Seniority / Job Protection

From the Greater NY Contract Nursing Home Summary of Selected Articles

Employees employed before January 1, 2000 shall not be laid off except in the event the Employer is in danger of closing.
If an Employee protected against layoff is transferred to a lower rated job the Employee’s base weekly salary will not be reduced.
Unprotected Employees who are laid off are eligible for benefits from the Greater New York Job Security Fund.
If layoffs do occur, seniority will be used both in the layoff and in the rehiring of Employees. Seniority shall be earned from the last date of an Employee’s continuous employment with the Employer. Seniority will continue to be earned during paid leaves, military leaves and during unpaid leaves of absence due to illness of less than six months.
When skill, ability and qualifications are reasonably equal, seniority will be used in promoting Employees to unionized jobs.
Seniority will be the main consideration in making permanent floor assignments.