Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
dovetail seniority
The combination of seniority lists from merging companies into one list that allows employees to keep their premerger seniority.
seniority
1. The preferential status, privileges, or rights given an employee based on the employee's length of service with an employer. ( Employees with seniority may receive additional or enhanced benefit packages and obtain competitive advantages over fellow employees in layoff and promotional decisions. 2. The status of being older or senior.
seniority system
Employment law. Any arrangement that recognizes length of service in making decisions about job layoffs and promotions or other advancements.