Seniority Application Except under extraordinary circumstances, vacations, shifts, shift transfers and regular days off shall be scheduled with due regard for the needs of the agency, seniority, and employee preference. The state and the PBA understand that there may be times when the needs of the agency will not permit such scheduling.
SENIORITY 7.1 The purpose of seniority is to provide a policy governing layoffs and recalls. 7.2 In the event of a layoff, the Company shall consider: (a) the equipment for the work that has to be performed; (b) the seniority of the union member; (c) in the event the qualifications of the Owner-Operator’s equipment are relatively equal, then the Owner-Operators’ seniority shall be the determining factor. 7.3 The Union will provide a bulletin board for each terminal in which the seniority list will be posted. The Company will provide the seniority list electronically to the Union office which will be updated and posted on a quarterly basis. 7.4 Owner-Operators shall be considered probationary until they have completed ninety (90) work days of contract, at which time they shall be placed on the seniority list, in accordance with dates. 7.5 Probationary Owner-Operators will work under the provisions of this Agreement during their probationary period, and they may be discharged or disciplined without recourse to the grievance procedure. Upon completion of the Owner-Operator’s probationary period all conditions of the Agreement will then apply, including the health and welfare provisions as provided in the Company’s policy documents. 7.6 Contract may be terminated for any of the following reasons; subject to the principals of progressive discipline and the reasonable application thereof: (a) if an Owner-Operator voluntarily quits: (b) if an Owner-Operator is discharged and not reinstated pursuant to the grievance procedure as provided for in the Agreement; (c) if an Owner-Operator has been laid off and has refused to return to work within twenty-four (24) hours after being contacted personally by the Company. When the Owner-Operator cannot be contacted personally, or is employed elsewhere, then the Company will notify him by registered mail, to his last known address, to return to work. He will then be given a maximum of seven (7) consecutive days from the date of notification to report for duty; (d) if an Owner-Operator is absent from work without securing a leave of absence for more than three (3) consecutive working days; (e) if an Owner-Operator refuses a work or job assignment and that assignment has not violated this Collective Agreement or any provincial or federal regulations or other rules attached to this Agreement. (f) If an Owner Operator or his driver commits any act, or fails to act, in circumstances that is a violation of the law, being unsafe for persons or property or being offensive to the Company’s customers, employees or other owner operators. (g) If the Owner Operator’s accident record is unacceptable to the Company. Such determination and evaluation shall be carried out in a reasonable manner by the Company. (h) If the Owner Operator or his driver fails to comply with any of the instructions, policies or procedures of the Company as may be issued from time to time in bulletins, memoranda, notices, manuals or other forms of announcement or directives which shall be reasonable and will have been properly communicated and enforced by the Company. (i) If an Owner Operator is discovered to have pulled any load other than one dispatched by Highland Operations, without prior written approval by Highland senior management, he/she is subject to immediate contract termination. A grievance may be processed; however an arbitrator will be limited to determining if the infraction occurred and if so, no substitution of penalty will be permitted.
Seniority Accrual All paid leaves shall be treated as continuous employment for the purposes of seniority accrual. Unpaid leaves shall be treated as continuous employment for the purposes of seniority accrual for the duration of the leave, except for movement up the salary increment scale.
Seniority List The Employer shall maintain a seniority list showing the date upon which each employee's service commenced. An up-to-date seniority list shall be sent to the Union and posted on all bulletin boards in January of each year.
Super Seniority For purposes of layoff and recall only, the President shall head the seniority list, provided however, that such officer must have the necessary skill and experience to perform the required work. The Sheriff agrees that this section shall not be applied in an arbitrary manner.