Common use of Seniority Pool Clause in Contracts

Seniority Pool. Access to the Seniority Pool for Temporary Full-Time, Auxiliary and Regular Part-Time Employees shall enable such employees to use their accumulated seniority for the purposes of: (a) gaining access, in order of seniority, to the first available opportunities for regular full-time work in the class of Operations Worker II (or such other classes at an equivalent or lower pay rate) within their Branch provided they are qualified to perform the work; (b) distinguishing between equivalently qualified applicants to posted positions within their Branch in accordance with Clause 12.1(a) of the Collective Agreement; (c) being laid off in reverse order of seniority within their Branch provided they are qualified to perform the work; (d) receiving ten (10) working days’ notice of layoff within their Branch or payment in lieu of such notice for the balance of the ten (10) working days (subject to the exceptions listed in Clause 14.1(c) of the Collective Agreement); and (e) being recalled to their own Branch during the one (1) year recall period, in order of seniority, provided they are qualified to perform the work. Note: The offer of short term temporary and/or auxiliary assignments (i.e. up to the equivalent of four (4) weeks or one hundred sixty (160) hours) to employees with access to the Seniority Pool who have been laid off shall not be considered a recall. An employee who accepts such temporary and/or auxiliary work shall not receive a further layoff notice at the conclusion of such work. Employees who decline such work will not be considered to have refused a recall. Employees’ who refuse assignments greater than four (4) weeks or one hundred sixty (160) hours shall be placed at the bottom of the Seniority List for the balance of the recall period. (f) Employees who had previously attained access to the Seniority Pool and subsequently resign and return within one (1) year or change status and work less than twenty (20) hours per week shall be required to work a minimum of one hundred and sixty (160) hours following their rehire or change in status before being reinstated on the Seniority Pool list.

Seniority Pool. (a) A single Seniority Pool shall be established in each Branch for seniority purposes effective 11:59 p.m. on 2003 December 31. (b) Access to the Seniority Pool for Temporary will be extended to: (i) all Regular Full-Time, Auxiliary and Time Employees upon completion of the probationary period contained in this Agreement; (ii) all Regular Part-Time Employees upon completion of one thousand and forty four (1044) hours (i.e. equivalent to the completion of the probationary period contained in this Agreement). Hours worked in the capacity of regular full time, temporary full-time and/or auxiliary shall enable such be included in the calculation. (iii) all Temporary Full-Time Employees upon completion of the probationary period contained in this Agreement; and (iv) all employees to use their accumulated seniority who have worked in a Temporary and/or Auxiliary capacity for the purposes of: equivalent of twelve (a12) gaining accessmonths in two (2) consecutive calendar years, in order of seniorityprovided that such employees, while having access to the first available opportunities for Regular Seniority Pool, shall be required to serve the normal probationary period upon acquiring a regular full-time work in the class of Operations Worker II (or such other classes at an equivalent or lower pay rate) within their Branch provided they are qualified to perform the work; (b) distinguishing between equivalently qualified applicants to posted positions within their Branch in accordance with Clause 12.1(a) of the Collective Agreement;position. (c) being laid off Upon becoming a Regular Full-Time Employee and completing the probationary period, seniority will be calculated by taking all straight time hours paid in reverse order all Branches and dividing by two thousand eighty eight (2088) to create a seniority date. Such date shall not be adjusted for periods of seniority within their Branch provided they are qualified to perform the work;layoff of less than one year. (d) receiving ten The Seniority Pool Lists shall be updated every three (103) working days’ notice of layoff within their Branch or payment in lieu of such notice for the balance of the ten (10) working days (subject months, and a copy provided to the exceptions listed Union and a list appropriate to that workplace be posted in Clause 14.1(c) of the Collective Agreement); anda prominent place in each workplace. (e) being recalled to their own Branch during the one (1) year recall period, in order of seniority, provided they are qualified to perform the work. Note: The offer of short term temporary and/or auxiliary assignments (i.e. up to the equivalent of four (4) weeks or one hundred sixty (160) hours) to employees with access to the Seniority Pool who have been laid off shall not be considered a recall. An employee who accepts such temporary and/or auxiliary work shall not receive a further layoff notice at the conclusion of such work. Employees who decline such work will not be considered to have refused a recall. Employees’ who refuse assignments greater than four (4) weeks or one hundred sixty (160) hours shall be placed at the bottom of the Seniority List for the balance of the recall period. (f) Employees who had previously attained access to the Seniority Pool and subsequently resign and return to work within one (1) year or change status and work less than twenty (20) hours per week shall be required to work a minimum of four (4) weeks or one hundred and sixty (160) hours following their rehire or change in status before being reinstated on the Branch Seniority Pool list.

Seniority Pool. (a) A single Seniority Pool shall be established for seniority purposes effective 11:59 p.m. on 2003 December 31. (b) Access to the Seniority Pool for Temporary will be extended to: (i) all Regular Full-Time, Auxiliary and Time Employees upon completion of the probationary period contained in this Agreement; (ii) all Regular Part-Time Employees upon completion of one thousand and forty four (1044) hours (i.e. equivalent to the completion of the probationary period contained in this Agreement). Hours worked in the capacity of regular full time, temporary full-time and/or auxiliary shall enable such be included in the calculation. (iii) all Temporary Full-Time Employees upon completion of the probationary period contained in this Agreement; and (iv) all employees to use their accumulated seniority who have worked in a Temporary and/or Auxiliary capacity for the purposes of: equivalent of twelve (a12) gaining accessmonths in two (2) consecutive calendar years, in order of seniorityprovided that such employees, while having access to the first available opportunities for Regular Seniority Pool, shall be required to serve the normal probationary period upon acquiring a regular full-time work in the class of Operations Worker II (or such other classes at an equivalent or lower pay rate) within their Branch provided they are qualified to perform the work; (b) distinguishing between equivalently qualified applicants to posted positions within their Branch in accordance with Clause 12.1(a) of the Collective Agreement;position. (c) being laid off in reverse order Upon becoming a Regular Full-Time Employee and completing the probationary period, seniority will be calculated by taking all straight time hours paid and dividing by two thousand eighty-eight (2088) to create a seniority date. Such date shall not be adjusted for periods of seniority within their Branch provided they are qualified to perform the work;layoff of less than one (1) year. (d) receiving ten The Seniority Pool List shall be updated every three (103) working days’ notice of layoff within their Branch or payment in lieu of such notice for the balance of the ten (10) working days (subject months, a copy provided to the exceptions listed Union and a list appropriate to that workplace be posted in Clause 14.1(c) of the Collective Agreement); anda prominent place in each workplace. (e) being recalled to their own Branch during the one (1) year recall period, in order of seniority, provided they are qualified to perform the work. Note: The offer of short term temporary and/or auxiliary assignments (i.e. up to the equivalent of four (4) weeks or one hundred sixty (160) hours) to employees with access to the Seniority Pool who have been laid off shall not be considered a recall. An employee who accepts such temporary and/or auxiliary work shall not receive a further layoff notice at the conclusion of such work. Employees who decline such work will not be considered to have refused a recall. Employees’ who refuse assignments greater than four (4) weeks or one hundred sixty (160) hours shall be placed at the bottom of the Seniority List for the balance of the recall period. (f) Employees who had previously attained access to the Seniority Pool and subsequently resign and return to work within one (1) year or change status and work less than twenty (20) hours per week shall be required to work a minimum of four (4) weeks or one hundred and sixty (160) hours following their rehire or change in status before being reinstated on the Seniority Pool list.