Grade Change. When a job is reclassified one grade upward and the incumbent employee has occupied the position two or more years, the job shall not be posted and the incumbent employee shall receive the upgrade, assuming the incumbent is qualified. Judgments will be made as to qualifications pursuant to Article XIII. When a job is reclassified two or more grades upward, the position shall be posted. An employee displaced by the application of this section can exercise rights in accordance with Article XIV, Section 14.04. In the event a position is placed in a lower grade as a result of reclassification, the employee holding the position will not suffer a reduction in wages. Employees in positions which have been reclassified to a lower grade shall continue to have bidding rights as if they retained their former (higher) grade classification.
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Samples: Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement, Labor Agreement
