Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority Collective Agreement 2024-2026

Article 14: Seniority

1.  
   1. Regular or Temporary Employees hired prior to the date of certification shall have their seniority calculated from the date of hire with the Employer. Employees thereafter will have their seniority start on the date upon which they commenced employment in the bargaining unit.
   2. For Casual Employees whose status has changed to regular full-time, part-time or temporary, the seniority date shall be established by dividing their continuous hours of work in the bargaining unit by two thousand one hundred and ninety (2190) hours.
   3. Someone who is subsequently determined by the Labour Relations Board to be in the bargaining unit, or has been agreed to by the parties to be in the bargaining unit the seniority date shall be as established by the Labour Relations Board or as agreed to by the parties.
2. Seniority shall be considered broken, all rights forfeited, and there shall be no obligation to rehire:
   1. when an Employee resigns or is terminated from their position with the Employer; or
   2. when they are absent from work without good and proper reason and/or the approval of the Employer; or
   3. when the Employee does not return from leave of absence or vacation as scheduled; or
   4. when the Employee does not return from layoff as required, or upon the expiry of twelve (12) months following layoff during which time the Employee has not been recalled to work; or
3. A seniority list prepared by the Employer shall be posted showing each Employee listed thereon, their name, classification, status and seniority date. This list shall be posted bi-annually during the first week of January and July of each year. A copy of the list shall also be forwarded to the Labour Relations Officer.
4. Seniority shall be applied as specified in:
   1. Article 15: Vacations with Pay
   2. Article 26: Layoff & Recall
   3. Article 12: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies