Common use of JOB POSTINGS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS Clause in Contracts

JOB POSTINGS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS. 31.01 The Employer will post for seven (7) work days any position opening within the Bargaining Unit prior to the actual commencement of outside posting. Such posting shall contain the following: Job Title, qualifications required, salary, competition closing date, to whom to submit the Application, and shall be accompanied by a Position Description. The Employer may also simultaneously post any position openings within the Bargaining Unit externally. Appointments shall be made in accordance with Article 31.04. 31.02 All applications delivered during such period of posting will be considered. Applicants shall be informed in writing of their acceptance or rejection as soon as possible after the appointment is made. 31.03 When the Employer decides to fill a vacancy before expiration of the posting period, the appointment shall be made on a temporary basis only, until a regular appointment is made. 31.04 Both Parties recognize the principle of promotion within the service of the Employer and that job opportunity should increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in making promotions or transfers, appointment shall be made of the applicant with the greatest seniority and having the required qualifications. Appointments from within the bargaining unit shall be made as soon as reasonably possible. 31.05 The successful applicant shall be notified within one week following the end of the posting period. They shall be given a trial period of forty (40) work days, during which time they will receive the necessary training for the position. The Employer shall not curtail the trial period without just cause, before it has run its full course. Conditional on satisfactory service, the Employee shall be declared permanent after the trial period. In the event the successful applicant proves unsatisfactory in the position during the trial period, or if the Employee is unable or unwilling to continue to perform the duties of the new job classification, the Employee shall be returned to their former position, wage, or salary rate, without loss of seniority. Any other Employee promoted or transferred because of the re-arrangement of positions shall also be returned to their former position, wage or salary rate without loss of seniority. 31.06 Where an Applicant who is already within the bargaining unit does not possess the required educational qualifications for a posted position, but is in the process of obtaining the necessary educational qualifications, that Employee may apply for the posted position. If the position is awarded to such an Applicant, the Employer may impose a condition upon the appointment that the Employee complete the required educational qualifications within a certain time frame. 31.07 Where an Employee is transferred or promoted to a higher paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be placed within the range for the new classification at the next highest increment level above the Employee's existing salary. 31.08 Where an Employee is transferred or demoted (non–disciplinary) to a lower paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be frozen until such time as the maximum step of the appropriate classification exceeds the Employee’s rate of pay. At that time the Employee will be placed at the maximum of the range for the new classification and be eligible to receive future increases applied to the salary grid. Employees frozen over range shall receive the equivalent of the negotiated increase for each year of the agreement in a lump sum payment, payable on the first pay period in April. 31.09 Where an Employee applies for and accepts an appointment to a lower paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be placed within the range of the new classification at the closest level at or below the Employee’s existing salary. 31.10 A promoted or transferred Employee shall serve a trial period of forty (40) work days in the new classification. During the trial period, the Employee may be returned to their former position by the Employer. For the first fifteen (15) work days, the Employee may at their request also return to their former position. 31.11 An Employee occupying a permanent position may apply for a promotion or transfer to a temporary position exceeding ninety (90) days in duration. If appointed to such a position, the Employee shall be returned to their former position when the temporary position ends. 31.12 Where the Employer is aware of employment opportunities/job postings outside the Bargaining Unit but within the Legal Aid Society, same will be made available to the members of the Bargaining Unit.

