AVSTA CSEA-CONTRACT-March 9, 2022

ARTICLE XVI

PROMOTION

16.0

Bargaining unit members are encouraged to apply for promotional vacancies.

16.1 Consideration: Employees in the bargaining unit who qualify for a promotional position (change in job classification) shall be given first consideration over all other equally qualified applicants. To the extent possible, the position vacated, as a result of the promotion, shall be filled within thirty (30) days, but in no event shall the position remain vacant for more than forty-five (45) days. The final decision on promotions shall be made by the Board of Directors. 16.2 Posting of Notice: Notice of all job vacancies within the Agency shall be posted on bulletin boards at each site. Such notices shall remain posted for a period of six (6) working days. Any bargaining unit employee, interested in a future promotional position must notify the Agency, in writing, of their desire to be notified in writing by the Agency of any job vacancy. The Agency shall not be required to notify the unit member of a vacancy during a unit member’s leave of five (5) days or less. A unit member’s written notice shall remain in effect unless cancelled in writing by the unit member.

16.3 Whenever a permanent unit member accepts a promotion to another classification, he/she shall serve a probationary period of six (6) months in order to attain permanent status in the new classification.

16.4 A permanent unit member who has vacated a position to accept a promotion may at his/her request, or if found to be unsatisfactory to the Agency, be reinstated during the probationary period to previous status in his/her former classification, unless dismissal or suspension proceedings are eminent.

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