Effect of Seniority Plan. 1. The purpose of this Seniority Plan is to assure that there shall be no discrimination of any sort whatsoever and its terms shall be interpreted in that light.
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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:
Definition of Seniority Seniority shall be defined as the length of an employee's continuous service with the Employer, commencing with his/her last date of full-time hire. The application of seniority shall be limited to the preferences specifically recited in this Agreement.
Acquisition of Seniority An employee shall not acquire seniority until such time as he or she has successfully completed the probationary period provided for in the present Collective Agreement.
Application of Seniority Seniority shall be the controlling factor in the following situations:
Termination of Seniority Seniority shall terminate when the employee:
Role of Seniority A reduction in force shall be based on seniority within a department, discipline or specialty, provided that the senior staff have appropriate qualifications and are providing satisfactory service. Whenever possible, an employee shall be given an opportunity to serve the College in some other capacity for which he/she is qualified. This clause applies to all employees, including those on leave at time of reduction of staff.
Use of Seniority Seniority shall be used to accommodate employees' preferences where the collective agreement so provides.
Accrual of Seniority Seniority shall accrue during:
Loss of Seniority An employee shall lose all seniority and service and shall be deemed to have terminated if he:
Seniority Frozen When an Agency intends to initiate a layoff, the Agency will notify the Union in writing that all seniority will be frozen from the date of notice for a period not to exceed three (3) months. However, during the period when seniority is frozen, the employee will continue to accumulate time towards seniority for purposes of future computations. The three (3) month freeze may be extended by mutual written agreement of the Union and the Agency.
