Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on the seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire. Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff. Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation. Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff. Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location. Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. A. Seniority standing shall be granted defined as the total length of services as a classified employee within the District from the last date of hire. For accounting purposes, all authorized leave shall be computed as time worked. Employees who are laid off and subsequently reinstated shall retain cumulative seniority for all periods worked except for periods of layoff.
B. In the event it becomes necessary to all reduce the work force, employees covered by this Agreement. The standing shall be laid off within a job category in which a reduction is to be determined made in inverse order of seniority (lease senior laid off first). For purposes of this section, job categories shall be: custodial, aide, secretary, food service and transportation. Seniority shall be used to determine the order of layoff, consistent with the employee’s ability to perform the job. The Board may decide to retain a less senior employee. In those cases where the Board has decided to retain a less senior employee, the employee must have one or more of the following: more relevant skills, training relevant to the position or experience with the student or situation. Employees to be laid off may bump into positions within their category if they have more seniority than an individual holding such a position.
C. Once the Administration has decided to recommend layoffs to the Board, the Superintendent will notify the Association of its intention to recommend layoffs. Once the Board makes the official decision to lay off employees, those affected by such layoff and the Association president shall receive written notice of action. Written notice shall be given at least two (2) weeks in advance of layoff.
D. Laid-off employees shall remain on a recall list for twenty-seven (27) months after the date of layoff. When vacancies occur, employees on the basis recall list shall be returned to positions in the job category held before layoff in the inverse order in which they were laid off. The same criteria used during the layoff process will be used in determining which employer to recall.
E. At the time of service layoff, the District shall provide an opportunity for laid-off employees to express in writing, desire to return to the district District. The District shall also receive the employee’s address for recall notification. In the event of a recall, the District shall notify the employee who has expressed a desire to return to the District of the recall by certified mail, return receipt, sent to the last address given by the employee to the District office. The employee will have fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of regular employment the mailing to notify the District of the intent to return. The employee must report on the starting date specified by the District, providing it will not be less than fourteen (14) days from the date of the notice of recall was received, or lose all recall rights.
F. All benefits to which an employee was entitled to at the time of layoff, included unused accumulated sick leave, will be restored to the employee upon the employee’s recall under this Article; and the employee will be placed on the proper experience step of the salary schedule for the employee’s experience in the bargaining unit with District. An employee will not receive increment credit for the Plymouthtime spent on layoff. Employee benefits do not accrue during the time of layoff.
G. Employees covered by this article will have the option to continue insurance programs at their own expense, subject to the approval of the insurance carrier. The District shall provide fringe benefits as established in this Agreement for thirty (30) days if the layoff occurs during the regular school year and to the end of the month in which the thirtieth (30th) day fell; or the District shall provide fringe benefits through August 30 if the layoff occurs at the end of the school year or during the summer.
H. An employee may decline recall for a position of lower code and/or less hours than the position held prior to layoff and still retain future recall rights for the full twenty-Canton seven (27) months.
I. The Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All agrees that no new employees shall be placed on hired for positions within the seniority list as of bargaining unit during the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days employee layoff within that employee’s classifications, as long as the employee meets the terms of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list Section B above.
J. The Association will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of allowed the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer opportunity to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due provide input to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available District prior to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's locationDistrict making monetary or staffing reductions which affect bargaining unit members.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1The Board of Education may, as part of a general reduction in personnel due to lack of sufficient operating funds or declining student enrollment, direct the Superintendent of Education to furlough administrative personnel to teaching positions. Seniority standing Furloughs shall be granted on a seniority and certification basis. Certification and seniority refers to all employees covered by this Agreementthe division between the time spent in the Bedford Administrators' Association and in other exempt administrative positions in the Bedford Public Schools. When administrative positions are re-created due to a reversal of the previously listed factor of economics or enrollment, or when openings in administrative positions occur for other reasons, the criteria listed in paragraph one of seniority and certification shall apply in reassigning furloughed administrators. In no event shall a furloughed administrator be assigned to a position higher in status than the one from which he/she was furloughed except that an elementary principal, provided that state certification standards are met, may be reassigned to a Level 3 position. The standing District agrees to staff secondary buildings administratively, beginning with school year 2004-05 with one (A) level Assistant Principal per building. Regarding summer school position, the district agrees to post the position by March 1st of the existing school year. The JHS will continue its present staffing for the school year 2004-05, as part of this agreement. The (B) level Principal will be paid their per diem rate for additional duties as determined. All administrative personnel in Level 3 or Level 4 shall be interchangeable for layoff purposes provided the individuals are certified for the position. Openings occurring in positions from which no administrator had been furloughed will be filled in the regularly established procedure of posting, applying, interviewing, and selection by the Superintendent of Education and/or the Board. The seniority list shall be posted to each administrator at least ten (10) working days prior to March 20. It shall be the responsibility of each employee to promptly check the seniority list. If an employee or the association does not believe that the employee's seniority or certification is to be determined correctly shown on the basis list, the Assistant Superintendent of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff Human Resources shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoffnotified, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on the seniority list as writing, of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty alleged error within ten (6010) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievancelist's final posting. If two no challenges are made within the ten (210) or more employees have day period, the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available deemed to be accurate and the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement employer shall incur no liability (including back pay) for relying on November 1 of each year: such list. After March 20, the seniority list shall contain date be frozen until re-posted on March 1 the following year. Updating of hire with state verified endorsement shall be allowed only during the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouthten (10) day (March 1 -Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Administrative Master Agreement, Administrative Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. A. Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years length of servicecontinuous service within the District as of the bargaining unit member's first working day within their job classification. In the circumstance of more than one (l) individual beginning employment on the same date within the same classification, including time all individuals so affected will participate in a drawing to determine position on leave of absence or layoffthe seniority list. Secretaries who accept any secretarial position within the district outside the bargaining unit prior to July 1, in 2002 shall have their accumulated seniority frozen. Secretaries who accept any secretarial position within the district outside the bargaining unit after that date shall have their accumulated seniority frozen for a three-year period. After three years, they would no longer hold seniority within the bargaining unit. All new employees Seniority under this Agreement accrues only to bargaining unit members. For the purpose of vacancies and lay-off, the employee will retain seniority in all Classifications (i.e. secretary and paraprofessional) previously held.
