Bilingual Skills. Employees, whose regular duties include the use of bilingual skills and who are assigned to translate or assist in translation or otherwise use their bilingual skills by their supervisor, shall receive a five percent (5%) differential for all hours worked. Eligibility for the differential will be based on passing a valid, reliable, professionally recognized foreign language test.
Bilingual Skills. 2.1 Bilingual Skills Premium of 5%: The District shall provide a 5% premium for all hours in paid status for STNC unit members working in positions that require the ability to communicate in multiple languages.
Bilingual Skills. Any employee, who is fluent in Spanish, Russian and/or American Sign Language, and is required to use that language while on duty, shall receive a five percent (5%) differential to his/her regular pay for all hours worked. “Fluent” shall be established by using the standards established by human resources.
Bilingual Skills. When the Sheriff designates that a particular language skill is needed and when it is approved by the Director of Human Resources, an individual may, after being tested and certified as language competent by the Human Resources Department, receive a 5.0% salary differential. Certification of bilingual skills will be effective for a one-(1) year period. Following one year, deputies may be required to be recertified.
Bilingual Skills a. At the discretion of the department head, an employee whose duty assignments require frequent and regular use of bilingual language skills in Spanish and in English with members of the public may be nominated to receive bilingual pay. The Department Head will recommend the designation in writing and said designation shall be approved by the Human Resources Manager, who shall test and certify the employees for language proficiency.
b. As used in this Article, the phrase "regular and frequent" means at least several times in each working week. Designation of the bilingual language skill is restricted to the actual needs of the position. An employee's ability to read, write or speak Spanish occasionally or, incidental use of language skills in Spanish, or the use of bilingual skills other than for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the job shall not warrant a bilingual designation.
c. All employees approved for bilingual pay will receive a premium of $0.40 per hour effective the first full day of the pay period following approval by the Human Resources Manager.
Bilingual Skills a. The City and the Union agree to encourage employees to voluntarily develop bilingual skills in instances where the public contact nature of their jobs would make such skills valuable. Any employee who is requested by the City and whose duty assignments require frequent and regular use of bilingual language skills in Spanish and in English with members of the public shall be designated by the Department Head in writing and said designation shall be approved by the Human Resources Manager, who shall test and certify the employees for language proficiency.
Bilingual Skills. Employees in positions designated by management as requiring the use of bilingual skills shall receive additional compensation of seventy five dollars ($75.00) per bi-weekly pay period.
Bilingual Skills. Employees in positions designated by the Employer as requiring the use of bilingual skill shall, upon the effective date of this agreement, be compensated $69.24 per bi- weekly pay period. An employee who does not work or receive payment for any accrued benefit hours for an entire pay period will not receive bilingual pay for that same pay period.
Bilingual Skills a. The City and the Union agree to encourage employees to voluntarily develop bilingual skills in instances where the public contact nature of their jobs would make such skills valuable. Any employee whose duty assignments require frequent and regular use of bilingual language skills in Spanish and in English with members of the public shall be designated by the Department Head in writing and said designation shall be approved by the Human Resources Director, who shall test and certify the employees for language proficiency. As used in this section, the phrase "regular and frequent" means at least several times in each working week. Designation of the bilingual language skill is restricted to the actual needs of the position. An employee's ability to read, write or speak Spanish occasionally or, incidental use of language skills in Spanish, or the use of bilingual skills other than for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the job shall not warrant a bilingual designation.
b. The City shall provide an updated list of designated employees at the Union's written request no more than once every six (6) months.
c. All employees designated for use of bilingual skills by their Department Head shall receive $100.00 per pay period.
d. The City may select employees to serve on the City’s Spanish language communication committee (“Cadre”). In addition to their regular bilingual pay, employees selected to serve on the Cadre will receive an additional $10.00 per hour when attending Cadre meetings and training, and when performing Cadre duties, as directed by the City Administrator or his/her designee. The City will have the sole discretion to determine qualifications and eligibility of Cadre members, which employees may serve on the Cadre, and how many hours such employees may devote to Cadre duties.
e. Employees on the Cadre must establish to the satisfaction of the Human Resources Director a highly complex level of professional oral and writing proficiency, as demonstrated by appropriate testing. Employees on the Cadre who are not on approved leave are subject to after-hours call-back to the Emergency Operations Center or other Cadre assignment during an emergency.”
f. For all full-time employees in positions designated by the Department Head who meet the following qualifications, the City paid premium will be $150.00 each biweekly pay period:
a. Establish to the satisfaction of the Human Resources Director or their designee, a complex level of verbal and writt...
Bilingual Skills. Effective the first full month following ratification of this contract, employees will be eligible for bilingual pay as specified in the county-wide Bilingual Pay policy.
