Common use of Standard Features Clause in Contracts

Standard Features. All PIPs must have the following features: • based on a developmental plan to an end position; • based on the expectation that normally employees in PIP jobs will reach the end position; • a sunset clause; • joint Society-Management Agreement on promotion criteria consistent with the PIP; • promotion within PIP based upon the employee meeting defined criteria (e.g., performance measures, experience, breadth of assignments). If an employee has met all of the criteria for a promotion, and the only item preventing the promotion is the individual’s performance standing, then the promotion should be implemented; • targeted to have sufficient staff in the higher level positions for unit viability; • specification of the normal expected time period an employee should take to progress through the various stages of the PIP; • provision for employees to have a reasonable opportunity to fulfill requirements to qualify for progression within the normal expected time frame.

Standard Features. All PIPs must have the following features: • based Based on a developmental plan to an end position; . • based Based on the expectation that normally employees in PIP jobs will reach the end position; . • a A sunset clause; . • joint Joint Society-Management Agreement on promotion criteria consistent with the PIP; . • promotion Promotion within PIP based upon the employee meeting defined criteria (e.g., performance measures, experience, breadth of assignments). If an employee has met all of the criteria for a promotion, and the only item preventing the promotion is the individual’s performance standing, then the promotion should be implemented; . • targeted Targeted to have sufficient staff in the higher level positions for unit viability; . • specification Specification of the normal expected time period an employee should take to progress through the various stages of the PIP; . • provision Provision for employees to have a reasonable opportunity to fulfill requirements to qualify for progression within the normal expected time frame.