B. A bargaining unit member shall be placed on deemed to have terminated employment upon retirement, resignation or discharge for just cause which is not reversed through the grievance procedure.
C. Two seniority lists shall be published by the Board to the Association by October 1, of each year; one per classification: a secretary seniority list as and a paraprofessional seniority list.
D. In any reduction of the first day staff, a bargaining unit member with greater seniority within the classification shall be given preference over a member with less service in the classification to retain her employment as long as she meets the qualifications for the position. A reduction of employment, upon staff is the completion elimination of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing position, a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion reduction of the probationary period. A representative work year of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give over two (2) weeks’ notice , or a reduction of resignationover five (5) hours per week. Any bargaining unit member whose position is involved in a reduction of staff shall be given two (2) weeks written advance notice.
Section 4. Employees E. Laid off employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in within their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due in reverse order of layoff to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification any position for which they are qualified.
F. Notice of recall shall be sent by certified or registered mail to the last known address as shown on the Employer's records. Compensation The recall notice shall state the time and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an date on which the employee is on leave to report back to work. It shall be the employee's responsibility to keep the Employer notified as to current mailing address. A recalled employee shall be given at least eighteen (l8) calendar days from the date of absence or layoffthe mailing of the recall notice to report to work. Employees recalled to work for which they are qualified are obligated to take said work. Employees who decline recall to perform work for which they are qualified shall be deemed to have terminated employment. The Association will be notified of any recall.
Section 5. An agreed to G. Employees on layoff shall retain their seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 for purpose of each year: such list shall contain date recall for a period of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.three
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Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on defined as the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment total continuous length ofservice in the bargaining unit since the employee's last date of hire. An employee shall lose his seniority when he:
a. Quits voluntarily or retires.
b. Is discharged for just cause.
c. Fails to return to work within five (5) days after notice of recall.
Section 1: Section 2:
d. Is absent, except for layoff, for three (3) consecutive working days without notice to the Assistant Director of Public Works or his designee. In the event ofan emergency, such notice shall be given as soon as possible.
e. Is laid off for a period ofeighteen (18) consecutive months. The Town will lay off employees in inverse order of seniority, provided that the employees to be retained are qualified to perform available work. The Town will recall employees in reverse order of layoff, with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Educationlast laid off to be the first recalled. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff Layoffs shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unitfollowing order:
a. Seasonal or temporary employees;
b. Part-time employees;
c. Probationary employees;
d. Full-time employees. All new Laid off employees shall be placed on entitled to recall according to seniority for a period ofeighteen (18) months from layoff, provided that the affected employee must keep the Town advised ofhis cun-ent address. If the employee notifies the Town by certified mail prior to the execution of recall rights and prior to the expiration of the original eighteen ( 18) month recall period that they wish to extend the recall time for additional six (6) months, it shall be granted. The Town shall provide the Union a seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employmentupdated annually. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same New hires shall not accrue seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon until after successful completion of the probationary period. A representative Upon successful completion of the Associationprobationary period, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall calculated from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain 's date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's locationhire.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Working Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. A. Seniority standing shall will be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district figured from the date of regular employment hire separately for employees within the bargaining unit. (Seniority will be alphabetical by last name when two or more Central Office Support Personnel employees have the same date of hire.)
B. If it becomes necessary to reduce the number of Central Office Support Personnel employees through general layoff, the probationary Central Office Support Personnel employees will be laid off first. All other Central Office Support Personnel employees will be laid off in order of seniority. (The Central Office Support Personnel employee having the least seniority will be laid off first.) Recall will be in reverse order of layoff.
C. Should it become necessary to reduce the number of Central Office Support Personnel employees through general layoff, every effort will be made to give thirty (30) days notice in writing. In the event of recall, Central Office Support Personnel employees will be recalled on a seniority basis. A recall notice will be sent to the address currently recorded in the bargaining unit with Central Office. Failure to respond within five (5) working days will be deemed a resignation.
D. If a Central Office Support Personnel position becomes available, the Plymouth-Canton Board school district is obligated to recall employees who are laid off for a period of Educationtwelve (12) months from the date of notification of layoff.
▇. Seniority for regular full or part ▇▇▇▇ days already accumulated at the time cafeteria staff of layoff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, reinstated when the Central Office Support Personnel employee is recalled.
F. If an employee has seniority in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on , leaves the seniority list as of bargaining unit for another job within the first day of employmentdistrict, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due later returns to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only previously acquired seniority shall remain in effect. No seniority shall accrue for time spent working outside the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit., as full-time employee (thirty
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Sources: Master Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing 10.1 Employees shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on have no seniority until the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on the seniority list as completion of the probationary period at which time their seniority shall revert to their first day of employment, upon work following Board action. In the completion of a probationary period of sixty event that more than one (601) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without employee has the same causing a breach first day of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority datework, their position on the seniority list shall be determined by lot.
10.2 The seniority list on the date of this Agreement will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion show the names and job titles of all employees of the probationary periodunit entitled to seniority. A representative The Employer will keep the seniority list up to date at all times and will provide the local union membership with up-to-date copies on January 1 and July 1 of each year during the period of this Agreement.
10.3 An employee shall lose his/her seniority for the following reasons only:
A. He/she quits.
B. He/she is discharged and the discharge is not reversed through the procedure set forth in this Agreement.
C. He/she does not return to work when recalled from layoff as set forth in the recall procedure.
D. Retires from School District.
E. Voluntary transfer to a non-bargaining unit position.
10.4 Layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the work force due to a decrease of work or financial distress of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desireEmployer.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the 10.5 No employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according pursuant to their seniority a necessary reduction in their classificationsthe work force unless said employee shall have been notified of said layoff at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective date of the layoff. An In the event of a necessary reduction in work force, the Employer shall first lay off probationary employees, then the least seniored employees. In no case shall a new employee on scheduled layoff be employed by the Employer while there are laid off employees who are qualified for a vacant or newly-created position. Employees whose positions have been eliminated due to reduction in work force or who have been affected by a layoff/elimination of position shall have the right to displace assume a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the jobposition, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option regardless of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee , which is on leave of absence or layoffheld by a less senior employee.
Section 5A. In the event of a reduction in work hours, a qualified employee with greater seniority may displace employees with less seniority in order to maintain work hours. An agreed In no case shall a reduction of any employee’s work hours take effect until ten (10) workdays after written notice to seniority list the affected employee(s) is given by the Employer.
