Changes in Representation Status, Position Placement or Classification / Reclassification
Positions may change over time due to increased job responsibilities, departmental restructuring, and / or organizational change. The following are contractual obligations and recommendations for working through these changes.
Classified Employees - Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
The SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement cover the process for how employees can change position classification or if the University changes the classification of a position. Supervisor advisement is the first step if there are changes to the position job duties that seem to fit better in a different classification. Supervisors can recommend a classification change* though PeopleAdmin. If there is no manager response, the process for changing classification in the aforementioned articles should be followed.
Unclassified & Unrepresented or Excluded Employees
Supervisors should be involved in changes to positions. Position descriptions or other documentation should be updated to reflect new responsibilities. Significant changes to positions may require a letter of offer and / or additional paperwork. Please contact HR for additional information and assistance.
If conditions are met for exclusion under statute and the position should no longer be a represented, the supervisor should discuss this with the Compensation & Classification Team. A memo and updated position description should be sent to the Comp / Class Manager stating the reasons for the exclusion. The Comp / Class Manager will send a memo back to the department confirming the exclusion.
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
The AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement outlines requests for review of a position's placement in a Job Family (Section 3) or level for Academic Professionals. A supervisor may directly request a position placement review through HR but there are specific steps that an employee must follow in order to submit the same request.
Fixed-term instructional and research faculty position change guidelines are set by the contract and school for which you are working and further information on these positions can be found in the contract as well.
*Please Contact the Compensation & Classification Team before starting any of these actions.