Common use of Acquisition of Seniority Clause in Contracts

Acquisition of Seniority. (a) After forty days of work within a seventy consecutive work day period, (excluding orientation) a new employee will acquire senior- ity and the employee shall be given a seniority date as of his/her first day of employment (orientation) worked within such 70 con- secutive work day period. If, however, the employee does not com- plete the 40 days within these 70 days his/her seniority date will be the first day of the 40 worked within any subsequent seventy (70) workday period. Time spent in the Company orientation program will not count toward the acquisition of seniority. This exemption shall be for a maximum of ten (10) days for Package and Air Drivers and five (5) days for all other positions. Newly hired employees attending orientation shall be paid at the daily rate of fifty ($50.00) dollars for full-time employees and twen- ty ($20.00) dollars for part-time employees. Any holidays listed in Article 9, Section 1 of this Agreement, falling within that seventy (70) consecutive work day period shall also count toward the acquisition of seniority. (b) There shall be a free period, beginning October 15 and ending January 15 the following year, during which no employee can qual- ify for seniority. (c) An employee who has been hired prior to October 15 and retained after January 15 or recalled within seventy (70) days after January 15 will retain credit for the number of days worked prior to October 15th. Those days retained will count towards the forty (40) days worked in a seventy (70) consecutive work day period com- mencing with the first (1st) day worked after January 15. These employees shall be given a seniority date as of his/her first day of employment (orientation) worked prior to the free period.

Acquisition of Seniority. (a) After forty days of work within a seventy consecutive work day period, (excluding orientation) a new employee will acquire senior- ity and the employee shall be given a seniority date as of his/her first day of employment (orientation) worked within such 70 con- secutive work day period. If, however, the employee does not com- plete the 40 days within these 70 days his/her seniority date will be the first day of the 40 worked within any subsequent seventy (70) workday period. Time spent in the Company orientation program will not count toward to- xxxx the acquisition of seniority. This exemption shall be for a maximum of ten (10) days for Package and Air Drivers and five (5) days for all other positions. Newly hired employees attending orientation shall be paid at the daily rate of fifty ($50.00) dollars for full-time employees and twen- ty twenty ($20.00) dollars for part-time employees. Any holidays listed in Article 9, Section 1 of this Agreement, falling fall- ing within that seventy (70) consecutive work day period shall also count toward the acquisition of seniority. (b) There shall be a free period, beginning October 15 and ending January 15 the following year, during which no employee can qual- ify for seniority. (c) An employee who has been hired prior to October 15 and retained re- tained after January 15 or recalled within seventy (70) days after January 15 will retain credit for the number of days worked prior to October 15th. Those days retained will count towards the forty (40) days worked in a seventy (70) consecutive work day period com- mencing with the first (1st) day worked after January 15. These employees shall be given a seniority date as of his/her first day of employment (orientation) worked prior to the free period.