CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. 9.2 Effective January 6, 2010, the base wage rates referenced in Section 9.1 shall be increased by one hundred percent (100%) of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%). 9.3 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing the wage increase provided in Section 9.3, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment. 9.4 An employee, upon first appointment, shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A. 9.4.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis for twelve (12) or more months, he/she will receive one step increment in the higher paid title, provided that he/she has not received a step increment based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" provided for in Section 10.1. 9.4.2 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class. 9.4.3 In determining "actual service" for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraph, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service. 9.4.4 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 4.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" A which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 4.1.1 Effective December 28, 2005 January 64, 20102012, the base wage rates will be increased by 2.30%, as displayed in the Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.2 Effective, December 27, 2006January 2, 2013, the base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 4.1.1 above shall be increased by 4.62.7% as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.3 Effective December 26, 2007, the base wage rates referenced in 4.1.2 above shall be increased by 3.3% as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement. The 3.3% is one hundred percent (100%) of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-percentage increase in Seattle- Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August June 2007 through over June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said 2006.
4.1.4 The percentage increase increases shall not be less than at least two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed ) and not more than seven percent (7%).
9.3 4.1.5 The base wage rates referenced above shall be calculated by applying the appropriate percentage increase to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
4.1.6 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 4.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A.A attached hereto.
9.4.1 4.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of be
4.2.2 Those employees who have been given step increases for periodic "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees classification" prior to regular appointment the effective date of this Agreement shall continue at that step but shall not be given credit for future step increases, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis for twelve (12) or more months, he/she will receive one step increment in the higher paid title, provided that he/she has not received a step increment based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" provided for in Section 10.14.2.1.
9.4.2 4.2.3 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" service from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 4.2.4 In determining "actual service" service for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraphSection, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.after
9.4.4 4.2.5 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
4.2.6 Changes in Incumbent Status Transfers - An employee transferred to another position in the same class or having an identical salary range shall continue to be compensated at the same rate of pay until the combined service requirement is fulfilled for a step increase and shall thereafter receive step increases as provided in Section 4.2.1.
4.2.7 Promotions - An employee appointed to a position in a class having a higher maximum salary shall be paid at the nearest step in the higher range which
(1) provides the employee who is not at the top step of his/her current salary range a dollar amount at least equal to the next step increase of the employee's current salary range, or (2) provides the employee who is at the top step of his/her current salary range an increase in pay through placement at the salary step in the new salary range which is closest to a four percent (4%) increase, provided that such increase shall not exceed the maximum step established for the higher-paying position; and provided further, that this provision shall apply only to appointments of employees from regular full-time positions and shall not apply to appointments from positions designated as "intermittent" or "as needed". However, hours worked out-of-class shall apply toward salary step placement if the employee is appointed to the same title as the out-of-class assignment within twelve (12) months of the end of such assignment.
4.2.8 An employee demoted because of inability to meet established performance standards from a regular full-time or part-time position to a position in a class having a lower salary range shall be paid the salary step in the lower range determined as follows:
4.2.9 An employee reduced because of organizational change or reduction in force from a regular full-time or part-time position to a position in a class having a lower salary range shall be paid the salary rate of the lower range which is nearest to the salary rate to which he/she was entitled in his/her former position without reduction; provided however, such salary shall in no event exceed the maximum salary of the lower range. If an employee who has completed twenty-five (25) years of City service and who within five (5) years of a reduction in lieu of layoff to a position in a class having a lower salary range, such employee shall receive the salary he/she was receiving prior to such second reduction as an "incumbent" for so long as he/she remains in such position or until the regular salary for the lower class exceeds the "incumbent" rate of pay.
4.2.10 When a position is reclassified by ordinance to a new or different class having a different salary range, the employee occupying the position immediately prior to and at the time of reclassification shall receive the salary rate which shall be determined in the same manner as for a promotion; provided however, if the employee's salary prior to reclassification is higher than the maximum salary of the range for such new or different class, he/she shall continue to receive such higher salary as an "incumbent" for so long as he/she remains in position or until the regular salary for the classification exceeds the "incumbent" rate of pay.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 4.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 72007, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "“A" and "B" ” which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 4.2 Effective January 6January7, 20102009, the base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 shall wages will be increased by one hundred percent (100%) % of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2006 through June 2007 to the period August 2007 through June 2008.
