Employee-Initiated Review. An individual employee who believes that the duties of his or her position have changed, or that his or her position is improperly classified, may request a review according to the following procedure:
Employee-Initiated Review. (i) An employee may submit a request for reclassification to the Chief Human Resources Officer and the employee’s supervisor and/or manager by July 1.
Employee-Initiated Review. 24 An individual employee who believes that the duties of their position have 25 changed, or that their position is improperly classified, may request a review 26 according to the following procedure:
Employee-Initiated Review. An individual employee who believes that the duties of his or her position have changed, or that his or her position is improperly classified, may request a review according to the following procedure:
1. The employee and/or the employee’s immediate supervisor will complete and sign the appropriate form.
2. The supervisor will then send the completed form to the Employer’s Human Resources Office. The Employer’s Human Resources Office will review the completed form and make a decision regarding the appropriate classification within sixty (60) calendar days.
3. In the event the employee disagrees with the reallocation decision of the Employer, he or she may appeal the Employer’s decision to the director of the Department of Personnel (DOP) within thirty (30) calendar days of being provided the results of a position review or the notice of reallocation. The director of DOP will then make a written determination, which will be provided, to the employee.
4. In accordance with the provisions of WAC 357, the employee may appeal the determination of the director of DOP to the Personnel Appeals Board through December 31, 2005, and to the Washington Personnel Resources Board after December 31, 2005, within thirty (30) calendar days of being provided the written decision of the director of DOP. The appropriate board will render a decision which will be final and binding.
5. The effective date of a reallocation resulting from an employee request for a position review is the date the request was filed with the Employer.
6. Decisions regarding appropriate classification will be reviewed in accordance with this Section and will not be subject to the grievance procedure specified in Article 28 of this Agreement.
7. Positions will not be reallocated during the incumbent’s probationary period.
