Temporary Assignments and Collateral Duties Sample Clauses
The "Temporary Assignments and Collateral Duties" clause defines the employer's right to assign employees to different roles or additional responsibilities on a temporary basis. In practice, this means an employee may be asked to cover another position, take on extra tasks outside their usual job description, or fill in for absent colleagues for a limited period. This clause ensures operational flexibility for the employer, allowing them to address short-term staffing needs or workload fluctuations without permanently altering job roles.
Temporary Assignments and Collateral Duties. This Appendix contains the sole procedures for selections of temporary assignments and collateral duties not otherwise addressed in this Agreement. For the purposes of this collective bargaining agreement, temporary assignments are synonymous with details.
A. Selection Procedures
1. Seniority, as defined in Appendix I, will apply to all details and collateral duties that management determines does not require special skills. In such cases, details or collateral duties will be assigned based upon seniority and on a voluntary basis. Once an agent or employee completes a voluntary detail, that agent may not be granted the same detail until all agents or employees have been given the opportunity to complete the same detail or collateral duty. If there are no volunteers, the agency may mandate agents or employees based upon reverse seniority. Once an agent or employee has been mandated, that person may not be mandated again until all eligible agents or employees as identified by the agency have been mandated to fulfill a detail or collateral duty.
2. If the agency determines that a detail or collateral duty requires special skills, the Agency will use the following criteria for selection:
a. Any required qualifications, certifications or other training, etc.
b. Any preferred prerequisites/qualifications
c. Prior temporary assignment of the same type
d. Seniority
e. Period between temporary assignments
f. Interview (if applicable)
g. Supervisory Recommendations
Temporary Assignments and Collateral Duties. This Appendix contains the sole procedures for selections of temporary assignments and collateral duties not otherwise addressed in this Agreement. For the purposes of this collective bargaining agreement, temporary assignments are synonymous with details.