Common use of Employee’s Verbal Inquiry Clause in Contracts

Employee’s Verbal Inquiry. The employee initiates the appeal process by inquiring of the immediate supervisor about whether the employee should be advanced to a higher level in the employee’s multi-level classification. The employee should explain to the supervisor the employee’s reason for thinking that it would be appropriate to advance the employee to the higher level in the multi-level classification. In the absence of advancement criteria established by the department for the employee’s multi-level classification, the department shall establish written criteria (consistent with City-wide standards) for the classification within 45 calendar days of the employee’s initial verbal inquiry. In the event the department determines that modification of the established criteria for the employee’s multi-level classification is necessary before addressing the employee’s inquiry, the department shall complete the modification (consistent with City-wide standards) of such criteria within 30 calendar days of the employee’s initial verbal inquiry.