Common use of BI-LINGUAL PAY (Spanish only) Clause in Contracts

BI-LINGUAL PAY (Spanish only). (a) Effective following execution, Yamhill County will pay a four percent (4%) bilingual incentive per month to any employee who meets one of the following criteria: (i) Employee has been selected by the department head to be “grandfathered in” based on past operational needs. (ii) Employee was hired through a recruitment that specifically stated “Bi-lingual required” as a job qualification. The successful applicant passed a written and oral exam testing fluency in Spanish. Applicants hired into “bi-lingual preferred” positions are not entitled to bi-lingual pay, but may qualify at a later date as provided in subsection (iii). (iii) A current employee who does not otherwise qualify for bi-lingual pay under this section will receive bi-lingual pay if (a) the department head subsequently determines the position requires bi-lingual skills and (b) the employee has passed a written and oral exam testing fluency in Spanish. (iv) As of July 1, 2020, employees receiving bilingual pay shall receive either the four percent (4%) incentive or $125, whichever is greater, per month. (b) An employee eligible for bi-lingual pay will not lose such pay during absences using FET. Employees eligible for bi-lingual pay will receive bi-lingual pay so long as the department head determines that use of such skills in the performance of duties is significant or necessary. Upon the department head’s determination that use of such skills in the performance of duties is no longer significant or necessary, no bi-lingual pay will be paid commencing the pay period following the department head’s written determination, with a copy to the employee. (c) Oral and written testing qualifications will be at the discretion of the department head based on the operational needs of that department.

BI-LINGUAL PAY (Spanish only). Commented [RW27]: We increased Bi-lingual pay by 2% (a) Effective following execution, Yamhill County will pay a four six percent (446%) bilingual incentive per month to any employee who meets one of the following criteria: (i) Employee has been selected by the department head management to be “grandfathered in” based on past operational needs. (ii) Employee was hired through a recruitment that specifically stated “Bi-lingual required” as a job qualification. The successful applicant passed a written and oral exam testing fluency in Spanish. Applicants hired into “bi-lingual preferred” positions are not entitled to bi-lingual pay, pay but may qualify at a later date as provided in subsection (iii). (iii) A current employee who does not otherwise qualify for bi-lingual pay under this section will receive bi-lingual pay if (a) the department head management subsequently determines the position requires bi-lingual skills and (b) the employee has passed a written and oral exam testing fluency in Spanish. (iv) As of July 1, 2020, employees receiving bilingual pay shall receive either the four percent (4%) incentive or $125125.00, whichever is greater, per month. (b) An employee eligible for bi-lingual pay will not lose such pay during absences using FET. Employees eligible for bi-lingual pay will receive bi-lingual pay so long as the department head management determines that use of such skills in the performance of duties is significant or necessary. Upon the department headhead management’s determination that use of such skills in the performance of duties is no longer significant or necessary, no bi-lingual pay will be paid commencing the pay period following the department headhead management’s written determination, with a copy to the employee. (c) Oral and written testing qualifications will be at the discretion of the department head management based on the operational needs of that department.

BI-LINGUAL PAY (Spanish only). (a) Effective following execution, Yamhill County will pay a four six percent (46%) bilingual incentive per month to any employee who meets one of the following criteria: (i) Employee has been selected by the department head management to be “grandfathered in” based on past operational needs. (ii) Employee was hired through a recruitment that specifically stated “Bi-lingual required” as a job qualification. The successful applicant passed a written and oral exam testing fluency in Spanish. Applicants hired into “bi-lingual preferred” positions are not entitled to bi-lingual pay, pay but may qualify at a later date as provided in subsection (iii). (iii) A current employee who does not otherwise qualify for bi-lingual pay under this section will receive bi-lingual pay if (a) the department head management subsequently determines the position requires bi-lingual skills and (b) the employee has passed a written and oral exam testing fluency in Spanish. (iv) As of July 1, 2020, employees receiving bilingual pay shall receive either the four percent (4%) incentive or $125, whichever is greater, per month. (b) An employee eligible for bi-lingual pay will not lose such pay during absences using FET. Employees eligible for bi-lingual pay will receive bi-lingual pay so long as the department head management determines that use of such skills in the performance of duties is significant or necessary. Upon the department headmanagement’s determination that use of such skills in the performance of duties is no longer significant or necessary, no bi-lingual pay will be paid commencing the pay period following the department headmanagement’s written determination, with a copy to the employee. (c) Oral and written testing qualifications will be at the discretion of the department head management based on the operational needs of that department.