Lateral Transfers and Downgrading Sample Clauses

Lateral Transfers and Downgrading. (a) To a Different Occupation. Employees assigned for any reason to a different occupation of the same or lower labor grade shall receive the same rate that other employees with similar skill and experience would be paid, but not less than the qualifying rate of the job unless the employee is receiving, at the time of the change, a probationary rate, in which case the probationary rate for the grade in which the new job falls shall be paid until the expiration of the probationary period, but not less than six (6) weeks on the new assignment.