Individual Appeal of Classification. Individual employees shall continue to have the same right to appeal the propriety of the classification of his/her position through the Chief Human Resources Officer or the Civil Service System which the individual employee enjoyed on June 30, 1976, and such appeal may not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration under Article 23 herein.
Individual Appeal of Classification. The parties agree that any appeal pertaining to reclassification or reallocation shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Section 49 of Chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws and shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure herein.
Individual Appeal of Classification. An employee who seeks a reclassification shall adhere to the following procedure:
Individual Appeal of Classification. An employee who seeks a reclassification shall adhere to the following procedure:
1. An employee who seeks a reclassification of that position may request an audit of the position on the form attached hereto (Appendix E).
2. The employee shall file said form with the Chief Personnel Officer and shall forward a copy of same to the Union.
3. The Chief Personnel Officer or designee shall conduct a job audit within ninety (90) working days of receipt of the request.
4. Within ten (10) working days of completion of the job audit, the Chief Personnel Officer or designee shall hold a hearing. Nothing shall preclude the appointment of a committee to serve as the designee of the Chief Personnel Officer where it is currently the practice to do so. In the case of a request for an individual reclassification, the hearing officer shall not be in the supervisory chain of the employee seeking the reclassification. The Union may participate in the hearing if the employee so requests.
5. The Chief Personnel Officer shall make a final determination within thirty (30) working days of the hearing.
6. The decision of the Chief Personnel Officer may be appealed within ten (10) working days to the CEO or designee who shall issue a decision within thirty (30) working days of receipt of the appeal.
7. When such reclassification request is granted, the monies necessary to fund such reclassification shall be budgeted for the following fiscal year, and if funds are available such reclassification shall be effective on the date of the appeal to the Chief Personnel Officer.
8. When a request for reclassification is denied, the individual may submit within fifteen
Individual Appeal of Classification. The parties agree that any appeal pertaining to reclassification or reallocation shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Section 49 of M.G.L. Chapter 30 and shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure. An Employee seeking a reclassification may either fill out the specified form or request an interview and position audit with the office of Human Resources. The Union shall be notified of any pending interview and may participate at the request of the Employee at any step of the process. It is recommended that the employee review the specified form with the Union prior to any interview.
Individual Appeal of Classification. The parties agree that any appeal, pertaining to reclassification or reallocation, shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Section 49 of Chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws and shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure herein. An employee, who seeks a reclassification may request an audit of the position on the form attached hereto (Appendix C). The employee shall file said form with the Manager of Total Compensation or designee and shall forward a copy of same to the Association. The Manager of Total Compensation or designee or designee shall conduct a job audit within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the request. The Manager of Total Compensation or designee shall make a final determination within thirty (30) calendar days of the hearing whenever possible. The decision of the Manager of Total Compensation or designee may be appealed within ten (10) calendar days to the Director of Human Resources or designee, who shall issue a decision within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the appeal but not more than sixty (60) days.
Individual Appeal of Classification. An employee who seeks a reclassification shall adhere to the following procedure:
1. An employee who seeks a reclassification of that position may request an audit of the position on the form attached hereto (Appendix E).
2. The employee shall file said form with the Chief Human Resources Officer and shall forward a copy of same to the Union.
3. The Chief Human Resources Officer or designee shall conduct a job audit within ninety (90) working days of receipt of the request.
4. Within ten (10) working days of completion of the job audit, the Chief Human Resources Officer or designee shall hold a hearing. Nothing shall preclude the appointment of a committee to serve as the designee of the Chief Human Resources Officer where it is currently the practice to do so. In the case of a request for an individual reclassification, the hearing officer shall not be in the supervisory chain of the employee seeking the reclassification. The Union may participate in the hearing if the employee so requests.
5. The Chief Human Resources Officer shall make a final determination within thirty (30) working days of the hearing.
6. The decision of the Chief Human Resources Officer may be appealed within ten
Individual Appeal of Classification. The parties agree that any appeal pertaining to reclassification or reallocation shall continue to be governed by the provisions of Section 49 of Chapter 30 of the Massachusetts General Laws and shall not be subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure herein. An employee in a "trust funded" position who seeks a reclassification of that position may request an audit of the position on the form attached hereto (Appendix C). The employee shall file said form with the Manager of Total Compensation or designee and shall forward a copy of same to the Association. The Manager of Total Compensation or designee or designee shall conduct a job audit within 90 calendar days of receipt of the request. Within ten working days of completion of the job audit, the Manager of Total Compensation or designee or designee shall hold a hearing. In the case of a request for an individual reclassification, the hearing officer shall not be in the supervisory chain of the employee seeking the reclassification. The Association may participate in the hearing if the employee so requests. The Manager of Total Compensation or designee shall make a final determination within 30 calendar days of the hearing. The decision of the Manager of Total Compensation or designee may be appealed within 10 calendar days to the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources or designee who shall issue a decision within 30 calendar days of receipt of the appeal. When such reclassification request is granted, the moneys necessary to fund such reclassification shall be budgeted for the following fiscal year and, if funds are available, such reclassification shall be effective at the beginning of the payroll week next following the date of the appeal to the Manager of Total Compensation or designee. The parties agree that the procedure herein provided shall be the sole procedure for reclassification of "trust funded" positions and the grievance and arbitration procedures of Article 27 shall not apply.
Individual Appeal of Classification. Individual employees shall continue to have the same right to appeal the propri- ety of the classification of his/her position through the Personnel Administrator or the Civil Service System which the individual employee enjoyed on June 30, 1976, and such appeal may not be the subject of a grievance or arbitration under Article 23A herein.
Section 4 There shall be a Labor/Management Committee established to investigate instances of misclassification. The Committee shall consist of two (2) persons from the Human Resources Divi- sion and two (2) persons from the Union.
Section 5 Where the Union believes that a job specification or the name of a job title is either inaccurate or inappropriate, it may present information regarding such inaccuracies or inappropriateness to the Human Resources Division for review and adjustments as need- ed to the job specification and/or job title.
Individual Appeal of Classification. Individual employees shall continue to have the same right to appeal the propriety of the classification of his/her position through the Human Resources Director, and such appeal shall not be the subject of the grievance or arbitration under the terms of this agreement.
