Common use of Promotional Testing Clause in Contracts

Promotional Testing. 38.01 All promotions in rank which result in an increase in pay, or assignment to a higher pay range, shall be based upon merit and fitness as determined by a uniform examinational process. It shall be the sole right and responsibility of the Employer to administer and evaluate all promotional examinations, assessments, and testing procedures. If the procedure known as an “assessment center” is used for any part of the score, the examiners administering the test shall come from outside the department. One (1) month prior to the administration of any examination, the Employer shall post on department bulletin boards, with a copy to the FOP, the structure of the examination with the weight to be granted for each factor of part of the examinations. Upon request from the FOP, the Employer agrees to meet and discuss the structure and weight factors of an examination prior to the examination being administered. Failure to request a meeting to discuss the structure and weight factors of the examination within two weeks of posting this information shall constitute a waiver of any objections to this issue. In order to be eligible for a promotional examination, an applicant must have or will have completed one year of prior service as of the date of the examination in the immediately preceding rank. The test given shall be based upon factors, references and authorities posted.