Application of Wage Schedules Start Rates. Employees may be hired into any titles at rates in excess of the minimum hiring rate at the Company's discretion. If an employee is hired into a title at a pay rate in excess of the minimum hiring rate for reasons other than job related experience and/or job related training, any employee in that title in the city into which the employee is hired who is at a lower rate of pay will be raised to the rate of the individual hired. Operator The "Operators' Weekly Wage Rate Schedule," Article 51, indicates the rate to be paid at the office of employment in accordance with the wage schedule service period. Service Assistant The `Service Assistants’ Weekly Wage Rate Schedule, Article 51, indicates the rate to be paid at the office of employment in accordance with the wage schedule service period. Clerical Employees The rates of the "Clerical Weekly Wage Rate Schedule," as set forth in Article 52, indicate the rates to be paid at the office of employment in accordance with the wage schedule service period to those employees retained in the job under consideration. Dining Service Employees The "Dining Service Weekly Wage Rate Schedules," as set forth in Article 53, indicate the rate to be paid at the office of employment in accordance with the wage schedule service period. Employees Loaned Employees who are loaned to other offices and who work in a higher-paid title for a period of three hours or more of their regular tour will be paid the wage applicable to the higher-paid title for each day the employees so work. Wage Credit Employees who have worked for Bell Atlantic-New Jersey, Inc. and are re- engaged as regular, term or temporary employees in the same or similar work as that performed at the time of separation shall be given wage credit as follows: Months From Separation Wage Credit 0 - 18 No less than salary step at time of separation (use most recent table) 19 - 36 One step below salary step at time of separation (use most recent table) 37 - 48 Two steps below salary step at time of separation (use most recent table) Effective Date of Wage Increases Wage increases shall be effective the Sunday nearest the date the required Wage Schedule Service Period or period of service since appointment is completed. In the event of absence for any reason continuing for more than one month (thirty days) during which the employee was scheduled to receive a progression increase, the employee shall receive his/her progression increase effective the Sunday after he/she return...
