Common use of Transfer to Lower Classification Clause in Contracts

Transfer to Lower Classification. In the event that an employee voluntarily transfers to a lower paid classification, the employee shall be placed on the same step of the new classification as they were in their previous classification. In the event that a position is downgraded under the comparable worth evaluation system to a lower paid classification, the employee would not lose salary, but would be frozen at current salary until the range catches up. No other aspect of the grade rating system is grievable under the terms of this contract.