ARTICLE 18
ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE
SECTION 1. When the supervisor's evaluation leads to a conclusion that the employee's work may not be of an acceptable level of competence the supervisor shall provide the following to the employee in writing at least 60 days before the employee is eligible for a step increase, except as provided in Section 2 below.
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a. An explanation of each aspect of performance in which the employee's services fall below as acceptable level and how this renders the performance on the job as a whole below an acceptable level.
b. A statement of the acceptable level of performance on each of those work aspects.
c. Advice as to what the employee must do to bring the performance up to an acceptable level.
d. A statement that the employee has 60 days in which to bring the performance up to an acceptable level.
SECTION 2. When the Employer makes a negative determination without the employee having received the above information 60 days in advance, as required above, the Employer shall make another determination not later than 60 days after the date on which the employee completed the waiting period for the step increase. If this new determination is favorable, the Step increase shall be made effective (retroactively if necessary) on the date on which the employee completed the waiting period for the step increase.
SECTION 3. A negative determination may be grieved under the provisions of Article 10 of this agreement.
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