JOB POSTINGS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS. 31.01 13.01 When a vacancy occurs in any department of the facility other than a temporary vacancy as contemplated in Article 13.11 and within five (5) days of formal notification to the Employer coming within the scope of this Agreement, subject to 13.02 below, a notice will be posted or circulated requesting applications to fill such vacancy from employees of the Employer. Such notice shall include current shift of the vacancy. 13.02 Such notice for all full-time positions shall be posted in all departments and shall remain posted for five (5) days (exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and paid holidays) to permit applicants to make application for the vacancy. 13.03 During the period of vacancy the Employer may temporarily fill the vacancy through whatever means are necessary, consistent with the terms of the Collective Agreement. An affected employee transferred into the vacancy shall not be required to fill the position for more than two (2) calendar weeks and will not suffer a reduction in wages. (a) In considering applications, preference will be given to seniority provided that the applicant possesses the skill, ability to perform the work required. If no applications to fill the vacancy are received from employees of the Employer, or if the applicant or applicants are not suitable for such vacancy, then the Employer may fill the vacancy from the open market subject to the applicants' right to the grievance procedure. (b) The Employer agrees that in situations where two or more employees have applied for a job posting and the seniority between the employees is less than 100 hours apart then the Employer will post for seven (7) work days any position opening within prepare an interim seniority list as of the Bargaining Unit prior day the posting was withdrawn in order to the actual commencement of outside posting. Such posting shall contain the following: Job Title, qualifications required, salary, competition closing date, to whom to submit the Application, and shall be accompanied by a Position Description. The Employer may also simultaneously post any position openings within the Bargaining Unit externally. Appointments shall be made in accordance with Article 31.04assess seniority. 31.02 All applications delivered during such period of posting will be considered. Applicants shall be informed in writing of their acceptance or rejection as soon as possible after the appointment is made. 31.03 When the Employer decides to fill a vacancy before expiration of the posting period, the appointment shall be made on a temporary basis only, until a regular appointment is made. 31.04 Both Parties recognize the principle of promotion within the service of the Employer and that job opportunity should increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in making promotions or transfers, appointment shall be made of the applicant with the greatest seniority and having the required qualifications. Appointments from within the bargaining unit shall be made as soon as reasonably possible. 31.05 13.05 The successful applicant shall be notified within one week following placed on trial in the end of the posting period. They shall be given new position for a trial period of forty fourteen (4014) work days, during which scheduled working days in the case of both full-time they will receive the necessary training for the positionand part-time positions. The Employer Such trial promotion or transfer shall not curtail the trial period without just cause, before it has run its full course. Conditional on satisfactory service, the Employee shall be declared become permanent after the trial period. period unless: (a) The employee feels that she is not suitable for the position and wishes to return to her former position; or (b) The Employer feels that the employee is not suitable for the position, and requires that she return to her former position. 13.06 In the event the successful applicant proves unsatisfactory in the position during the trial period, of either Article 13.05 (a) or if the Employee is unable or unwilling to continue to perform the duties of the new job classification(b), the Employee shall be returned employee will return to their her former position, wage, or position and salary rate, without loss of her seniority. Any other Employee employee promoted or transferred because as a result of the re-arrangement of positions shall also be returned to their her former position, wage or position and salary rate without loss of seniority. An employee's return to her former position shall be made as soon as is practical, as deemed by the Employer, but no later than the next posted schedule. 31.06 Where an Applicant who is already 13.07 Employees promoted or transferred within the bargaining unit does not possess the required educational qualifications for shall receive a posted position, but is rate of pay in the process of obtaining the necessary educational qualifications, that Employee may apply for the posted position. If the position is awarded to such an Applicant, the Employer may impose a condition upon the appointment that the Employee complete the required educational qualifications within a certain time frame.new classification as follows: 31.07 Where an Employee is (a) Employees promoted or transferred or promoted to a higher paid classification, category shall receive the salary first rate of pay which is higher than the Employee shall be placed within previous rate of pay in the range for the new classification at the next highest increment level above the Employee's existing salaryformer category. 31.08 Where an Employee is transferred or demoted (non–disciplinaryb) Employees transferring to a lower paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be frozen until such time as the maximum step of the appropriate classification exceeds the Employee’s rate of pay. At that time the Employee will be placed at the maximum of the range for the new classification and be eligible to receive future increases applied to the salary grid. Employees frozen over range category shall receive the equivalent rate of pay applicable to their seniority in the lower category. 13.08 Should an employee transfer from a department in which seniority would have protected him/her from layoff, he/she shall have the option of transferring back to his/her former department at the rate of pay applicable in that department corresponding to his/her seniority. It is understood that such a transfer back to his/her former department will likely result in the layoff of the negotiated increase most junior employee in that department. 13.09 The job left vacant by the successful applicant for each year the initial posting shall be posted in like manner but no subsequent postings shall be required. 13.10 The Employer will post a notice indicating the name of the agreement successful candidate in a lump sum payment, payable on the first pay period in Aprilany vacancy application. 31.09 Where an Employee applies for and accepts an appointment to a lower paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be placed within the range of the new classification at the closest level at or below the Employee’s existing salary. 31.10 A promoted or transferred Employee shall serve a trial period of forty (40) work days in the new classification. During the trial period, the Employee may be returned to their former position by the Employer. For the first fifteen (15) work days, the Employee may at their request also return to their former position. 31.11 An Employee occupying a permanent position may apply for a promotion or transfer to a temporary position exceeding ninety (90) days in duration. If appointed to such a position, the Employee shall be returned to their former position when the temporary position ends. 31.12 Where the Employer is aware of employment opportunities/job postings outside the Bargaining Unit but within the Legal Aid Society, same will be made available to the members of the Bargaining Unit.

