Common use of Requests for Reclassification Clause in Contracts

Requests for Reclassification. The following procedures shall be the sole means of settling disputes concerning the maintenance of the classification system, including, but not limited to, disputes regarding the classification of individual positions and the salary ranges assigned to specific job classifications. a. In the event there has been a material change in job duties assigned or in duties included in the published job description for a given position, a request for individual position evaluations and reclassifications shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director by the immediate supervisor of the person making the request. Either JESS or the District may initiate such a review. b. Requests for a group job class evaluation and reclassification shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director by JESS, subject to the same requirements listed above. c. The Human Resources Director will audit the duties and responsibilities of the job class and their relationship to the job description of the position in which the employee(s) is/are operating. d. The Human Resources Director will render a decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request for position evaluation or job class evaluation. In the event a decision is rendered after thirty (30) days, which approves the reclassification request, the reclassification shall be made effective thirty (30) days after the request was submitted. e. JESS may submit to the District a notification of appeal within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Human Resources Director’s decision. f. JESS and the District will agree to a neutral third-party to hear the appeal and to recommend action for resolution to the dispute. Costs incurred by the neutral third-party shall be shared equally between the District and JESS. g. The recommendation will be submitted to the Superintendent for a binding decision. If a change in classification is warranted, upgrading will occur at the time of the decision and not be retroactive, except as noted in “d”, above.

Requests for Reclassification. The following procedures shall be the sole means of settling disputes concerning the maintenance of the classification system, including, but not limited to, disputes regarding the classification of individual positions and the salary ranges assigned to specific job classifications. a. In the event there has been a material change in job duties assigned or in duties included in the published job description for a given position, a request for individual position evaluations and reclassifications shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director by the immediate supervisor of the person making the requestDirector. Either JESS or the District may initiate such a review. b. Requests for a group job class evaluation and reclassification shall be submitted to the Human Resources Director by JESS, subject to the same requirements listed above. c. The Human Resources Director will audit the duties and responsibilities of the job class and their relationship to the job description of the position in which the employee(s) is/are operating. d. The Human Resources Director will render a decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request for position evaluation or job class evaluation. In the event a decision is rendered after thirty (30) days, which approves the reclassification request, the reclassification shall be made effective thirty (30) days after the request was submitted. e. JESS may submit to the District a notification of appeal within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Human Resources Director’s decision. f. JESS and the District will agree to a neutral third-party to hear the appeal and to recommend action for resolution to the dispute. Costs incurred by the neutral third-party shall be shared equally between the District and JESS. g. The recommendation will be submitted to the Superintendent for a binding decision. If a change in classification is warranted, upgrading will occur at the time of the decision and not be retroactive, except as noted in “d”, above.