Promotion and Transfers. The employee with the most seniority shall, if the employee meets the qualifications set for the position by the Company, be transferred to fill a vacancy in a different classification. Nothing in this Article precludes the Company from hiring applicants from outside sources where no qualified employees apply and are accepted. A vacancy shall be posted for a minimum of seven (7) days prior to filling such a vacancy from any source. If requested by the employee in writing to the Human Resources Department, the employee shall, within fifteen (15)
Promotion and Transfers. In the event an employee is promoted or transferred to a higher-rated position, the employee shall be considered to be on trial for a period of not more than sixty (60) working days. Upon promotion or transfer the employee shall receive the classification rate or the salary range rate immediately above the employee's previous salary rate. If at the end of the trial period the employee is not considered satisfactory in the higher-rated position, the employee shall be returned to the employee's previous position without loss of seniority. It is agreed that the time limit mentioned herein may be extended by mutual agreement.
Promotion and Transfers. A. Teachers shall have the opportunity to apply for those district vacancies for which they are certified and qualified.
B. A vacancy of any professional position in the district shall be publicized by giving written notice to the Association and providing for the posting of such in every building.
C. All positions shall be posted for a minimum of five (5) calendar days prior to the filling of such vacancies.
D. All Walled Lake teachers who submit applications for positions within the system will be interviewed and receive consideration with other applicants. Vacancies shall be filled on the basis of experience, competency, qualifications and other relevant factors. For the purpose of this section, vacancies shall be defined as those positions which remain open after the annual staffing procedure or which occur during the school year. When these considerations are equal, as determined by the administration, then service in the Walled Lake School system shall be the determining factor.
E. Necessary inter-building transfers to meet staffing and/or program needs may be effectuated by the administration when the need to transfer is not caused by a district lay-off. Prior to transferring, a good faith effort will be made by the administration to meet staffing and/or program needs by soliciting qualified volunteers. A volunteer would not be disqualified from a position as long as he/she volunteers to be trained (if necessary) or a waiver can be obtained. The upcoming transfer(s) will be discussed with the potential transferee(s) prior to the final decision. Such transfers shall not be effectuated for arbitrary purposes.
F. It is agreed that all teachers should have the opportunity to be considered for reassignment or transfer to a different class, building or assignment. Teachers desiring such consideration should file their requests with the Superintendent of Schools before March 1 of each year. The requests shall set forth their reasons for transfer and the school, grade, or assignment sought. Reasons that are private or personal need not be reduced to writing, but shall be communicated orally to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, or designee. Requests of this nature that are on file shall be the first reviewed when openings occur. Requests of this type shall be renewed each year by the teacher to assure active consideration.
G. Non-tenured track teachers returning from lay-off, approved leaves of absence or teachers who have been transferred to ...
Promotion and Transfers. In order to participate in the examination process for promotion or transfer a person must have a satisfactory performance evaluation and employment history. Every person to be considered for promotion, advancement, or transfer to a vacancy, a new job or position must have obtained a total average mark of 75%. The examination will consist of a written, oral and practical exam. A failed examination may be retaken. In accordance with the above paragraph, a supplement examination shall be held no less than thirty (30) days and no more than sixty (60) days after notification of the results of the original examination. Written notification of their intention to take a supplemental examination, where applicable, must be given to the Fire Chief within thirty (30) days of being advised in writing that they failed to qualify on their first attempt at the examinations. Promotional classes will be conducted preceding the examinations above First Class, or transfers to other divisions or jobs. The dates and times of the classes shall be agreed upon by the Fire Chief and the Association. Examinations will be based upon material covered in the promotional classes. The person selected for promotion, advancement or transfer to such position, rank or job shall be that person having the greatest division seniority, or where there is no person with division seniority, the person having the greatest department seniority of those members of the department so qualified. When seniority is equal, the firefighters shall be placed on the eligibility list in order of their total average mark. Any supplemental exam mark shall not place a Firefighter ahead of another Firefighter with equal seniority. In the event a Firefighter fails to apply for a promotional examination when eligible, they shall not displace anyone on the eligibility list if at a later date they qualify for advancement to the rank applied. Under normal circumstances, all examinations shall be held no less than thirty and no more than sixty days after closing date for applications. At least fourteen days prior to any examinations above the rank of First Class, or transfers to other divisions or jobs, an examination board consisting of three senior officers of the Department will be established and the details posted in all Fire Halls, or the individuals notified. Under normal circumstances, all vacancies shall be filled within thirty days of official notification of examination results. The eligibility list shall be p...
Promotion and Transfers. 97 For the purposes of shift selection and promotion only, an employee who is transferred from one classification to another classification in the same pay grade shall only have "seniority" based on continuous service in the new classification beginning with the date of transfer.
Promotion and Transfers. Mandatory Procedure All vacancies and proposed reductions shall be bulletined for at least seven (7) days before vacancies are filled or reductions in personnel made and notice of the same furnished to the Union at the same time. Temporary assignments may be made for up to ten (10) days in order to accomplish the filling of vacancies or reduction of forces in an orderly fashion. The location of the postings shall be as agreed between the Employer and the Union at each of the worksites.
Promotion and Transfers. Strengthens language that promotions shall be based on departmental bargaining unit seniority in those cases where qualifications are essentially and will be the deciding factor for selection. Clarifies that Intra- Departmental transfers will be effected after an assessment of skills and qualifications.
Promotion and Transfers. The term promotion, for the purposes of this Agreement shall mean the act of placing an employee in a higher paying classification within the same classification. The Employer has sole discretion in determining who shall be promoted. In determining whether an employee is qualified for a position, the following factors ma be considered: education and training for the job in questions; skills for the job in question; ability to perform the work in question; disciplinary action; and seniority. The factors shall be considered in descending order. The Employer agrees that in the event the Employer determines any two or more applicants to be equally qualified, seniority shall be used to determine the appointment. Promotions shall not be subject to appeal through the grievance procedure except where seniority has been ignored or a patterned abuse of the Employer's discretion can be established. When an employee is promoted to a higher paying classification the employee shall be placed in the same step of that classification based upon Continuous Service with the Employer. Probationary periods for promotional jobs shall also not exceed thirty (30) calendar days. If during the probationary period, it is determined by the Employer that the employee has failed the probationary period due to substandard performance, such employee shall return to the previously held position and appropriate rate of pay. An employee displaced by a failed employee must either exercise displacement rights to the employee's previous position or accept voluntary layoff. Any employee hired and then subsequently laid off under this provision will have recall rights as provided in Section 8. When an employee is promoted, the Employer shall notify the Union of the promotion indicating the name of the promoted employee, classification into which the employee is promoted, effective date and effective wage rate. When an employee is promoted such letter of promotion shall be posted with a copy to the Union President. If due to operational needs, it becomes necessary to transfer employees between departments, said transfers will be mutually agreed to by the Union and the City prior to the transfer. It is understood that transfers will be temporary and the transferred employee will be recalled to the original position as soon as the needs of the City are met.
Promotion and Transfers. Upon promotion from one job classification to another, the employee promoted shall be placed on a step in the new salary range which is the next highest amount above his/her current salary hourly rate, but not less than ten percent (10%) higher than his/her present salary hourly rate, but not above the maximum for the salary wage grade.