4.2.1 Effective January 6, 2010, wages will be increased by 100% of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%).
9.3 4.2.2 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 4.2.3 For 2009 and 20010, the percentage increases shall be at least two percent (2%) and not more than seven percent (7%).
4.3 An employee, upon first appointmentappointment or assignment, shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A."A" attached hereto.
9.4.1 4.3.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis for twelve (12) or more months, he/she will receive one step increment in the higher paid title, provided that he/she has not received a step increment based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" provided for in Section 10.1.
9.4.2 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 In determining "actual service" for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraph, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.twelve
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 8.1 The classifications of employees covered under by this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" in the appendix attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 8.2 Effective December 26, 2007, rates of pay shall be according to Appendix A which includes a 3.8% increase.
8.3 Effective January 67, 20102009, the base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 shall wages will be increased by one hundred percent (100%) % of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2006 through June 2007 to the period August 2007 through June 2008.
8.4 Effective January 6, 2010, wages will be increased by 100% of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%).
9.3 8.4.1 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, if increase. If that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 8.4.2 For 2009 and 2010, the percentage increases shall be at least two percent (2%) and not more than seven percent (7%).
8.5 An employeeemployee who is scheduled to work not less than four (4) hours of his/her regular work shift during the evening (swing) shift or night (graveyard) shift, shall receive the following shift premiums for all scheduled hours worked during such shift. The above shift premium shall apply to time worked as opposed to time off with pay and therefore, for example, the premium shall not apply to sick leave, vacation, holiday pay, funeral leave, etc. Employees who work one of the shifts for which a premium is paid and who are required to work overtime shall have the shift premium included as part of the base hourly rate for purposes of computing the overtime rate. The swing shift period shall encompass the hours from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. The graveyard shift period shall encompass the hours from midnight to 8:00 a.m.
A. Every employee upon first appointment, appointment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position position, except as set forth within Appendix A.provided herein. When the application of this paragraph results in an inequity, or when it becomes necessary because of difficulties in recruitment, payment of other than the prescribed step may be authorized by the Employer.
9.4.1 B. An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step Step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment increments shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis in the same title for twelve (12) or more monthsmonths (each 2088 hours) of actual service, he/she they will receive one step increment in the higher higher-paid title, ; provided that he/she has they have not received a step increment in the out-of-class title based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, months and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" provided for in Section 10.1.
9.4.2 C. For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) twelve-month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 D. In determining "actual service" for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may may, at the discretion of the City Employer, be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the CityEmployer, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraph, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter ordinance disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 E. Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 4.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "“B" ” attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 4.1.1 Effective January 6December 26, 20102007, the base wage rates referenced rates, as displayed in Sectionthe Appendices of this Agreement, reflect an increase of 3.8%.
9.1 shall 4.1.2 Effective January 7, 2009, wages will be increased by one hundred percent (100%) % of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August June 2007 through June 2008 to the period August June 2008 through June 2009; however.
4.1.3 Effective January 6, said 2010, wages will be increased by 100% of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period August 2004 through June 2005 to the period August 2005 through June 2006.
4.1.4 For 2006 and 2007, the percentage increase increases shall not be less than at least two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed ) and not more than seven percent (7%).
9.3 4.1.5 The base wage rates referenced above shall be calculated by applying the appropriate percentage increase to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
4.1.6 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 4.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A.“A” and Appendix “B” attached hereto; provided however, appointment may be at a higher step at the discretion of the department director, as allowed by ordinance.
9.4.1 4.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis for twelve (12) or more months, he/she will receive one step increment in the higher paid title, provided that he/she has not received a step increment based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" provided for in Section 10.1.
9.4.2 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 In determining "actual service" for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraph, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.twelve
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 20.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" , which are attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 20.1.1 Effective January 62, 20102013, the base wage rates referenced in Sectionshall be according to the Appendix A of this agreement, which include a 3.3% increase.
9.1 shall 20.1.2 Effective January 1, 2014, base wage rates will be increased by one hundred percent (100%) % of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 2011 through June 2008 2012 to the period August 2008 2012 through June 2009; however2013, said percentage provided that such increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%)zero.
9.3 20.1.3 Effective January 14, 2015, wages will be increased by 100% of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period August 2012 through June 2013 to the period August 2013 through June 2014, provided that such increase shall not be less than zero.