B. Where a group meeting is held to facilitate the bumping process, affected employees shall be made available provided with written notice at least five (5) workdays prior to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's locationmeeting.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Master Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 128.01 The Employer shall post in a conspicuous place in both fire halls a current list of all permanent full time employees indicating their seniority as of January 1 of the current year. Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district calculated from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Educationhire to a permanent position. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on the seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to The seniority list shall be made available to revised periodically by the PCCA President and to each Employer as changes occur. Age shall determine seniority for employees hired on the same date, with the older being more senior.
28.02 In determining the length of service of an employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 for seniority purposes, such length of each year: such list service shall contain be computed from the employee's date of hire with in the DistrictFire Department except that seniority shall not be applicable during the initial probationary period. When the probationary period is successfully completed, seniority will commence from the original date of entry hire into classification and employee's locationthe Fire Department.
Section 628.03 The employee shall retain and accrue his seniority where leave of absence has been granted by the Employer for a period of up to 90 calendar days, inclusive.
(a) Such leave may be extended for an additional period of 30 days when approved by both the Employer and the Union in writing, and seniority will accrue during such extension.
(b) Where an employee has been granted leave of absence on Her Majesty's Service, his seniority shall be continued from the date of re-entering the Employer's service.
28.04 Where an employee is to be laid off, the Employer shall provide advance notice in writing of the effective date of the layoff. Any Such notice shall be at least 48 regularly scheduled shifts in advance of the effective date of the layoff. In lieu of such notice the Employer shall pay to the employee who takes salary and benefits equivalent to 48 regular shifts.
28.05 In the event of a reduction in the work forces, layoff shall be affected in reverse order of seniority.
28.06 Subject to section 28.09, if layoffs occur, providing a senior man is capable of performing another position job within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she he may exercise his seniority rights and take such job.
28.07 A laid off employee shall retain his seniority and right to recall within the bargaining unit for 24 months after the last date of layoff.
28.08 In the event of a recall or increase in the work force and subject to section 28.09, positions will receive only be filled in reverse order of the layoff provided ability and qualifications are sufficient and the employee is willing to relocate at his own expense.
28.09 The parties to this agreement agree that the exercising of seniority he/she accumulated up rights on layoff or recall shall not be used to achieve promotion for that employee or what would otherwise be deemed a promotion under this agreement, nor shall it be used to circumvent other provisions of this collective agreement.
28.10 Notwithstanding section 28.09, an employee may be recalled in a higher classification provided that the employee is capable of doing the job and the employee is not being recalled to a permanent position or if no successful candidate was located by means of job posting.
28.11 A laid off employee who is recalled to work within his right to recall period shall retain the annual vacation leave accrual rate that he was entitled to on his date of layoff but he shall not accrue any type of leave for the period he was laid off.
28.12 An employee shall be deemed to have resigned if after layoff he fails to acknowledge his availability to report to work within ten calendar days after notice of recall has been issued by the Employer through registered mail to the last address on record with the Human Resources Department and further if he fails to report to work within 15 calendar days after notice of recall has been issued. The time period for reporting to work, after being recalled, may be extended for a maximum of leaving this bargaining unit30 days at the discretion of the Fire Chief when circumstances prevent the employee from reporting for work at the required time.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 20.01.01 Seniority for Employees hired prior to September 1. , 2005 is defined as the length of continuous service in the employ of the Employer or the predecessor Employer, calculated from the most recent date at which work commenced.
20.01.02 Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing for Employees hired on or after September 1, 2005 is to be determined on the basis of service to the district calculated from the date of regular upon which the Employee is hired into a permanent position within the PSSP bargaining unit. A new Employee who was previously employed in a temporary capacity within the bargaining unit will have their seniority dated back to the first date in which they began employment in the temporary assignment within this bargaining unit with unit, provided there has been no break in service between the Plymouth-Canton Board temporary assignment and the permanent assignment. A break in service shall not include the natural school breaks during summer, March break and Christmas.
20.01.03 As of EducationApril 1st each year, the Employer shall post electronically on the Board’s internal website, a seniority list ranking, in order from the greatest to the least seniority of all members of the Union, including name, date of hire, job classification, and location. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff In the event that it is necessary to break ties in seniority ranking, such ties shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unitbroken by a random number statistical elimination process. All new employees shall be placed on Any dispute with respect to the seniority list as shall be reported to the Administrator of Human Resources or designate and the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty Bargaining Unit President within thirty (6030) working days of employmentits posting. Probationary employees may Continuous service will not be discharged interrupted as a result of any approved leave of absence authorized in accordance with this Collective Agreement or disciplined by while on layoff with recall rights. Seniority shall cease, and employment shall terminate:
a) if the Employee is discharged, and the discharge is not reversed through the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure;
b) if the Employee resigns, in writing, and does not withdraw such resignation, in writing, within twenty-four (24) hours;
c) if the Employee has been absent without leave, unless a reason acceptable to the Employer without is given;
d) if the same causing Employee is on layoff, and fails to return to work within ten (10) working days of recall to a breach position for which the Employee is qualified. Notification of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have recall shall be by registered mail to the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet last known address filed with the Employer to conduct by the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.Employee;
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated e) if the employee resignsEmployee overstays an authorized leave of absence, retires, is discharged, or refuses unless a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due reason acceptable to the reduction Employer is given;
f) if the Employee retires;
g) after twenty-four (24) consecutive months of their hours shall have layoff or surplus to the option needs of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee canEmployer;
h) on promotion or transfer to a position not displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee included in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave Bargaining Unit after a period of absence or layofftwelve (12) months.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Collective Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section A. DEFINITION OF SENIORITY
1. Seniority standing shall will be based on the hire date into the Laboratory Professionals Bargaining Unit, except as specified below.
2. The seniority roster in effect upon ratification will remain in effect.
3. OFNHP members employed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente in the Northwest region who are hired into a Laboratory Professionals bargaining unit position from another position represented by another OFNHP collective bargaining agreement will be granted to all employees one (1) year of seniority for every (3) three completed years of employment as an OFNHP bargaining unit ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente employee, on a prorated basis.
a. Job bidding seniority will be applied in the following order
i. Laboratory Professionals bargaining unit seniority (see 10 C for order of application)
ii. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente Employees covered by this Agreementany other OFNHP collective bargaining agreement
iii. The standing All other candidates
b. For all other purposes where seniority is applied, namely in workgroup settings, including but not limited to vacation bidding, holiday assignments, schedule bidding, education leave, and reductions in force, seniority will be determined on applied by years of employment by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente in the basis Northwest region in any position covered by any OFNHP collective bargaining agreement in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente Northwest region.
