Common use of Seniority Rights Clause in Contracts

Seniority Rights. The School District recognizes that the purpose of seniority is to provide a declared policy as to the order of lay off and recall of employees, vacation selections, shift assignments, and building assignments. Employees with the least continuous service in the bargaining unit shall be laid off first within the area of reduction. For example, if there is a reduction in maintenance, the employee within maintenance that has the least amount of seniority in the bargaining unit will be laid off first. If any opening subsequently occurs, the laid- off employee with the most continuous service and with qualifications for the positions shall be the first recalled. The obligation to recall an employee who has been laid off shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay off. If a former employee elects not to return to work when recalled, or fails to respond to the letter of recall within ten (10) days of the date of recall, that former employee shall have no claim to be recalled to work for the District. Laid off employees shall have the following rights and responsibilities: a) Shall be able to displace the least senior person within the same classification in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualified. b) Shall be able to displace the least senior person in lower classification in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualified. c) May accept the layoff subject to recall to a position of like status and pay. Refusal to accept such position when recalled will result in the forfeiture of all seniority rights. d) May accept an open position of lesser status and pay. Refusal to accept such position shall not result in loss of any seniority rights. An employee’s recall rights shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay off. Rights to recall are terminated if the employee fails to provide contact information including current address and telephone number during lay-off. e) Staff on the lay-off recall list is eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay- off recall status. f) Staff on the lay-off recall list are eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay-off recall status. For the purposes of this section, the classifications rank is as follows: A. Head Custodian B. Maintenance

Appears in 7 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Seniority Rights. A. Whenever a fire station must be closed due to lack of manpower causing a captain and/or firefighter to float, or when a captain and/or firefighter is working overtime on another shift, the following policy will be used whenever possible and practical: 1. The School District recognizes that seniority of a firefighter who is reassigned to another station due to his station being closed or the purpose seniority of a firefighter who is working another shift on overtime will not prevail over a permanently assigned firefighter’s station seniority who has over three years department seniority. 2. When a captain is reassigned to provide another station due to his station being closed or a declared policy as captain is working another shift on overtime, his first assignment will be to a station with no regularly assigned crew. Second assignment shall be to the order of lay off and recall of employees, vacation selections, shift assignments, and building assignments. Employees station where the acting captain with the least continuous service shift seniority is assigned. For the EMS/Safety Captain, the position will be filled according to Article 15. B. If a situation arises when a station has no regular crew members working (a person working a trade is considered a regular crew member), the shift commander shall resort to the seniority list on his shift to place a firefighter in charge if the assignment is for one-fourth (¼) shift or longer. If a senior firefighter declines, he will be removed from the list and will not be reinstated on the list for six months. Assignments of less than one-fourth (¼) shift in duration shall be discretionary with the shift commander, who will utilize the least moves possible, seniority notwithstanding. C. The employee assigned to a temporary higher rank shall receive pay for the rank worked according to Article 15 of this Agreement. D. If a senior firefighter assigned to an apparatus has less than three (3) years seniority, the shift commander may send a more senior firefighter to work in the bargaining unit shall be laid off first within the area capacity of reduction. For example, if there is captain in accordance with Section B. E. When a reduction in maintenance, the employee within maintenance that has the least amount of seniority in the bargaining unit will be laid off first. If any permanent opening subsequently occurs, the laid- off employee with the most continuous service and with qualifications for the positions senior floater shall be the first recalledgiven a permanent house at that time if he desires, and will be told what company he is to be assigned to. The obligation Once a senior floater turns down an assignment to recall an employee who has been laid off shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay offengine house in writing, he must wait until another opening occurs. If all floaters turn down the station, the Division Chief may pick whatever floater he wants. F. Senior floater status shall be determined by a former employee elects not to return to work when recalled, or fails to respond to the letter of recall within ten (10) days minimum xxxxxxx. G. When a member of the date of recall, that former employee shall have no claim department is to be recalled permanently transferred to work for the District. Laid off employees shall have the following rights and responsibilities: aanother station or shift, he should be notified not less than two (2) Shall be able to displace the least senior person within the same classification working days in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualifiedadvance. b) Shall be able to displace H. The shift commander will make as few moves of manpower as possible, dependent upon the least senior person in lower classification in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualifiedapparatus duties. c) May accept the layoff subject I. When possible, seniority will prevail when a firefighter is to recall to a position of like status and pay. Refusal to accept such position when recalled will result in the forfeiture of all seniority rightsfloat. d) May accept an open position of lesser status and pay. Refusal to accept such position shall not result in loss of any seniority rights. An employee’s recall rights shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay off. Rights to recall are terminated if the employee fails to provide contact information including current address and telephone number during lay-off. e) Staff on the lay-off recall list is eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay- off recall status. f) Staff on the lay-off recall list are eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay-off recall status. For the purposes of this section, the classifications rank is as follows: A. Head Custodian B. Maintenance

