Common use of Probation and Seniority Clause in Contracts

Probation and Seniority. A. All individuals newly employed for positions within the bargaining unit shall be considered probationary employees for the first sixty (60) workdays of their employment, excluding the summer months when school is not in session for those employees who are not scheduled to work during that period. During this probationary period, employees may be summarily discharged. 1. The sixty (60) workday probationary period shall be accumulated within not more than a six (6) month period which is part of the employee's regularly scheduled work year for the assigned position. If the probationary period is not completed within the six (6) months allowed, the employee shall be required to serve a new sixty (60) workday probationary period. 2. Employees successfully completing the probationary period as described, shall be entered on the seniority list of the bargaining unit, and shall rank for seniority purposes as described in Section B below. 3. The probationary period shall not affect wage adjustments that are due to an employee in accordance with the wage schedule. 4. The Union shall represent probationary employees for purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. B. Members of the bargaining unit shall accrue two types of seniority. 1. District-wide seniority shall be based on an employee’s last date of hire within the bargaining unit. When more than one employee is hired on the same date, seniority will be determined by the last four digits of the employee’s social security number (the lower the number, the higher the individual’s seniority). a. Such seniority shall be used for the purposes of transfer, promotion, or the filling of vacancies resulting in a change in classification. After an employee has changed classifications in such a manner, he/she shall accrue classification seniority in accordance with Section 2 below. b. Such seniority shall also be used for the purpose of determining the eligibility of employees for longevity payments. 2. Classification seniority shall be based on an employee's length of service within a classification, commencing with his/her first day of employment or, in the case of transfer or promotion, the employee's first day of work in a classification. When an employee is asked to remain in position by administration (i.e., bus driver finishes out school year), the classification seniority date will be established as the date that the employee would have normally started in the position. a. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1 above, classification seniority shall be used for other contractual purposes including but not limited to wage placement, shift preference, vacation benefits, layoff and recall, and transfers or promotions within the classification. b. If an employee moves from one classification to another, such employee shall retain his/her years of service credit for purposes of the applicable vacation schedule (if applicable). c. An employee who has accrued seniority in more than one (1) classification shall retain such accrued seniority in each, which may be exercised in accordance with the layoff and recall provisions of this agreement. 3. Substitute employees shall not accrue seniority for any purpose under the terms of this agreement, nor shall any time worked as a substitute by any employee be credited to his/her accrued seniority, except as otherwise provided in the layoff provisions of this agreement. 4. In case of layoff, members of the bargaining unit who are elected to the positions of chapter chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the Oxford School Employees Chapter of Local 1472 shall have senior employee status for positions within their classification for which they are qualified and have the ability to perform. C. Employees shall lose their seniority only if they quit, or they are discharged, and the discharge is not reversed through the grievance process. 1. Employees who are absent for three (3) consecutive working days without notifying their immediate supervisor shall be terminated from their employment. 2. Employees who do not return from sick leaves or leaves of absence within three

Probation and Seniority. A. All individuals newly employed for positions within the bargaining unit 10.01 Every employee shall be considered probationary employees placed on probation from the date on which employment commenced for the first sixty (60) workdays of their employment, excluding the summer months when school is not in session for those employees who are not scheduled to work during that period. During this probationary period, employees may be summarily discharged. 1. The sixty (60) workday probationary period shall be accumulated within not more than a six (6) month period which is part period. Upon completion of the probationary period, an employee's regularly scheduled seniority shall be effective from the first day of employment. 10.02 Probationary employees shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of this Agreement except that they shall not be entitled to grieve or arbitrate a matter related to suspension or discharge. (a) Seniority is defined as the length of continuous service in the bargaining unit and shall include service with the Employer prior to the certification or recognition of the Union. Those employees who work year on a ten (10) month basis shall have service credited on a twelve (12) month basis for the assigned position. If the probationary period is not completed within the six purpose of seniority. (6b) months allowedSeniority, the employee where qualifications, ability and skill are equal shall be required one of the factors used in determining preference or priority for promotions, demotions, transfers, lay offs and recalls in accordance with the terms of Article 11.00 and other related articles of this Agreement. (c) Seniority shall be maintained and accumulated during: (i) absence due to serve a new sickness or accident up to one (1) year; (ii) vacation or paid holidays; (iii) an authorized leave of absence of up to sixty (60) workday probationary perioddays. 