4. Seniority will be bridged, through adjustment of service the hire date, for the following reasons:
a. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and recall;
b. Voluntary resignation/retirement and rehire or returning to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with via transfer: if the Plymouthemployee is rehired or transfers into the bargaining unit after a break in service within twelve (12) months following non-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in retirement resignation/retirement/ departure from the bargaining unit. All new employees shall , the employee will be placed given full credit for seniority previously accrued through the prior termination date; seniority will continue to accrue on the seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievancerehire date. If two the employee is rehired after twelve (212) or more employees have the same months, seniority date, their position will be based on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desirerehire date.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to updated seniority list shall be made available provided by the Employer every January and July and reviewed by a Labor Management Committee every March and September. The list shall be published on HRconnect and distributed to the PCCA President OFNHP union office and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such the Labor Management Committee every January and July. The list shall contain date of include the employee location, job title, status, coded hours, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente hire with date, and Laboratory Professionals seniority date. Management proposal: August 12 at 11:40 a.m. via email to ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ The Employer reserves the Districtright to modify, date of entry into classification and employee's locationamend, or withdraw this proposal.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. A. Seniority standing shall be granted defined as the total length of services as a classified employee within the District from the last date of hire. For accounting purposes, all authorized leave shall be computed as time worked. Employees who are laid off and subsequently reinstated shall retain cumulative seniority for all periods worked except for periods of layoff.
B. In the event it becomes necessary to all reduce the work force, employees covered by this Agreement. The standing shall be laid off within a job category in which a reduction is to be determined made in inverse order of seniority (lease senior laid off first). For the purposes of this section, job categories shall be custodial, aide, secretary, food service and transportation. Seniority shall be used to determine the order of layoff, consistent with the employee’s ability to perform the job. The Board may decide to retain a less senior employee. In those cases where the Board has decided to retain a less senior employee, the employee must have one or more of the following: more relevant skills, training relevant to the position or experience with the student or situation. Employees to be laid off may bump into positions within their category if they have more seniority than an individual holding such a position.
C. Once the Administration has decided to recommend layoffs to the Board, the Superintendent will notify the Association of its intention to recommend layoffs. Once the Board makes the official decision to lay off employees, those affected by such layoff and the Association president shall receive written notice of action. Written notice shall be given at least two (2) weeks in advance of layoff.
D. Laid-off employees shall remain on a recall list for twenty-seven (27) months after the date of the layoff. When vacancies occur, employees on the basis recall list shall be returned to positions in the job category held before layoff in the inverse order in which they were laid off. The same criteria used during the layoff process will be used in determining which employer to recall.
E. At the time of service layoff, the District shall provide an opportunity for laid-off employees to express in writing, desire to return to the district District. The District shall also receive the employee’s address for recall notification. In the event of a recall, the District shall notify the employee who has expressed a desire to return to the District of the recall by certified mail, return receipt, sent to the last address given by the employee to the District office. The employee will have fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of regular employment the mailing to notify the District of the intent to return. The employee must report on the starting date specified by the District, providing it will not be less than fourteen (14) days from the date of the notice of recall was received, or lose all recall rights.
F. All benefits to which an employee was entitled to at the time of layoff, included unused accumulated sick leave, will be restored to the employee upon the employee’s recall under this Article; and the employee will be placed on the proper experience step of the salary schedule for the employee’s experience in the bargaining unit with District. An employee will not receive increment credit for the Plymouthtime spent on layoff. Employee benefits do not accrue during the time of layoff.
G. Employees covered by this article will have the option to continue insurance programs at their own expense, subject to the approval of the insurance carrier. The District shall provide fringe benefits as established in this Agreement for thirty (30) days if the layoff occurs during the regular school year and to the end of the month in which the thirtieth (30th) day fell; or the District shall provide fringe benefits through August 30 if the layoff occurs at the end of the school year or during the summer.
H. An employee may decline recall for a position of lower code and/or less hours than the position held prior to layoff and still retain future recall rights for the full twenty-Canton seven (27) months.
I. The Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All agrees that no new employees shall be placed on hired for positions within the seniority list as of bargaining unit during the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days employee layoff within that employee’s classifications, as long as the employee meets the terms of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list Section B above.
J. The Association will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of allowed the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer opportunity to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due provide input to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available District prior to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's locationDistrict making monetary or staffing reductions which affect bargaining unit members.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing 10.1 Employees shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on have no seniority until the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on the seniority list as completion of the probationary period at which time their seniority shall revert to their first day of employment, upon work following Board action. In the completion of a probationary period of sixty event that more than one (601) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without employee has the same causing a breach first day of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority datework, their position on the seniority list shall be determined by the order that the Board of Education acted in open session of a Board meeting to hire employees.
10.2 The seniority list on the date of this Agreement will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion show the names and job titles of all employees of the probationary periodunit entitled to seniority. A representative The Employer will keep the seniority list up to date at all times and will provide the local union membership with up-to-date copies on January 1 and July 1 of each year during the period of this Agreement.
10.3 An employee shall lose his/her seniority for the following reasons only:
A. He/she quits.
B. He/she is discharged and the discharge is not reversed through the procedure set forth in this Agreement.
C. He/she does not return to work when recalled from layoff as set forth in the recall procedure.
D. Retires from School District.
E. Voluntary transfer to a non-bargaining unit position.
10.4 Layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the work force due to a decrease of work or financial distress of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desireEmployer.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the 10.5 No employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according pursuant to their seniority a necessary reduction in their classificationsthe work force unless said employee shall have been notified of said layoff at least fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the effective date of the layoff. An In the event of a necessary reduction in work force, the Employer shall first lay off probationary employees, then the least seniored employees. In no case shall a new employee on scheduled layoff be employed by the Employer while there are laid off employees who are qualified for a vacant or newly-created position. Employees whose positions have been eliminated due to reduction in work force or who have been affected by a layoff/elimination of position shall have the right to displace assume a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the jobposition, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option regardless of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee , which is on leave of absence or layoffheld by a less senior employee.
