Change in Work Location/Transfer Clause Samples

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. 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 adminis- trative 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. B. A joint Zone Mechanic (ZM) committee, co-chaired and consisting of eight members, four selected by M-DCPS Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and four selected by the Union, will be established. Its mission is to meet and discuss the assignment and reassignment of zone mechanics and make recommendations. An equal number of alternates may be appointed by both parties. The committee will also review suggestions from Zone Mechanics and management and make recommendations to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Zone Mechanics. The committee shall meet at least quarterly. A written summary of the quarterly meetings shall be maintained. All recommendations shall be forwarded to the Maintenance Officer, with a copy to the Union Business Representative. C. Zone Mechanic (ZM) vacancies will be filled using the following two step procedure. Ties in the bidding and placement process will be resolved by first considering seniority in job classification and secondly by overall District seniority as a permanent employee. Bidding will be scheduled annually unless some other time is agreed to by the Zone Mechanic Committee. 1. District-wide Bidding: - Z...