20.1.4 The base wage rates referenced above shall be calculated by applying the appropriate percentage increase to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
20.1.5 In the event the "“Consumer Price Index" ” becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 20.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within the appropriate Appendix A.attached hereto.
9.4.1 20.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "“actual service" ” when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "“actual service" ” from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment appointment, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-out- of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on in the same title for a full-time, continuous basis for total of twelve (12) or more monthsmonths (each 2088 hours) of actual service, he/she will receive one one-step increment in the higher higher- paid title, ; provided that he/she has not received a step increment in the out-of-class title based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee hours worked out-of-class that were properly paid per this Agreement, shall apply toward salary step placement if the employee’s position is reclassified to the same title as the out-of-class assignment within twelve (12) months of the end of such assignment.
20.2.2 Those employees who has have been reclassified given step increases for periodic “work outside of classification” prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall continue at that step but shall not be given credit for pay future step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" increases, except as provided for in Section 10.120.2.1.
9.4.2 20.2.3 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" service from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 20.2.4 In determining "actual service" service for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraphSection, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 20.2.5 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 4.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" A which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 4.1.1 Effective January 61, 20102014, the base wage rates will be as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement, which reflects a 2.0% increase.
4.1.2 Effective December 31, 2014, base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 4.1.1 above shall be increased by one hundred percent (100%) 2.0% as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.3 Effective December 30, 2015, base wage rates referenced in 4.1.2 above will be increased by 2.0% as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.4 Effective December 28, 2016, base wage rates referenced in 4.1.3 above will be increased by 2.5% as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.5 Effective December 27, 2017, base wage rates referenced in 4.1.4 above will be increased by 2.75% as displayed in Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.6 The base wage rates referenced above shall be calculated by applying the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said appropriate percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%)to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
9.3 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing the wage increase provided in Section 9.3, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 4.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A.A attached hereto.
9.4.1 4.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment appointment, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, 1.2.10 and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on in the same title for a full-time, continuous basis for total of twelve (12) or more monthsmonths (each 2,088 hours) of actual service, he/she will receive one one-step increment in the higher higher-paid title, ; provided that he/she has not received a step increment in the out-of-class title based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and )
4.2.2 Those employees who have been given step increases for periodic "work outside of classification" prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall continue at that such increment does step but shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay future step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" increases, except as provided for in Section 10.14.2.1.
9.4.2 4.2.3 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" service from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 4.2.4 In determining "actual service" service for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraphSection, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 4.2.5 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
4.2.6 Changes in Incumbent Status Transfers - An employee transferred to another position in the same class or having an identical salary range shall continue to be compensated at the same rate of pay until the combined service requirement is fulfilled for a step increase and shall thereafter receive step increases as provided in Section 4.2.1.
4.2.7 Promotions – Effective upon the signature date of this Agreement, an employee appointed to a position in a class having a higher maximum salary shall be placed at the step in the new salary range which provides an increase closest to but not less than one salary step over the most recent step received in the previous salary range immediately preceding the promotion, not to exceed the maximum step of the new salary range; provided that this provision shall apply only to appointments of employees from regular full-time positions and shall not apply to appointments from positions designated as "intermittent" or "as needed". However, hours worked out-of-class shall apply toward salary step placement if the employee is appointed to the same title as the out-of-class assignment within twelve (12) months of the end of such assignment.
4.2.8 An employee demoted because of inability to meet established performance standards from a regular full-time or part-time position to a position in a class having a lower salary range shall be paid the salary step in the lower range determined as follows:
A. If the rate of pay received in the higher class is above the maximum salary for the lower class, the employee shall receive the maximum salary of the lower range.
B. If the rate of pay received in the higher class is within the salary range for the lower class, the employee shall receive that salary rate for the lower class which, without increase, is nearest to the salary rate to which such employee was entitled in the higher class; provided however, the employee shall receive not less than the minimum salary of the lower range.
4.2.9 An employee reduced because of organizational change or reduction in force from a regular full-time or part-time position to a position in a class having a lower salary range shall be paid the salary rate of the lower range which is nearest to the salary rate to which he/she was entitled in his/her former position without reduction; provided however, such salary shall in no event exceed the maximum salary of the lower range. If an employee who has completed twenty-five (25) years of City service and who within five (5) years of a reduction in lieu of layoff to a position in a class having a lower salary range, such employee shall receive the salary he/she was receiving prior to such second reduction as an "incumbent" for so long as he/she remains in such position or until the regular salary for the lower class exceeds the "incumbent" rate of pay.
