Common use of Change to a Lower Grade Clause in Contracts

Change to a Lower Grade. a. Change due to employer-driven reasons: When an employee’s job classification changes to a lower grade due to an employer-driven reason such as reorganization or restructuring of the position, the employee shall be placed in the new grade at the step closest to, but not more than, the employee’s previous step’s amount, and “frozen” at their current pay amount until such time as the pay scale “catches up to” the “frozen” pay rate. The City may conduct a salary study for any position which has had its pay frozen for two years, after which the employee’s pay rate shall be adjusted to the rate reflected in the salary study.

Change to a Lower Grade. a. Change due to employer-driven employer‐driven reasons: When an employee’s job classification changes to a lower grade due to an employer-driven employer‐driven reason such as reorganization or restructuring of the position, the employee shall be placed in the new grade at the step closest to, but not more than, the employee’s previous step’s amount, and “frozen” at their current pay amount until such time as the pay scale “catches up to” the “frozen” pay rate. The City may conduct a salary study for any position which has had its pay frozen for two years, after which the employee’s pay rate shall be adjusted to the rate reflected in the salary study.