ARTICLE 23 – SENIORITY
23.1
Seniority shall accrue monthly.
23.2
Bargaining unit employees shall earn seniority
from the first day of inclusion in the bargaining unit. However, probationary
employees' seniority shall not be vested until they complete the probationary
period and temporary employees shall not have seniority vested until/unless
they are placed in a non- temporary bargaining unit job.
23.3
A full-time employee shall receive one unit of
seniority for each month fully compensated. Employees who are compensated on
less than a full-time basis shall earn seniority units based on a pro-ration of
part to full time hours paid, not to include compensation for overtime hours.
23.4
Employees shall not accrue seniority units while
on unpaid leave or while on layoff status.
23.5
Full-time employees who were employed at the
time of ratification of the 1987-90 Agreement shall have their seniority
computed for previous work in accordance with the terms of this Article.
Employees who were special schedule employees as of June 30, 1990, when this
category of employment was discontinued, shall have their prior seniority
computed on their previous work schedules. For the purposes of this Article,
seniority shall include continuous service with Portland Public School District
#1 prior to July 1, 1969, and subsequent continuous employment with Portland
Community College.
23.6
An employee shall lose all seniority credit in
the event of dismissal from their job or failure to return from an authorized
leave of absence within the specified time or if not recalled from layoff
within 24
months. However,
if an employee resigns from the College and is re-hired within 6 months to a
Classified bargaining unit position, previously earned seniority credits will
be restored. If an employee is re-hired within 7 to 12 months to a Classified
bargaining unit position, previously earned seniority credits will be reduced
by one credit for each month gone.