Section 5A. In the event of a reduction in work hours, a qualified employee with greater seniority may displace employees with less seniority in order to maintain work hours. An agreed In no case shall a reduction of any employee’s work hours take effect until ten (10) workdays after written notice to seniority list the affected employee(s) is given by the Employer.
A. Where a group meeting is held to facilitate the bumping process, affected employees shall be made available provided with written notice at least five (5) workdays prior to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by meeting.
B. For purposes of this Agreement on November 1 article, it is understood that qualified, displaced employees with fewer hours can bump employees with greater hours.
10.7 Laid off employees shall be recalled in order of each year: such list shall contain date of hire seniority, with the Districtmost senior employee being recalled first, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another to any position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, for which he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up is qualified. An employee who has served more than thirty (30) consecutive working days in a position shall be deemed qualified for that position. Notices of recall shall be sent by certified or registered mail to the last known address as shown on the Employer’s records. The recall notice shall state the time and date on which the employee is to report back to work. It shall be the employee’s responsibility to keep the Employer notified as to his/her current mailing address. A recalled employee shall be given five (5) workdays from receipt of leaving this bargaining unitnotice to accept or reject work. If a response is not received within the specified time limit, it shall be regarded as a declined response and subject to the same consequences as if that person had declined said work. Employees recalled to an equal or greater number of work hours for which they are qualified are obligated to take said work. An employee who declines such recall shall forfeit his/her seniority rights and shall be considered to have quit.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Master Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees establishedfor members covered by this Agreement and such seniority shall be based upon the member's continuous length of service with the Police Service while in a classification covered by this Agreement. The standing is Insofar as the members covered by the Agreement are concerned, seniority provisions are solely for the purpose of determininga member's position for the drawing of designated holidays and vacations and for the purposes of layoff and recall. Seniority within each unit, bureau, platoon, division, etc., shall be a governing factor. Each rank shall draw and be allocated separate from each other. All of constables shall be one rank: constable. Schedule "A" designates other ranks covered by this Agreement. If the Chief of Police designates ranks above constables to substitute one for another during the vacation periods for administrative coverage, and the members involved fail to resolve their draw and allocation among themselves, the Chief of Police may exercise Section and allocate the vacation periods and the highest rank involved shall be determined on considered held by the basis members for the duration of the substitute coverage. In determining the length of service for the purpose of seniority, continuous service shall not be considered interrupted if absence from the service is due to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence granted and recognized by the Board or layoffthe Chief of Police. Where the Board has made a decision to reduce the complement of the Service and such reduction of personnel cannot be accommodated through attrition where such action is not in contravention of the Police ServicesAct, the lay-off of members shall occur by reverse order of seniority, subject to the exigencies of the Service. When a vacancy in the bargaining unit. All new employees complement of the Service exists, the members on lay-off shall be placed on recalled in order of seniority, subject to the seniority list as exigencies of the first day Service. The Board is to endeavour to give as much notice of employment, upon lay-off as possible to the completion of members affected after consultation with the Police Association. A member shall retain rights for a probationary period of sixty twelve (60) working 12)months following lay- off. A member laid off due to a reduction in staff and who fails to return to work within ten days after notice of employment. Probationary employees may return to work has been forwarded by registered mail to the last known address of such member, shall be discharged deemed to have served their service with the Board and shall forfeit all seniority rights except in the case of sickness or disciplined other just cause agreed upon by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desireBoard.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Uniform Collective Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing A. The first nine (9) positions scheduled by the company shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreementfull-time straight-shift positions (i.e., eight (8) consecutive hours). The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff These positions shall be defined as total years of servicescheduled to work eight (8) consecutive hours per day, including five (5) consecutive days per week, with assigned starting times. An employee’s start time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on uniform throughout the seniority list as week, except for Monday and Saturday shifts. Any employee holding a bid to one of the first day these assigned positions who is required to work prior to regular starting bid time and/or after regular quitting time shall be paid for at a rate of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged 1 1/2 times his regular hourly rate for all hours worked prior to or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach in excess of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority dateregular shift, provided they work their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desirefull shift as well.
Section 2. Seniority B. The company shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off conduct shift bids on April 1 and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November October 1 of each year: such list . The company may conduct additional bids as operational needs dictate. Bid sheets shall contain date be posted for a period of hire five (5) consecutive business days. Any bid selections not completed within that period may be filled in by management with the District, date names of entry into classification and employee's locationemployees who have yet to select a position.
Section 6C. The parties agree that seniority shall apply in the following manner:
1. Any employee who takes another position within Master seniority shall apply in cases of layoff and recall, April 1 shift bidding, vacation accrual and pension accrual in the Plymouthmanner already provided for herein.
2. Terminal seniority shall apply in all other cases.
3. Extra work opportunities in the Dade County and Broward County terminals shall be offered to available employees by terminal seniority first, to full-Canton Community Schools shall not continue time/full-time split shift employees then to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such positioncasual employees. If this person returns all terminal regular and casual employees have been exhausted, then the Company will offer such extra work opportunities to this bargaining unitemployees by master seniority. The Company shall offer such opportunities promptly.
Section D. When a new regular full-time position becomes available, he/she will receive or an existing regular full-time position becomes vacant and that vacancy is expected to last for more than fourteen (14) days (and the Company elects to fill it), then the following positions only shall be subject to bid: The regular full time position shall be bid among full time split shift employees, by master seniority. The full-time split shift position vacated by that successful bidder shall, likewise, be bid among the seniority he/she accumulated up remaining full-time split shift employees, by terminal seniority. And, finally, the full-time split shift position vacated by that successful bidder shall be offered to casual employees. There shall be no further movement of personnel, as a result of the new or vacant regular full-time of leaving this bargaining unitposition.
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Sources: Local Rider Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section A. DEFINITION OF SENIORITY
1. Seniority standing shall will be based on the hire date into the Laboratory Professionals Bargaining Unit, except as specified below.
