Divisional Seniority. Seniority shall be the date of the employee's appointment to the Department of Fire & Rescue Operations and the total length of his continuous service after that date. Classification Seniority: Classification Seniority shall be the date of the member's appointment to his particular classification/pay group as outlined in Section 2113.02 of this article. This seniority shall be utilized for the selection of vacation and scheduled days off. The Chief/Director shall consider classification seniority when making bureau and platoon assignments. If two members were promoted on the same day then their place on the original promotional list will be utilized to determine seniority.
Divisional Seniority. (i) Should an employee move from one Division to another Division, Seniority in that Division is frozen and Seniority in the new Division commences accumulation from the first day of employment in that new Division.
Divisional Seniority. Each employee will be assigned a "home" division and will have seniority standing in that division equal to the employee's total, continuous, uninterrupted full-time service within that given division dating from the employee's most recent date of employment within the division. However, if an employee has been employed in the division for more than one (1) year, the employee's Divisional Seniority shall equal the employee's total, continuous, full-time service with the City. If an employee is permanently transferred to another division, the employee's accrued Divisional Seniority in the previous division will remain in effect, but will cease to accumulate effective on the date of the transfer. Seniority in the new division will date from the time the employee entered the new division. If the employee is retained in the new division for one (1) year, accrued seniority in the previous division will cease and the employee's seniority in the new division shall be based on the total, continuous, full-time service with the City dating, from the employee's most recent date of employment. An employee affected by Article 18, "Layoff/Recall", shall have Divisional Seniority as described in such Article.
Divisional Seniority. Divisional Seniority shall be defined as the amount of continuous service time in a job title within an employee's currently assigned major subdivision of a City Department. For operational purposes, i.e., circumstances when seniority is used as a means for determining the operational hierarchy (selection of shifts, schedules, vacations, etc.), an employee shall not receive credit for previous service unless recalled, returned due to the failure to complete probation, or has a reassignment/lateral transfer that is not of the employee’s choosing. Divisional Seniority shall only be used to assist in the assignment process identified in Article 9, Section 9.02.
Divisional Seniority. The ranking of employees in accordance with their length of service within the Division based on the employee’s most recent date of hire.
Divisional Seniority. Members of the bargaining unit may exercise their divisional seniority to designate their preference for available work assignments when permanent vacancies occur or when the Parties agree that substantial changes such as the reassignment of shifts, duty areas, or mergers have occurred. When such an occasion arises, the Division shall post the various assignments and allow for the reshuffling of personnel. Employees who may not be available during the scheduled posting time shall be permitted to exercise their divisional seniority and preference by making advance arrangements acceptable to the Employer. The Employer may assign any employee to a specific assignment within his/her job classification for which he/she is qualified subject to the following limitations:
