Common use of Training Position Clause in Contracts

Training Position. 1. If there are no qualified applicants, the Employer, at its sole discretion, shall consider whether a training position is possible and if so, the Human Resources Director shall notify the Union and the Employer shall develop a new description, modifying the minimum requirements of a position, and readvertised as a training position. a. Pay during the first six (6) months of the training period shall be at Step B of the original position’s grade level, or the incumbent’s hourly rate if higher. Pay for the remainder of the training period shall be at one grade below the normal classification grade, or the current B step pay if higher. Employees in a training position are eligible for step movement. The successful applicant must meet the minimum requirements and satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position within twenty four (24) months; if the requirements are met earlier the employee shall be moved into the regular non-training position at that time. For the Public Works Equipment Operator Training Position, the time period to meet the minimum requirements and satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position is forty-eight (48) months. b. Performance evaluations shall be completed every six (6) months, or until the employee has demonstrated the ability to work satisfactorily at the higher capacity. Once the employee has demonstrated the ability to work satisfactorily at the higher capacity, he/she will be placed at the position’s appropriate grade and step. All time worked in the training position shall count towards the completion of a six (6) month probationary period.

Training Position. 1. If there are no qualified applicants, or the position is not filled within six (6) months of the initial posting, the Employer, at its sole discretion, shall consider whether a training position is possible and if so, the Human Resources Director shall notify the Union and the Employer shall develop a new description, modifying the minimum requirements of a position, and readvertised as a training position. a. Pay during the first six (6) months of the training period shall be at Step B of the original position’s grade level, or the incumbent’s hourly rate if higher. Pay for the remainder of the training period shall be at one grade below the normal classification grade, or the current B step pay if higher. Employees in a training position are eligible for step movement. The successful applicant must meet the minimum requirements and satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position within twenty four (24) months; if the requirements are met earlier the employee shall be moved into the regular non-training position at that time. For the Public Works Equipment Operator Training Position, the time period to meet the minimum requirements and satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position is forty-eight (48) months. b. Performance evaluations shall be completed every six (6) months, or until the employee has demonstrated the ability to work satisfactorily at the higher capacity. Once the employee has demonstrated the ability to work satisfactorily at the higher capacity, he/she they will be placed at the position’s appropriate grade and step. All time worked in the training position shall count towards the completion of a six (6) month probationary period.