Section One. Seniority shall be defined as total State service for all purposes under this Agreement except, for shift and work location (Article 35) and layoff (Article 15). For all purposes set forth in Articles 15 and 35, seniority shall be defined as bargaining unit seniority in any capacity. In matters where tiebreaking may be required to determine which employee is senior the following shall apply:

1. Time in Rank (Trainee time is included as time in the target class)
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3. Time in Agency
4. Coin Toss

Section Two. Seniority shall not be computed until after completion of the Working Test Period.

Section Three. State service while working in a trainee class shall not accrue until permanent appointment after completion of the training, whereupon it shall be retroactively applied to include such service.

Section Four. Seniority shall be deemed broken by:

(a) termination of employment caused by resignation, dismissal or retirement;

(b) failure to report for five (5) working days without authorization.

Credit for seniority up to a break in service may be restored to an employee who returned to service within one(1) year of a service break, but will apply automatically to an employee who is reemployed from layoff. Restoration of seniority shall not be arbitrarily withheld.

Section Five. Seniority Lists. Seniority lists shall be maintained annually.

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