Common use of Hours Reductions Clause in Contracts

Hours Reductions. 7.1 When a decision has been made to reduce regularly assigned TA hours, the site administrator shall give consideration to the following factors when determining the impact upon employees: program needs, budget constraints, District policy encouraging Degree Track personnel, seniority of the employees, special skills and/or qualifications, and individual special needs and/or hardships. The site administrator shall develop a tentative plan for implementation of the reduction of hours. These are local decisions with differing approaches expected. When it is determined that a less senior employee possesses special skills and/or qualifications necessary for the position, an employee with greater seniority who has his or her hours reduced as a result of this determination, may send a written request to the site administrator requesting a statement of the necessary special skills and/or qualifications within five (5) days of the decision to reduce his or her hours. 7.2 The administrator shall give all TAs employed at the site a five (5) day written notice of a scheduled meeting to discuss the tentative plan and to receive input prior to final decision. Two copies of the notice shall be given to the Unit F Job Xxxxxxx. 7.3 During the five (5) day period prior to the meeting, the school's Units/Seniority list and local school budgets shall be made available for review by the TAs; one copy of those documents shall be provided to the Job Xxxxxxx upon request.