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Re: Job Vacancy




I'm just curious: what does Uncovered Position mean?

An Uncovered Position in Arizona government means that the person in that position is not covered by state personnel rules. It has both potential benefits and abuses. An uncovered employee gets the maximum vacation from the very beginning, may (note that may) get better pay and raises, can leave during the day for appointments and not have to deduct the time, etc. On the minus side, an uncovered employee may have to work more than 40 hours a week w/o receiving overtime or comp time and can be fired without recourse.

Covered employees are covered by personnel rules which specify a 40-hour week, a series of steps which must be followed before termination, salaries are pegged to job classification, etc. 

Depending totally on circumstances, either can be good or bad for an employee.

Michael McColgin
Conservation Officer
Arizona History and Archives Division
mimccol@dlapr.lib.az.us