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ARTICLE 6 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS <br />6.1.Every employee covered by this agreement shall have access to the rights and benefits recorded in Kittitas <br />County's Personnel Policies Manual, as maintained, and updated by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />Where language is in conflict between the two documents, this agreement will take precedence. <br />ARTICLE 7 DEFINITIONS OF EMPLOYEES <br />7.1.Regular Full-time Employees: An employee who is regularly scheduled or compensated a minimum of forty <br />(40) hours per week. <br />7.2.Regular Part-time Employee: An employee who is regularly scheduled or compensated for less than forty <br />(40) hours per week. A part-time employee working twenty (20) or more hours per work week shall be <br />entitled to pro-rated insurance benefits, sick leave, vacation, and paid holidays. The calculation for pro- <br />ration shall be based upon the number of hours worked per week divided by the number of hours in a full <br />working week for the position. <br />7.3.Probationary Employee: A newly hired employee who has not completed twelve (12) calendar months of <br />service with the Employer since the first day of employment. Probationary employees shall work under the <br />provisions of this Agreement but shall be only on a trial basis, during which period said employee may be <br />discharged without any recourse. <br />7.4.If a probationary employee fails to attend or satisfactorily complete the required State Academy for the <br />position held within six (6) months of employment, said employee shall be terminated without any recourse. <br />If the State Academy is not offered within the employee's first six (6) months of employment, the employee <br />may have an additional six (6) months in which to attend and successfully pass. The employee must attend <br />the course when offered or be subject to termination without recourse. <br />ARTICLE8 SENIORITY <br />8.1."Seniority", as used in this Agreement, is determined by the length of an employee's continuous service <br />within the bargaining unit since the employee's last date of hire. <br />8.2.The Employer will provide the Union with copies of the seniority list upon request to the Human Resource <br />Department. The Employer will have up to two (2) workdays to process the request. <br />s.:i.An employee shall lose all seniority; forfeit rights and the Employer shall have no obligation to rehire said <br />employee under the following conditions: <br />a. The employee voluntarily leaves the service of the Employer in this bargaining unit; or, <br />b. The employee is discharged for just cause; or, <br />c. The employee is discharged during the probationary period; or, <br />d. The employee is laid off for a period in excess of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months. <br />8.4.Seniority will operate by department, then by classification, as follows: <br />-4-