Sentences with phrase «basis of seniority»

«The act allows for men to be paid a higher wage than their female counterparts on the basis of seniority, merit, productivity, and «a differential based on any other factor other than sex.»

GM had not hired black women prior to 1964, and had dismissed all but one of its black female employees hired after 1970 on the basis of seniority.

«The distribution of overtime is often controlled by collective bargaining agreements which effectively assign it on the basis of seniority, but in many cases, assigning overtime appropriately is less expensive than hiring additional permanent staff.»

These set - asides are required to be filled solely on the basis of seniority.

A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's order requiring the Buffalo school board to lay off teachers on the basis of race, but it added that the board must rehire furloughed teachers on the basis of seniority.

You would expect, in fact, that teaching would be transformed into a true profession, where workers are rewarded not only on the basis of seniority but also on the basis of their skills and performance.

The system, established under a contract with the city teachers» union, did away with the practice of allowing teacher transfers on the basis of seniority.

By contrast, current state commissioner of education Deborah Gist has not wasted any time, only a few months into her tenure issuing a directive to superintendents to stop transferring teachers into new jobs on the basis of seniority, mandating instead that vacancies be filled based on a set of performance criteria and on student need.

Teachers are currently paid on the basis of seniority and education.

Should it promote teachers on the basis of seniority or on the basis of [sic], all of those questions are necessarily political questions.»

Some argue the decision should be solely on the basis of seniority — that is, the last person hired should be the first person let go.

Restricting furloughs solely on the basis of seniority allows a teacher who has never taught in a particular area but has a certification in that area to «bump» a teacher who has taught in that area.

Under the proposal, districts must furlough solely on the basis of seniority unless an employee has had two unsatisfactory performance reviews and the opportunity to complete a performance improvement plan, which could take a long time.

The Legislature has also passed — and could repeal — statutes that essentially guarantee lifetime teacher tenure and that mandate teacher layoffs strictly on the basis of seniority.

The Los Angeles Board of Education approved Tuesday what would be a landmark court settlement that radically limits the traditional practice of laying off teachers strictly on the basis of seniority.

However, where the difference in pay is made on the basis of seniority, merit, earnings by quantity or quality of production, or any other factor other than sex or employment status, this rule will not apply.

Also contributing to the utopian atmosphere may be Bristows» policy of paying associates entirely on the basis of seniority rather than perceived merit.