Common use of Selection Methods Clause in Contracts

Selection Methods. A. Preferred Assignment 1. The Employer will maintain and/or establish preferred assignment selection registers. During the first fourteen days in January of each year a notice advising the employees of the opportu- nity to submit changes in preferred assignment selections shall be posted on all official bulletin boards at the installation, including stations and branches, to assure that it comes to the attention of all employees eligible to submit forms. 2. The employee shall indicate preference(s) in numerical order for any vacancy that may occur during that year, including tours and days off that they prefer over their current duty assignment. Change in preferred assignment selections shall be submitted on or before January 31. If requested, an employee will be allowed to review the preferred assignment registers and the employee’s own preferred assignment selection form(s). If the employee does not submit a change in preferred assignment selections during this period, existing preferred assignment selections shall continue. 3. Newly established or vacant duty assignments shall be filled by senior employees on the ap- propriate preferred assignment registers. The relative standing for employees on the appropriate preferred assignment register shall be: a. employees by preferred assignment seniority who entered a particular occupational group and level in an installation prior to June 25, 1992, followed by b. employees by preferred assignment seniority who entered a particular occupational group and level in an installation on or after June 25, 1992. 4. All vacant or newly established craft duty assign- ments shall be filled from a preferred assignment register established on the basis of assignment selection forms submitted by Maintenance Craft employees. 5. Where a vacant or newly established duty assign- ment cannot be filled from an established preferred assignment register, and the assignment is to be filled by means of a promotion, selection shall be made from the appropriate promotion eligibility register. 6. An employee may submit a new or amended pre- ferred assignment selection form in the following situations: a. the employee is promoted; b. the employee’s duty assignment is eliminated; c. the duty assignment would result in the employee being assigned closer to the employee’s place of residence; d. because of substantiated medical or health reasons whereby continuation in the employee’s present assignment would be harmful; e. three times during each calendar year, an employee may submit additional preferred assignment selection forms. The times selected for submitting the additional preferred assignment selection forms shall be at the option of the employee. 7. When a part-time regular employee submits a preferred assignment form for a full-time regular position within the employee’s salary level and occupational group, the employee will be awarded the vacant duty assignment before promoting a full-time employee from a lower salary level and occupational group, or before any lateral transfer, providing that the part-time regular is senior to the full-time employee in the lower level. 8. Any unassigned employee who fails to submit a preferred assignment selection form, or who fails to be awarded a duty assignment of his choosing may be assigned to any vacant duty assignment. 9. Employees shall be notified in writing, within 15 calendar days of entering the Maintenance Craft in an installation, that they have 30 days in which to apply for and be placed on the appropriate preferred assignment register. 10. After all employees within an occupational group and level have been assigned pursuant to a notice of intent, consideration for filling the residual vacancy will be given to a higher level qualified employee who has previously submitted a written request for assignment to a lower level. 11. An employee who is listed on the appropriate register for a vacant assignment shall have the right to withdraw a preferred assignment or pro- motion selection, in writing, at any time, but not later than the closing time (hour and date) for the posting of the notice of intent. Such withdrawal, to be effective, should be back-stamped.

Selection Methods. A. Preferred Assignment 1. The Employer will maintain and/or establish preferred assignment selection registers. During the first fourteen (14) days in January of each year a notice advising the employees of the opportu- nity opportunity to submit changes in preferred assignment selections shall be posted on all official bulletin boards at the installation, including stations and branches, to assure that it comes to the attention of all employees eligible to submit forms. 2. The employee shall indicate preference(s) in numerical order for any vacancy that may occur during that year, including tours and days off that they prefer over their current duty assignment. Change in preferred assignment selections shall be submitted on or before January 31. If requested, an employee will be allowed to review the preferred assignment registers and the employee’s own preferred assignment selection form(s). If the employee does not submit a change in preferred assignment selections during this period, existing preferred assignment selections shall continue. 3. Newly established or vacant duty assignments shall be filled by senior employees on the ap- propriate appropriate preferred assignment registers. The relative standing for employees on the appropriate preferred assignment register shall be: a. employees by preferred assignment seniority who entered a particular occupational group and level in an installation prior to June 25, 1992, followed by; b. employees by preferred assignment seniority who entered a particular occupational group and level in an installation on or after June 25, 1992. 4. All vacant or newly established craft duty assign- ments assignments shall be filled from a preferred assignment register established on the basis of assignment selection forms submitted by Maintenance Craft employees. 5. Where a vacant or newly established duty assign- ment assignment cannot be filled from an established preferred assignment register, and the assignment is to be filled by means of a promotion, selection shall be made from the appropriate promotion eligibility register. 6. An employee may submit a new or amended pre- ferred preferred assignment selection form in the following situations: a. the employee is promoted; b. the employee’s 's duty assignment is eliminated; c. the duty assignment would result in the employee being assigned closer to the employee’s 's place of residence; d. because of substantiated medical or health reasons whereby continuation in the employee’s 's present assignment would be harmful; e. three times during each calendar year, an employee may submit additional preferred assignment selection forms. The times selected for submitting the additional preferred assignment selection forms shall be at the option of the employee. 7. When a part-time regular employee submits a preferred assignment form for a full-time regular position within the employee’s salary level and occupational group, the employee will be awarded the vacant duty assignment before promoting a full-time employee from a lower salary level and occupational group, or before any lateral transfer, providing that the part-time regular is senior to the full-time employee in the lower level. 8. Any unassigned employee who fails to submit a preferred assignment selection form, or who fails to be awarded a duty assignment of his choosing may be assigned to any vacant duty assignment. 9. Employees shall be notified in writing, within 15 calendar days of entering the Maintenance Craft in an installation, that they have 30 days in which to apply for and be placed on the appropriate preferred assignment register. 10. After all employees within an occupational group and level have been assigned pursuant to a notice of intent, consideration for filling the residual vacancy will be given to a higher level qualified employee who has previously submitted a written request for assignment to a lower level. 11. An employee who is listed on the appropriate register for a vacant assignment shall have the right to withdraw a preferred assignment or pro- motion selection, in writing, at any time, but not later than the closing time (hour and date) for the posting of the notice of intent. Such withdrawal, to be effective, should be back-stamped.three

