Common use of Enhanced Rate Class Seniority Clause in Contracts

Enhanced Rate Class Seniority. ‌ Once a unit member is demoted/bumped to a lower rank enhanced rate class seniority shall apply. Enhanced rate class seniority shall be calculated by adding time in the previously held higher rank, to the time served in the lower rank into which a unit member has been bumped. If the unit member never held the rank they are being demoted into, enhanced rate class seniority shall be determined by the amount of time previously spent in a higher position in the division. Enhanced rate class shall be applied in all situations after a unit member has been reduced one level due to position reductions.

Enhanced Rate Class Seniority. ‌ Once a unit member is demoted/bumped to a lower rank enhanced rate class seniority shall apply. Enhanced rate class seniority shall be calculated by adding time in the previously held higher rank, to the time served in the lower rank into which a unit member has been bumped. If the unit member never held the rank they are being demoted into, enhanced rate class seniority shall be determined by the amount of time previously spent in a higher position in the division. Enhanced rate class shall be applied in all situations after a unit member has been reduced one level due to position reductions.