Ohio Code § 4117.08
Ohio Code § 4117.08. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 4117.08.
(A) All matters pertaining to wages, hours, or terms and other conditions of employment
and the continuation, modification, or deletion of an existing provision of a collective
bargaining agreement are subject to collective bargaining between the public employer
and the exclusive representative, except as otherwise specified in this section and division (E) of section 4117.03 of the Revised Code . (B) Neither of the following are appropriate subjects for collective bargaining: (1) The conduct and grading of civil service examinations, the rating of candidates,
the establishment of eligible lists from the examinations, and the original appointments
from the eligible lists; (2) For collective bargaining agreements that are entered into on or after the effective
date of this amendment, the ability of state employees to perform their duties at
a location designated as a worksite. (C) Unless a public employer agrees otherwise in a collective bargaining agreement, nothing
in Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code impairs the right and responsibility of each
public employer to: (1) Determine matters of inherent managerial policy which include, but are not limited
to, areas of discretion or policy such as the functions and programs of the public
employer, standards of services, its overall budget, utilization of technology, and
organizational structure; (2) Direct, supervise, evaluate, or hire employees; (3) Maintain and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of governmental operations; (4) Determine the overall methods, process, means, or personnel by which governmental
operations are to be conducted; (5) Suspend, discipline, demote, or discharge for just cause, or lay off, transfer, assign,
schedule, promote, or retain employees; (6) Determine the adequacy of the work force; (7) Determine the overall mission of the employer as a unit of government; (8) Effectively manage the work force; (9) Take actions to carry out the mission of the public employer as a governmental unit. The employer is not required to bargain on subjects reserved to the management and
direction of the governmental unit except as affect wages, hours, terms and conditions
of employment, and the continuation, modification, or deletion of an existing provision
of a collective bargaining agreement. A public employee or exclusive representative may raise a legitimate complaint or
file a grievance based on the collective bargaining agreement.
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 4117.08
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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