Selection Methods. A. Preferred Assignment 1. The Employer will maintain and/or establish preferred assignment selection registers. During the first fourteen (14) days in January of each year a notice advising the employees of the opportu- nity opportunity to submit changes in preferred assignment selections shall be posted on all official bulletin boards at the installation, including stations and branches, to assure that it comes to the attention of all employees eligible to submit forms. 2. The employee shall indicate preference(s) in numerical order for any vacancy that may occur during that year, including tours and days off oR that they prefer over their current duty assignment. Change in preferred assignment selections shall be submitted on or before January 31. If requested, an employee will be allowed to review the preferred assignment registers and the employee’s own preferred assignment selection form(s). If the employee does not submit a change in preferred assignment selections during this period, existing preferred assignment selections shall continue. 3. Newly established or vacant duty assignments shall be filled by senior employees on the ap- propriate appropriate preferred assignment registers. The relative standing for employees on the appropriate preferred assignment register shall be: a. employees by preferred assignment seniority who entered a particular occupational group and level in an installation prior to June 25, 1992, followed by; b. employees by preferred assignment seniority who entered a particular occupational group and level in an installation on or after June 25, 1992. 4. All vacant or newly established craft duty assign- ments assignments shall be filled from a preferred assignment register established on the basis of assignment selection forms submitted by Maintenance Craft employees. 5. Where a vacant or newly established duty assign- ment assignment cannot be filled from an established preferred assignment register, and the assignment is to be filled by means of a promotion, selection shall be made from the appropriate promotion eligibility register. 6. An employee may submit a new or amended pre- ferred preferred assignment selection form in the following situations: a. the employee is promoted; b. the employee’s duty assignment is eliminated; c. the duty assignment would result in the employee being assigned closer to the employee’s place of residence; d. because of substantiated medical or health reasons whereby continuation in the employee’s present assignment would be harmful; e. three times during each calendar year, an employee may submit additional preferred assignment selection forms. The times selected for submitting the additional preferred assignment selection forms shall be at the option of the employee. 7. When a part-time regular employee submits a preferred assignment form for a full-time regular position within the employee’s salary level and occupational group, the employee will be awarded the vacant duty assignment before promoting a full-time employee from a lower salary level and occupational group, or before any lateral transfer, providing that the part-time regular is senior to the full-time employee in the lower level. 8. Any unassigned employee who fails to submit a preferred assignment selection form, or who fails to be awarded a duty assignment of his choosing may be assigned to any vacant duty assignment. 9. Employees shall be notified in writing, within 15 calendar days of entering the Maintenance Craft in an installation, that they have 30 days in which to apply for and be placed on the appropriate preferred assignment register. 10. After all employees within an occupational group and level have been assigned pursuant to a notice of intent, consideration for filling the residual vacancy will be given to a higher level qualified employee who has previously submitted a written request for assignment to a lower level. 11. An employee who is listed on the appropriate register for a vacant assignment shall have the right to withdraw a preferred assignment or pro- motion selection, in writing, at any time, but not later than the closing time (hour and date) for the posting of the notice of intent. Such withdrawal, to be effective, should be back-stamped.three