4.2.10 When a position is reclassified by ordinance to a new or different class having a different salary range, the employee occupying the position immediately prior to and at the time of reclassification shall receive the salary rate which shall be determined in the same manner as for a promotion; provided however, if the employee's salary prior to reclassification is higher than the maximum salary of the range for such new or different class, he/she shall continue to receive such higher salary as an "incumbent" for so long as he/she remains in position or until the regular salary for the classification exceeds the "incumbent" rate of pay.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 20.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" A which are attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. The rates in Appendix A are illustrative of the increases provided in Articles 20.1.1 through 20.1.5 and any discrepancies shall be governed by those Articles.
9.2 20.1.1 Effective January 61, 20102014, base wage rates shall be according to the Appendix A of this agreement, which include a 1.8% increase.
20.1.2 Effective December 31, 2014, base wage rates will be increased by 2.0%.
20.1.3 Effective December 30, 2015, wages will be increased by 2.0%.
20.1.4 Effective December 28, 2016, base wage rates will be increased by 2.5%.
20.1.5 Effective December 27, 2017, base wage rates will be increased by 2.75%.
20.1.6 The base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 above shall be increased calculated by one hundred percent (100%) of applying the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said appropriate percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%)to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
9.3 20.1.7 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 20.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within the appropriate Appendix A.attached hereto.
9.4.1 20.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment appointment, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on in the same title for a full-time, continuous basis for total of twelve (12) or more monthsmonths (each 2088 hours) of actual service, he/she will receive one one-step increment in the higher higher-paid title, ; provided that he/she has not received a step increment in the out-of-class title based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee hours worked out-of-class that were properly paid per this Agreement, shall apply toward salary step placement if the employee’s position is reclassified to the same title as the out-of-class assignment within twelve (12) months of the end of such assignment.
20.2.2 Those employees who has have been reclassified given step increases for periodic "work outside of classification" prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall continue at that step but shall not be given credit for pay future step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" increases, except as provided for in Section 10.120.2.1.
9.4.2 20.2.3 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" service from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 20.2.4 In determining "actual service" service for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraphSection, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 20.2.5 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 20.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" , which are attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. The rates in Appendix A are illustrative of the increases provided in Articles 20.1.1 through 20.1.4 and any discrepancies shall be governed by those Articles.
9.2 20.1.1 Effective January 6December 30, 20102015, base wage rates shall be according to the Appendix A of this agreement, which include a 2.0% increase.
20.1.2 Effective December 28, 2016, base wage rates will be increased by 2.5%.
20.1.3 Effective December 27, 2017, wages will be increased by 2.75%.
20.1.4 The base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 above shall be increased calculated by one hundred percent (100%) of applying the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said appropriate percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%)to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
9.3 20.1.5 In the event the "“Consumer Price Index" ” becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 20.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within the appropriate Appendix A.attached hereto.
9.4.1 20.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "“actual service" ” when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "“actual service" ” from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment appointment, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on in the same title for a full-time, continuous basis for total of twelve (12) or more monthsmonths (each 2088 hours) of actual service, he/she will receive one one-step increment in the higher higher-paid title, ; provided that he/she has not received a step increment in the out-of-class title based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee hours worked out-of-class that were properly paid per this Agreement, shall apply toward salary step placement if the employee’s position is reclassified to the same title as the out-of-class assignment within twelve (12) months of the end of such assignment.
20.2.2 Those employees who has have been reclassified given step increases for periodic “work outside of classification” prior to the effective date of this Agreement shall continue at that step but shall not be given credit for pay future step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" increases, except as provided for in Section 10.120.2.1.
9.4.2 20.2.3 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" service from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 20.2.4 In determining "actual service" service for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraphSection, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 20.2.5 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 4.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" A which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 4.1.1 Effective January 64, 20102012, the base wage rates will be increased by 2.0%, as displayed in the Appendix A of this Agreement.
4.1.2 Effective, January 2, 2013, the base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 4.1.1 above shall be increased by one hundred percent (100%) 2.7% as displayed in Appendix A of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said this Agreement.
