Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

XXV. Working Conditions of Professional Technical Employees
5. All employees in the bargaining unit shall be eligible to opt for compensatory
time in lieu of overtime. Requests to utilize compensatory time must be
submitted at least three (3) days in advance and must be approved by the
employee’s immediate supervisor and the division director. Permission will not
be unreasonably withheld, however, it will not be granted where the employee’s
absence will interfere with the effective operation of the department. Special
consideration will be given to personal emergencies requiring immediate
attention.
6. In the event an additional second shift is established in any department in
the bargaining unit to begin at 3:00 p.m. or thereafter, employees working on
such shift shall receive, effective September 1, 1975, fifty cents (.50) per hour
more than is payable in their respective classifications for day shift work.
B. Assignment and transfer
1. An employee in the series of classifications listed in Appendix “B”, after
appointment to the entry level position of the series in a specific classification,
shall be advanced to the higher levels within the series if the employee:
(a) has received a satisfactory rating for the time spent in the lower
classification;
(b) is capable of, and is performing the full scope of duties and responsibilities
of the higher level;
(c) meets the minimum training and experience requirements for the higher
level position as listed in the job description;
2. Such employee shall receive a promotional increase in accordance with
the standard School District policy governing promotions.
3. An employee shall have the right to transfer within his/her position classification.
However, before such transfer can be effected, the employee must
demonstrate his/her knowledge of the specific skills required by the new position,
e.g., programming language.
4. The Assignment and Transfer provisions of Article XIX, Section B shall
apply.
5. Subject to residence requirements, regularly appointed employees, who
are displaced because of a program reduction or elimination of jobs shall have
the right based on seniority to transfer to a vacant position similar to the one
which the employee held prior to such reduction or elimination, or to a vacant
lower paid position. In the event no such vacancies exist at the time the employee
is displaced then the employee shall be placed on a preferential list for a period
of two (2) years and during this period vacancies for such positions shall be
filled from the employees on this list until they shall have had the opportunity
to be offered such employment.
6. When an employee accepts an appointment to a permanent position not
covered by this Agreement, his/her seniority as defined in this Section shall
cease to accumulate. Should such an employee return to a position in the bargaining
unit within one (1) year of the date on which he/she left his/her position
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