Common use of Breaks in Service Clause in Contracts

Breaks in Service. An employee’s seniority record shall be broken by voluntary resignation, discharge, reduction in force, and retirement. Should an employee laid off return to work within one year, the seniority will pick up from the date of his/her return. Seniority rights will be forfeited if the continuous period of lay off exceeds one year. An employee who is absent from work for three consecutive work days without notification for valid reason to the Employer will be considered having resigned. Should an employee leave the unit represented by the Union, the employee’s seniority will be frozen. Should he/she return to the unit, his/her seniority shall continue from the seniority level previously attained.

Breaks in Service. An employee’s 's seniority record shall be broken by voluntary resignation, discharge, reduction in force, and retirement. Should an employee laid off return to work within one year, the seniority will pick up from the date of his/her return. Seniority rights will be forfeited if the continuous period of lay off exceeds one year. An employee who is absent from work for three consecutive work days workdays without notification for valid reason to the Employer will be considered having resignedto have voluntarily quit. Should an employee leave the unit represented by the Union, the employee’s 's seniority will be frozen. Should he/she return to the unit, his/her seniority shall continue from the seniority level previously attained.

Breaks in Service. An employee’s seniority record shall be broken by voluntary resignation, discharge, reduction in force, and retirement. Should an employee laid off return to work within one year, the seniority will pick up from the date of his/her return. Seniority rights will be forfeited if the continuous period of lay off exceeds one year. An employee who is absent from work for three consecutive work days workdays without notification for valid reason to the Employer will be considered having resigned. Should an employee leave the unit represented by the Union, the employee’s seniority will be frozen. Should he/she return to the unit, his/her seniority shall continue from the seniority level previously attained.