Termination of Seniority Seniority shall terminate when the employee:
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:
Acquisition of Seniority An employee shall not acquire seniority until such time as he or she has successfully completed the probationary period provided for in the present Collective Agreement.
Definition of Seniority Seniority shall be defined as the length of an employee's continuous service with the Employer, commencing with his/her last date of full-time hire. The application of seniority shall be limited to the preferences specifically recited in this Agreement.
SENIORITY Section A: Definition of Seniority Seniority means an employee's length of continuous service with the Employer since his/her last date of hire. County-wide seniority means the period of continuous service since the last hire date of a regular employee covered by this collective bargaining agreement. The Union will be furnished a seniority list of employees in this bargaining unit upon request.
Classification Seniority Classification Seniority" is defined as the length of service in a specific job classification within the bargaining unit, beginning with the date an employee starts to serve a probationary appointment. Classification Seniority shall be interrupted only by separation because of resignation, discharge for just cause, failure to return upon expiration of a leave of absence, failure to respond to a recall from layoff, or retirement.
State Seniority State Seniority" is defined as the length of employment with the State of Minnesota since the last date of hire.