a worker's length of service with an employer relative to the length of service of other workers. Contracts frequently use seniority to determine layoffs, promotions, recalls, and transfers.
Length of service with an employer. Based on their seniority, preference can be accorded to employees in such areas as promotion, transfer, shift assignment, scheduling, vacation accrual, layoff, recall, etc.
Length of service relative to others.
The status given senators according to their length of service, which entitles a senator with greater seniority to preferential treatment in matters such as committee assignments.
Recognition of prior legislative service.
Preference accorded employees, based on length of service with an employer, in such areas as layoff, recall, promotion, transfer, vacation accrual, scheduling, etc.
Length of employment as defined by the employer or applicable collective bargaining agreement. Employees may have different seniority for different purposes (e.g., job bidding rights governed by department seniority and leave accrual governed by company seniority).
A worker's position in the work place according to his or her length of employment, level of experience or the level of responsibility of the position.
The length of service of an employee in his/her total employment with that employer, or in some particular seniority unit. Comparative seniority often determines the rights of the employee in relation to other employees for example layoff. The seniority rights of an employee are defined in the collective bargaining contract or personnel policy.
The length of time an employee has been with an organization, which may be used for deciding on promotions and lay-offs.
Length of service as bearing on duties or functions.
The state of being older than another or others or higher in rank than another or others; length of service in a position.
Length of service in employment or membership. Usually occurs in referral, promotion, layoff, demotion or transfer situations.
Generally based on a workers length of service with the employer. Seniority is often used to determine promotions, recall, and transfers.
Status determined by the length of time an employee has worked for a specific employer, department or position within the organization.
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Seniority is the concept of a person or group being in charge or in command of another person or group. This control is often granted to the senior person(s) due to experience or length of service in a given position, but it is not uncommon for a senior person(s) to have less experience or length of service than their subordinates.