Common use of Transfer to a Lower Classification Clause in Contracts

Transfer to a Lower Classification. A. If an employee voluntarily applies for and is awarded a position in a lower classification, or if an employee’s position is eliminated, or an employee is displaced due to a reduction in force and the employee obtains a position in a lower classification through exercising his/her seniority rights, he/she will be paid at the appropriate grade and classification of the lower position. The step assignment will be the same step as the previous position. (For example, a Secretary II who is on Step 10 and becomes a Secretary I as the result of a voluntary transfer or a reduction in force will be paid at Step 10 of the pay level for a Secretary I.) This does not apply to multiple positions. B. If an employee is involuntarily transferred to a position in a lower classification, he/she will retain the same rate of pay as the former position unless the involuntary transfer is made because of the employee’s unsatisfactory job performance.