Job Description and Evaluation Procedure a) All bargaining unit employees will be covered by a job description, the title of which will be set out in Appendix A. Appendix A will be updated and provided to the Union upon request.
b) The Union will receive a copy of the plan to aid in their reviews and a copy of each job description with its corresponding substantiating data. The Union may appeal jobs and contact the Employer to discuss any problems or to obtain information related to jobs under review.
c) All job descriptions prepared in accordance with this Article will describe job duties and responsibilities as clearly and specifically as possible. Minor duties, which are ancillary to one or more of the duties defined in the job description, may be omitted from the job description provided such duties are related to those set out in the job description, and provided such duties do not affect the rating of the job.
d) Job descriptions will be written in a clear, concise manner outlining the major duties of the job. The assignment of grades will be substantiated by outlining the elements of the duties that establish the grade. The rating of all job factors will be done sign the factor and level definitions outlined in the Plan.
e) Job descriptions will be prepared by the Employer after consultation with the affected employee or a representative group of affected employees and the appropriate Supervisor(s). The affected employee or the representative group of affected employees will initial the final job description indicating that they have participated in the preparation of the job description. Such initialling does not necessarily indicate agreement with the content or evaluation of the job description.
f) Existing job descriptions may be changed or revised by the Employer subject to the changes in duties and responsibilities being properly documented into the job description except as outlined in 5.03 (c).
g) All job descriptions will be evaluated by the Employer and those job descriptions and evaluations will be provided to the Union Office and the Union Job Evaluation Review Officer. Job descriptions will not be issued until the new or revised job description has been prepared, evaluated and forwarded to the Union. Job descriptions applicable to each department of the Employer will be available within the department, and a copy of the employee’s job description will be provided to the employee on entering the job and on request.
h) If a work leader position evaluates at the same level as the...
