Common use of SENIORITY AND LONGEVITY Clause in Contracts

SENIORITY AND LONGEVITY. 3.3.1 The seniority of an employee within the bargaining unit shall be established as of the date on which the employee began regular employment in a bargaining unit position or in a position subsequently included in the bargaining unit. Employees who leave the bargaining unit will not maintain their seniority. Employees who are on leave to fill a temporary position in the District shall be subject to the provisions of Article IV, Section 4.1.1. 3.3.2 Employees designated surplus through the staffing process who choose to accept continuing employment as a substitute in lieu of a regular position shall continue to maintain their bargaining unit seniority for up to eighteen (18) months. 3.3.3 The seniority rights of an employee shall be lost for the following reasons: resignation, discharge for just cause, and retirement. Seniority rights shall not be lost but shall not accrue for the following reasons: authorized, unpaid leaves of absence and involuntary layoff. Seniority rights shall continue to accrue for the following reasons: absence due to industrial injury; paid, authorized absence covered by the leave provision of the agreement; and holidays and vacations. 3.3.4 By March 15, of each year, the District will print and distribute to all employees in the Association, a seniority list ranking each employee from greatest to least seniority within the bargaining unit.