Determination of Job Relatedness Clause Samples
The Determination of Job Relatedness clause defines the process and criteria for assessing whether a particular task, requirement, or qualification is directly connected to the essential functions of a specific job. In practice, this clause typically outlines how employers evaluate if certain skills, duties, or employment conditions are necessary for job performance, often referencing objective standards or job descriptions. Its core function is to ensure that employment decisions, such as hiring or accommodation requests, are based on legitimate business needs, thereby reducing the risk of discrimination and promoting fairness in the workplace.
Determination of Job Relatedness. Courses, either with or without credit, are considered "job-related" when any of one (1) of the following primary goals is met:
a. To improve skills and/or update the technology involved in the present work assignment;
b. To provide knowledge, skills, and understandings which relate to more responsible, higher level University positions to which the employee may reasonably aspire;
c. To complete the requirements for a high school diploma;
d. To enhance basic skills in written and/or oral communications and/or mathematics;
e. To enroll in a college degree program in which the entire curriculum is directly related to the field of the employee's current job assignment;
f. To enroll in a college degree program in which the entire curriculum is designed to lead to more responsible University positions to which the employee may reasonably aspire; or
g. To enroll in individual college courses which are directly related to the field of the employee's current job assignment, even though such courses might be components of a total degree program which is not related to the current job assignment.