Seniority Termination. Seniority and the employment relationship shall be broken and terminated when: a. An associate voluntarily leaves the Company's employment; or when b. An associate is discharged for just cause; or when c. An associate is absent from work for a period of four consecutive working days without notifying the Human Resources Department at the Plant where he is employed by telephone, telegram, mail or by messenger in writing; provided that physical inability to give notice shall constitute a waiver of failure to give it; or when In applying Article V, paragraph 12.1 (c), the company has recognized that demonstrated mental illness, such as severe depression can render an associate physically unable to give the required notice. The company intends to continue to make such judgments on a case-by-case basis. d. An associate on a Company approved leave of absence fails to provide the necessary documentation within a reasonable period of time upon return to work. e. An associate who is laid off; 1. Fails to keep a current telephone number, if available and address on file with the Company, so that a notice to report sent by registered or certified mail is returned to the Company; or 2. Fails to contact the Human Resources Department within two working days after receipt of notice by registered mail, certified mail, or telegram to report; or 3. Fails, after initial contact, to report for interview, physical examination, and/or work on the day he agrees to report (which day shall be no later than five working days after initial contact if unemployed, or 10 working days if employed elsewhere); or 4. If the associate is currently unemployed, fails to accept an offer of re-employment except as provided under the S.U.B. Plan Article V, Section 2(b)(8); or 5. If the associate is currently employed, fails to accept an offer of a permanent job in his department which is within two labor grades of the highest labor grade the associate held from which he had been displaced during the series of layoffs which led to his being laid off from the plant.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