2. Employees successfully completing the probationary period as described, (d) Seniority shall be entered on the seniority list of the bargaining unit, and shall rank for seniority purposes as described in Section B below. 3. The probationary period shall not affect wage adjustments that are due to an employee in accordance with the wage schedule. 4. The Union shall represent probationary employees for purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. B. Members of the bargaining unit shall accrue two types of seniority. 1. District-wide seniority shall be based on an employee’s last date of hire within the bargaining unit. When more than one employee is hired on the same date, seniority will be determined by the last four digits of the employee’s social security number (the lower the number, the higher the individual’s seniority). a. Such seniority shall be used for the purposes of transfer, promotion, or the filling of vacancies resulting in a change in classification. After an employee has changed classifications in such a manner, he/she shall accrue classification seniority in accordance with Section 2 below. b. Such seniority shall also be used for the purpose of determining the eligibility of employees for longevity payments. 2. Classification seniority shall be based on an employee's length of service within a classification, commencing with his/her first day of employment or, in the case of transfer or promotion, the employee's first day of work in a classification. When an employee is asked to remain in position by administration (i.e., bus driver finishes out school year), the classification seniority date will be established as the date that the employee would have normally started in the position. a. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1 above, classification seniority shall be used for other contractual purposes including maintained but not limited to wage placement, shift preference, vacation benefits, layoff and recall, and transfers or promotions within the classification.accumulated during: b. If (i) an employee moves from one classification to another, such employee shall retain his/her years authorized leave of service credit for purposes absence in excess of the applicable vacation schedule sixty (if applicable). c. An employee who has accrued seniority in more 60) days but less than one (1) classification year; (ii) a period of lay off less than one (1) year. However, seniority shall retain such accrued seniority in each, which may be exercised in accordance with the layoff and recall provisions of this agreementaccrue for time worked when an employee is recalled from lay off for a temporary position. 3. Substitute employees (e) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, an employee's seniority shall not accrue seniority for any purpose be forfeited and his/her employment shall be deemed to be terminated and there shall be no obligation to rehire under the terms following conditions: (i) the employee is discharged and is not reinstated; (ii) the employee resigns in writing; (iii) the employee is laid off for a period longer than eighteen (18) months, and such extension of this agreement, nor shall any time worked as indicated in d (ii) above for employees with five (5) or more years of seniority; the employee is laid off for a substitute period longer than twelve (12) months and such extension of time worked as indicated in d (ii) above for employees with less than five (5) years of seniority; (iv) the employee fails to return to work following an authorized leave of absence; (v) the employee does not return to work from lay off within ten (10) working days of being notified by any registered mail to do so; (vi) the employee is retired. 10.04 A seniority list shall be credited prepared by the Board and revised annually to be posted on February 1st, or the working day following, of each year. A copy of the list will be posted on bulletin boards as outlined in Article 11.01 (Promotions and Staff Changes) and a copy given to the Union. If an employee does not challenge the position of his/ her name on the seniority list within the first ten (10) working days from the date his/her accrued seniorityname first appeared on the seniority list or to errors or changes occurring subsequent to the posting of the previous seniority list, except as otherwise provided in the layoff provisions of this agreement. 4then he/she shall be deemed to have proper seniority standing. In the case where an employee is absent due to vacation, leave of layoffabsence or sick leave, members of the bargaining unit who are elected to the positions of chapter chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary an employee may protest an alleged omission or treasurer of the Oxford School Employees Chapter of Local 1472 shall have senior employee status for positions incorrect listing within their classification for which they are qualified and have the ability to perform. C. Employees shall lose their seniority only if they quit, or they are discharged, and the discharge is not reversed through the grievance process. 1. Employees who are absent for three ten (310) consecutive working days without notifying their immediate supervisor shall be terminated from their employmentof his return to work. 2. Employees who do not return from sick leaves or leaves of absence within three

