Seniority Accrual All paid leaves shall be treated as continuous employment for the purposes of seniority accrual. Unpaid leaves shall be treated as continuous employment for the purposes of seniority accrual for the duration of the leave, except for movement up the salary increment scale.
Seniority Application Except under extraordinary circumstances, vacations, shifts, shift transfers and regular days off shall be scheduled with due regard for the needs of the agency, seniority, and employee preference. The state and the PBA understand that there may be times when the needs of the agency will not permit such scheduling.
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.
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.
SPECIALIZED JOB CLASSES Where there is a particular specialized job class in which the pay rate is below the local market value assessment of that job class, the parties may use existing means under the collective agreement to adjust compensation for that job class.
Application of Seniority Seniority shall be the controlling factor in the following situations:
Priority Hiring If the Contract Amount is over $200,000 and this Agreement is for services (other than Consulting Services), this section is applicable. Contractor shall give priority consideration in filling vacancies in positions funded by this Agreement to qualified recipients of aid under Welfare and Institutions Code section 11200 in accordance with PCC 10353.
Seniority Date Employees shall acquire seniority upon completion of the probationary period as defined in Article XIII and upon acquiring seniority, the seniority date shall relate back to the first date of continuous service in the bargaining unit. If more than one employee commences work on the same date, lot shall determine seniority ranking for such employees. A District-Wide seniority list will be provided for the exclusive representative no later than November 1 of each year.
Seniority Roster The District shall maintain an updated seniority roster, indicating employee's class seniority and hire date seniority. Such rosters shall be available to CSEA.
SENIORITY (a) Newly hired full-time employees shall be considered on a probationary basis for a period of three (3) months from the date of hiring. After three (3) months of continuous service, his/her seniority shall date back to the day in which his/her employment began. (b) Persons on probation may be terminated without recourse to the grievance procedure. However, such persons shall be given the reason(s) for termination in each case. The rate for probationary employees shall be that of this Agreement. (a) A seniority list for all full-time employees and a separate seniority list for all part-time employees shall be drawn and posted on the bulletin board. This list shall be revised as of January 1 of each year and forwarded to the Union by the end of February of each year. Employees' names and classifications shall appear on the seniority list in order of their respective dates of employment. Additions and deletions shall be forwarded to the Union as they occur. (b) The Employer and Union agree to place employees on a seniority list as per Article 11; however, in the event that employees share the same seniority date the following process for placement on the seniority list, in order, will be used: i) date of hire ii) date probation is completed as per article 11.01 iii) first to complete their next scheduled shift iv) time of clock in if worked same shift 11.03 In all cases of lay-off due to lack of work or recall following a lay-off, the employee with the greatest amount of seniority will be retained in employment or recalled to work, whichever is applicable, provided he/she is qualified to perform the work available. 11.04 Seniority previously accumulated will be lost whenever an employee: (a) quits his/her employment, or retires; (b) is discharged and not reinstated; (c) is absent from work without reasonable explanation; (d) she/he is a part-time employee who has not been available for three (3) consecutive calendar months and is not on an approved absence as per the provisions of this agreement; (e) is laid off for twelve (12) consecutive months or time equal to the employee's length of service, whichever is greater; (f) fails to return from lay-off within six (6) days of work after being notified to do so; the employee to be recalled must keep the Employer informed of his/her current address and telephone number. Notice of recall may be by telephone, but in all cases a registered letter shall be used either as notice or confirmation. 11.05 The selection or appointment of employees for supervisory positions, or for any position not subject to this Agreement, is not governed by this Agreement. However, if any employee is or has been transferred or appointed, and later transferred back to a position which is governed by this Agreement, then the seniority which he/she has accumulated under this Agreement shall be credited to the employee. Subject to the time period set out in 11.04 (e) any time spent working outside the bargaining unit shall be deemed a lay-off for the purpose of this article.