CDCR refers to the Department of Human Resources (CalHR), formerly known as the Department of Personnel Administration (DPA), for rules and bargaining unit contract language for calculating seniority.
For the purpose of calculating official seniority scores for layoff purposes, an employee is given credit for each month of full-time State service (must have worked 11 days in a pay period). For less than full-time employees assigned to Bargaining Unit 6, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) specifies seniority credit computation. Also, if information is provided and approved, the BU06 seniority score will reflect points for qualifying prior military service.
- Military points: The criteria for the awarding of military points are defined by DPA Layoff Manual Section 400. Certain campaigns and expeditionary missions qualify for State service credit, provided that other criteria are also met. A maximum of 12 seniority points are awarded to employees who qualify. Please note that qualifying military service is used only for layoff or placement purposes.
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/layoffresources/docs/Military-Service-Information.pdf
- Limited-term credits: For the purpose of calculating seniority scores, employees in a limited-term appointment:
– Without prior permanent status, receive no seniority points for their months of service. However, if an employee is appointed to a permanent full-time position subsequent to the initial limited-term appointment with no break in service, the employee is given credit for the time worked as limited-term as long as the employee qualified for a seniority point based on the criteria as outlined above. Limited Term employees receive credit for qualifying military service upon attaining permanent status.
– With prior permanent status, continue to receive state seniority points for their months of service. - Permanent Intermittent credits: For BU06: Effective April 1, 1999, intermittent employees shall be awarded one seniority point for each qualifying monthly pay period of state service. A pay period in which an intermittent employee works 88 or more hours will be considered a qualifying pay period for the purpose of accruing seniority. Any pay period in which an intermittent employee works less than the required hours will be considered a non-qualifying pay period; and such hours shall not be counted or accumulated.
Note: BU06 intermittent hours worked prior to April 1, 1999; accrue at the rate of one seniority point for every 160 hours for BU06 employees.