Quick seniority question

Going 4011 · Guru

Quick seniority question

Anonymouse1 · Guru

Going 4011 wrote:
When you get promoted from a bagger to cashier, does your seniority reset?

Hard to say. I think so in regards to bumping other employees. But, in regards to how much vacation you get, it starts from your hire date.

I generally think of baggers as under 18. When they turn 18, payscale doors open for them.

If the bagger is over 18, I am not sure how it works.

The best person to ask is your shop steward.

Going 4011 · Guru

Understood, thanks :)

NutritionWhore · Guru

It shouldn't at all. After all, it's technically the same department (Front End). You just got assigned a different task/role.

techelite · Guru

Actually, this varies by specific contracts. Some say they don't accrue seniority till promotion, which is what mine has said till now. Others say they have seniority just like anybody else. Mine says they have none until promotion, but then they have seniority dating back to original hire.

Date: Sep 19, 2014

I've worked for Kroger for over 25 years and seniority has always been division wide, at least where I work. That way if you transfer to another store that's under the same contract, your seniority date remains the same. The only time we lose our seniority is if we transfer to a store that's under a different contract. So naturally a person would keep his seniority if he simply transferred to another department.

techelite · Guru

Anonymous wrote:
I've worked for Kroger for over 25 years and seniority has always been division wide, at least where I work. That way if you transfer to another store that's under the same contract, your seniority date remains the same. The only time we lose our seniority is if we transfer to a store that's under a different contract. So naturally a person would keep his seniority if he simply transferred to another department.

Good input, but we weren't talking about transferring depts.