Common use of Method of Making Appointment Clause in Contracts

Method of Making Appointment. 1. In making promotions and transfers, the required knowledge, skills and ability for the position shall be the primary consideration, and where 2 or more applicants are equally capable of fulfilling the duties of the position, seniority, as defined in this Collective Agreement, shall be the determining factor. 2. An applicant applying for a posted vacancy who lacks the formal education or technical certification required in the position shall not be rejected solely on that basis if the applicant is judged by the Employer as having the required knowledge; skill and ability to otherwise satisfactorily perform the work in question, provided always: a) that such applicant is currently enrolled in an appropriate course of study or is in some other fashion acceptable to the Employer, currently preparing to achieve the necessary certification; b) that the applicant can be expected to achieve such certification within 1 year of the appointment; and c) that there is no other applicant for the proposed vacancy that already possesses the necessary certification. In such circumstances, the Employer shall consider the applicant as having already achieved the required certification at the time of the promotional competition. The applicant shall compete for the vacancy on this basis and, if successful in winning the competition over other applicants on the basis of Section 12.01, the applicant shall be awarded the position contingent upon successful achievement of such certification within the established 1 year period. If the applicant fails to achieve such certification within this period, the applicant, if previously an Employee with the City, shall revert to their former position. If the applicant was not previously an Employee with the City, then the employment comes to an end.

Method of Making Appointment. 1. In making promotions and transfers, the required knowledge, skills and ability for the position shall be the primary consideration, and where 2 or more applicants are equally capable of fulfilling the duties of the position, seniority, as defined in this Collective Agreement, shall be the determining factor. 2. An applicant applying for a posted vacancy who lacks the formal education or technical certification required in the position shall not be rejected solely on that basis if the applicant is judged by the Employer as having the required knowledge; skill and ability to otherwise satisfactorily perform the work in question, provided always: a) that such applicant is currently enrolled in an appropriate course of study or is in some other fashion acceptable to the Employer, currently preparing to achieve the necessary certification; b) that the applicant can be expected to achieve such certification within 1 year of the appointment; and, c) that there is no other applicant for the proposed vacancy that already possesses the necessary certification. In such circumstances, the Employer shall consider the applicant as having already achieved the required certification at the time of the promotional competition. The applicant shall compete for the vacancy on this basis and, if successful in winning the competition over other applicants on the basis of Section 12.01, the applicant shall be awarded the position contingent upon successful achievement of such certification within the established 1 year period. If the applicant fails to achieve such certification within this period, the applicant, if previously an Employee with the City, shall revert to their former position. If the applicant was not previously an Employee with the City, then the employment comes to an end.