Common use of Secondary Seniority Clause in Contracts

Secondary Seniority. (a) Secondary Seniority shall be recognized once a temporary employee works a total of 60 shifts within a six month period. (b) For the purposes of this Article, a shift is defined as any day on which an employee has worked. For the purposes of this part, a day worked will also include any day on which hours are paid. (c) Secondary Seniority shall be used for the purposes of job postings and assignment of temporary work. (d) For the purpose of filling posted positions, an employee who has secondary seniority or who is on the temporary call-in list shall be considered after continuing employees and prior to external applicants. (e) An employee who has secondary seniority shall be offered temporary work by seniority providing the employee is qualified for the assignment. In the event that the employee is working when an assignment arises the employee shall complete the current temporary assignment before any reassignment. (f) Secondary Seniority shall be calculated twice yearly as of the closest pay ending date to May 1 and November 1. (g) The Board will provide a secondary seniority listing of temporary employees by total shifts worked to the Secretary of the Union by May 30 and November 30 each year. The listing will also show the total accrued hours for the purposes of benefits outlined in Article 1.03. (h) Temporary employees shall lose their secondary seniority in the event: 1) They resign. 2) They are discharged and not reinstated. 3) They fail to respond to eight (8) call-ins within a twelve (12) month period. An employee who is unavailable for call-in shall notify the Board in advance in writing of those periods except in cases of emergencies. The employer agrees to notify an employee in writing once the employee fails to respond to seven (7) call-ins.

Secondary Seniority. (a) Secondary Seniority seniority shall be recognized once a temporary employee works a total of 60 sixty (60) shifts within a six (6) month period. (b) For the purposes of this Article, a shift is defined as any day on which an employee has worked. For the purposes of this part, a day worked will also include any day on which hours are paid. (c) Secondary Seniority seniority shall be used for the purposes of job postings and assignment of temporary work. (d) For the purpose of filling posted positions, an employee who has secondary seniority or who is on the temporary call-in list shall be considered after continuing employees and prior to external applicants. (e) An employee who has secondary seniority shall be offered temporary work by seniority providing the employee is qualified for the assignment. In the event that the employee is working when an assignment arises the employee shall complete the current temporary assignment before any reassignment. (f) Secondary Seniority seniority shall be calculated twice yearly as of the closest pay ending date to May 1 and November 1. (g) The Board will provide a secondary seniority listing of temporary employees by total shifts worked to the Secretary of the Union by May 30 and November 30 each year. The listing will also show the total accrued hours for the purposes of benefits outlined in Article 1.03. (h) Temporary employees shall lose their secondary seniority in the event: (1) They resign. (2) They are discharged and not reinstated. (3) They fail to respond to eight (8) call-ins within a twelve (12) month period. An employee who is unavailable for call-in shall notify the Board in advance in writing of those periods except in cases of emergencies. The employer agrees to notify an employee in writing once the employee fails to respond to seven (7) call-ins.

Secondary Seniority. Casual employees shall accumulate seniority within the casual employee ranks. This seniority will only be used when comparing one (1) casual employee to another casual employee when applying for a position within the Board and, with effect from date of award for shift assignment. Casual employees shall have the right to apply for posted regular and temporary positions. A casual employee who is successful in obtaining a permanent position shall have their accumulated seniority credited retroactively once the employee has passed a probationary period in a permanent position. a) Secondary Seniority Effective June 13, 2001 casual employees shall be recognized once a temporary employee works a total gain bidding rights upon completion of 60 sixty (60) shifts within a in any six month period. (b) For the purposes of this Article, a shift is defined as any day on which an employee has worked. For the purposes initial implementation of this partclause, a day the total number of shifts worked since December 1, 2000 will also include any day on which hours are paidbe used. Effective the date of ratification of the 2019- 2022 Collective Agreement, it is understood that secondary seniority shall not be interrupted by the Summer Break. (cb) Secondary Seniority Upon attaining bidding rights, casual employees shall be able to use their seniority in applying for posted positions. Such seniority may be used after regular employees have been considered and before non-senior and outside applicants. Seniority will be the determining factor between relatively equal applicants for the purposes of job postings and assignment of temporary work. (d) For the purpose of filling this clause only. c) Casual employees who have not attained bidding rights may apply for posted positions, an employee who has secondary seniority or who is on the temporary call-in list shall positions and will be considered after continuing employees and prior to external as outside applicants. (d) Casual employees who have attained secondary seniority/bidding rights shall be called for casual assignments for which they are qualified in order of their secondary seniority. e) An employee who has secondary Secondary seniority shall be offered temporary work by seniority providing the employee is qualified for the assignment. In lost in the event that the employee is working when an assignment arises the employee shall complete the current temporary assignment before any reassignment. (f) Secondary Seniority shall be calculated twice yearly as of the closest pay ending date to May 1 and November 1. (g) The Board will provide a secondary seniority listing of temporary employees by total shifts worked to the Secretary of the Union by May 30 and November 30 each year. The listing will also show the total accrued hours for the purposes of benefits outlined in Article 1.03. (h) Temporary employees shall lose their secondary seniority in the event: 1) They resign. 2) They are discharged and not reinstated. 3) They fail employee: • Fails to respond to eight (8) call-ins or call-outs within a twelve (12) month period. An • The employee is terminated and not reinstated. • The employee terminates employment with the Board. f) It is understood that an employee who is unavailable for call-in assignment shall notify the Board in advance in writing of those periods except in cases of emergenciesemergency. The employer agrees Failure to notify an employee do so will result in writing once the employee fails being charged with a single refusal. g) A list showing the secondary seniority of each casual employee by the number of shifts completed will be sent to respond the Union and posted as at June 22, 2001. This list will be used for job posting and shift assignment until the next update. h) An up-to-date list showing the number of shifts completed for each employee shall be sent to seven (7) call-insthe Union and posted at each worksite in October and April of each year. This list will be used for job posting and shift assignment until the next update.