McKinney94
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I started 12/01/2021 as a seasonal dockworker and was “rehired” 01/17/2022 even though I never stopped coming to work. Which would be my true start date?
HIRE DATEI started 12/01/2021 as a seasonal dockworker and was “rehired” 01/17/2022 even though I never stopped coming to work. Which would be my true start date? View attachment 380994
How long have you been retired now?Don't feel so bad, I had several started dates.
Back when I first started everything was on paper and nobody could recall where those papers were kept.
He still got boned they waiting until the middle of January to make him permanent when he never stopped working.1 17 2022 you became a regular employee before that you was a temporary employees
He was hired during the free period.He still got boned they waiting until the middle of January to make him permanent when he never stopped working.
I was hired during peak too. My seniority date is January 2nd. I know it happens but they usually give you seniority the first of the next year.He was hired during the free period.
It was kind of like a pre-trial run
It also says a company of boatload of money on benefits.
So he will not get any paid holidays till next year anyway or vacations and will not be eligible for healthcare until the middle of September.
But at least he got his foot in the door.
Well it seems like over a decades they keep expanding it so the company can save a few bucksI was hired during peak too. My seniority date is January 2nd. I know it happens but they usually give you seniority the first of the next year.
7 yearsHow long have you been retired now?
Nice7 years
@McKinney94 : both of those can be considered "start" dates. Why do you want to know about a "true start date"? Perhaps a more meaningful date would be your "seniority date"; which is used for things such as applying pay raises, paid time off, other benefits eligibility, etc.I started 12/01/2021 as a seasonal dockworker and was “rehired” 01/17/2022 even though I never stopped coming to work. Which would be my true start date? View attachment 380994
Nobody hired in December gets that as his seniority date that's the free period@McKinney94 : both of those can be considered "start" dates. Why do you want to know about a "true start date"? Perhaps a more meaningful date would be your "seniority date"; which is used for things such as applying pay raises, paid time off, other benefits eligibility, etc.
It appears the company considers 01/17/2022 is, or will be, your "seniority" date. (The 12/01/2021 is a Seasonal hire date, 01/17/2022 is a Permanent hire date) I suggest you check with a knowledgeable coworker, union shop steward, or someone at your Local Union office for 2 reasons:
- find out what the probationary time period is where you are (if you work XX days in YY time period, outside of a "seasonal" or "free hire" period, and you keep working working after that, you are now a permanent "seniority" employee. XX and YY are different depending on where you are in the country)
- Plot twist: at least where I am, if you did in fact work uninterrupted between your "seasonal hire" period and your permanent hire (Continous Service) date; it means the company screwed up and your "seniority date" should actually be 12/01/2021. So it would be a really, really good idea to talk to your Union Shop Steward or Local Union Office ASAP (do not ask your supervisors/manager about this until you have first checked with your Union).
Like I said, where I am, if you are not "laid off" for at least one day between your seasonal/free period and the "permanent" start date, that is a violation of the contract and a valid, winning grievance. And, at least around here, the company does regularly offer the option of permanent or seasonal employment to Peak season hires, with no objection from the Local Union.Nobody hired in December gets that as his seniority date that's the free period
They are not going to give him his Peak seniority dateLike I said, where I am, if you are not "laid off" for at least one day between your seasonal/free period and the "permanent" start date, that is a violation of the contract and a valid, winning grievance. And, at least around here, the company does regularly offer the option of permanent or seasonal employment to Peak season hires, with no objection from the Local Union.
When you started , it was chiseled on slateDon't feel so bad, I had several started dates.
Back when I first started everything was on paper and nobody could recall where those papers were kept.
Remember peak now runs from Oct. 15th to Jan. 15th.I was hired during peak too. My seniority date is January 2nd. I know it happens but they usually give you seniority the first of the next year.
I started 12/01/2021 as a seasonal dockworker and was “rehired” 01/17/2022 even though I never stopped coming to work. Which would be my true start date? View attachment 380994