Common use of Hiring Grievances Clause in Contracts

Hiring Grievances. (b) (i) A qualified applicant for a specified posted position of at least four (4) months’ duration (two (2) months’ duration if the position is for a half course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session), shall have the right to file an individual grievance concerning the hiring decision, commencing at Step 1, in the event of a complaint of an improper hiring decision which resulted in the applicant not being selected for the position providing that one of the following conditions are met: • The qualified applicant has been employed in the hiring Department for at least four (4) months within the past twenty-four (24) months (at least two (2) months if the employment was a half-course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session); OR • For at least four (4) months within the past twenty-four (24) months (at least two (2) months if the employment was a half-course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session) the qualified applicant has been employed in another Department teaching a closely related course. For the purpose of this Article, closely related course shall be defined as a course that appears in the academic calendar as a ‘course exclusion’ for the course in question, effective starting with the academic calendar published for the 2014-2015 academic year; OR • For at least four (4) months within the past twenty-four (24) months (at least two (2) months if the employment was a half-course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session) the qualified applicant has been employed in another Department teaching a course which appears on a list of ‘exclusion equivalent’ courses identified and published by the hiring Department. ‘Exclusion equivalent’ courses shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Chair of the hiring Department. The list of ‘exclusion equivalent’ courses shall be reviewed on a regular basis and updated/amended as deemed appropriate by the Chair at their sole discretion. The list of ‘exclusion equivalent’ courses shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. The University will provide electronic copies of such lists to the Union. Applicants shall state in their application for a specified posted position if they have taught a closely related course or a course on the ‘exclusion equivalent’ list in accordance with the above.

Hiring Grievances. (b) (i) A qualified applicant for a specified posted position of at least four (4) months’ duration (two (2) months’ duration if the position is for a half course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session), shall have the right to file an individual grievance concerning the hiring decision, commencing at Step 1, in the event of a complaint of an improper hiring decision which resulted in the applicant not being selected for the position providing that one of the following conditions are met: • x The qualified applicant has been employed in the hiring Department for at least four (4) months within the past twenty-four (24) months (at least two (2) months if the employment was a half-course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session); OR • x For at least four (4) months within the past twenty-four (24) months (at least two (2) months if the employment was a half-course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session) the qualified applicant has been employed in another Department teaching a closely related course. For the purpose of this Article, closely related course shall be defined as a course that appears in the academic calendar as a ‘course exclusion’ for the course in question, effective starting with the academic calendar published for the 2014-2015 academic year; OR • x For at least four (4) months within the past twenty-four (24) months (at least two (2) months if the employment was a half-course offered over two (2) months in the summer academic session) the qualified applicant has been employed in another Department teaching a course which appears on a list of ‘exclusion equivalent’ courses identified and published by the hiring Department. ‘Exclusion equivalent’ courses shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Chair of the hiring Department. The list of ‘exclusion equivalent’ courses shall be reviewed on a regular basis and updated/amended as deemed appropriate by the Chair at their sole discretion. The list of ‘exclusion equivalent’ courses shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. The University will provide electronic copies of such lists to the Union. Applicants shall state in their application for a specified posted position if they have taught a closely related course or a course on the ‘exclusion equivalent’ list in accordance with the above.