Central Collective Agreement - OPSEU

6. Mandatory Enhanced Security Clearance
It is understood that an enhanced security clearance may be required as a condition of employment
for I and IT professionals employed in ERDC.
7. Posting and Filling vacant positions
It is agreed that all vacancies for positions within the I&IT enterprise, including ERDC, will be
posted and filled in accordance with the provisions of Article 6, subject to the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
The Employer may use a mass centralized recruitment approach to fill vacancies for
positions within the I&IT enterprise.
With respect to vacancies set out in paragraph (a) above, in addition to the posting
requirements under Article 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and 6.2, the Employer may post potential permanent
and/or temporary opportunities within respective I&IT job families that may exist over the
next 12 month time period. The posting shall state the duties, nature and title of the
position(s), qualifications required, full or part time status, permanent or temporary status,
bargaining unit status, hours of work schedule, salary ranges of the classifications within
the job family and travel expectations of the opportunities within that job family. The
Employer shall have identified on the original posting that it may be used to fill positions in
the job family that may occur over the 12 month time period. The posting period will be
for at least ten days prior to the established closing date. This closing date may be extended
should the employer determine that there is an insufficient number of potential qualified
candidates.
If the Employer posts in accordance with paragraph (b), it will establish an eligibility list of
qualified candidates for each classification level within each job family based on the results
of a competitive process. The parties agree that the development of eligibility lists will be
in accordance with Articles 6.3.
The Employer shall advise candidates of their individual rank order upon the completion of
the competitive process under paragraph (b).
The Employer will hire qualified candidates from the eligibility lists for each classification
level within each job family developed under paragraph (b) in accordance with Article
6.1.2. Should the most qualified employee elect not to accept the job offer, that employee
shall remain eligible and retain his/her rank for further offers under this process.
The parties agree that it will continue to be the practice that the Employer shall obtain a
valid surplus clearance number prior to filling a position under paragraph (e).
Where the Employer posts in accordance with paragraph (b) and if no qualified applicants
accept a job offer for a specific position made pursuant to this process, then the Employer
shall provide new or existing candidates internal to the OPS with the opportunity to
participate in a restricted competitive process. The process shall be held in accordance with
Article 6 of the collective agreement, with the modification that the Employer shall post the
vacancy for the position for a period of at least five (5) working days.
The parties can agree at any time to review the above process and mutually agree on
amendments.
8. Training and Development
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