RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT Sample Clauses

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. 3.1 The right to hire, promote, discharge for just cause, improve efficiency, and determine work schedules and the location of department headquarters are examples of management prerogatives. However, it is understood that the City retains its right to manage and operate its departments except as may be limited by an express provision of this Agreement. 3.2 The City will make every effort to utilize its employees to perform all work, but the City reserves the right to contract out for work under the following guidelines: (1) required expertise is not available within the City work force, or (2) the contract will result in cost savings to the City, or (3) the occurrence of peak loads above the work force capability. Determination as to (1), (2), or (3) above shall be made by the department head involved, and their determination in such case shall be final, binding and not subject to the grievance procedure; provided, however, prior to approval by the department head involved to contract out work under this provision, the Union shall be notified. The department head involved shall make available to Local 17 upon request (1) a description of the services to be so performed, and (2) the detailed factual basis supporting the reasons for such action. 3.3 The Union may grieve contracting out for work as described in Section 3.2 of this Article, if such contract involves work normally performed by employees covered by this Agreement. 3.4 The City recognizes that in some cases it makes sense to convert contract work to regular positions. The City will, during its budget process, review the use of contractors in the terms of nature of work, the duration, and the number of hours of contractor work being performed. Based on the review, if the City determines there is an ongoing need, the City will, in good faith, determine whether or not the circumstances warrant the proposal of additional regular positions. The City will be cognizant of its commitment not to use contractors which would cause the layoff of employees covered by this agreement. 3.5 Delivery of municipal services in the most efficient, effective, and courteous manner is of paramount importance to the City and as such, maximized productivity is recognized to be an obligation of the parties to this Agreement. In order to achieve this goal, the parties hereby recognize the City's right to determine the methods, processes, and means of providing municipal services; the right to increase or diminish operation...

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. ‌ 17.1 The Employer retains the right to manage the office and direct the working forces, including the right to hire, promote, transfer, suspend, discipline or discharge for just and reasonable causes such as, but not limited to, dishonesty, negligence, incompetence, insubordination, intoxication, or drinking alcoholic beverages while on duty, subject to appeal under the grievance and arbitration procedure herein established.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. Any rights of management which are not specifically mentioned in this Agreement and are not contrary to its intention shall continue in full force and effect for the duration of this contract, always provided that in the exercise of the aforementioned management rights there shall be no discrimination.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. 17.1 The right to hire, promote, discharge for just cause, improve efficiency, determine the work schedules and location of Department headquarters are examples of management prerogatives. The City retains its right to manage and operate its departments except as may be limited by the express provisions of this Agreement. 17.2 Delivery of municipal services in the most efficient, effective and courteous manner is of paramount importance to the City, and as such, maximized productivity is recognized to be an obligation of employees covered by this Agreement. In order to achieve this goal, the parties hereby recognize the City's right to determine the methods, processes and means of providing municipal services, to increase, diminish or change municipal equipment, including the introduction of any and all new, improved or automated methods or equipment, the assignment of employees to a specific job within the bargaining unit, the right to temporarily assign employees to a specific job or position outside the bargaining unit, and the right to determine appropriate work out-of-class assignments. 17.3 The Union recognizes the City's right to establish and/or revise performance evaluation system(s). Such system(s) may be used to determine acceptable performance levels, prepare work schedules and measure the performance of employees. In establishing new and/or revising existing evaluation system(s), the City shall meet prior to implementation with the Labor-Management Committee to jointly discuss such performance standards. 17.4 The City agrees that performance standards shall be reasonable.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, OC or its delegated officers have exclusive control over the management, supervision and administration of OC and the direction of the employees covered by the Agreement.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. 2.1(a) The terms and conditions of this Agreement are minimum and the Company shall be free to grant more favorable terms and conditions and to pay salary rates higher than the salary ranges shown in Article 11 to any employee.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. (a) Those subject matters which are not within the scope of mandatory bargaining and which are reserved to the City without negotiation include: (1) The right to hire, direct, assign or transfer an employee, but excluding the right to assign or transfer an employee as a form of discipline. (2) The right to reduce in force or lay off any employee because of lack of work or lack of funds in accordance with Reno Civil Service Rules and Regulations. (3) The right to determine: (i) Appropriate staffing levels and work performance standards, except for safety considerations; (ii) The content of the workday, including without limitation workload factors, except for safety considerations; (iii) The quality and quantity of services to be offered to the public; and (iv) The means and methods of offering those services. (4) Safety of the public. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to NRS 288, the City is entitled to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out its responsibilities in situations of emergency such as a riot, military action, natural disaster or civil disorder. Such actions may include the suspension of any collective bargaining agreement for the duration of the emergency. Any action taken under the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed as a failure to negotiate in good faith. (c) The provisions of this Article including without limitation the provisions of this section recognize and declare the ultimate right and responsibility of the City to manage its operation in the most efficient manner consistent with the best interests of all its citizens, its taxpayers and its employees. (d) NRS 288 as amended does not preclude, but this Chapter does not require, the City to negotiate subject matters enumerated in paragraph number (a) above, which are outside the scope of mandatory bargaining. The City shall discuss subject matters outside the scope of mandatory bargaining but it is not required to negotiate such matters. This Agreement is not intended to add to or take away from the rights of management.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. ‌ 1. All management rights, powers, authority and functions, whether heretofore or hereafter exercised, and regardless of the frequency or infrequency of their exercise, shall remain vested exclusively in Employer. It is expressly recognized that such rights, powers, authority and functions include, but are by no means whatever limited to, the full and exclusive control, management and operation of its business and affairs; the determination of the scope of its activities, business to be transacted, functions to be performed, the methods pertaining thereto; the determination of the number, size and location of its offices and places of business and equipment to be utilized, and the layout thereof; the right to establish or change shifts, schedules of work and standards of performance, the right to establish, change, combine or eliminate jobs, positions, job classifications and descriptions; the right to establish new or change existing procedures, methods, processes, facilities, machinery and equipment or make technological changes; the right to maintain order and efficiency; the right to contract or subcontract any work; the right to designate the work and functions to be performed; the right to establish, administer, or change bonus, incentive or merit compensation plans, the right to make and enforce safety and security rules and rules of conduct; the determination of the number of employees and the direction of the employees. 2. The Employer and the Guild agree that the above statement of management rights is for illustrative purposes only, and is not to be construed or interpreted so as to exclude those prerogatives not mentioned which are inherent to management, including those prerogatives granted by law. It is the intention of the parties that the rights, powers, authority and functions of management shall remain exclusively vested in Employer, except insofar as expressly and specifically surrendered or limited by the express provision of this Agreement. 3. With respect to subcontracting, the County acknowledges that the Guild has the right to bargain regarding the impact of such decisions made by the Employer upon corrections officers. 4. The County does not intend that continuation of its management rights clause would require the Guild to waive any bargaining rights it presently has under RCW 41.56.

RIGHTS OF MANAGEMENT. Section 13. The Employer retains the right to manage its business, to establish reasonable standard of dress, to direct the working forces and to make necessary rules and regulations for the conduct of the business, providing that said rules and regulations are not in conflict with the terms of this Agreement in any way.