Common use of ACTING SENIOR RANK Clause in Contracts

ACTING SENIOR RANK. 16:01 When an employee is required to accept the responsibilities and carry out the duties of a position or rank senior to that of the 4th Year Firefighter, he shall be eligible to be paid at the rate of the senior position or rank and shall receive the higher rate for those hours actually worked in the acting capacity. This clause includes full-time Lieutenants in the Fire Prevention Division. 16:02 For every two (2) months in aggregate which an employee has spent acting in the higher rank or position, pursuant to Section 16:01 above the probation period shall be reduced by one (1) month and in respect of an employee who has so acted for a total of twelve (12) months there shall be no probation period. 16:03 Members scheduled to work in an acting senior rank capacity as defined in Article 16:01 and not able to perform such duty due to their required attendance at departmentally scheduled training courses related to promotional eligibility and/or continuing education purposes shall continue to receive all acting pay said members would have been entitled to for performing such duty.