Key Definitions As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
Statutory Definitions Statutory terms defined in the Code and as set forth in applicable law shall have the same meaning in this Contract.
Vacancy Defined A vacancy shall be defined as a newly created position, or a present position that is not filled and that the Board intends to fill.
Seniority Defined Seniority is defined as the total length of service in the bargaining unit as an employee, regardless of occupational change. Seniority shall be used as one of the factors in determining preference or priority for promotion, transfers, demotions, terminations and layoff caused by force reductions and recall. Seniority shall operate on a bargaining unit wide basis.
Seniority Definition Seniority is the Layoff Service Date which is the date the employee began state service (except as a temporary appointee) as adjusted for break(s)-in-service. (See Letter of Agreement 70.00-09-179 in Appendix A).
Intellectual Property Definitions As used in this Section and elsewhere in this Grant, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:
Layoff Defined Layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the work force.
DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACE WITH THE FOLLOWING A. The Employer shall not demand or require any applicant for employment or prospective employment or any employee to submit to or take a polygraph, lie detector or similar test or examination as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Immediate Family Defined For the purpose of this Section, "Immediate Family" is defined as the employee's spouse, domestic partner, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent/step-parent, brother, sister, grandparent or spouse's, child, stepchild, grandchild, parent/step-parent, brother, sister or grandparent.
Days Defined The term "days" as used in this grievance procedure shall mean calendar days.
