Transfer and Work Assignments Sample Clauses
The Transfer and Work Assignments clause defines the employer's right to reassign employees to different roles, departments, or locations as needed. In practice, this means that employees may be required to take on new duties, report to different supervisors, or relocate within the organization based on operational requirements. This clause ensures organizational flexibility, allowing the employer to adapt workforce allocation to changing business needs and priorities.
Transfer and Work Assignments. 11.01 In the event of a permanent transfer of an employee from one department to another, the said employee shall retain their accumulated seniority in the new department.
11.02 Employees may at any time apply for transfer from one permanent job to another, within their department, or from one department to another, relating to jobs within the bargaining unit. An employee may also apply for transfer from one department to another for health reasons, providing Management and Union mutually agree this is a valid reason for application.
11.03 Employees who apply but are not selected may discuss their application with the Department Manager concerned and if still dissatisfied may file a grievance commencing at Step 3.
11.04 Employees who voluntarily relinquish a higher hourly rated job for a lower rated job cannot return to the former job, except as provided for herein.
11.05 An employee transferred at their request to another department or to another job or shift in their department shall not be permitted to request another transfer unless he/she has spent twelve (12) months in that department, job or shift. This restriction shall not prevent an employee from applying for a posted day job at any time.
11.06 In assigning employees to daytime jobs, the senior employees shall be given preference if able and willing to do the job. A daytime job refers to a job where there is no shift work.
11.07 If any employee requests a transfer to a lower rated job because of personal preference, he/she will, if the transfer is made, be paid at the lower rate.
11.08 If any employee is transferred on the initiative of the Department Manager (and not because of a request of the employee) for the efficiency of the department, for his/her own good, or because of undisputed disability, he/she will be paid at the lower rate unless the employee has had at least seven (7) years service, or one (1) year continuous employment at the higher rate and in such case the employee will retain their rate until such time as the job rate exceeds the rate being paid. Thereafter, the employee will be paid the contract rate for the job.
11.09 In the event that such a transferred employee is retransferred to their original department before August 1st of the following year for production work, the employee will be paid the higher rate for the balance of the calendar year in which he/she was transferred plus a maximum of ten (10) months.
11.10 The Company will arrange the work schedules of the followi...