As used in this bylaw, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings unless a different construction is clearly
required by the context or by the laws of the commonwealth.
The placement of a person in a position.
Chapter 31 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, as said
chapter and said rules and regulations may be amended from time to
time.
A group of positions sufficiently similar in duties and responsibilities
such that the same employment standards may be applied to all incumbents
or applicants and the same pay grade may be applied.
The collection, analysis and evaluation of data by the Town
to determine the proper value of a classification and/or the proper
classification of an individual position.
The salary or wages earned by any employee by reason of service
in the position, but does not include allowances for expenses authorized
and incurred as incidents to employment.
A schedule of compensation for all pay grades in the classification
plan, including any successive pay rate steps established for each
grade. All positions allocated to one grade will be paid according
to the salary range established for that grade.
Employment uninterrupted except for required military service,
or other authorized leave of absence not to exceed one year.
Any department, board, committee, commission, or other agency
of the Town subject to this bylaw.
The officer, board, or other body having immediate supervision
and control of a department; in the instance of a department serving
under the supervision and control of the Selectmen, the officer, board,
or other body immediately responsible to the Board of Selectmen for
the administration of the department.
Employment or appointment made for a specified time without
requisition to cover an unforeseen emergency; no such employment shall
be for a period longer than three consecutive calendar months nor
shall any person be employed on an emergency basis more than twice
in any calendar year except by specific written permission of the
Town Administrator.
The date on which an employee commences performance of paid
duties and is placed on the payroll.
An employee engaged for full-time employment.
Employment for not less than 35 hours per week for 52 weeks
per year, minus legal holidays and authorized leaves of absence.
The written description of a position, approved by the Town
Administrator, including the title, a statement of the nature of the
work, examples of duties and responsibilities, and the minimum qualification
requirements that are necessary for the satisfactory performance of
the duties of the position.
The separation of an employee because of lack of work or
funds or other reasons not related to fault, delinquency, or misconduct
on the part of the employee.
Any authorized leave with pay from scheduled work.
Any authorized absence from scheduled work without pay.
Available to be called back to work outside officially scheduled
work hours.
Any employee who is employed for less than full-time.
Any employment that is less than full-time employment.
The pay range for a classification or classifications of
positions.
Sunday through Saturday.
A group of current duties and responsibilities assigned or
delegated by appropriate authority to one person.
A working test period, following an appointment, during which
an employee is required to demonstrate, by conduct and actual performance
of the duties, fitness for the position to which appointed.
The movement of an employee from a position in one pay grade
to a position in another pay grade with a higher maximum pay rate.
The assignment of a position to a classification different
from the one to which it was previously assigned.
Any position in the Town service which at the time of employment
is intended by the Town to require the services of an employee without
interruption, for an indefinite period of time, which shall in no
event be less than one year, either on a full-time or part-time basis.
Employment limited to particular seasons of the year (e.g.,
summer recreation and Public Works seasonal workers).
An employee's uninterrupted, continuous length of service
as a permanent employee with the Town.
An increase in pay from one step to a higher step in the
pay range of a pay grade.
Any position in the Town service which at the time of employment
is intended by the Town to require the services of an employee for
a fixed term of less than one year.
The Town of Lynnfield.
The movement of an employee from one position to another
position within the same classification.
