Common use of Bilingual-Skills Pay Clause in Contracts

Bilingual-Skills Pay. When a Department Head, with the approval of the Director of Human Resources, designates a position or assignment as requiring bilingual skills in a specific second language on a regular basis during the course of his/her workday an employee in that designated position or assignment who has first demonstrated proficiency, by being tested and certified as determined by Human Resources, shall be eligible to receive a five (5%) percent salary differential based upon his or her base hourly rate of pay. Upon the separation of the employee from that position or assignment requiring designated bilingual skills, upon change in assignment such that the skills are no longer needed on a regular basis as described above, or upon the failure of the employee to satisfactorily provide bilingual services, the salary differential payment to the employee will be discontinued. This differential is not authorized for minor or incidental use of a second language. The differential will be authorized where the bilingual skills are used on a regular basis for providing necessary County services as determined within the sole discretion of the County.

Bilingual-Skills Pay. ‌ When a Department Head, with the approval of the Director of Human Resources, designates a position or assignment as requiring bilingual skills in a specific second language on a regular basis during the course of his/her workday an employee in that designated position or assignment who has first demonstrated proficiency, by being tested and certified as determined by Human Resources, shall be eligible to receive a five (5%) percent salary differential based upon his or her base hourly rate of pay. Upon the separation of the employee from that position or assignment requiring designated bilingual skills, upon change in assignment such that the skills are no longer needed on a regular basis as described above, or upon the failure of the employee to satisfactorily provide bilingual services, the salary differential payment to the employee will be discontinued. This differential is not authorized for minor or incidental use of a second language. The differential will be authorized where the bilingual skills are used on a regular basis for providing necessary County services as determined within the sole discretion of the County.