Promotions Flashcards
Collective Agreement
IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
When advancing classes, Every 12 months after anniversary, Any employee who FAILS a classification exam.
- CANNOT advance to the next class, for how long ?
If you fail a classification exam
you can’t advance for SIX (6) months
***Any promotions AFTER
go back to anniversary date**
Collective Agreement
IMPORTAT
PROMOTIONS
If a FF FAILS his classification exam
two (2) consecutive times in (12 months and 6 months)
- MAY be subject to what ?
- At the discrestion of whom, with consult of association
May be subject to termination
*at the discretion of the Fire Chief, after consult with association*
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
CLASSIFICATION EXAMS
Classification exams need a 70% overall
- But can get what in each three categories ?
- Written
- Practical
- Medical
(60% to pass each with a 70% overall to pass)
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
CLASSIFICATIONS
If you fail only one (1) element of classification exam (medical) for example?
- What part of the exam do you have to repeat ?
- You only need to redo the element you failed
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
CLASSIFICATIONS
It is not the responsibility of the Corporation to ensure that any employee is
- Any request for re examination if the employee was simply tired or not prepared ?
- adequately prepared, or as stated above, rested prior to taking these classification examinations.
- Any request for reexamination on this basis will be denied
Collective Agreement
IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
In order to qualify for a Captains exam
a candidate must ?
- Have a minimum of how many years at First class ?
- Have served at least how many years in the Division PRIOR to the exam ?
- Successfully completed of what ?
- The Date for eligibilty of promotion and of seniority marks will be what ?
- have served a minimum of five (5) years as a 1st Class Firefighter;
- **have served at least two (2) of the five (5) years referred to in (b) (1) in the division immediately prior to the examinations; **
- successfully completed examinations and tests set for the purpose of establishing promotion;
- December 31st of the year of the examinations shall be used as the date to determine eligibility for promotion and to calculate seniority marks.
(5 years at first class as of DEC 31, 2021 for me)
***(two of the prior years in the division))**
Collective Agreement
VERY IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
For each FULL year AFTER the first 5 years PRIOR to the POSTITION APPLIED FOR of that test year. How many SENIORITY marks do you recieve on the final mark up to max?
POSITION APPLIED FOR (CAP OR CHIEF)
1% Per year
to a max of 4%
Calculated as of DEC 31st of that year
SO therefore I get 1% because it’s a full year as of Dec 31st
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VERY IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
For each FULL year of eligable service
AS AN ACTOR (even if you don’t ACT)
- you will receive how many bonus marks?
- to a max of ?
For acting you recieve 1% PER year
up to a max of 9%
FULL YEAR OF ELIGABLITY
The DAY I’m able to ACT, I will need AT LEAST one year of acting for a bonus mark.
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
ATER bonus marks and two members have the SAME SCORE What determines the promotion ?
Seniority will determine who gets the job
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
Upon completion of the exam members are placed;
- Where on the list?
- Until when ?
- If somehow the list is exhausted (what happens)
- Members are placed at the BOTTOM of the current list until it’s exhausted on Jan 1st of that year.
- The list is then NEWLY RANKED Jan 1st
**IF for some reason the list is exhausted they will take from the bottom**
**this would never happen**
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
Promotion exams will be held for the purpose of
re-establishing the eligibility list when ?
- How often do they have exams ?
- If there is a need for an officer and there are no eligible candidates available ?
Every three (3) years
*if for some reason there is a need for an officer
and there are NO eligible candidates available
an exam will be held*
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PROMOTIONS
=If for some reason an Officer is reduced in rank because of work shortage or demotion, due to layoff and recall.
What happens to that officer ?
- Where are they placed on the list ?
- What happens when they need one again ?
- They are placed at the TOP of the eligibility list
- and FIRST to be restored when needed.
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
The exam shall consist of Two elements, (written and practical). Who develops the exam ?
- How many members of the administration ?
- What other board do they sit on ?
- TWO members of administration
- on the Promotional Board
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❤️❤️❤️❤️VERY IMPORTANT❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
PROMOTIONS
**All vacancies within the District Chief or Captain ranks shall be filled within how much time ?**
- After the vacancy occurs what actual day ?
- Who fills the spot ?
- the following WORKING DAY after the vacancy occurs
- by the member with the highest mark on the eligibility list who meets all of the requirements
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
What are the MAX amount of bonus marks ?
With acting marks and with seniorty marks ?
