To shift from a seniority to a merit system, Schundler wants to kick the state into the information age, using data to help decide which teachers get tenure, bonuses, promotions or the boot.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie, himself a former member of the House, characterized the seniority shifts as an inevitable changing of the guard.
Under the deal approved Friday, workers could still be assigned to new jobs or shifts irrespective of seniority, but for a maximum of 90 days.
Under the tentative deal, negotiators said, the company could still assign workers to new jobs or shifts outside of seniority, but only for a maximum of 90 days.
Instead of bidding for shifts based on seniority, an opportunity that has long existed for some other workers, like emergency medical technicians and corrections officers, the auctions award shifts to employees who ask the lowest prices for their work.
Another Caterpillar demand that angered the workers was its insistence that the factory's managers be able to indefinitely assign workers to new jobs or shifts regardless of seniority.
16 17 Work-related characteristics: job title, part time/full-time contract, night shifts, working hours, seniority in the establishment with years of experience, duration of experience of working with the elderly, type of nursing home and psychosocial factors.
Park Place agreed to give the attendants back pay and restore their seniority, wages, shift assignments and benefits.
According to Mr. Bing's office, city employees face pay cuts, a shift from rules of seniority for transfers and promotions, a reduction in additional pay for afternoon and nighttime shift work, an end to supplemental unemployment benefits beyond legal requirements, and more.
