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For purposes of establishing an increment date only, the provisions of Salary Adjustment on Promotion shall apply.\nC) If as a result of a successful challenge to the reclassification a permanent employee assumes a position in their former occupation, they will revert to the rate they were being paid prior to the reclassification subject to any increments they would have received had they remained in that occupation.", "size": 4, "snippet_links": [{"key": "a-promotion", "type": "definition", "offset": [53, 64]}, {"key": "in-accordance-with", "type": "definition", "offset": [102, 120]}, {"key": "salary-adjustment-on-promotion", "type": "clause", "offset": [125, 155]}, {"key": "by-the-employer", "type": "clause", "offset": [209, 224]}, {"key": "initial-probationary-period", "type": "definition", "offset": [283, 310]}, {"key": "the-employee", "type": "clause", "offset": [312, 324]}, {"key": "rate-of-pay", "type": "clause", "offset": [327, 338]}, {"key": "subject-to-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [359, 373]}, {"key": "for-purposes-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [393, 408]}, {"key": "increment-date", "type": "definition", "offset": [425, 439]}, {"key": "the-provisions-of", "type": "clause", "offset": [446, 463]}, {"key": "the-reclassification", "type": "clause", "offset": [555, 575]}, {"key": "a-permanent-employee", "type": "clause", "offset": [576, 596]}, {"key": "the-rate", "type": "definition", "offset": [664, 672]}, {"key": "prior-to-the", "type": "clause", "offset": [694, 706]}], "samples": [{"hash": "l5pUOm1qiOj", "uri": "/contracts/l5pUOm1qiOj#upward-reclassification", "label": "Collective Agreement", "score": 28.163690567, "published": true}, {"hash": "8XciSh2NbrH", "uri": "/contracts/8XciSh2NbrH#upward-reclassification", "label": "Collective Agreement", "score": 22.3341140747, "published": true}], "hash": "5d3bc21db7559f49463ad323766f648e", "id": 6}, {"snippet": "Section 1. The parties shall use the following procedure to process upward reclassification requests:\nSection 2. The Agency shall review the merits of the request within forty-five (45) days after receipt of the reclassification request. The Agency shall notify the employee of its decision, unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing to extend the time limit. Should the duties of the position support the proposed reclassification, the Agency shall make a determination whether to seek legislative approval for reclassification or remove the duties.\nSection 3. If the Agency denies an upward reclassification request, an appeal may be filed at Step 2 of the grievance procedure within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date of the Agency\u2019s decision. Such an appeal shall follow the procedure outlined in Article 36 \u2013 Grievance & Arbitration, beginning at Step 2 of the grievance procedure. 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