Common use of Suitable Alternative Position Clause in Contracts

Suitable Alternative Position. 10.3.1 Within four weeks of an employee being advised in writing that their position has become redundant, management will advise the affected employee in writing as to whether a suitable alternative position with Council is available. 10.3.2 Where there is more than one employee occupying the redundant position and at least one position will remain after the restructure, management will call for volunteers who are interested in transferring to the suitable alternative position. a. Where there are insufficient or too many volunteers, a selection process based on objective assessment criteria for the position will be undertaken by the employer to determine which employee will be affected. 10.3.3 Where a suitable alternative position is available the affected employee will be offered the position in preference to other applicants. This preference shall not apply in the case of a renewal of a Fixed Term Contract position. 10.3.4 A position will be regarded as suitable alternative employment when: a. the suitable alternative employment position with Council is at the same classification level or one level below the employee’s old position (refer Clause 10.3.8) with comparable terms of employment; and b. the employee may reasonably be expected to acquire any knowledge or skill difference within six months. 10.3.5 Where Council considers that a suitable alternative position(s) is available, management will provide the employee with a position description, proposed training program and discuss the position with the employee. 10.3.6 The training program is to be developed by the manager in consultation with the employee. The program will then be confirmed in writing prior to appointment to the new position. The purpose of the program is to ensure that the employee can overcome the identified skill or knowledge differences that exist between the current job and the proposed job. 10.3.7 The employee will have two weeks to consider the suitable alternative employment offer. The employee may only dispute the offer on the grounds that the offer does not satisfy the criteria in

Suitable Alternative Position. 10.3.1 Within four weeks of an employee being advised in writing that their position has become redundant, management will advise the affected employee in writing as to whether a suitable alternative position with Council is available. 10.3.2 Where there is more than one employee occupying the redundant position and at least one position will remain after the restructure, management will call for volunteers who are interested in transferring to the suitable alternative position. a. Where there are insufficient or too many volunteers, a selection process based on objective assessment criteria for the position will be undertaken by the employer to determine which employee will be affected. 10.3.3 Where a suitable alternative position is available the affected employee will be offered the position in preference to other applicants. This preference shall not apply in the case of a renewal of a Fixed Term Contract position. 10.3.4 A position will be regarded as suitable alternative employment when: a. the suitable alternative employment position with Council is at the same classification level or one level below the employee’s old position (refer Clause 10.3.8) with comparable terms of employment; employment and b. the employee may reasonably be expected to acquire any knowledge or skill difference within six months. 10.3.5 Where Council considers that a suitable alternative position(s) is available, management will provide the employee with a position description, proposed training program and discuss the position with the employee. 10.3.6 The training program is to be developed by the manager in consultation with the employee. The program will then be confirmed in writing prior to appointment to the new position. The purpose of the program is to ensure that the employee can overcome the identified skill or knowledge differences that exist between the current job and the proposed job. 10.3.7 The employee will have two weeks to consider the suitable alternative employment offer. The employee may only dispute the offer on the grounds ground that the offer does not satisfy the criteria inin 10.

Suitable Alternative Position. 10.3.1 Within four weeks of an employee being advised in writing that their position has become redundant, management will advise the affected employee in writing as to whether a suitable alternative position with Council is available. 10.3.2 Where there is more than one employee occupying the redundant position and at least one position will remain after the restructure, management will call for volunteers who are interested in transferring to the suitable alternative position. a. Where there are insufficient or too many volunteers, a selection process based on objective assessment criteria for the position will be undertaken by the employer to determine which employee will be affected. 10.3.3 Where a suitable alternative position is available the affected employee will be offered the position in preference to other applicants. This preference shall not apply in the case of a renewal of a Fixed Term Contract position. 10.3.4 A position will be regarded as suitable alternative employment when: a. the suitable alternative employment position with Council is at the same classification level or one level below the employee’s old position (refer Clause 10.3.8) with comparable terms of employment; employment and b. the The employee may reasonably be expected to acquire any knowledge or skill difference within six months. 10.3.5 Where Council considers that a suitable alternative position(s) is available, management will provide the employee with a position description, proposed training program and discuss the position with the employee. 10.3.6 The training program is to be developed by the manager in consultation with the employee. The program will then be confirmed in writing prior to appointment to the new position. The purpose of the program is to ensure that the employee can overcome the identified skill or knowledge differences that exist between the current job and the proposed job. 10.3.7 The employee will have two weeks to consider the suitable alternative employment offer. The employee may only dispute the offer on the grounds ground that the offer does not satisfy the criteria in