Common use of Proper Classification Clause in Contracts

Proper Classification. An employee shall have the right to appeal the classification occupied. The employee, with a Union representative if they so wish, shall first discuss the classification with the Secretary-Treasurer. Following such discussion if the employee still does not agree that they are properly classified, the employee, through the Union, may take the matter to arbitration in accordance with the arbitration procedure in this Agreement. The Arbitration Board shall deal only with the question of whether the employee is properly classified or not. When an employee is reclassified to a classification in a different pay range, the employee shall be treated, for pay purposes, as if promoted or demoted. An employee shall not have pay reduced by reason of a change in classification that is caused other than by the employee but shall remain at the dollar value of pay in effect until the appropriate salary for the new classification equals or is greater than the protected amount.