Common use of SENIORITY AND LAYOFF Clause in Contracts

SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service in the bargaining unit since the last date of hire. For purposes of this Article Licensed Practical Nurses will maintain a separate seniority list. Section 2. Seniority shall continue to accrue during all layoffs and approved leaves of absence not exceeding one year. Section 3. Seniority shall be revoked if an employee retires or otherwise terminates employment; is discharged for cause; permanently transfers out of the bargaining unit; or refuses or fails to respond to a recall from layoff to a permanent position within the same classification in the bargaining unit within 14 calendar days of notice of recall, or refuses to return to work on the date requested, as long as the date requested allows an employee who has obtained interim employment to give 14 calendar days’ notice to the interim Employer. Section 4. Seniority shall be the controlling factors in the selection of employees for layoff and non-disciplinary demotions within each classification series, provided the employee(s) remaining meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Section 5. In the event a bid is eliminated or altered, the affected employee(s) may use their seniority to bump any less senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Any employee(s) displaced by this procedure may bump the least senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Section 6. Any permanent employee subject to layoff, transfer, or non-disciplinary demotion shall be given 21 calendar days advance notice of the action. Section 7. No permanent employees shall be laid off or subject to non-disciplinary demotion while temporary or probationary employees in the same classification series are retained. Section 8. Permanent bargaining unit employees who are laid off or are noticed of layoff and are qualified to fill a vacant or newly created position within the bargaining unit will be awarded that position Section 9. Recall from layoff within each classification shall be in reverse order within that classification. In recalling employees, the Employer shall send a certified, return receipt letter to the last known address of the employee with a copy to the Federation. The letter shall state that failure to notify the Employer within 14 calendar days of their intent to return to work shall constitute forfeiture of all recall rights. Recall rights shall be limited to a period of one year following the date of layoff.

SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service in the a bargaining unit position since the last date of hire. For purposes of this Article Licensed Practical Nurses will maintain a separate seniority list. Section 2. Seniority shall continue to accrue during all layoffs and approved paid leaves of absence absences and industrial accident leave not exceeding one year. Section 3. Seniority shall be revoked if an employee retires or otherwise terminates employment; is discharged for cause; permanently transfers out of the bargaining unit; or refuses or fails to respond to a recall from layoff under the conditions established in Section 7 of this Article. Seniority must be reinstated if an employee terminates employment or transfers out of the unit but returns to a permanent bargaining unit position within the same classification in the bargaining unit within 14 calendar days of notice of recall, or refuses to return to work on the date requested, as long as the date requested allows an employee who has obtained interim employment to give 14 calendar days’ notice to the interim Employerone year. Section 4. Seniority Seniority, qualifications and capabilities of the officers located within a division requiring a reduction in force shall be the controlling factors in the selection of employees for layoff and non-disciplinary demotions within each classification series. Seniority, provided qualifications and capabilities shall be the employee(scontrolling factors in the selection of employees for voluntary transfer within the bargaining unit and within classification series. Employee transfer requests will be considered if the employee has completed twenty-four (24) remaining meet months of continuous service in an assigned position number. Transfer applications shall include a letter of intent, a resume and, at the minimum qualifications employee’s option, a state application. If an employee is denied a transfer, he or she will be entitled to written reasons upon request for purposes of guiding the positionemployee in future application processes. Section 5. In the event a bid is eliminated or altered, the affected employee(s) may use their seniority to bump any less senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Any employee(s) displaced by this procedure may bump the least senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Section 6. Any permanent employee subject to layoff, transfer, or non-disciplinary demotion shall be given 21 10 calendar days advance notice of the action. Section 76. No permanent employees shall be laid off or subject to non-disciplinary demotion while temporary or probationary employees in the same classification series are retained. Section 8. Permanent bargaining unit employees who are laid off or are noticed of layoff and are qualified to fill a vacant or newly created position within the bargaining unit will be awarded that position Section 97. Recall from layoff within each classification shall be in the reverse order order. If a position is available within that classificationthe same geographical location, employees shall be recalled to permanent positions within the same classification and in the same geographic location in the bargaining unit. In recalling employees, the Employer shall send a certified, return receipt letter to the last known address of for the employee with a copy to the Federation. The letter shall state that failure to notify the Employer within 14 calendar days of their intent to return to work shall constitute forfeiture of all recall rights. Recall rights shall be limited to a period of one year following the date of layoff.that

SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service in the a bargaining unit position since the last date of hire. For purposes of this Article Licensed Practical Nurses will maintain a separate seniority list. Section 2. Seniority shall continue to accrue during all layoffs and approved paid leaves of absence absences and industrial accident leave not exceeding one year. Section 3. Seniority shall be revoked if an employee retires or otherwise terminates employment; is discharged for cause; permanently transfers out of the bargaining unit; or refuses or fails to respond to a recall from layoff under the conditions established in Section 7 of this Article. Seniority must be reinstated if an employee terminates employment or transfers out of the unit but returns to a permanent bargaining unit position within the same classification in the bargaining unit within 14 calendar days of notice of recall, or refuses to return to work on the date requested, as long as the date requested allows an employee who has obtained interim employment to give 14 calendar days’ notice to the interim Employerone year. Section 4. Seniority Seniority, qualifications and capabilities of the officers located within a division requiring a reduction in force shall be the controlling factors in the selection of employees for layoff and non-disciplinary demotions within each classification series. Seniority, provided qualifications and capabilities shall be the employee(s) remaining meet controlling factors in the minimum qualifications selection of employees for voluntary transfer within the positionbargaining unit and within classification series. Employee transfer requests will be considered if the employee has completed 24 months of continuous service in an assigned position number. Transfer applications shall include a letter of intent, a resume and, at the employee’s option, a state application. If an employee is denied a transfer, he or she will be entitled to written reasons upon request for purposes of guiding the employee in future application processes. Section 5. In the event a bid is eliminated or altered, the affected employee(s) may use their seniority to bump any less senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Any employee(s) displaced by this procedure may bump the least senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Section 6. Any permanent employee subject to layoff, transfer, or non-disciplinary demotion shall be given 21 10 calendar days advance notice of the action. Section 76. No permanent employees shall be laid off or subject to non-disciplinary demotion while temporary or probationary employees in the same classification series are retained. Section 8. Permanent bargaining unit employees who are laid off or are noticed of layoff and are qualified to fill a vacant or newly created position within the bargaining unit will be awarded that position Section 97. Recall from layoff within each classification shall be in the reverse order order. If a position is available within that classificationthe same geographical location, employees shall be recalled to permanent positions within the same classification and in the same geographic location in the bargaining unit. In recalling employees, the Employer shall send a certified, return receipt letter to the last known address of for the employee with a copy to the Federation. The letter shall state that failure to notify the Employer within 14 calendar days of their his/her intent to return to work or failure to return to work within 21 calendar days shall constitute forfeiture of all recall rights. Recall rights shall be limited to a period of one year following the date of layoff.

SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the total length of continuous service in any position in the agency. For employees hired after October 1, 1996 seniority will be the total length of service in the bargaining unit. Seniority will only apply after an employee serves six months in a bargaining unit since the last position. Adult protective service workers, selected home attendants, and support staff within Senior and Long-Term Care Division that were hired prior to July 12, 1999 will have their seniority date set as their date of hire. For purposes of this Article Licensed Practical Nurses will maintain a separate seniority listhire with the Agency. Section 2. Seniority shall continue to accrue during all layoffs and approved leaves of absence not exceeding one year, except for Industrial Accident leave during which time an employee may accrue seniority for up to 18 months. Section 3. Seniority shall be revoked if an employee retires or otherwise terminates employment; is discharged for cause; permanently transfers out of the bargaining unit; or refuses or fails to respond to a recall from layoff to a permanent position within the same classification in the bargaining unit within 14 calendar days of notice of recall, or refuses to return to work on the date requested, as long as the date requested allows an employee who has obtained interim employment to give 14 calendar days’ notice to the interim Employer. Section 4. Seniority and qualifications shall be the controlling factors in the selection of employees for layoff and layoff, transfer, transfer due to reorganization, or non-disciplinary demotions demotion within each classification series, provided the employee(s) remaining meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Section 5. In the event a bid is eliminated or altered, the affected employee(s) may use their seniority to bump any less senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Any employee(s) displaced by this procedure may bump the least senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Section 64. Any permanent employee subject to layoff, transfer, or non-disciplinary demotion layoff shall be given 21 calendar 20 working days advance notice of the action. Section 75. Any permanent employee subject to transfer or non-disciplinary demotion shall be given at least 15 working days advance notice of the action. Section 6. No permanent employees shall be laid off or subject to non-disciplinary demotion transferred while temporary or probationary employees with the same job skills and in the same classification series geographic region are retained. Section 87. Permanent bargaining unit The applications of employees with permanent status who are laid off or are noticed of subject to layoff and are qualified to fill a vacant vacancy or newly created position within will be given preference for one year over other applications from outside the bargaining unit will be awarded to the extent that positionthe actions are Section 98. Recall from layoff within each classification shall be in reverse order within that and by classification. In recalling employees, the Employer shall send a certified, return receipt letter to the last known address of the employee with a copy to the Federation. The letter shall state that failure to notify the Employer within 14 calendar 15 working days of their intent to return to work shall constitute forfeiture of all recall rights. Recall rights shall be limited to a period of one year following the date of layoff.

SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the total length of continuous service in any position in the agency. For employees hired after October 1, 1996 seniority will be the total length of service in the bargaining unit. Seniority will only apply after an employee serves six months in a bargaining unit since the last position. Adult protective service workers, selected home attendants, and support staff within Senior and Long-Term Care Division that were hired prior to July 12, 1999 will have their seniority date set as their date of hire. For purposes of this Article Licensed Practical Nurses will maintain a separate seniority listhire with the Agency. Section 2. Seniority shall continue to accrue during all layoffs and approved leaves of absence not exceeding one year, except for Industrial Accident leave during which time an employee may accrue seniority for up to 18 months. Section 3. Seniority shall be revoked if an employee retires or otherwise terminates employment; is discharged for cause; permanently transfers out of the bargaining unit; or refuses or fails to respond to a recall from layoff to a permanent position within the same classification in the bargaining unit within 14 calendar days of notice of recall, or refuses to return to work on the date requested, as long as the date requested allows an employee who has obtained interim employment to give 14 calendar days’ notice to the interim Employer. Section 4. Seniority and qualifications shall be the controlling factors in the selection of employees for layoff and layoff, transfer, transfer due to reorganization, or non-disciplinary demotions demotion within each classification series, provided the employee(s) remaining meet the minimum qualifications of the position. Section 5. In the event a bid is eliminated or altered, the affected employee(s) may use their seniority to bump any less senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Any employee(s) displaced by this procedure may bump the least senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Section 64. Any permanent employee subject to layoff, transfer, or non-disciplinary demotion layoff shall be given 21 calendar 20 working days advance notice of the action. Section 75. Any permanent employee subject to transfer or non-disciplinary demotion shall be given at least 15 working days advance notice of the action. Section 6. No permanent employees shall be laid off or subject to non-disciplinary demotion transferred while temporary or probationary employees with the same job skills and in the same classification series geographic region are retained. Section 87. Permanent bargaining unit The applications of employees with permanent status who are laid off or are noticed of subject to layoff and are qualified to fill a vacant vacancy or newly created position within will be given preference for one year over other applications from outside the bargaining unit will be awarded to the extent that positionthe actions are not in conflict with law. Section 98. Recall from layoff within each classification shall be in reverse order within that and by classification. In recalling employees, the Employer shall send a certified, return receipt letter to the last known address of the employee with a copy to the Federation. The letter shall state that failure to notify the Employer within 14 calendar 15 working days of their intent to return to work shall constitute forfeiture of all recall rights. Recall rights shall be limited to a period of one year following the date of layoff.

SENIORITY AND LAYOFF. Section 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service in the bargaining unit since the last date of hire. For purposes of this Article Licensed Practical Nurses will maintain a separate seniority list. Section 2. Seniority shall continue to accrue during all layoffs and approved leaves of absence not exceeding one year, including but not limited to military leave, work-comp leave, or short or long-term disability leave. Section 3. Seniority shall be revoked if an employee retires or otherwise terminates employment; is discharged for cause; permanently transfers out of the bargaining unit; , or refuses or fails to respond to a recall from layoff to a permanent position within the same classification in the bargaining unit within 14 calendar days of notice of recall, or refuses to return to work on the date requested, as long as the date requested allows an employee who has obtained interim employment to give 14 calendar days’ notice to the interim Employer. Section 4. Seniority and qualifications within the classification shall be the controlling factors in the selection of employees for layoff layoff. Qualifications for teachers means proper endorsement. Seniority and non-disciplinary demotions within each classification series, provided BFOQ shall be the employee(s) remaining meet the minimum qualifications of the positiononly factors used for correctional counselors. Section 5. In the event a bid is eliminated or altered, the affected employee(s) may use their seniority to bump any less senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Any employee(s) displaced by this procedure may bump the least senior employee within the same classification provided they meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Section 6. Any permanent fulltime or part-time employee subject to layoff, transfer, or non-disciplinary demotion shall be given 21 calendar 14 days per 2-18-1206(b) advance notice of the action. Section 76. No permanent employees shall be laid off or subject to non-disciplinary demotion while temporary or probationary employees in the same classification series are retained. Section 8. Permanent bargaining unit employees who are laid off or are noticed of layoff and are qualified to fill a vacant or newly created position within the bargaining unit will be awarded that position Section 97. Recall from layoff within each classification shall be in reverse order within that classification. In classification in recalling employees, the Employer shall send a certified, return receipt letter to the last known address of the employee with a copy to the FederationUnion. The letter shall state that failure to notify the Employer within 14 calendar days of their his/her intent to return to work shall constitute forfeiture of all recall rights. Recall rights shall be limited to a period of one year following the date of layoff.