Effect of Leave on Seniority. An approved leave shall not be considered a break in continuous service;provided, however, that seniority shall continue to accrue only during
Effect of Leave on Seniority. Unless provided for otherwise in this Agreement or properly executed Memoranda of Agreements, employees on full or part-time unpaid leaves will retain seniority earned prior to such leaves but shall not earn seniority for the period of such leaves. Employees on full or part-time paid leaves shall continue to earn seniority for the period of such leaves. In the event of layoff and two or more employees have equal seniority, the employee with the earliest date of hire as a continuous bargaining unit employee shall be considered more senior.
Effect of Leave on Seniority. An employee who accepts employment elsewhere while on personal leave of absence from his/her Employer shall forfeit his/her seniority rights and he/she shall be considered as a voluntary quit. When a personal leave of absence is granted to an employee by the Employer, a written notice shall be given to evidence such an arrangement. The Employer will abide by the provisions of the Selective Service Act as amended and interpreted or other applicable legislation governing reinstatement rights of employees entering service under such legislation.
Effect of Leave on Seniority. If the employee returns from the leave of absence within one (1) calendar year following the beginning of the leave, s/he will retain the seniority earned prior to the leave.