Probation and Seniority. A. All individuals newly employed for positions within the bargaining unit shall be considered probationary employees for the first sixty ninety (6090) workdays of their employment, excluding the summer months when school is not in session for those employees who are not scheduled to work during that period. During this probationary period, employees may be summarily discharged. 1. The sixty ninety (6090) workday probationary period shall be accumulated within not more than a six (6) month period which is part of the employee's regularly scheduled work year for the assigned position. If the probationary period is not completed within the six (6) months allowed, the employee shall be required to serve a new sixty ninety (6090) workday probationary period. 2. Employees successfully completing the probationary period as described, shall be entered on the seniority list of the bargaining unit, and shall rank for seniority purposes as described in Section B below. 3. An employee who is promoted during his/her probationary period shall be considered to have satisfactorily completed his/her probationary period in that classification. The probationary period shall not otherwise affect wage adjustments that are due to an employee in accordance with the wage schedule. 4. The Union shall represent probationary employees for purposes of collective bargaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, and other conditions of employment. B. Members of the bargaining unit shall accrue two types of seniority. 1. District-wide seniority shall be based on an employee’s last date of hire within the bargaining unit. When more than one employee is hired on the same date, seniority will be determined by the last four digits of the employee’s social security number (the lower the number, the higher the individual’s seniority). a. Such seniority shall be used for the purposes of transfer, promotion, or the filling of vacancies resulting in a change in classification. After an employee has changed classifications in such a manner, he/she shall accrue classification seniority in accordance with Section 2 below. b. Such seniority shall also be used for the purpose of determining the eligibility of employees for longevity payments. 2. Classification seniority shall be based on an employee's length of service within a classification, commencing with his/her first day of employment or, in the case of transfer or promotion, the employee's first day of work in a classification. When an employee is asked to remain in position by administration (i.e., bus driver finishes out school year), the classification seniority date will be established as the date that the employee would have normally started in the position. a. Except as otherwise provided in Section 1 above, classification seniority shall be used for other contractual purposes including but not limited to wage placement, shift preference, vacation benefits, layoff and recall, and transfers or promotions within the classification. b. If an employee moves from one classification to another, such employee shall retain his/her years of service credit for purposes of the applicable vacation schedule (if applicable). c. An employee who has accrued seniority in more than one (1) classification shall retain such accrued seniority in each, which may be exercised in accordance with the layoff and recall provisions of this agreement. 3. Substitute employees shall not accrue seniority for any purpose under the terms of this agreement, nor shall any time worked as a substitute by any employee be credited to his/her accrued seniority, except as otherwise provided in the layoff provisions of this agreement. 4. In case of layoff, members of the bargaining unit who are elected to the positions of chapter chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary or treasurer of the Oxford School Employees Chapter of Local 1472 shall have senior employee status for positions within their classification for which they are qualified and have the ability to perform. C. Employees shall lose their seniority only if they quit, or they are discharged, and the discharge is not reversed through the grievance process. 1. Employees who are absent for three (3) consecutive working days without notifying their immediate supervisor shall be terminated from their employment. 2. Employees who do not return from sick leaves or leaves of absence within threethree (3) working days of the return dates established according to the leave provisions of this Agreement shall be terminated from their employment. 3. Employees who do not return to work within three (3) working days when recalled from layoff as set forth in the recall provisions of this agreement, shall be terminated from their employment. 4. In all such cases, the Superintendent or his/her designee shall send written notification to the employees at their last known address that their employment has been terminated. 5. In proper cases, exceptions shall be made by the Superintendent or his/her designee. D. The Board shall maintain a current seniority list at all times, and will provide the chapter chairperson with up to date copies up to once per month upon request. The Board will also furnish the chairperson with a list of new hires, terminations and other personnel changes quarterly or as otherwise needed. 1. Prior to ratification of this Agreement, the Union shall be furnished with a seniority list including all current employees, showing each employee’s name, original date of hire, district-wide seniority date and classification seniority date. Each current employee will be afforded the opportunity to verify the accuracy of said list. 2. All employees hired after ratification of this Agreement shall be added to the seniority list as outlined in preceding sections of this Article.