| UPTE (HX) Health Care Professional Unit | |
| Authority Source: | Article 25 - Performance Evaluation |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Notice: | The University will provide a notice sixty (60) calendar days prior to implementing a new performance tool. |
| Prior Counseling Required to a Needs Improvement Rating: | Health Care Professional Employees who receives an over "needs improvement" rating shall have been informed of any deficiencies, including information about how to correct said deficiencies prior to receiving such an evaluation. |
| Employee Recourse if no Evaluation: | Within, 15 calendar days of the date the written evaluation was due by not received the employee shall make a written request for the evaluation to the employee's immediate supervisor. When an employee makes such a request, an evaluation shall be completed within 15 calendar days of the request, unless the parties mutually agree other wise. In the event a non-probationary career employee does not receive a written evaluation and fails to request that an evaluation to be completed within the required period of time, the employee's overall evaluation shall be "meets expectations". |
| Employee Response: | After receiving a University performance evaluation, an employee may write comments pertaining to her/his evaluation or add relevant materials, which may supplement or enhance the evaluation. When the University receives such written comments or materials from the employee, they shall be attached to the performance evaluation and placed in the employee's personnel file in which performance evaluations are maintained. |
| Default Rating | In the event a non-probationary career employee does not receive a written evaluation and fails to request that an evaluation to be completed within the required period of time, the employee's overall evaluation shall be "meets expectations". |
| Grievability: | A non-probationary career employee who receives a written performance evaluation with an overall rating of less than satisfactory may file a grievance pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 - Grievance Procedures of this Agreement. Such grievance concerning the contents of performance evaluation rating the employee as less than satisfactory shall be eligible to be processed through Steps 1 and 2 of the Grievance Procedure but shall not be eligible for review at Step 3 of the Grievance Procedure. |
| Probation Period: | A probationary employee shall be evaluated in writing at least once during a full probationary period, it is the University's intention to provide an evaluation approximately at the midpoint of the probationary period. |
