Comparable Worth/Job Evaluation Committee. The parties agree to establish a Comparable Worth/Job Evaluation Committee, to be comprised of equal representation by the employer and the Union, Union to select its representatives to serve on such committee. The Committee shall be charged with reviewing and evaluating AFSCME Local #456 job classifications. The Committee shall evaluate and assign point values to newly created positions whenever such are established and with re-evaluating existing positions whenever the job duties of a classification are amended to add additional job skills, training and/or educational requirements or other factors which are likely to increase the point values of such classification. The parties agree to implement said Committee no later than two (2) months after the conclusion of these negotiations. The Committee shall begin by reviewing existing job classifications. Job classifications which have significantly changed shall be updated to reflect the employee's job duties, knowledge requirements (i.e., education, on-the-job training, etc.) and responsibilities, and same shall be submitted to the job evaluation process. The Committee shall review any new job and determine its proper job classification. Jobs that have significantly changed will be reviewed by the Joint Job Classification Committee. Should such determination show the position as rated higher than currently rated, any affected employee shall be paid the new rate commencing with the beginning of the immediately following pay period. If a position is devalued, the incumbent or new employee will be red-circled until such time as such employee qualifies for the next step increase. Requests for jobs to be re-evaluated by either management or the bargaining unit shall include specific justification for the review. The job evaluations shall be completed using the State Job Match for Schools, or an equivalency.