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement

Seniority Rights. A. Whenever a fire station must be closed due to lack of manpower causing a captain and/or firefighter to float, or when a captain and/or firefighter is working overtime on another shift, the following policy will be used whenever possible and practical: 1. The School District recognizes that seniority of a firefighter who is reassigned to another station due to his station being closed or the purpose seniority of a firefighter who is working another shift on overtime will not prevail over a permanently assigned firefighter’s station seniority who has over three years department seniority. 2. When a captain is reassigned to provide another station due to his station being closed or a declared policy as captain is working another shift on overtime, his first assignment will be to a station with no regularly assigned crew. Second assignment shall be to the order of lay off and recall of employees, vacation selections, shift assignments, and building assignments. Employees station where the acting captain with the least continuous service shift seniority is assigned. For the EMS/Safety Captain, the position will be filled according to Article 15. B. If a situation arises when a station has no regular crew members working (a person working a trade is considered a regular crew member), the shift commander shall resort to the seniority list on his shift to place a firefighter in charge if the assignment is for one-fourth (¼) shift or longer. If a senior firefighter declines, he will be removed from the list and will not be reinstated on the list for six months. Assignments of less than one-fourth (¼) shift in duration shall be discretionary with the shift commander, who will utilize the least moves possible, seniority notwithstanding. C. The employee assigned to a temporary higher rank shall receive pay for the rank worked according to Article 15 of this Agreement. D. If a senior firefighter assigned to an apparatus has less than three (3) years seniority, the shift commander may send a more senior firefighter to work in the bargaining unit shall be laid off first within the area capacity of reduction. For example, if there is captain in accordance with Section B. E. When a reduction in maintenance, the employee within maintenance that has the least amount of seniority in the bargaining unit will be laid off first. If any permanent opening subsequently occurs, the laid- off employee with the most continuous service and with qualifications for the positions senior floater shall be the first recalledgiven a permanent house at that time if he desires, and will be told what company he is to be assigned to. The obligation Once a senior floater turns down an assignment to recall an employee who has been laid off shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay offengine house in writing, he must wait until another opening occurs. If all floaters turn down the station, the Division Chief may pick whatever floater he wants. F. Senior floater status shall be determined by a former employee elects not to return to work when recalled, or fails to respond to the letter of recall within ten (10) days minimum xxxxxxx. G. When a member of the date of recall, that former employee shall have no claim department is to be recalled permanently transferred to work for the District. Laid off employees shall have the following rights and responsibilities: aanother station or shift, he should be notified not less than two (2) Shall be able to displace the least senior person within the same classification working days in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualifiedadvance. b) Shall be able to displace X. The shift commander will make as few moves of manpower as possible, dependent upon the least senior person in lower classification in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualifiedapparatus duties. c) May accept the layoff subject I. When possible, seniority will prevail when a firefighter is to recall to a position of like status and pay. Refusal to accept such position when recalled will result in the forfeiture of all seniority rightsfloat. d) May accept an open position of lesser status and pay. Refusal to accept such position shall not result in loss of any seniority rights. An employee’s recall rights shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay off. Rights to recall are terminated if the employee fails to provide contact information including current address and telephone number during lay-off. e) Staff on the lay-off recall list is eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay- off recall status. f) Staff on the lay-off recall list are eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay-off recall status. For the purposes of this section, the classifications rank is as follows: A. Head Custodian B. Maintenance

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement

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Seniority Rights. The School District Board recognizes that the purpose of seniority is to provide a declared policy as to the order of lay lay-off and recall of employees, vacation selectionsand advancement or promotion. Three weeks’ notice shall be given an employee who is to be laid off. The seniority date in Column B shall be the employee’s first date of actual work as a Education Support Specialist. This column shall be used for the bumping process and longevity. For employees with a seniority date in Column A, shift assignments, the date will be used to calculate eligibility for additional personal leave and building assignmentsdeferred matching. Employees hired prior to July 1, 1999 have seniority dates and ties have been determined. For employees hired on or after July 1, 1999, ties in seniority dates shall be broken using the last four digits of each Education Support Specialist’s social security number. The employee with the least continuous service in the bargaining unit highest number shall be laid off first within placed on the area of reductionseniority list first, followed by the next highest number. For example, if there The order for layoff and recall shall be as follows: a. If an employee’s position is a reduction in maintenanceeliminated or reduced one-half (1/2) hour or more per day, the employee within maintenance that has may bump the least amount of seniority in the bargaining unit will be laid off first. If any opening subsequently occurs, the laid- off senior employee with the most continuous service closest number of hours, with a maximum increase of no more than one (1) hour per day. Part-time employees may not bump into full-time positions regardless of seniority. b. Employees choosing to accept a position of less hours/day and with qualifications for employees who do not have the positions seniority to bump shall be placed on the first recalled. The obligation to recall an employee who has been laid off shall expire at the end of list for one (1) year from or until recalled to a position equivalent to their previous hours/day. c. An employee may choose not to exercise his/her their bumping right and be placed on the date of lay off. recall list for one (1) year. d. Recall shall be by seniority and meeting the qualifications for the position. e. All vacancies shall be posted in Accordance with Article X. f. If a former employee elects not to return to work when recalled, or fails recalled to respond a position equivalent in hours to the letter position the employee held before layoff, the employee shall lose seniority rights. An employee who is properly discharged or resigns shall forfeit seniority and, in the event of recall within ten (10) days re-employment, seniority rights shall begin as of the date of recall, that former employee shall have no claim re-employment. Promotion will be based on seniority and the applicant’s qualifications to be recalled to work for fit the District. Laid off employees shall have the following rights and responsibilities: a) Shall be able to displace the least senior person within the same classification in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualifiedjob description. b) Shall be able to displace the least senior person in lower classification in which the employee has seniority provided the employee is qualified. c) May accept the layoff subject to recall to a position of like status and pay. Refusal to accept such position when recalled will result in the forfeiture of all seniority rights. d) May accept an open position of lesser status and pay. Refusal to accept such position shall not result in loss of any seniority rights. An employee’s recall rights shall expire at the end of one (1) year from the date of lay off. Rights to recall are terminated if the employee fails to provide contact information including current address and telephone number during lay-off. e) Staff on the lay-off recall list is eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay- off recall status. f) Staff on the lay-off recall list are eligible to fill temporary positions without loss of lay-off recall status. For the purposes of this section, the classifications rank is as follows: A. Head Custodian B. Maintenance

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Master Agreement

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