Joint Processes. It is recognized that the Employer retains inherent management rights and responsibilities to operate and manage its business and direct its work force including the right to hire, select, transfer, promote, suspend, discharge, demote and discipline or lay off any employee, subject to the terms of this Agreement. Employees will be responsible for participating in meetings, called by the Staff Director or the Staff Officer- Administrative Services, on a regular basis, for the purpose of consultation and to allow reasonable opportunity for consensus and/or employee inputs to decisions concerning the selection, de-selection, training and development, cost accounting and reporting, compensation administration, administration of agreement, health and safety, job assignments, budgets, appraisals, scheduling, resource allocation, employee services, office equipment and facilities, goal setting and work standards and quality. The SSU will be provided an opportunity to make prior input to decisions involving organizational change that trigger the lay off procedure. The structure of the SEP reflects the partnership with its employees. It will continue to be SEP's practice to assign staff resources, consistent with work plan priorities and resource limitations, to self directed and integrated SEP committees and teams. Employees will be encouraged to perform their role as full team members on such SEP working committees or project teams that may also consist of elected representatives and/or SEP members. SEP Committees and teams which have a membership consisting of SSU represented staff will be encouraged to utilize consensus decision-making with a strong focus on both current and near term decisions affecting the planning and production of work. They will constantly seek improvement in quality, efficiency and service.
Joint Processes. It is recognized that the Employer retains inherent management rights and responsibilities to operate and manage its business and direct its work force including the right to hire, select, transfer, promote, suspend, discharge, demote and discipline or lay off any employee, subject to the terms of this Agreement. Employees will be responsible for participating in meetings, called by the Staff Manager or the Staff Officer- Administrative Services, on a regular basis, for the purpose of consultation and to allow reasonable opportunity for consensus and/or employee inputs to decisions concerning the selection, deselection, training and development, cost accounting and reporting, compensation administration, administration of agreement, health and safety, job assignments, budgets, appraisals, scheduling, resource allocation, employee services, office equipment and facilities, goal setting and work standards and quality. The SSU will be provided an opportunity to make prior input to decisions involving organizational change that trigger the lay off procedure. The structure of the SEP reflects the partnership with its employees. It will continue to be SEP's practice to assign staff resources, consistent with workplan priorities and resource limitations, to self directed and integrated SEP committees and teams. Employees will be encouraged to perform their role as full team members on such SEP working committees or project teams that may also consist of elected representatives and/or SEP members. SEP Committees and teams which have a membership consisting of SSU represented staff will be encouraged to utilize consensus decision-making with a strong focus on both current and near term decisions affecting the planning and production of work. They will constantly seek improvement in quality, efficiency and service.
