Common use of Transfer Out of Bargaining Unit Clause in Contracts

Transfer Out of Bargaining Unit. (a) If an employee voluntarily transfers to a permanent position with the Employer outside the bargaining unit, he/she shall retain the seniority accumulated up to the date of leaving the bargaining unit but will not accumulate any further seniority. If such employee returns to a vacant position in the bargaining unit, the employee will accumulate seniority from the date of returning to the bargaining unit. This additional seniority shall be added to the employee’s previously accumulated seniority provided that the absence from the bargaining unit does not exceed two (2) years. (b) If an employee accepts a temporary position with the Employer outside the bargaining unit, the employee shall retain their seniority but shall not continue to accumulate seniority while occupying the temporary position. On completion of the temporary work outside the bargaining unit the employee shall return to their bargaining unit position. The employee’s previously accumulated seniority will be added to seniority accumulated from the date of returning to their bargaining unit positions provided that the absence from the bargaining unit does not exceed two (2) years.