WORKLOAD APPEAL Clause Samples
The WORKLOAD APPEAL clause establishes a process for employees to formally challenge or request a review of their assigned workload if they believe it is unreasonable or unfair. Typically, this clause outlines the steps an employee must follow to submit an appeal, such as notifying a supervisor or human resources, and may specify timelines for review and resolution. Its core practical function is to provide a structured mechanism for addressing workload disputes, ensuring that concerns are heard and potentially resolved, thereby promoting fairness and preventing overburdening of employees.
WORKLOAD APPEAL. Workload assignments may be appealed, first to the department head, and then to the ▇▇▇▇. If no resolution is achieved, the appeal will go to a workload appeals committee composed of two non-tenure-track faculty, two academic administrators, and one at-large member. The AFMSU shall appoint the NTT faculty members and the Administration shall appoint the administrators. The foregoing four members shall unanimously select a tenured faculty member to serve as the at-large member. If the committee members cannot come to agreement regarding the at-large member of the committee, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall appoint the at-large member. Workloads may be appealed only if the work load units assigned in a contract are inconsistent with work load units assigned for similar work under similar conditions in other contracts, or when the administration substantively changes the terms and conditions of work as laid out in the faculty member’s contract during the term of the contract. Otherwise, if a faculty member signs a contract, it is expected that they are agreeing to the conditions established within that contract. The procedural rules of the committee shall be as follows: The ▇▇▇▇, or department head, and faculty member shall make formal proposals concerning the assignment of workload to the committee. The committee will be charged with resolving the differences. Such a resolution may include selecting one of the formal proposals or a compromise assignment. In making its decision, the committee will attempt to balance the following standards:
(A) Demonstrated need for the assignment, according to departmental, college/school, or University demands, or University-wide productivity guidelines.
(B) Consistency in the assignment of workload units for similar work under similar conditions.
(C) Conformity of the assignment with provisions of the collective bargaining agreement. The committee shall submit its recommendation to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for a decision. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ decision shall focus solely on the above listed standards. The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ decision can be grieved pursuant to the grievance and arbitration provision of the collective bargaining agreement only if it is in conflict with a four-to-one or five-to-zero vote of the committee in favor of the faculty member.
WORKLOAD APPEAL. If a faculty member believes his/her workload assignment is unreasonable and/or burdensome, s/he may ask for a review/assessment to be done by the unit administrator. If the review/assessment is unresolved at this level, the faculty member may request reconsideration by the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, who shall consult with the Federation President or designee before issuing his/her final disposition.