Section 22-B8304. POSITIONAL MOVEMENT

 

8304.1Policy: The PBC makes every effort to provide employees with promotional and career development opportunities. Employees qualified through education, on-the-job training, and/or experience shall be given the opportunity to apply for division, department, or unit vacancies where appropriate prior to consideration being given to outside candidates. Management maintains the prerogative to reassign employees based on operational need.

 

8304.2Posting: Posting of job vacancies shall be done in accordance with the job posting policy, located in § 8303.

 

8304.3Criteria: An employee is eligible to request consideration of a transfer to another position if he/she meets the following:

 

(a)Meets the minimum qualifications for the new job as stipulated in the position description;

 

(b)Has completed a minimum of six (6) months in his/her current position;

 

(c)In cases where two employees request a transfer to the same position, the position shall be awarded to the most qualified candidate subject to the PBC’s staffing needs; and

 

(d)The manager makes the final determination of which candidate is most qualified subject to the PBC’s needs.

 

8304.4Effect on seniority and paid time off scheduling: Internally transferred employees shall retain their PBC seniority date. However, where departmental seniority for paid time off scheduling is affected, the employee’s date of transfer into the new position shall serve as the job seniority date.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 45 DCR 7353, 7366 (October 9, 1998).