Common use of SENIORITY AND LONGEVITY Clause in Contracts

SENIORITY AND LONGEVITY. 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service with the Department of Transportation or its predecessor agency since the employee's last date of hire. Length of service from the last date of hire in a temporary position shall be recognized as seniority after the employee has been assigned to a permanent position. 2. Positions defined as "temporary" in the Department will not be covered by Sections 4 and 5 of Article 13, or Article 17, Section 1, as it pertains to Layoffs (Master Contract reference) 3. For the purpose of Section 4 of Article 13, the five construction districts presently defined by the Department of Transportation and Helena Headquarters are the geographical areas identified for purposes of layoff. 4. In accordance with the Master Agreement, employees shall be recalled by classification within geographic location. If a vacancy is not filled by recall as defined above recall rights shall be extended according to the following: a. First, to laid-off employees in a higher graded classification in the same class series within the same geographic location. b. Second, to laid-off employees in the same classification in any geographic location. c. Third, to laid-off employees in a higher graded classification in the same class series in any geographic location. Recall rights in all cases shall be for a period of two years from the date of layoff. 5. In addition to recall, a laid-off employee will receive a preference for reemployment with the bargaining unit for a period of up to two years following the date of layoff. Any bargaining unit member in RIF status who applies for a position within the bargaining unit will have five percentage points added to their final score on a scored selection procedure provided, however, they meet minimum qualifications and receive passing scores on each step of the selection process. 6. In addition to recall, a laid-off employee shall receive a preference for reemployment with the Transportation Department Non-Maintenance bargaining unit for a period of up to two years following the date of layoff. A laid-off employee who is subsequently reemployed by the Transportation Department shall retain their seniority and employment benefits including, but not limited to longevity. 7. A laid-off employee who is rehired, pursuant to Section 4 above, in a position at a lower grade than the position held by the employee at the time of layoff, shall still be entitled to his recall rights as set forth in Article 13, Section 5, of the Master Agreement and the Transportation Department Supplemental contract, Paragraph G, Section 4. 8. When filling temporary district construction positions, Management will first offer the temporary positions to qualified employees that are in "layoff" status within the same district. Laid-off employees appointed to a temporary position will be paid at the authorized grade of the temporary position they occupied at the time of layoff. Employees appointed to fill temporary positions will receive the state contribution for group insurance if they meet the eligibility criteria contained in 2-18-701(8), MCA.

SENIORITY AND LONGEVITY. Section 1. Seniority means the length of continuous service with the Department of Transportation or its predecessor agency since the employee's last date of hire. Length of service from the last date of hire in a temporary position shall be recognized as seniority after the employee has been assigned to a permanent position. Section 2. Positions defined as "temporary" in the Department will not be covered by Sections 4 and 5 of Article 13, or Article 17, Section 1, as it pertains to Layoffs (Master Contract reference). Section 3. For the purpose of Section 4 of Article 1313 of the Master Agreement, the five construction districts presently defined by the Department of Transportation and Helena Headquarters are the geographical areas identified for purposes of layoff. Section 4. In accordance with the Master Agreement, employees shall be recalled by classification within geographic location. If a vacancy is not filled by recall as defined above recall rights shall be extended according to the following: a. 1. First, to laid-off employees in a higher graded classification in the same class series within the same geographic location. b. 2. Second, to laid-off employees in the same classification in any geographic location. c. 3. Third, to laid-off employees in a higher graded classification in the same class series in any geographic location. Subsection 1. Recall rights in all cases shall be for a period of two years from the date of layoff. Section 5. In addition to recall, a laid-off employee will receive a preference for reemployment with the bargaining unit for a period of up to two years following the date of layoff. Any bargaining unit member in RIF status who applies for a position within the bargaining unit will have five percentage points added to their final score on a scored selection procedure providedprocedure, however, provided they meet minimum qualifications and receive passing scores on each step of the selection process. Section 6. In addition to recall, a laid-off employee shall receive a preference for reemployment with the Transportation Department Non-Maintenance bargaining unit for a period of up to two years following the date of layoff. A laid-off employee who is subsequently reemployed by the Transportation Department shall retain their seniority and employment benefits including, but not limited to to, longevity. Section 7. A laid-off employee who is rehired, pursuant to Section 4 above, in a position at a lower grade than the position held by the employee at the time of layoff, shall still be entitled to his their recall rights as set forth in Article 13, Section 5, of the Master Agreement and the Transportation Department Supplemental contract, Paragraph GArticle 7, Section 4. Section 8. When filling temporary district construction positions, Management will first offer the temporary positions to qualified employees that are in "layoff" status within the same district. Laid-off employees appointed to a temporary position will be paid at the authorized grade of the temporary position they occupied at the time of layoff. Subsection 1. Employees appointed to fill temporary positions will receive the state contribution for group insurance if they meet the eligibility criteria contained in 2-§ 2- 18-701(8), MCA. Section 9. The Employer shall provide a seniority list for all employees covered by the agreement to the Union annually in April. Any discrepancies in an employee's seniority identified after the list is provided shall be brought to the attention of the Employer and, if necessary, corrected.