Measuring Length of Service Clause Samples

Measuring Length of Service. For the purpose of determining preference for retention, length of continuous service in employment with the school district will be measured on the basis of the length of actual uninterrupted service. Persons who are contracted to be at school four (4) hours or more per day for the number of maximum workdays per year as delineated in Article IV, Teaching Year, or equivalent, shall be credited with one (1) year experience for each year under contract. Persons contracted for less than listed above shall be credited with one-half (1/2) year experience for each year under contract. Such crediting shall be exclusively for application to this article (RIF) of this Contract. All credits earned prior to September 1, 1980, shall be retained. Periods of time on authorized leave of absence shall count towards an employee's continuous service in the district, provided that no employee shall be credited with more than one (1) year on continuous service for time spent on unpaid leave(s) due to reasons other than physical disability. Beginning September 1, 1992, time spent on inactive pay status (unpaid leave or layoff) shall not contribute to the accrual of seniority, but shall not constitute a break in seniority. The continuous service of an employee who has returned to employment following resignation or other termination of employment will be measured from the date of return.

Measuring Length of Service. For the purpose of determining preference for retention, length of continuous service will be measured on the basis of length of actual uninterrupted service in the District. Length of continuous service shall be determined by the date of hire. Length of continuous service will not be interrupted or affected by authorized leaves of absence. Continuous service of a bargaining unit member who has returned to the District following resignation or other termination of employment will be measured from the date of return to service of the bargaining unit member.

Measuring Length of Service. Seniority shall be defined as length of continuous certificated service from the most recent date of hire. Date of hire shall be the date on which nomination is made by the superintendent and approved by the Board of Education.

Measuring Length of Service. 1. Date of hire shall be the date on which nominations are made by the Superintendent and approved by the Board. 2. Length of continuous service will neither be interrupted nor increased by Board approved leaves of absence. 3. A tie in seniority shall occur when two (2) or more bargaining unit members have the same seniority date as determined by the seniority list. Ties in seniority shall be broken by lottery, with the most senior member being the one whose name is drawn first, etc. This lottery selection will be held after any Board meeting at which two (2) or more bargaining unit members are hired, and shall remain in effect until such time as there is a qualifying break in seniority, as defined in this agreement. The District Treasurer, or designee, will conduct the drawing in the presence of the Association President, or designee. 4. Seniority shall be lost when a unit member retires or resigns, is discharged for cause, or otherwise leaves the employment of the Board.

Measuring Length of Service. For the purpose of determining preference for retention, length of continuous service in employment with the District will be measured on the basis of the length of actual uninterrupted service. Persons who are contracted to be at school four (4) hours or more per day for 183 days per year, or equivalent, shall be credited with one-year experience for each year under contract. Persons contracted for less than listed above shall be credited with one-half (1/2) year experience for each year under contract. Such crediting shall be exclusively for application to this article (RIF) of this Contract. Periods of time on authorized leave of absence or layoff shall count towards an employee’s continuous service in the District, provided that no employee shall be credited with more than one (1) of continuous service for time spent on unpaid leave(s) or layoff. Time spent on inactive pay status (unpaid leave or layoff) in excess of one (1) year shall not contribute to the accrual of seniority but shall not constitute a break in seniority. The continuous service of an employee who has returned to employment following resignation or other termination of employment will be measured from the date of return.

Measuring Length of Service. For the purpose of determining preference for retention, length of continuous service in employment with the District will be measured on the basis of the length of actual uninterrupted service. Persons who are contracted to be at school four (4) hours or more per day for 183 days per year, or equivalent, shall be credited with one-year experience for each year under contract. Persons contracted for less than listed above shall be credited with one-half (1/2) year experience for each year under contract. Such crediting shall be exclusively for application to this article (RIF) of this Contract. Periods of time on authorized leave of absence or layoff shall count towards an employee’s continuous service in the District, provided that no employee shall be credited with more than one (1) of continuous service for time spent on unpaid leave(s) or layoff. Time spent on inactive pay status (unpaid leave or layoff) in excess of one (1) year shall not contribute to the accrual of seniority but shall not constitute a break in seniority. The continuous service of an employee who has returned to employment following resignation or other termination of employment will be measured from the date of return. The Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee shall send electronically an annual seniority list to the President of the PCTA by December 15 of each year. Employees shall have fifteen (15) workdays to challenge to the Superintendent in writing any possible inaccuracies contained in the list. If such adjustment is valid, a new list shall be posted immediately. An additional (15) fifteen days will be allocated for subsequent adjustments. If there are not challenges to the list within (15) fifteen days, the list shall be considered final until the posting. Teachers whose contracts are suspended will have a right of restoration in the order of seniority of service in the District if and when teaching positions become vacant or are created for which any of the teachers are certified/licensed. Teachers on limited contracts remain on the recall list for one (1) full school year and through August 15. Teachers on continuing contracts remain on the recall list for two (2) full years and through August 15. The employee is obligated to keep the District advised in writing of a telephone number and mailing address at which he/she can be reached. A teacher who declines an offered position is removed from the recall list. A teacher who has been subject to a reduction in force m...

Measuring Length of Service. 28 For the purpose of determining preference for retention, seniority with the school district 29 will be measured on the basis of the length of actual uninterrupted service without regard 30 to the particular number of hours or days worked by employees during the period of 31 service. Seniority will not be interrupted or affected by authorized leaves of absence with 32 pay or authorized leaves of absence without pay for illness or disability, including 33 pregnancy. Leaves of absence without pay for reasons other than pregnancy, disability or 34 illness, will result in a proportionate decrease in seniority. The seniority of an employee 35 who has returned to employment following resignation or other termination of 36 employment will be measured from the date of return.