Classifications/Seniority Clause Samples
The Classifications/Seniority clause defines how employees are grouped based on their job roles, responsibilities, and length of service within an organization. It typically outlines the criteria for assigning employees to specific classifications or grades and explains how seniority is determined, such as by hire date or accumulated service time. This clause is essential for establishing clear rules for promotions, layoffs, and benefits eligibility, thereby ensuring fairness and transparency in employment decisions.
Classifications/Seniority. 1. The following procedures will govern the layoff of employees when required due to abolishment of a position, financial reasons, abolishment of transportation runs/routes, or lack of work.
2. In the event the Board determines it is necessary to lay off, a reasonable effort shall be made to minimize the number of personnel layoffs by not employing replacements, insofar as practicable, for employees who retire, resign, or otherwise vacate a position. Reduction in hours of a current employee either during the school year or from one school year to the next cannot be used in lieu of a layoff.
3. No summer help or other subcontractor (with the exception of special transportation per Section 31.W) shall be hired to perform bargaining unit work in that job classification while employees remain on the recall list in that job classification. Employees on the recall list who are qualified to perform summer work will be given the first opportunity, based on district seniority, and will be paid at the summer rate of pay.
4. For the purpose of layoff and recall, job classifications and classification series shall be used. “Classification series” are identified by a series number and description, e.g., Series 1: Custodial. “Job classifications” are those individual jobs identified under the classification series.
5. The classification series and job classifications shall be as follows:
a. Administrative Assistants/Secretaries
Classifications/Seniority. For any other purposes, classification seniority shall govern and shall be defined as the length of service for which an Employee receives credit in any of the classifications listed below, accruing from the date of entering such classification. The classifications to be recognized for seniority purposes are:
1. Ramp/Provisioning Agents; and
2. Operations/Freight Agents. Each classification shall be divided into two (2) job titles. The Ramp/Provisioning Agent Classification shall contain the following job titles:
1. Ramp Agent; and