Super Seniority For purposes of layoff and recall only, the President shall head the seniority list, provided however, that such officer must have the necessary skill and experience to perform the required work. The Sheriff agrees that this section shall not be applied in an arbitrary manner.
Definition of Seniority Seniority shall be defined as the length of an employee's continuous service with the County, in a regular position, and is based on most recent date of hire.
Retention of Seniority (a) Any employee, other than a probationary employee, whose employment ceases through no fault of his own, shall retain seniority and shall be recalled on the following basis:
(i) An employee with less than one year's continuous service shall retain these rights for six (6) months from the date of lay-off.
(ii) An employee with one or more year's continuous service shall retain these rights for twelve (12) months from the date of lay-off, plus two (2) additional months for each year's service up to an additional twenty-four (24) months.
(b) Failure of the employee to report for work within one (1) week of notice by registered mail at their last address reported to and received by the mill shall result in his termination of employment with the Company. Bona fide reasons for failure to report shall not deprive an employee of his recall rights.
Termination of Seniority An employee's seniority shall terminate:
A. If the employee resigns
B. If the employee retires
C. If the employee is discharged
D. If the employee is laid off for a period of more than twenty-four (24) consecutive months
E. If the employee who has completed his/her probationary period fails to report to work as scheduled after any authorized absence or layoff, he may be terminated effective on the 4th calendar day following the scheduled return to work date
Equal Seniority If two (2) or more employees subject to layoff have equal class seniority, the determination as to who shall be laid off will be made on the basis of the greater hire date seniority, and if that be equal, then the determination shall be made by lot.
Classification Seniority Classification Seniority" is defined as the length of service in a specific job classification within the bargaining unit, beginning with the date an employee starts to serve a probationary appointment. Classification Seniority shall be interrupted only by separation because of resignation, discharge for just cause, failure to return upon expiration of a leave of absence, failure to respond to a recall from layoff, or retirement.
SENIORITY (a) Newly hired full-time employees shall be considered on a probationary basis for a period of three (3) months from the date of hiring. After three (3) months of continuous service, his/her seniority shall date back to the day in which his/her employment began.
(b) Persons on probation may be terminated without recourse to the grievance procedure. However, such persons shall be given the reason(s) for termination in each case. The rate for probationary employees shall be that of this Agreement.
(a) A seniority list for all full-time employees and a separate seniority list for all part-time employees shall be drawn and posted on the bulletin board. This list shall be revised as of January 1 of each year and forwarded to the Union by the end of February of each year. Employees' names and classifications shall appear on the seniority list in order of their respective dates of employment. Additions and deletions shall be forwarded to the Union as they occur.
(b) The Employer and Union agree to place employees on a seniority list as per Article 11; however, in the event that employees share the same seniority date the following process for placement on the seniority list, in order, will be used: i) date of hire ii) date probation is completed as per article 11.01 iii) first to complete their next scheduled shift iv) time of clock in if worked same shift
11.03 In all cases of lay-off due to lack of work or recall following a lay-off, the employee with the greatest amount of seniority will be retained in employment or recalled to work, whichever is applicable, provided he/she is qualified to perform the work available.
11.04 Seniority previously accumulated will be lost whenever an employee:
(a) quits his/her employment, or retires;
(b) is discharged and not reinstated;
(c) is absent from work without reasonable explanation;
(d) she/he is a part-time employee who has not been available for three (3) consecutive calendar months and is not on an approved absence as per the provisions of this agreement;
(e) is laid off for twelve (12) consecutive months or time equal to the employee's length of service, whichever is greater;
(f) fails to return from lay-off within six (6) days of work after being notified to do so; the employee to be recalled must keep the Employer informed of his/her current address and telephone number. Notice of recall may be by telephone, but in all cases a registered letter shall be used either as notice or confirmation.
11.05 The selection or appointment of employees for supervisory positions, or for any position not subject to this Agreement, is not governed by this Agreement. However, if any employee is or has been transferred or appointed, and later transferred back to a position which is governed by this Agreement, then the seniority which he/she has accumulated under this Agreement shall be credited to the employee. Subject to the time period set out in 11.04 (e) any time spent working outside the bargaining unit shall be deemed a lay-off for the purpose of this article.
Seniority Roster The District shall maintain an updated seniority roster, indicating employee's class seniority and hire date seniority. Such rosters shall be available to CSEA.
Loss of Seniority An employee shall lose all seniority and shall be deemed terminated if:
Application of Seniority Seniority shall be the controlling factor in the following situations:
