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She hoped Christie would grant her a waiver from the seniority law, allowing her to lay off the lowest-rated teachers, a move that both the legislature and the national teachers' union promised to fight.
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"It's the people of this district that suffer from losing the seniority that offsets the growth in those other places".
A Metro source said McMillan was relatively inexperienced, ranking 18th from the bottom on the seniority list of 523 train operators.
For instance, there's increasing frustration from younger Democrats that the seniority system in their ranks doesn't allow members to move up on committees.
Many CPS teachers, particularly those who do not benefit from the current seniority rules, would likely support a system that involves the end of tenure and the adoption of merit pay in place of compensation based on seniority.
Let us also change the seniority ranking, meaning that, from 1 to 5, 5 is the most senior and 1 the junior pirate — notation proposed early on by Gary from D.C. Back to our two pirates, P1 and P2.
The bill would allow schools to lay off, assign, transfer and rehire teachers and administrators based on effectiveness and subject-matter needs — a radical departure from the current seniority-based policy.
These include the identification of gaps between current and future competencies and culture; the creation of performance metrics and systems that shift the focus from rewarding seniority to recognizing results and the relative value of roles; the resetting of expectations for roles and responsibilities; and use of the career tool kit by employees.
(The real reason airlines laid off the attendants was that the practice prevented the women from gaining seniority, and kept wages low).
Apart from the jump in seniority, though, the essential shape – team reshuffle, challenge, boardroom, taxi for an annoying one – has scarcely altered across the decade.
Today, it is becoming harder to find suits in Manhattan, much less corporate ladders, and both marriage and kids now come far later in life.The old premium on maturity, from the age-based seniority of the office to the uniforms of adulthood, is disappearing.
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