Transfers Within Employing Units Clause Samples

Transfers Within Employing Units. When the Employer decides to fill a permanent vacancy as defined by Section 4, the Employer shall post the vacancy for a period of five (5) working days. The posting shall include specific information including the position number, specific job duties, location, county or counties, standard working hours and shift. Vacancy notices shall be posted within the employing unit in all offices, where there are eligible employees, on bulletin boards customarily used for these purposes as well as electronically via existing individual department intranet or email services. Eligible employees shall be required to file a written request during the posting period on a transfer request form in order to be considered for the vacancy. Following the five (5) day posting period, the Employer shall transfer the most senior employee who has filed a transfer request for the vacant position, provided the employee possesses the ability to perform the duties as assigned and meets any special or selective certification requirements. The Employer may deny transfers if the transfers would substantially impair the Employer’s ability to maintain operational efficiency. The employee must accept the transfer when offered if the employee has not removed the transfer request before the close of the five (5) day posting period. There shall be no probationary period for any such transfer. For purposes of transfers the employing unit shall be as set forth in Appendix B. This Section shall not apply to classifications which solely exist in one employing unit.

Transfers Within Employing Units. A. The Employer shall post all openings indicating the specific location, shift, work unit and days off. Specific location shall be defined as the work location. Specific shift shall be defined as the hours of work. Specific work unit shall be defined as thearea inside of the organizational unit where the employee performs his/her work. Specific work unit can be defined as rotating post or relief post. Specific daysoff shall be the days off that are assigned to the position. A period of five (5) work days from the date of the announcement shall be allowed for interested employees to file a written request to be included in the group of applicants to be considered for that vacancy. At the close of the five (5) work day posting period, the Employer will review those requests from any employee in the same employing unit who is in the same classification as the vacancy. When an employee applies for a posted position and has not removed his/her name by the close of the posting, the employee must accept the job, if offered. The Employer shall offer the position to the most senior bargaining unit employee who has filed a transfer request. In the event an employee is the most senior bidder for more than one (1) position simultaneously, he/she shall immediately accept one (1) of the positions. B. The Employer shall transfer the most senior employee who makes the transfer request for the open position provided he/she possesses the ability to perform the duties as assigned and meets any job related special or selective certification requirements. Such requirements shall be reflected on the posting. The Employer may deny transfers if the transfer would substantially impair the Employer’s ability to maintain operational efficiency. The Employer is not obligated to retrain employees in order to qualify them for transfers under the provisions of this Article. Nothing within this Article should be construed to require the Employer to accept a transfer between Employing Units.