Common use of Unit Assignment Clause in Contracts

Unit Assignment. An Employee shall be assigned to a specific functional unit. The Employer may transfer an Employee to another functional unit whenever such transfer is necessary for the provision of proper patient/client care or for the carrying out of Agency programs and responsibilities. For permanent transfers, the Employer shall first seek volunteers by posting the vacancy or by such other method as has been agreed upon at the facility by the Union and management. In selecting from among volunteers for permanent transfer to vacant positions, the provisions of Article 15, (Promotions and Lateral Transfers) Sections Four and Eight shall apply. If no appropriate volunteer is available and the Employer decides to make a permanent involuntary transfer, the Employer shall transfer the least senior Employee who has the ability to perform the required work, provided that such will not create an imbalance of experienced and less experienced Employees in a unit. If a work area is overstaffed, or if the Employer determines that staff needs to be redistributed, the Employer shall first transfer out any temporary transferees, seek volunteers and then transfer out the least senior Employee in the classification on the shift that is overstaffed provided that such will not create an imbalance of experienced and less experienced Employees in a unit and the least senior Employee has the ability to perform the required work. For part-time Employees under twenty (20) hours per week, there shall be a separate seniority list for involuntary unit assignment transfers. The least senior Employee shall be transferred unless said transfer creates an undue hardship on the Employee, in which case the next least senior Employee shall be transferred.

Unit Assignment. An Employee shall be assigned to a specific functional unit. The Employer may transfer an Employee to another functional unit whenever such transfer is necessary for the provision of proper patient/client care or for the carrying out of Agency programs and responsibilities. For permanent transfers, the Employer shall first seek volunteers by posting the vacancy or by such other method as has been agreed upon at the facility by the Union and management. In selecting from among volunteers for permanent transfer to vacant positions, the provisions of Article 15, (Promotions and Lateral Transfers) Sections Four and Eight shall apply. If no appropriate volunteer is available and the Employer decides to make a permanent involuntary transfer, the Employer shall transfer the least senior Employee who has the ability to perform the required work, provided that such will not create an imbalance of experienced and less experienced Employees in a unit. If a work area is overstaffed, or if the Employer determines that staff needs to be redistributed, the Employer shall first transfer out any temporary transferees, seek volunteers transferees and then transfer out the least senior Employee in the classification on the shift that is overstaffed provided that such will not create an imbalance of experienced and less experienced Employees in a unit and the least senior Employee has the ability to perform the required work. For part-time Employees under twenty (20) hours per week, there shall be a separate seniority list for involuntary unit assignment transfers. The least senior Employee shall be transferred unless said transfer creates an undue hardship on the Employee, in which case the next least senior Employee shall be transferred.