Super Seniority For purposes of layoff and recall only, the President shall head the seniority list, provided however, that such officer must have the necessary skill and experience to perform the required work. The Sheriff agrees that this section shall not be applied in an arbitrary manner.
Equal Seniority If two (2) or more employees subject to layoff have equal class seniority, the determination as to who shall be laid off will be made on the basis of the greater hire date seniority, and if that be equal, then the determination shall be made by lot.
SENIORITY 14.01 Employees shall retain their previous seniority status with their former employer in accordance with Article 14.06, and thereafter seniority is defined as the length of service in the bargaining unit and shall be used in determining preference or priority for promotions, transfers, demotions, layoffs and recall. Seniority shall operate on a Union-wide basis. 14.02 The Corporation shall maintain a master seniority list showing the date upon which each employee's service commenced and seniority date. The Corporation shall prepare copies of the seniority list which shall be brought up-to-date following each pay period and copies shall be posted to the Corporation’s intranet system and e-mailed to the Union. 14.03 Any newly hired full-time, part-time and casual employees shall be on probation and seniority shall become effective only after an employee has worked a total of six hundred hours (600) hours and shall then be measured from the beginning of the probationary period. During the probationary period employees shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of this Agreement, except that he shall not grieve with respect to discharge. 14.04 Seniority rights shall cease for the following reasons: (a) If the employee resigns; (b) After twenty-four (24) consecutive months on layoff; (c) If the employee is discharged and the discharge is not reversed through the grievance procedure; (d) If an employee has been absent from work in excess of five (5) working days without sufficient cause or without notifying his xxxxxxx, superintendent, or immediate supervisor, unless satisfactory reason is given; (e) If an employee is laid off and fails to return to work within five (5) working days after being notified by registered mail to his last known address, on the Corporation's records, to report for work and does not give a satisfactory reason; (f) If an employee overstays a leave of absence granted by the Corporation in writing and does not secure an extension of such leave, unless a satisfactory reason is given; (g) Seniority shall end as of the end of the month in which the employee retires (i) No employee shall be promoted to a position outside the bargaining unit without his consent. If an employee is promoted to a permanent position outside of the bargaining unit, subsequent to the signing of this agreement, he shall retain his seniority acquired at the time of leaving the bargaining unit for a period of not to exceed six (6) months. Such an employee may only return to the bargaining unit during the six (6) months probationary period for this position, if laid off, terminated from the assignment or through the posting procedure. (ii) An employee who accepts a temporary posted position outside of the bargaining unit subsequent to the signing of this agreement for reason other than replacing a person who is absent due to illness, as defined in Article 23, shall have such temporary assignment limited to a period not to exceed one (1) year unless mutually agreed otherwise by the Parties. The employee shall return to his former permanent position upon completion of the temporary assignment and shall retain his seniority without any further accumulation from the time he worked outside of the bargaining unit. (iii) An employee may be appointed to a position outside of the bargaining unit without a posting, and in such case, the following shall apply: (a) Appointments to temporary unposted non-union positions shall not exceed twenty (20) consecutive shifts, or exceed more than sixty (60) shifts in any calendar year. (b) During the period of appointment, the employee shall continue to remit union dues and will retain and continue to accumulate seniority. (c) During the period of appointment, the Parties agree the initial bargaining unit position will be back-filled by existing bargaining unit members on the basis of seniority and qualifications to perform the work involved. (d) In the event a bargaining unit member is not available to perform this work, or no member of the bargaining unit is willing to perform this work, a casual labour pool employee will be assigned in accordance with the casual labour pool policy. (e) All subsequent vacancies shall be filled in accordance with (c) and (d) above. (f) It is understood that any member of the bargaining unit appointed to a temporary unposted non-union position will not be responsible for labour relations or human resources issues involving bargaining unit members. Such matters will be referred to permanent non-union supervisors and managers. (g) It is understood the above conditions come into effect after one (1) shift when a member of the bargaining unit is appointed to a temporary unposted non-union position. 14.06 The seniority date of employees in municipalities, boards or commissions which have been or will be assumed by the Corporation and come within the jurisdiction of this Collective Agreement will be placed in their rightful chronological position on a combined list of employees forming the total seniority list. 14.07 Any regular full-time or part-time employee within the Corporation, who becomes a member of CUPE Local 1287 as the result of a permanent workplace accommodation due to a disability, shall transfer all accumulated seniority and/or credited service with the Corporation to CUPE Local 1287. 14.08 The following is the process to be used when two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date.
Department Seniority Department seniority is defined as continuous length of service in calendar days within the employee’s department and where applicable, shall be used for internal department processes, such as vacation and schedule bids.
Departmental Seniority Departmental seniority is defined as the length of employment within the employee’s current department. Department seniority shall accrue as of the first day of employment or transfer into a new department.
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: (i) An employee with less than one year's continuous service shall retain these rights for six (6) months from the date of lay-off. (ii) An employee with one or more year's continuous service shall retain these rights for twelve (12) months from the date of lay-off, plus two (2) additional months for each year's service up to an additional twenty-four (24) months. (b) Failure of the employee to report for work within one (1) week of notice by registered mail at their last address reported to and received by the mill shall result in his termination of employment with the Company. Bona fide reasons for failure to report shall not deprive an employee of his recall rights.
Seniority Lists A copy of the seniority list will be posted by January 31st and July 31st of each calendar year on designated bulletin boards with a copy forwarded to the bargaining unit president. Included in the list shall be a breakdown of total hours paid for part-time employees. All lists will include date of hire. Any errors noted in the seniority list should be noted and the employer notified within thirty (30) days, after which the list shall be considered final.
Seniority List The Employer shall maintain a seniority list showing the date upon which each employee's service commenced. An up-to-date seniority list shall be sent to the Union and posted on all bulletin boards in January of each year.
Loss of Seniority An employee shall lose all seniority and shall be deemed terminated if:
Posting of Seniority List The Administration shall post the seniority list twice annually by October 1 and March 1 of each work year. The seniority list shall be posted on the designated bulletin board in each building/work site and will indicate, by area of certification, license, or entry-level requirement, the first day worked, the date of Board resolution to hire, and the contract status (limited or continuing) of each employee. Said list shall be provided by the Superintendent to the Association President on or before the date of posting. A. The name of employees on the seniority list shall appear in seniority rank order within areas of certification, license, or entry-level requirements, with the name of the most senior employee appearing at the top of the listing and the name of the least senior employee appearing at the bottom of the listing. B. The names of employees who are certificated, licensed, or otherwise minimally qualified in more than one (1) area shall be included on the listing for all areas of certification, license, or entry-level requirement. C. The names of part-time employees shall appear on the seniority list but shall be listed separately from the names of full-time employees.