Article 5 - Seniority

Feb 27, 2006 2:10 PM

The seniority of Employees covered by this Agreement is determined by their length of cumulative service as a Faculty Member at the Art Institute of New York City from their initial date of hire, including up to one (1) year of disability leave, but excluding other unpaid leaves exceeding twelve (12) weeks or interruptions in service. Full-time Employees accrue a year of seniority for each twelve (12) months of service. Part-time Instructors accrue seniority annually based on the proportion of their assigned hours compared to the hours of a full-time Employee. However, in no case may an Employee accrue more than one (1) year of seniority during twelve (12) months.

Seniority as defined above shall apply for all contractual purposes in which seniority is a factor except that effective November 1, 2002 Instructors who voluntarily resign from the bargaining unit and subsequently return to it after more than twelve months’ absence shall have their previously accrued seniority for purposes of applying Articles 21 (Scheduling) and 22 (Assignments and Transfers) reduced to one (1) day upon their return to the bargaining unit. Thereafter they shall accrue seniority (including seniority applicable to Articles 21 and 22) as set forth above. For such Instructors, the official seniority list shall show both their unaffected seniority and their reduced seniority for purposes of applying Articles 21 and 22.

The official seniority list shall be updated every six months. Copies of these lists will be provided to the Union and posted in the Faculty work area. An individual’s seniority shall be as set forth on the official seniority list unless challenged within the grievance procedure’s time limits.