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.
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