2. The seniority roster in effect upon ratification will remain in effect.
3. OFNHP members employed by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente in the Northwest region who are hired into a Laboratory Professionals bargaining unit position from another position represented by another OFNHP collective bargaining agreement will be granted to all employees one
(1) year of seniority for every (3) three completed years of employment as an OFNHP bargaining unit ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente employee, on a prorated basis.
a. Job bidding seniority will be applied in the following order
i. Laboratory Professionals bargaining unit seniority (see 10 C for order of application)
ii. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente Employees covered by this Agreementany other OFNHP collective bargaining agreement
iii. The standing All other candidates
b. For all other purposes where seniority is applied, namely in workgroup settings, including but not limited to vacation bidding, holiday assignments, schedule bidding, education leave, and reductions in force, seniority will be determined on applied by years of employment by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente in the basis Northwest region in any position covered by any OFNHP collective bargaining agreement in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente Northwest region.
4. Seniority will be bridged, through adjustment of service the hire date, for the following reasons:
a. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and recall;
b. Voluntary resignation/retirement and rehire or returning to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with via transfer: if the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full employee is rehired or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, transfers into the bargaining unit after a break in service within twelve (12) months following non- retirement resignation/retirement/ departure from the bargaining unit. All new employees shall , the employee will be placed given full credit for seniority previously accrued through the prior termination date; seniority will continue to accrue on the seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievancerehire date. If two the employee is rehired after twelve (212) or more employees have the same months, seniority date, their position will be based on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desirerehire date.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to updated seniority list shall be made available provided by the Employer every January and July and reviewed by a Labor Management Committee every March and September. The list shall be published on HRconnect and distributed to the PCCA President OFNHP union office and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such the Labor Management Committee every January and July. The list shall contain date of include the employee location, job title, status, coded hours, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Permanente hire with the Districtdate, date of entry into classification and employee's locationLaboratory Professionals seniority date.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Labor Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees shall be placed on the seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice weeknostic’e of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1. 14.1 Seniority standing shall be granted defined as the total length of continuous service as a bargaining unit member, beginning with the most recent date of hire. All authorized leaves shall be computed as time worked for purposes of determining seniority. Employees who are laid off and subsequently reinstated shall retain cumulative seniority for all periods worked except for the period of layoff.
14.2 For purposes of this Article, a reduction in force shall be defined as a reduction in the work hours of a position of more than two (2) hours per day or the complete elimination of a position or positions. Reductions of less than two (2) hours per day will not entitle employees to all employees covered by this Agreementbump into other positions but will entitle them to recall rights for 27 months should work hours within their job title and building become available and if such hours do not conflict with building scheduling. The standing District shall determine when such reductions in force are necessary. If the District decides that a reduction in force is necessary, and upon taking action to implement a reduction in force, the District shall provide the association Chapter president with a list of the position(s) to be determined eliminated along with a seniority list for the employees within the affected classification(s). In the event of a reduction in force, all temporary employees within an affected classification shall be laid off before regular employees.
14.3 The least senior employee in the affected job titles will be laid off, unless the District determines that a more senior employee should be laid off on the basis of service comparative job performance or the district’s operational needs for special occupational skills. The employee identified as the one to be laid off shall be notified at least thirty (30) days prior to the district effective date of the reduction in force.
14.4 Classification families are a group of job title(s) that are functionally related to one another in such a way that duties, responsibilities and qualifications within the classification group permit incumbents to transfer skills from one job within the classification family to another. The listing of jobs within the classification family is in rank order, with the most skilled jobs listed at the top. Thus, the skills involved in performing higher ranked job functions are presumed to be transferable to jobs ranked below them. An employee who has been selected for layoff may bump a less senior employee holding a different, lesser paying position within the same classification family.
14.5 No employee shall be entitled to bump into a position of a greater number of hours per day and the District shall not be required to split a position to allow for bumping.
14.6 An employee in a position selected for a reduction as defined in section 11.2 may move into a vacant position that he or she previously held with the district, either within or outside his or her current classification family under the following circumstances:
a. The employee had at least satisfactory evaluations while working in the prior position.
b. The employee was not removed from the position for disciplinary reasons; and
c. The employee worked in that position for the District and demonstrates to the District the ability to perform the functions of the position as described by the job description. Employees moving into previously held positions would have 10
14.7 Recall rights shall exist for 27 months from the date of regular employment layoff. Recall shall be in inverse order of layoff from each position.
14.8 Each employee on layoff shall keep the bargaining unit District informed of his/her current address for recall notification.
14.9 Employees will be given recall notification by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the last address given by the employee to the District Office. The employee will have seven (7) working days from the date of certified postmarked of such notice to notify the District of his/her intention to return on the date specified by the District. Employees failing to accept the same or substantially the same position offered in a timely manner shall be considered to have waived the right to recall. Substantially the same, for the purposes of this article, shall mean a position that provides at least 80% of the former monthly salary. The employee must return within fourteen (14) working days of receipt of the notice of recall, unless another return date is mutually agreed upon with the Plymouth-Canton Board of Education. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of serviceDistrict.
14.10 Upon recall, including time on leave of absence or layoff, in the bargaining unit. All new employees employee shall be placed on the seniority list as of salary step on which he/she was placed prior to the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employmentlayoff. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority One step movement shall be terminated granted if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from had completed 120 work days in the work year at the time of layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. 14.11 An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right will not forfeit his/her rights to displace recall should he/she take a lesser seniority employee who is hour position and/or a job in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and managementclassification. Employees who are reduced in accept a position with fewer hours by 25% or more than they had prior to layoff shall have remain on the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or recall list for those hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due which they had prior to the reduction layoff until the end of their hours shall have the option of displacing 27 month period following the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower classification for which they are qualified. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence or layoff.
Section 514.12 If no employee from a classification remains on the recall list, the District will fill open positions in accordance with Article 10 of this agreement.
14.13 The District will continue to provide the same insurance benefits as were provided prior to layoff to any employee laid off during the school year through the second month following the month of layoff. An agreed After that time, employees who are laid off may continue in the District’s group insurance programs at their own expense as long as premiums are paid in advance each month until resignation or the expiration of the recall period, whichever comes first. Upon recall, employees shall have restored the accumulated sick leave recorded for them at the time of layoff.
