Common use of CLASSIFICATION STUDIES Clause in Contracts

CLASSIFICATION STUDIES. a. The County agrees to give UPE in respect to matters affecting employees in classifications it represents, copies of the final draft report of classification studies from the Department of Personnel Services to the Civil Service Commission as follows: If the classification study modifies existing class specifications or creates new class specifications, and reallocates existing positions to different classifications, UPE shall be sent the report fourteen (14) days prior to the deadline for the Department of Personnel Services to submit its final report to the Civil Service Commission. UPE shall be obligated to provide to the Department of Personnel Services any concerns, comments, and problems it may have with the final draft report one (1) week prior to the aforementioned deadline. The County and UPE shall attempt to resolve any differences as expeditiously as possible. b. The parties may mutually agree on a case-by-case basis to modify the above time frames.