SENIORITY (a) The seniority date of all Regular Employees shall be the date upon which the Regular Employee commenced in the Bargaining Unit, including all prior periods of uninterrupted service as a Casual, Temporary, or Regular Employee.
(b) Seniority shall not apply during the probationary period; however, once the probationary period has been completed, seniority shall be credited from the seniority date established pursuant to clause 9.0l(a).
9.02 Seniority shall be considered in determining the following:
(a) preference of vacation time;
(b) xxxxxxx and recalls;
(c) promotions, transfers, and in filling all vacancies within the Bargaining Unit;
(d) scheduling of shifts including;
(i) shift schedule changes, or
(ii) the selection of available shifts based upon a new master rotation;
(e) distribution and allocation of additional hours of work for Part-time employees who have designated in writing their availability;
(f) distribution and allocation of overtime hours;
(g) assignment of the hourly premium for in charge, security, pager and any other responsibilities, which may be waived by a senior employee, provided there is a less senior qualified employee on duty.
9.03 Seniority shall be considered broken, all rights forfeited, and there shall be no obligation to rehire:
(a) when the employment relationship is terminated by either the Employer or the Employee;
(b) upon the expiry of fifteen (15) months following the date of initial layoff, if during such time the Employee has not been recalled to work;
(c) if an Employee does not return to work when recalled, as provided in the "Layoff, Xxxxxx and Severance" Article.
(a) Seniority lists shall be provided by the Employer to the Union two times (2X) a year in January and July or when Employees have been served notice pursuant to the provisions of the "Layoff, Recall and Severance" Article. The Employer shall also post a copy of the seniority list on the joint bulletin board provided two times (2x) a year in January and July.
(b) Employees will have four (4) weeks to take issue with any changes made to the seniority list since the last list was provided to the Union, otherwise the seniority list will be deemed correct.
9.05 The seniority list shall contain the name of each Regular Employee, their employment status, position/ job title(s), their date of hire and FTE hours.
9.06 Should a difference arise regarding an Employee's seniority, the Employer will provide the Employee with the information necessary to establish accurate seniority.
