Temporary Upgrades and Downgrades Sample Clauses

Temporary Upgrades and Downgrades. A) Temporary downgrading occurs when the University assigns a status employee who meets the minimum qualifications of the downgraded classification to which assignment is being made. Temporary upgrading occurs when the University assigns status employees from active registers to the upgraded classification, if such registers exist. If a temporary upgrade assignment occurs in a classification that utilizes work shifts, the register requirement applies only to those status employees on the appropriate shift. An employee’s acceptance of, or refusal to accept, such temporary assignment shall in no way affect the employee's position on a register, regardless of the number of acceptances or refusals. In the absence of a register, the University may assign only those status employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the classification to which assignment is being made. When such an assignment has been made, the employee shall continue to accrue seniority in the classification in which the employee has a status appointment. B) If the University temporarily assigns a status employee to perform the distinguishing features of a higher classification position (as determined by the class specification), the employee shall receive an increase of four percent (4%) to his/her basic straight time hourly rate, or the minimum rate for the higher classification, whichever is greater, for all hours worked in the higher classification. If it is necessary to temporarily assign a status employee to a position in a lower classification, whether temporary or permanent, the employee's salary immediately prior to such assignment will be maintained. C) The University may remove any temporarily upgraded employee for the failure or inability to perform the required duties. D) Temporary upgrade and downgrade assignments must not extend for more than thirty (30) consecutive workdays in duration.