Even organizations that are not unionized may have rules or a policy statement that takes seniority into account. Such rules may indicate that seniority will be considered on layoff or recall of employees, subject, however, to the ability of the employee to meet the requirements of the job and the employer's needs.
These policies often provide that, all things being equal, the most senior employee will have preference in promotions. In making any statement about seniority, it is important to indicate that it is only one element to be considered in any of these situations.
Departmental seniority, measured by time within a specific department, is an alternative to applying seniority rules on a company wide basis, but the ...