14.14 Upon request, the District agrees to seniority provide the Association a complete list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to of all classified employees, including each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain employee’s date of hire with and total experience in job classification and in the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 14.15 For purposes of this Article, the job classification families shall be as follows: Group 1: Cook V Group 2: Transportation Dispatch Driver Trainer Bus Driver Van Driver Bus Monitor Transportation Assistant/Crossing Guard Instructional Assistant II/ISSDRM/*After School Tutor Group 4: Vocational Trainer / Transition Specialist Group 5: Home School Consultant Group 6: High School Paraprofessional Librarian Elementary/Middle School Paraprofessional Librarian Group 7: Administrative Assistant III Administrative Assistant II Administrative Assistant I/ Receptionist Group 8: General Ledger Specialist Accounts Payable Clerk Bookkeeper Accounting Clerk I Group 9: Maintenance III Maintenance II Maintenance I Custodian III Custodian II Custodian I District Facilities Custodian Group 10: Mechanic III Mechanic I Group 11: Technology Support Specialist Group 12: Printer Group 13: Day Care Coordinator Group 14: Family Outreach Coordinator *After School Coordinator Group 15: Health Coordinator. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit*After School positions include elementary, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unitmiddle and high school levels.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section A. All newly hired employees will be considered to be in a probationary status for a period of forty-two (42) working days. At the discretion of the Superintendent, a probation period may be extended a maximum of twenty-
B. Employees will hold two seniority dates:
1. District Seniority standing shall be granted to all employees covered by this Agreement. The standing - District seniority is to be determined on the basis of defined as continuous service to with the district from the employee's last date of regular employment hire.
2. Classification Seniority - Classification seniority is defined as the length of service with the district in a particular classification.
(1) bus drivers
(2) Food service coordinator
(3) cafeteria personnel
(4) custodians
(5) maintenance employees
(6) mechanics
(7) secretaries
(8) teacher-aides
(9) library clerk
C. Seniority shall be lost by retirement, resignation or discharge. Employees on layoff shall have their seniority frozen at date of layoff and shall commence accrual at date of return from layoff. Fringe benefits under this Agreement shall not accrue to any laid off employee. An employee who changes classifications but remains within the bargaining unit with shall have his/her seniority in a particular classification frozen at the Plymouth-Canton Board of Educationdate he/she becomes employed in a different classification. Seniority for regular full or part time cafeteria staff shall be defined as total years of service, including time on leave of absence or layoff, again commence accruing within a classification in the bargaining unit. All new event the employee later becomes re-employed in that classification.
D. Should the Board determine that a reduction of staff within a particular classification is necessary, employees shall be placed on the seniority list laid off by classification as of the first day of employment, upon the completion of a probationary period of sixty (60) working days of employmentfollows:
1. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by within the Employer without classification.
2. Employees with the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievanceleast seniority within the classification.
3. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position the employee who has worked the most regularly scheduled hours, including approved leaves (holiday, vacation, sick, personal, jury, court appearances, worker's comp., etc.) will be deemed most senior.
E. Employees to be laid off will be given notice of possible layoff when the school district administration determines to recommend a layoff. Notice of layoff will be given as soon as the Board determines the layoff will definitely occur.
F. Employees may IIbumpll back into previously held classifications only if such bumping would prevent the employee from being subject to a layoff.
G. In the event of recall to any job classification, laid off employees shall be recalled in inverse order of layoff. Notice of recall will be sent to the employee's last known address by registered mail. If the individual does not report to work within five (5) days of receipt of notice, he/she shall be deemed a voluntary quit.
H. In no event shall an employee on a laid off status retain recall rights longer than eighteen (18) months following date of layoff.
I. A seniority list reflecting District and Classification seniority shall be maintained by the district and shall be transmitted to the Association president not later than January 1 of each year. Changes to the seniority list will be decided made as they occur.
J. The Board agrees to post a seniority list on the Association bulletin board in each building.
K. No new employees shall be employed by a lottery system, upon completion the Board while there are employees of the probationary period. A representative of the Association, designated by the president will meet with the Employer to conduct the lottery. Employees involved may be present at the lottery if they so desire.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if the employee resigns, retires, is discharged, or refuses a recall from layoff.
Section 3. Employees District who are expected to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classificationswithin the classification. An employee on scheduled layoff in a laid off status shall be entitled to a position funded by CETA provided the qualifications of said funding are met.
L. Employees shall not be entitled to receive insurance benefits at Board expense during layoff. However, a laid off employee may elect to continue insurance benefits by paying the insurance premiums prior to the date they are due at the payroll office. This section is contingent upon approval by the respective insurance carrier.
M. In case of the elimination of a position or major cut back in hours of a position, the employee affected by the reduction shall have the right to exercise his/her seniority to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower same classification for which they are qualifiedto retain the same hours and pay. Compensation and benefits provided to active employees The least seniored employee possible will not accumulate while an employee is on leave of absence be displaced or layoff.
Section 5. An agreed to seniority list shall be made available to the PCCA President and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's location.
Section 6. Any employee who takes another position within the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall not continue to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, he/she will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up to the time of leaving this bargaining unit.reduced.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Master Agreement
Seniority Layoff - Recall. Section 1A. The seniority for all employees shall commence with the first day of work within the school district as a permanent employee. Seniority standing Beginning July 1,2006 the seniority for all employees shall commence with the first day of work within the bargaining unit. This seniority shall be granted to all known as district seniority. All employees covered by this Agreementshall also gain department seniority. The standing is to be determined on the basis of service to the district from the date of regular employment in the bargaining unit Department seniority shall commence with the Plymouth-Canton Board first day of Educationwork within a department of the WBMT. Seniority Departments, for regular full or part time cafeteria staff the purpose of this Article, shall be defined as total years Maintenance, Utility, and Technical.
B. In the event that more than one employee has the same seniority date (either district or department) the tie shall be broken by drawing lots. The time, place and date of serviceall such drawings shall be mutually agreed to and announced so that all interested parties may be present. Drawings will only take place when ties need to be broken. Once a tie has been broken, including time on the seniority order shall be considered permanent.
C. An employee will lose his/her seniority and terminate his employment with the Employer for the following reasons:
(1) Employee quits or retires;
(2) Employee is discharged and the discharge is not reversed;
(3) Employee is absent for three (3) consecutive working days without notifying the Employer unless the employee is physically unable to notify the Employer;
(4) If the employee fails to return to work when recalled from layoff as set forth in the recall procedure provided herein unless the employee is physically unable to notify the Employer;
(5) Involuntary layoff for four (4) years;
(6) If the employee gives a false reason for a leave of absence;
(7) If the employee engages in other employment during a leave except in proper cases where exception is made;
(8) If the employee alters, fraudulently, pertinent information on his/her application for employment (the falsification may come to light sometime after the employee's date of hire or date of acquiring seniority).
