Common use of Management’s Reserved Rights Clause in Contracts

Management’s Reserved Rights. Except as otherwise provided by the terms of this Agreement, the management and direction of the affairs of the Employer are retained by the Employer, including the right to determine how many employees it will employ or retain in various capacities and the size and composition of working forces. This includes but is by no means limited to the selection, transfer, assignment and layoff and discipline, demotion or discharge for just cause of employees, the exercise of all functions of government granted to the Employer by the laws of the State of Ohio, the determination from time to time as to what services the Employer shall perform, the method of performing said services, and the size and composition of the work force. Except where specifically and expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the provisions of the Riverside City Personnel Manual, enacted April 4, 1996, and as amended from time to time, is recognized as an appropriate exercise of the Employer's reserved rights. Except as specifically modified by this Agreement or any supplementary agreements that may hereafter be made, all of the rights, powers and authority the Employer had prior to the signing of this Agreement are retained by the Employer and remain exclusively and without limitation within the rights of management.