Employer’s Right to Evaluate Performance. The Employer, the Union, and the employees covered under the terms of this Agreement, agree that the Employer has the right to routinely monitor and evaluate the performance of employees by reviewing and evaluating employee work habits and job tasks performed. The Employer shall have the right to use the job review and evaluation format it deems appropriate. A formal evaluation of each Employee’s performance may be completed at least annually about the time of the Employee’s anniversary date of employment. The purpose of the evaluation process is to encourage communication between the Employee and their supervisor concerning the Employee’s job performance. Employees will know how their supervisor’s view their performance and areas of weakness can be identified and methods of improvement outlined. The Employer retains the right to use the information obtained through the job review and evaluation process to discipline employees when warranted. Disciplinary actions available to the Employer include, but are not limited to warnings, suspensions, transfers, demotions, and terminations. Employees have the right to grieve such disciplinary actions through the grievance procedure outlined in this Agreement. The Employer agrees to consider and encourage constructive comments and suggestions from the Employees and Union concerning job-related matters such as establishing job performance and time standards, identifying measurements of acceptable job quality and quantity, performance evaluation criteria, etc.