D. A seniority list shall be constructed and maintained by the Employer. The list shall be divided by department listing each employee, district seniority date, department seniority date and classification. Each employee shall be ranked according to department seniority. Frozen seniority, by department, will also be maintained. MT bargaining unit members employed on July 1, 1999 shall retain all frozen transportation department seniority. The Union shall be furnished with a seniority list upon request of the president. The President shall be notified by the Office of Human Resources of all new hires, terminations and leaves of absence as they occur.
E. No changes or layoff, in adjustments to the seniority list will be made without mutual agreement of the parties. Such agreements shall be reduced to writing and appended to the master seniority list.
F. The probationary period for employees new to the bargaining unitunit shall be ninety (90) regularly scheduled working days. All That is, the probationary employee must actually work ninety (90) days of the normal work schedule to complete probation. Any accumulated overtime does not apply toward probation. Health insurance benefits for new employees shall be placed provided on the seniority list as of the first day of employment, upon the month following the employee’s date of hire. Employees may elect to purchase insurance from the first date of hire until the first of the month following the employee’s date of hire. Upon completion of probation, the employee will be granted all sick leave from date of hire. New members of the bargaining unit who have completed a probationary period of in another bargaining unit within the school district shall serve a sixty (60) working days of employment. Probationary employees may be discharged or disciplined by the Employer without the same causing a breach of this Agreement or constituting a grievance. If two (2) or more employees have the same seniority date, their position on the seniority list will be decided by a lottery system, upon completion of the day probationary period. A representative There will be no interruption of the Associationemployee’s fringe benefits and the employees accrued sick and vacation days will transfer to this unit.
G. Layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the work force due to a decrease in work, designated by a lack of funds, elimination of a job function or a return from leave resulting in a loss of position.
H. Should it be necessary to reduce positions, the president employer will, to the extent possible, retain higher seniority employees over temporary, probationary and lower seniority employees. District seniority shall be used in all layoff and bumping. The procedure to reduce positions will meet with be as follows:
1. The employer will determine the Employer positions to conduct the lotterybe eliminated. Employees involved may holding these positions will be present at the lottery if they so desireconsidered displaced employees.
Section 2. Seniority shall be terminated if If there are no vacancies in the employee resignsbargaining unit (which the employer intends to fill) equal to the number of displaced employees, retires, is discharged, the employer will notify the least senior employees (regardless of department or refuses a recall from classification) equal to the number of displaced employees of layoff.
Section 3. Employees are expected Displaced employees not notified of layoff may exercise their district seniority to give two (2) weeks’ notice of resignation.
Section 4. Employees shall be laid off and recalled according to their seniority in their classifications. An employee on scheduled layoff shall have the right to displace a lesser seniority employee who is in a lower classification provided the senior employee is qualified to hold the position held by the employee. At no time will a less senior person be retained and a more senior person laid off provided the more senior person has the qualifications required for the job, with agreement between association president or designee and management. Employees who are reduced in hours by 25% or more shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who has comparable hours, and/or hours as close as possible. Employees who do not qualify for benefits due to the reduction of their hours shall have the option of displacing the lowest seniority in their classification who qualifies for benefits. If an employee cannot displace an employee within their classification, they will displace the lowest seniority employee in the next lower bump into any department/classification for which they are qualifiedqualified which is equal or lower (in pay rate) to their current position. Compensation and benefits provided to active Displaced employees will be notified of a meeting date and site where they will elect their bump (subject to their district seniority).
4. Following this meeting the first level of employees bumped will be notified of such by the employer. These employees will also be notified of a meeting date where they will elect their bump (subject to their district seniority).
5. Following the meeting in #4 the second level of employees bumped will be notified of such by the employer. These employees will also be notified of a meeting date where they will elect their bump if one or more employees have sufficient seniority to bump.
6. Meetings described in #4 and #5 will continue until only those employees notified of layoff remain.
7. For the purposes of bumping order seniority will be used at the classification level, not accumulate while an the individual employee rate of pay.
8. In each meeting described in #3, #4, #5, #6, the employee in the highest paying classification (or the highest senior employee in the highest paying classification) will bump first, and the others will follow in the same order.
9. The Union will be included in all meetings described above.
I. An employee who is eligible or any employee in the custodial classification may elect a voluntary layoff instead of bumping, subject to the following:
(1) Employee will be eligible for unemployment compensation.
(2) Employee must return if recalled to his/her previous classification.
(3) Employee shall remain on leave recall list and available for a recall for four (4) years.
J. No employee shall be able to claim, through recall or bumping, a position in a higher paying classification.
K. Prior to notification of absence or layoff, the Union shall be provided with a list of those scheduled for layoff. Employees shall have a minimum of twenty (20) calendar days notice prior to the effective date of layoff.
Section 5. An agreed L. No new employee will be hired while there are laid off employees, subject to the laid off employee’s ability to do the work.
M. Laid off employees, in seniority list order, shall be made available given the first opportunity for any temporary work and shall be paid at the temporary employee rate of pay. Any laid off employee who elects to sub shall be placed at the PCCA President top of the sub list and to each employee covered by this Agreement on November 1 of each year: such list shall contain date of hire with the District, date of entry into classification and employee's locationcalled before all other substitutes.
Section 6N. Employees shall remain on the recall list for four (4) years. Any Each employee who takes another position within is responsible for keeping the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools shall employer advised in writing of any change of address and phone number and will not continue be excused for failure to earn seniority in this bargaining group while in such position. If this person returns to this bargaining unit, report for work on recall if he/she fails to receive recall notice because of his/her own failure to advise the employer in writing of changes of address and phone number.
O. Laid off employees shall be recalled in reverse order of layoff. Any positions which become vacant or are newly created while employees are on the recall list will receive only the seniority he/she accumulated up first be posted internally and, if not filled, will be subject to the time recall provisions. Employees who have exercised their seniority to bump or who have been bumped shall be given the first opportunity to return to their former classification.
P. Recall shall be by written, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the employee's last known address. Such notice shall require that the employee report for work within fourteen (14) days of leaving this bargaining unitdelivery or proof of non-delivery. Copies of all recall notices shall be provided to the Union.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement