Application for Vacancies.

1. A bargaining unit employee may bid for the posted position by submitting a letter of application and resume to the Human Resources Department. The Human Resources Department will notify all bargaining unit bidders within a reasonable time frame not to exceed 25 working days why they are not qualified or if a more senior candidate is selected for the position. Employees cannot successfully bid more than twice in any twelve (12) month period unless approved by the University. A bid for a position shall not adversely affect an employee's status in their present position.

2. Each candidate is responsible for ensuring her/his application for a position vacancy accurately sets forth those job skills, experiences, training, and other qualifications she/he desires the University to consider in evaluating her/his candidacy.

3. An employee who is promoted or transferred will be given a reasonable period of time from ten (10) to twenty-five (25) actual days worked in the new position to demonstrate competent performance. During this period of time, the employee will receive a normal orientation. (Normal orientation means the usual or ordinary exposure to those aspects of the position that the employee could not or would not otherwise know, as distinguished from training or learning the basic or special skills needed for a position.) If competent performance is not demonstrated, or the employee wishes to withdraw, the employee will be returned to her/his former position, if vacant, or to a vacancy at the same level at management's discretion. In the case of competent performance not being demonstrated, the employee and the Union will be notified in writing by the Human Resources Department as to the reason for removal. The Employee will notify the Human Resources Department in writing, with a copy to the Steward, if they wish to withdraw. In either case she/he will receive her/his former wage plus any scheduled increase.

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