date of hire purposes, and (ii) any remaining hours shall be credited as one (1) day of seniority for each eight (8) hours actually worked or paid. (d) Paragraph (b) above shall not be applicable to an employee whose restriction of availability to work for the Employer arises from a sickness or injury suffered by the employee or from a leave of absence authorized by the Employer pursuant to this Agreement.

SENIORITY ENTITLEMENT DEFINED. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) below, seniority is defined as the employee’s length of service within a classification from the date of hire. (b) An employee, who restricted his/her availability as to when he/she can work for the Employer, will maintain any classification seniority he/she had accumulated under paragraph (a) above prior to the time of his/her restriction. During the period of such restriction, the employee shall accumulate seniority within the classification on the basis of actual hours worked for, or paid by, the Employer. (c) An employee covered by paragraph (b) above, who, pursuant to Article 8.11, advises the Employer in writing that he/she no longer restricts his/her availability, will have his/her seniority, which was accumulated on an hourly basis, converted to seniority within a classification from date of hire, pursuant to paragraph (a) above, on the following basis: (i) each thirty-two twenty four (3224) hours actually worked or paid shall equal one one (1) week of seniority for date of hire purposes, and (ii) any remaining hours shall be credited as one (1) day of seniority for each eight (8) hours actually worked or paid. (d) Paragraph (b) above shall not be applicable to an employee whose restriction of availability to work for the Employer arises from a sickness or injury suffered by the employee or from a leave of absence authorized by the Employer pursuant to this Agreement.by