Forfeit of Seniority. An employee’s seniority shall be forfeited for the following reasons: a) Voluntary resignation b) Discharge for cause, c) For not being a member in good standing of ATU Local 1320, d) Failure to advise the Corporation within seven (7) working days, after proper notification by registered mail or personal contact to the last address provided by the employee to the Corporation, of their intention to return to work following a lay-off and failure in fact, to return to work within seven (7) working days following such notification. e) Seniority shall not be lost if such employee fails to return to work because of sickness or accident, provided they present documentation of the same acceptable to the Corporation. f) Lay-off in excess of twelve (12) months calculated continuously from day of lay-off, or in excess of twelve (12) months from date the employee was unable to accept a recall because of sickness or accident under (d) above, whichever is the later date. g) A permanent employee in the bargaining unit who accepts a management position with the Employer, or a position within a different city bargaining unit, will have forty-five (45) working days to determine if they wish to remain in the new job; during this period the employee shall continue to accrue seniority in the bargaining unit and shall pay dues to the Union. In the event the employee has not returned to the bargaining unit within this period, the employee will relinquish all seniority rights and shall forfeit any seniority.
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