Personnel Transfers. 1. The Town and Union/Unit agree that schedule changes (shift transfers) should only be conducted when the Department has exhausted all other scheduling options. When a transfer or assignment is required the Fire Chief shall provide the employee with fourteen (14) days advance notice.
Personnel Transfers. For the purpose of this Section, a transfer is an official move of an Employee’s work assignment requiring paperwork to be sent to, and signed off by, the Human Resources Department. It does not include the daily arrangement of staffing of a temporary nature to ensure adequate staffing levels. It is the express intent of this Section to put in place a process that significantly limits the annual number of involuntary transfers, with the stated goal of this Section to maintain an annual number of total involuntary transfers of Employees with more than four years’ continuous service with the Fire Department to less than 5% of the workforce. For the purpose of this section, an “involuntary transfer” will be defined as the rotation of non-probationary personnel for reasons other than request, promotion, or demotion of that Employee. This is not subject to the grievance/arbitration procedure. With the exceptions found in this Article, transfer decisions are a management right. Prior to management making transfers (including when a position becomes vacant), an email notification will be sent to all Employees notifying them that transfer(s) are under consideration. Employees may make a written request through their chain of command to transfer to a different shift, station, where they would continue to operate in the same job classification. The request will only be considered for that posting. In extenuating circumstances, management may make transfers without the required notification of all members, but only after notifying the Union that it will be occurring. All transfers will be based upon departmental needs, such as:
Personnel Transfers. The City reserves the right to transfer personnel without regard to seniority when such transfer is necessary due to the physical condition of one (1) of the employees concerned and when such transfer has been agreed upon by the employee's immediate supervisor and the xxxxxxx of the department. Nothing herein, however, shall obligate the City to create a job for such employee if the City has no vacant position that he/she is capable of doing.
Personnel Transfers. Probationary Personnel shall be assigned to a minimum of two stations and two supervisors during their 12-month probationary period. Furthermore, the City reserves the right to initiate emergency station transfers and temporary shift transfers while adhering with the following guidelines: Emergency Station Transfers. When a bona fide operational reason arises for an emergency transfer, the Fire Chief at his discretion may transfer an employee to fill a vacancy or may elect to transfer a shift member to another station. The Fire Chief or his designee shall meet with the Union President or his designee as soon as practicable but not later than ten (10) calendar days of the decision, to inform him of such decision to transfer and provide bona fide operational reason(s) justifying the City’s decision, provided that if the decision involves confidential employee issues, the Fire Chief shall not be required to divulge said information. Reasons for emergency station transfers may include, but are not limited to: • Personal Conflicts: Conflicts between personnel at a station may necessitate a transfer between stations. The least senior person shall normally be the firefighter who receives the transfer, unless a firefighter volunteers for the transfer.
