PAP.9.5.050 Transfers

It is the policy of the Gaming Enterprises, in its discretion, to initiate or approve team member job transfers from one position to another or from one location to another.

(a) From time to time, the Employer, in consultation with the team member, may require a team member to make either a temporary or long-term job transfer in order to accommodate the organization's needs.

(b) Team members may request a voluntary transfer. However, to be eligible for a voluntary transfer:

(1) Team members must not be in a probationary period;

(2) Team members must meet the requirements of the new position;

(3) Team members must have a satisfactory performance record; and

(4) Team members must not have been at a written warning level for at least ninety (90) days.

(c) Team members who elect a voluntary transfer are not guaranteed the opportunity to return to their previous position if unsuccessful in the new (transferred) position following a Transfer and Promotion Probationary Period.

(1) Team members who are unsuccessful in the new (transferred) position may apply for other open positions that meet their skills and qualifications.

(d) Job openings for which Management seeks candidates from within the Casino organization will normally be posted for seven working days on a team member bulletin board. From time to time, however, Management will, as it considers appropriate, fill job openings or make transfers without posting notices.

(e) Requests for transfer to posted job openings should follow the steps outlined below:

(1) The team member shall submit a written request to the Human Resource Department for the posted job opening. The request will include team member's reason(s) for the transfer.

(2) The Human Resource Department shall forward the request for transfer to the appropriate Director /Manager where the job opening exists.

(3) The hiring Director/Manager shall arrange an interview between the candidate and themselves.

(4) The Director/Manager with the job opening will determine final qualification of the team member, and shall submit final approval to the Human Resource Department.

(5) The Director/Manager where the subsequent vacancy will occur, and gaining Director/Manager where the transferred team member will be working, will negotiate a mutual transfer date.

(f) Transferred team members will be subject in their new positions to the provisions of the Transfer and Promotion Probationary Period policy as it pertains to the team member meeting the job requirements.

(g) Pay for transferred team members will be within the pay grade range for the position that they transferred to.