Reclassification Grievances Clause Samples
The Reclassification Grievances clause establishes a formal process for employees to challenge or appeal the classification of their job positions. Typically, this clause outlines the steps an employee must follow to submit a grievance if they believe their duties or responsibilities have changed and warrant a different job classification, often involving review by management or a designated committee. Its core function is to ensure that employees have a clear and fair mechanism to seek re-evaluation of their job status, thereby addressing concerns about appropriate compensation and job recognition.
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Reclassification Grievances. Disputes over an employee’s job classification (reclassification grievances) shall be subject to the grievance procedure but shall not be arbitrable. Such disputes shall be submitted directly to Step II of the grievance procedure. The final step of appeal shall be to a three (3) person panel consisting of personnel officers from two (2) different State agencies, each of which has more than one hundred (100) employees, and one (1) designee of the Union who is experienced in the area of job classification.
Reclassification Grievances. A reclassification grievance will be initially submitted by the Union in writing to the Director of Labor Relations, with a copy to the Department. The Union will identify in the grievance letter the name(s) of the grievant(s), their current job classification, and the proposed job classification. The Union will include with the grievance letter a Position Description Questionnaire (PDQ) completed and signed by the grievant(s). At the time of the initial filing, if the PDQ is not submitted, the Union will have sixty (60) business days to submit the PDQ to Labor Relations. After initial submittal of the grievance, the procedure will be as follows:
1. The Director of Labor Relations, or designee, will notify the Union of such receipt and will provide a date (not to exceed six (6) months from the date of receipt of the PDQ signed by the grievant(s)) when a proposed classification determination report responding to the grievance will be sent to the Union. The Director of Labor Relations, or designee, will provide notice to the Union when, due to unforeseen delays, the time for the classification review will exceed the six (6) month period.
2. The appointing authority, upon receipt of the proposed classification determination report from the Director of Labor Relations, or designee, will respond to the grievance in writing.
3. If the grievance is not resolved, the Union may, within twenty (20) business days of the date the grievance response is received, submit to the Director of Labor Relations a letter designating one of the following processes for final resolution:
a) The Union may submit the grievance to binding arbitration per Section 1 (Step 4); or
b) The Union may request the classification determination be reviewed by the Classification Appeals Board, consisting of two members of the Classification/Compensation Unit, one human resource professional and one information technology professional from an unaffected department. The Classification Appeals Board will, whenever possible, within ten (10) business days of receipt of the request, arrange a hearing and, when possible, convene the hearing within thirty (30) business days. The Board will make a recommendation to the Seattle Human Resources Director within forty-five (45) business days of the appeal hearing. The Director of Labor Relations, or designee, will respond to the Union after receipt of the Seattle Human Resources Director’s determination. If the Seattle Human Resources Director affirms the Cl...
Reclassification Grievances. Disputes over an employ- ee’s job classification (reclassification grievances) shall be subject to the grievance procedure set forth in Article 10, but shall not be arbitrable. The final step of appeal shall be to a three (3) person panel consisting of two members appointed by the Chief Court Administrator and one member appointed by the Union. Pay retroactively, if warranted, may not apply earlier than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of the filing of the grievance at the earliest step.
Reclassification Grievances. Disputes over an employee's job classification (reclassification grievances) shall be subject to the grievance procedure with the following exceptions:
Reclassification Grievances. Disputes over an employee's job classification (reclassification grievances) shall be subject to the grievance procedure with the following exceptions:
1. The grievance will be filed directly to Step 1, the agency appointing authority or his/her designee.
2. The second Step of the reclassification grievance shall be the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
3. Disputes over an employee's job classification (reclassification grievance) shall be subject to the grievance procedure but shall not be arbitrable. The final step shall be appealed to four (4) person panel consisting of Personnel officers from each of two (2) State agencies, each of which has more than one hundred (100) employees, and two (2) designees of the Union who are experienced in the area of job classification.