Article 16
Bargaining History
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A new Section on the Career Ladder Promotion Process was added to this Article. The definition contained in Section 9.a. remains unchanged from the previous Agreement.

Section 9.b. seeks to ensure that employees in career ladders are told what is required for them to be promoted to the next higher grade. While it is recognized that such employees are not entitled to an automatic promotion after a year in grade, they are entitled to know what is expected of them in order to be promoted. While not specifically negotiable, the parties agreed to define in the Agreement that the supervisor is responsible for advising the employee what grade-building assignments will be assigned the employee during the appraisal year, and how the supervisor expects the employee to perform on these assignments in order to be promoted. Such a discussion could include the type of assignments, degree of supervision, number of assignments, complexity of assignments, etc.--whatever is expected of the employee for promotion.

Section 9.c. was added to reflect that when employees are given grade-building assignments, employees need to be advised so they can be sure they know what they are expected to do. Supervisors do not need to advise the employee on specific assignments if the employee understands what is expected based on the initial discussion during the establishment of the performance management plan.

Section 9.d. reinforces that the purpose of the Progress Review is to ensure there are no surprises at the end of the appraisal year. Employees in career ladders need to know if their performance is sufficient to warrant promotion. If their performance is not, they should be told. If it is, they should be advised when they can expect to be promoted if their current level of performance continues. If, following the Progress Review, a supervisor is concerned about an employee's performance, the supervisor is expected to discuss those concerns with the employee so the employee knows what is expected and also whether or not the employee can expect to be promoted.