JOB POSTINGS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS. 31.01 The Employer will post for seven (7) work days any position opening within the Bargaining Unit prior to the actual commencement of outside posting. Such posting shall contain the following: Job Title, qualifications required, salary, competition closing date, to whom to submit the Application, and shall be accompanied by a Position Description. The Employer may also simultaneously post any position openings within the Bargaining Unit externally. Appointments shall be made in accordance with Article 31.04. 31.02 All applications delivered during such period of posting will be considered. Applicants shall be informed in writing of their acceptance or rejection as soon as possible after the appointment is made. 31.03 When the Employer decides to fill a vacancy before expiration of the posting period, the appointment shall be made on a temporary basis only, until a regular appointment is made. 31.04 Both Parties recognize the principle of promotion within the service of the Employer and that job opportunity should increase in proportion to length of service. Therefore, in making promotions or transfers, appointment shall be made of the applicant with the greatest seniority and having the required qualifications. Appointments from within the bargaining unit shall be made within three (3) weeks of posting as soon as reasonably possible. 31.05 The successful applicant shall be notified within one week following the end of the posting period. They shall be given a trial period of forty (40) work days, during which time they will receive the necessary training for the position. The Employer shall not curtail the trial period without just cause, before it has run its full course. Conditional on satisfactory service, the Employee shall be declared permanent after the trial period. In the event the successful applicant proves unsatisfactory in the position during the trial period, or if the Employee is unable or unwilling to continue to perform the duties of the new job classification, the Employee shall be returned to their former position, wage, or salary rate, without loss of seniority. Any other Employee promoted or transferred because of the re-arrangement of positions shall also be returned to their former position, wage or salary rate without loss of seniority. 31.06 Where an Applicant who is already within the bargaining unit does not possess the required educational qualifications for a posted position, but is in the process of obtaining the necessary educational qualifications, that Employee may apply for the posted position. If the position is awarded to such an Applicant, the Employer may impose a condition upon the appointment that the Employee complete the required educational qualifications within a certain time frame. 31.07 Where an Employee is transferred or promoted to a higher paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be placed within the range for the new classification at the next highest increment level above the Employee's existing salary. 31.08 Where an Employee is transferred or demoted (non–disciplinary) to a lower paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be frozen until such time as the maximum step of the appropriate classification exceeds the Employee’s rate of pay. At that time the Employee will be placed at the maximum of the range for the new classification and be eligible to receive future increases applied to the salary grid. Employees frozen over range shall receive the equivalent of the negotiated increase for each year of the agreement in a lump sum payment, payable on the first pay period in April. 31.09 Where an Employee applies for and accepts an appointment to a lower paid classification, the salary of the Employee shall be placed within the range of the new classification at the closest level at or below the Employee’s existing salary. 31.10 A promoted or transferred Employee shall serve a trial period of forty (40) work days in the new classification. During the trial period, the Employee may be returned to their former position by the Employer. For the first fifteen (15) work days, the Employee may at their request also return to their former position. 31.11 An Employee occupying a permanent position may apply for a promotion or transfer to a temporary position exceeding ninety (90) days in duration. If appointed to such a position, the Employee shall be returned to their former position when the temporary position ends. 31.12 Where the Employer is aware of employment opportunities/job postings outside the Bargaining Unit but within the Legal Aid Society, same will be made available to the members of the Bargaining Unit.