Is it possible that a TAW employee who’s lower in seniority work before a higher seniority employee? And also how long can a employee be on TAW?
TAW (Temporary Alternate Work) is an alternative to Workers-Compensation.
It is in place to give the Company an avenue to avoid a loss time injury.
In my opinion, it in no way gives the Company an avenue to violate seniority provisions, nor does it "reclassify" the injured employee.
Therefore, while an employee is on TAW (for a maximum of 30 days, with a Company option to apply for an extension), they remain in their classification, at their appropriate pay rate, and with their spot on the seniority list intact.
If they are working a junior employee on TAW ahead of you, I would most certainly grieve it.
BTW, never listen to
@UpstateNYUPSer in matters of the contract.