Compensation Grade Appeal. The City and Union shall create a joint Compensation Grade Appeal Committee (Committee) comprised of up to two (2) individuals designated by the Union and up to two (2) individuals designated by the City. The Committee shall meet periodically in order to review a claim by the Union that certain position(s) should receive a compensation upgrade. The Committee may ensure that a job audit is completed as part of its review. The Union agrees that any position for which an appeal is made was properly graded on the effective date of this Agreement. In considering an appeal, the Committee shall not examine changes in the job content in the position for which the appeal is claimed that occurred prior to the effective date of this Agreement. Rather, the review shall be restricted to a review on the issue of whether, after the effective date of this Agreement, there was a fundamental and substantial change in the job content of such position that could have the effect of changing its compensation grade. Further, the review shall not consider perceived changes in job duties related to new technology, state or federal mandates, and/or increases in the volume of work or duties. At the completion of its review, the Committee shall issue a non-binding recommendation to the City relative to the claim. The Union has the right to file and advance a grievance filed over the outcome of such recommendation under and in conformance with Article 7 of this Agreement except that in no event shall such grievance be subject to arbitration without the written agreement of the City of Boston’s Office of Labor Relations. In the event that the Committee unanimously recommends an upgrade, written agreement from the Office of Labor Relations shall not be withheld. Such arbitration shall be a de novo proceeding based on the standards set forth in paragraph two (2) of this section. In such arbitration, the Committee’s recommendation and deliberations are not admissible. Furthermore, the arbitrator shall draw no inferences or base any findings on the fact that the dispute is before him/her. The following pending Compensation Grade Appeals (CGAs) shall survive the effective date(s) of the Agreement: (see side letter with list of cases, on file with AFSCME and City)
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Compensation Grade Appeal. The City and Union shall create a joint Compensation Grade Appeal Committee (Committee) comprised of up to two (2) individuals designated by the Union and up to two (2) individuals designated by the City. The Committee shall meet periodically in order to review a claim by the Union that certain position(s) should receive a compensation upgrade. The Committee may ensure that a job audit is completed as part of its review. The Union agrees that any position for which an appeal is made was properly graded on the effective date of this Agreement. In considering an appeal, the Committee shall not examine changes in the job content in the position for which the appeal is claimed that occurred prior to the effective date of this Agreement. Rather, the review shall be restricted to a review on the issue of whether, after the effective date of this Agreement, there was a fundamental and substantial change in the job content of such position that could have the effect of changing its compensation grade. Further, the review shall not consider perceived changes in job duties related to new technology, state or federal mandates, and/or increases in the volume of work or duties. At the completion of its review, the Committee shall issue a non-binding recommendation to the City relative to the claim. The Union has the right to file and advance a grievance filed over the outcome of such recommendation under and in conformance with Article 7 of this Agreement except that in no event shall such grievance be subject to arbitration without the written agreement of the City of Boston’s Office of Labor Relations. In the event that the Committee unanimously recommends an upgrade, written agreement from the Office of Labor Relations shall not be withheld. Such arbitration shall be a de novo proceeding based on the standards set forth in paragraph two (2) of this section. In such arbitration, the Committee’s recommendation and deliberations are not admissible. Furthermore, the arbitrator shall draw no inferences or base any findings on the fact that the dispute is before him/herthem. The following pending Compensation Grade Appeals (CGAs) CGAs shall survive the effective date(s) dates of the Agreement: (see side letter with list • Xxx Xxxx filed 12/1/18 • Xxxxx Xxxx filed 8/14/18 • Xxxxx Xxxxxx filed 6/17/18 The Committee’s review of cases, on file with AFSCME and City)these three shall not examine changes in job content that occurred prior to the term of the 2017-2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Compensation Grade Appeal. The City and Union shall create a joint Compensation Grade Appeal Committee (Committee) comprised of up to two (2) individuals designated by the Union and up to two (2) individuals designated by the City. The Committee shall meet periodically in order to review a claim by the Union that certain position(s) should receive a compensation upgrade. The Committee may ensure that a job audit is completed as part of its review. The Union agrees that any position for which an appeal is made was properly graded on the effective date of this Agreement. In considering an appeal, the Committee shall not examine changes in the job content in the position for which the appeal is claimed that occurred prior to the effective date of this Agreement. Rather, the review shall be restricted to a review on the issue of whether, after the effective date of this Agreement, there was a fundamental and substantial change in the job content of such position that could have the effect of changing its compensation grade. Further, the review shall not consider perceived changes in job duties related to new technology, state or federal mandates, and/or increases in the volume of work or duties. At the completion of its review, the Committee shall issue a non-binding recommendation to the City relative to the claim. The Union has the right to file and advance a grievance filed over the outcome of such recommendation under and in conformance with Article 7 of this Agreement except that in no event shall such grievance be subject to arbitration without the written agreement of the City of Boston’s Office of Labor Relations. In the event that the Committee unanimously recommends an upgrade, written agreement from the Office of Labor Relations shall not be withheld. Such arbitration shall be a de novo proceeding based on the standards set forth in paragraph two (2) of this section. In such arbitration, the Committee’s recommendation and deliberations are not admissible. Furthermore, the arbitrator shall draw no inferences or base any findings on the fact that the dispute is before him/her. The following pending Compensation Grade Appeals (CGAs) shall survive the effective date(s) of the Agreement: (see side letter with list of cases, on file with AFSCME and City)) The parties agree to keep the current contract language and agree that the Committee shall reconvene within thirty (30) days after ratification of this Agreement and review the following job titles, which shall be exempt from the second (2nd) paragraph of this section, within one (1) year after the ratification of this Agreement:
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