Seniority Principle. The Parties recognize that job opportunity and seniority should increase in proportion to length of service. It is agreed that the term "seniority" as used herein, shall have reference to an employee's right to a job based upon their length of service with the Company, and their potential to efficiently fulfil the job requirements.
Seniority Principle. In all cases of promotions, demotions, layoffs when forces are being decreased, and recalls when working forces are increased, where employees are substantially equal in ability, which includes physical fitness, seniority shall be the determining factor.
Seniority Principle. (a) The Parties recognize that job opportunity and job security should increase in proportion to length of service. It is agreed that the term "security" as used herein, shall have reference to an employee's right to be considered for a job based upon his/her length of service with the Employer and his/her ability to fulfil the job requirements.
Seniority Principle. In cases of increase or decrease of force and promotional opportunity, seniority shall apply as provided in Section 4 and Section 6 herein.
Seniority Principle. In all cases of promotions and layoffs when working forces are being decreased and recalls when working forces are increased, where employees are sub- stantially equal in ability, which includes physical fitness, length of service in the bargaining unit in continuous City employment shall be the determining factor. Any determination made by the City on an employee's ability and physical fitness may be challenged by the employee and processed through the Grievance Procedure article of this Agreement.
Seniority Principle. The principle of seniority shall govern and control in all cases of transfer, decrease or increase of the working force, as well as preference in assignment of shift work and choice of vacation period, provided the employee has the ability to perform the work available. It is understood that the Company will endeavour to promote employees from the bargaining unit.
Seniority Principle. If there are two (2) or more qualified employees who bid for a given opening, seniority shall govern where skill, ability, and qualifications are substantially equal.
Seniority Principle. In all cases of promotions, demotions and layoffs when working forc- es are being decreased, and recalls when working forces are increased, seniority shall prevail unless a less senior employee has greater skills, abil- ities and qualifications to perform the work.
Seniority Principle. 52 It shall be the policy of the Company to follow the principle of seniority whenever skill is not a consideration when moving transferred employees out and returning employees to their home department. Employees will be transferred from their home department by inverse seniority regardless of shift assignment provided the remaining employees are qualified to perform the work. When it is necessary to transfer employees and the position to be transferred to is a job of a higher labor grade than in the department, employees are to be transferred by seniority. Senior employees will be offered said transfer prior to junior employees being forced to transfer, provided the remaining employees are qualified to perform the work. Transferred employees will be returned to their home department on the basis of seniority whenever skill is not a consideration.
Seniority Principle. Employees with seniority may apply for posted job vacancies. Employees shall not be permitted to make more than one (1) suc- cessful bid in the exact position (job classification, days and hours) during any six (6) month period. Employees awarded a job posting will receive a qualification period of up to ninety (90) calendar days from the effective date of their transfer. During the qualification peri- od, the employee must be able to demonstrate the basic require- ments of the job with reasonable instruction. Employees who are so qualified cannot disqualify themselves once qualification occurs. Any employee who accepts a promotion in accordance with the provisions of this Section and fails to demonstrate his or her ability to perform the work involved shall be transferred to the job classification from which he or she was promoted, displacing the employee, if any, who replaced him or her without loss of seniority. Nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the City from temporarily filling a posted vacancy until an employee is transferred in accordance with this Section.
