Public Works Department. For purposes of this Article, a department is not a program (defined below) and excludes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). SENIORITY is defined as the date the employee was hired into a bargaining unit position less time away from Yamhill County on an unpaid status. Unpaid status may include: 1) Voluntary separation; 2) Involuntary separation (termination or layoff); 3) Moving to non-bargaining unit status; 4) Reduction of hours to less than 20 hours per week. TENURE is defined as the amount of time worked within a classification for purposes of this section. To utilize tenure, an employee shall have worked at least five (5) FTE years of seniority within the classification. FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE) is defined as an employee working 40 hours per week as a member of the AFSCME bargaining unit.
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Samples: Tentative Agreement, Agreement, Agreement
