Change in Work Location/Transfer. A. A change in work location may be designated by the bureau/office head or designee. Such changes in work location shall not be arbitrary. A unit employee may request and be considered for a change in work location. A unit employee seeking a change in work location will request it, in writing, to the bureau/office head or designee. All vacancies which occur in job positions which are part of this bargaining unit shall be posted within the departments with notice sent to DCSMEC. An employee seeking to be reassigned to a vacancy shall request it, in writing, to the appropriate Director, with a copy to his/her supervisor. Employees may request a transfer if they have been in their current work location at least six months, have had no written reprimands (as a result of violations of any School Board Policy, contract provision, departmental regulation or policy) during the six month period prior to transfer request, and have successfully completed their probationary period. Vacancies will be filled on the basis of qualifications, experience, and seniority. Unit employees may be assigned to work locations as workload, staffing, and administrative requirements dictate. Changes in work location may be grievable, but shall not be arbitrable. Transfer/Location Preference Requests will be held active in the Office of Human Resources for a period of six months from the date of request. Unit employees may request and receive one work location transfer per fiscal year.