Thirteen (13)
(9 acting)
(4 seniority)
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PROMOTIONS
What is the Average mark target for the exam ?
The average mark target is 85%
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PROMOTIONS
What is a base mark on the exam
- Which exams does this include ?
- This mark is before what happens ?
The base mark is the
TOTAL mark you get on BOTH exams
BEFORE it’s averaged.
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PROMOTIONS
All BASE marks are to be averaged.
Then divided by the target of (85%) to set the average factor. Those marks are then ?
Multiplied by the base marks for a final mark rounded to three decimal places
*grading curve*
(I get 88. Ave is 81 (81/85) = .95 (88) = Final mark 83.85
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PROMOTIONS
No element of the exam can total what %
of the base mark
- No ELEMENT (one of both exams) can be worth/wieghted more than ? of the total mark for both.
No element can be worth/weighted
MORE than 60%
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VERY IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
IN order to get bonus marks, previous candidates will have to attain what mark?
- What mark do they need for bonus marks ?
70% overall to recieve bonus marks
IF THEY DON’T
**they can still ACT but will NOT get points**
Collective Agreement
VERY IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
Any member who has previously qualified on an exam
and doesn’t participate in the exam will NOT be removed from the list but.
- What happens to their mark ?
- What happens to acting time ?
- What happens to bonus marks?
- Stay on the list at their current mark
- They will NOT GET ACTING time
- and will NOT receive bonus marks
If you previously did and exam and have an 80% but don’t want to do the exam,
you will SIT on an 80%
You will NOT GET ACTING TIME
You will NOT get bonus marks
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PROMOTIONS
If you want bonus marks, and want to sit on your old mark. You need to attain what on the exam ?
You just need to pass with a 70%
You’ll stay at your old mark plus bonus
Collective Agreement
IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
If you refuse acting time
what happens to your place on the list?
- You will be REMOVED from the list
- and MUST requalify
Collective Agreement
IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
The promotional board consists of which three (3) people?
- Two members of what ?
- One Rep of what rank?
- Two Administrative personnel
- One Association Rep
- of equal or more rank (cap or higher)***
*They can make it bigger if required*
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
The two (2) Administrative personnel on the committee shall set the date for the exam
- And provide what to all applicants?
a copy of the study guide to all applicants
Collective Agreement
VERY IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
At the completion of the exam process all employees who have completed the written, and practical phases
shall be notified.
- They will be notified how ?
- Within what period of time ?
They will be
- notified IN WRITING
- four (4) weeks of completion
Collective Agreement
IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
After completing the exam process,
the employee is provided what regards to the exam within four weeks?
- A copy of what will be provided to the applicant?
- A copy with answers and (all the) marks will also be posted where ?
- Copies of their examinations, including earned marks for each question,
- A copy of all examinations with ALL ACCEPTED ANSWERS and ASSIGNED MARKS, as agreed upon by the Promotional Board
⏬
WILL BE POSTED IN DIVISON
Collective Agreement
IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
Upon receipt of their final mark
how long** does an employee have to **request a review
IN WRITING
Fourteen (14) days to request a review
*If they don’t they have Agreed with their marks*
Collective Agreement
VERY IMPORTANT
PROMOTIONS
After submitting a DETAILED written document about their concerns regarding a question or portion. How long does the board have to review the concern?
Fourteen (14) days to review
AFTER receiving request
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
AFTER ALL of the reviews have been completed the Promotional Board shall consider all written concerns and render their decisions regarding all employees’ concerns within
Fourteen (14) days after ALL reviews
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
All Captains, Acting Captains, District Chiefs and Acting District Chiefs, will attend the Ontario Fire College, when?
- When required by whom ?
- Every effort will be made to accomidate scheduling conflicts when the person recieves what kind of request ?
- when required by the Fire Chief
**Every effort will be made to accommodate scheduling conflicts, when the Fire Chief receives a request in writing**
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
The date of the promotional process shall be
posted NO LATER than?
- How many days PRIOR to the exam start date?
- One hundred and fifty (150) days
- prior to the start date
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
ALL members that choose to participate in the exam must do so in writing how many days PRIOR to the exam ?
- Ninety days (90) prior to the date set by the committee
Collective Agreement
PROMOTIONS
Each employee that is required to ACT in the capacity of a higher rank shall be paid at the rate of the higher rank for ?
- How do you get paid as an ACTOR ?
- each COMPLETE shift
- or PART shift, thereof which he so works
*Payment is done by-weekly*
