Common use of Seniority Preference for State-Run Clause in Contracts

Seniority Preference for State-Run. Referral Registry‌ Where consumer choice factors are equal, seniority shall prevail in determining the order of referral on any referral registry operated by the Employer. Due to language requirements and/or consumer preference factors, the registry may bypass a senior home care worker who, by virtue of seniority would be referred to a particular consumer. In such cases, the referral will be given to the most senior available home care worker who can satisfy language requirements and/or the consumer preference. Additionally, in such cases the Employer shall give the bypassed home care worker the next opportunity for referral for additional work, subject to the provisions of this Section. This Section shall not prevent the Employer from making multiple worker referrals to the same consumer, so long as referrals are made in seniority order.