Section 1.
All appeals of classification actions by employees in the bargaining unit shall be governed by LCR 11-330* and 5 U.S.C. Chapter 51. Where this Article modifies LCR 11-330, the modifications will have precedence.
Section 2.
Position descriptions will be prepared by the Library and will contain the principal duties, responsibilities, and supervisory relationships for the purpose of classification. Each unit member will be provided with a current and accurate description of his or her duties and responsibilities in the form of a position description on the day the employee assumes his or her new duties. Where there is an incumbent, the employee will be afforded the right to review and request revision of his or her supplied job description. When appropriate, the position description will identify any special qualifications or requirements of the position. When the Library or CRS determines that significant changes in the duties and responsibilities of a position so warrant, the position description will be amended or rewritten to bring it to a current status no later than sixty (60) days after the determination has been made. The Association shall have the right to recommend changes in position descriptions. Position descriptions shall be available for examination and copying by the Association upon request.
Section 3.
Should any employee find inaccuracies in his or her position description, or be dissatisfied with the classification, the employee may discuss this concern with the supervisor. If this is not satisfactory, the employee may also discuss the matter with a Human Resources Specialist. Following this discussion, if the employee remains dissatisfied with the classification of his or her position, the employee will be given a copy of Section 4 A.(2) of LCR 11-330 and advised of his or her classification appeal rights.
Section 4.
- The Parties recognize that the principle of equal pay for substantially equal work, as set forth in 5 U.S.C. 5101, will be applied to all position classifications. When, during an individual classification study or maintenance review initiated by the employee or the Library, it is found that an employee’s position has been delegated higher level duties and responsibilities, action will be taken in accordance with appropriate classification standards to either restructure the job or grade the employee’s position at the higher level. The reclassification of a unit position will be effective at the beginning of the first full pay period following final action by the Library, in accordance with LCR 11-330.
- Where a position requires a periodic or regular rotation of an employee from one set of duties to another set of duties, such requirements shall be set forth in the position description.
- Should the Library consider downgrading an occupied position, the Library may either transfer the employee to a vacant position for which he or she is qualified or advise the employee of his or her bumping rights outlined in the Reduction-in-Force Article of this Agreement.
- Phrases such as other related duties or other duties as assigned in position descriptions normally mean assignments that are reasonably related to the responsibilities, duties, and qualifications in an employees position description. However, as indicated in Article 03 above, the Library reserves the right provided in 5 USC 7106(a)(2)(B) to assign work to employees in particular situations as the Library determines is necessary to accomplish its mission.
Section 5.
When the Library intends to begin a classification survey of a CRS organizational unit, the Library agrees to notify the Association in writing at least two (2) weeks before the survey begins. After each survey the Human Resources Operations Office shall notify the Association of the results within three weeks of official certification.
Section 6.
Employees who have served 52 consecutive weeks in a position at a higher grade who are placed in a lower-grade position as the result of a reclassification shall be entitled to retain their grade and pay in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5362 and 5 U.S.C. 5363.
*LCR 11-330 was formerly LCR 2016-2, “Position Classification Appeals in the Library”.