107 SENIORITY |
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| 107.01 | Seniority shall be defined as length of continuous service in the Bargaining Unit. |
| 107.02 | Job security shall increase in proportion to length of service. Seniority shall operate on a Bargaining Unit- wide basis. |
| 107.03 | Casual and Term Employees shall not accrue seniority, however, upon successfully achieving the status of Regular Employee shall have all hours of work from date of hire recognized for seniority purposes. |
| 107.04 | Regular Employees (see definition of "Regular Employee" in Article 102 General Definitions), shall accrue seniority on the basis of all hours worked including time away from work while on vacation, holiday, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), parental leave, approved professional development, juror duty, paid personal leave, military service leave, bereavement leave, or union leave. |
| 107.05 | The Employer shall maintain a seniority list showing the date upon which each Employee's service commenced. An up-to-date seniority list will be sent to the Union and posted on bulletin boards on the second Monday of May of each year. |
| 107.06 | Seniority shall be forfeited and employment terminated after:
a) a period of continuous layoff exceeding twelve (12) months;
b) dismissal of employment for just cause.
Seniority shall be retained for a period not exceeding three (3) months after an Employee is transferred or promoted to a permanent position outside of the Bargaining Unit. |
| 107.07 | For seniority purposes, one (1) year shall mean one thousand nine hundred and fifty seven and a half (1,957.5) hours worked, exclusive of overtime hours worked. |