4.1.4 The percentage increase increases shall not be less than at least two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed ) and not more than seven percent (7%).
9.3 4.1.5 The base wage rates referenced above shall be calculated by applying the appropriate percentage increase to base hourly rates or as otherwise provided for herein.
4.1.6 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing any one of the wage increase provided in Section 9.3afore-referenced increases, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, and if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 4.2 An employee, upon first appointment, appointment or assignment shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A.A attached hereto.
9.4.1 4.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment appointment, except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, 1.2.10 and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis class
4.2.2 Those employees who have been given step increases for twelve (12) or more months, he/she will receive one step increment in the higher paid title, provided that he/she has not received a step increment based on changes periodic "work outside of classification" prior to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and effective date of this Agreement shall continue at that such increment does step but shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay future step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" increases, except as provided for in Section 10.14.2.1.
9.4.2 4.2.3 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" service from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 4.2.4 In determining "actual service" service for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraphSection, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation Industrial Insurance or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 4.2.5 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
4.2.6 Changes in Incumbent Status Transfers - An employee transferred to another position in the same class or having an identical salary range shall continue to be compensated at the same rate of pay until the combined service requirement is fulfilled for a step increase and shall thereafter receive step increases as provided in Section 4.2.1.
4.2.7 Promotions - An employee appointed to a position in a class having a higher maximum salary shall be paid at the nearest step in the higher range which
(1) provides the employee who is not at the top step of his/her current salary range a dollar amount at least equal to the next step increase of the employee's current salary range, or (2) provides the employee who is at the top step of his/her current salary range an increase in pay through placement at the salary step in the new salary range which is closest to a four percent (4%) increase, provided that such increase shall not exceed the maximum step established for the higher-paying position; and provided further, that this provision shall apply only to appointments of employees from regular full-time positions and shall not apply to appointments from positions designated as "intermittent" or "as needed". However, hours worked out-of-class shall apply toward salary step placement if the employee is appointed to the same title as the out-of-class assignment within twelve (12) months of the end of such assignment.
4.2.8 An employee demoted because of inability to meet established performance standards from a regular full-time or part-time position to a position in a class having a lower salary range shall be paid the salary step in the lower range determined as follows:
4.2.9 An employee reduced because of organizational change or reduction in force from a regular full-time or part-time position to a position in a class having a lower salary range shall be paid the salary rate of the lower range which is nearest to the salary rate to which he/she was entitled in his/her former position without reduction; provided however, such salary shall in no event exceed the maximum salary of the lower range. If an employee who has completed twenty-five (25) years of City service and who within five (5) years of a reduction in lieu of layoff to a position in a class having a lower salary range, such employee shall receive the salary he/she was receiving prior to such second reduction as an "incumbent" for so long as he/she remains in such position or until the regular salary for the lower class exceeds the "incumbent" rate of pay.
4.2.10 When a position is reclassified by ordinance to a new or different class having a different salary range, the employee occupying the position immediately prior to and at the time of reclassification shall receive the salary rate which shall be determined in the same manner as for a promotion; provided
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
CLASSIFICATIONS AND RATES OF PAY. 9.1 The classifications of employees covered under this Agreement and the corresponding rates of pay effective December 26, 2007 and January 7, 2009 are set forth within Appendix "A" and "B" attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement.
9.2 Effective January 6, 2010, the base wage rates referenced in Section
9.1 shall be increased by one hundred percent (100%) of the annual average growth rate of the bi-monthly Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Area Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the period from August 2007 through June 2008 to the period August 2008 through June 2009; however, said percentage increase shall not be less than two percent (2%), nor shall it exceed seven percent (7%).
9.3 In the event the "Consumer Price Index" becomes unavailable for purposes of computing the wage increase provided in Section 9.3, the parties shall jointly request the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide a comparable index for purposes of computing such increase and, if that is not satisfactory, the parties shall promptly undertake negotiations solely with respect to agreeing upon a substitute formula for determining a comparable adjustment.
9.4 An employee, upon first appointment, shall receive the minimum rate of the salary range fixed for the position as set forth within Appendix A.
9.4.1 9.2.1 An employee shall be granted the first automatic step increase in salary rate upon completion of six (6) months of "actual service" when hired at the first step of the salary range, and succeeding automatic step increases shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the date of eligibility for the last step increase to the maximum of the range. Actual service for purposes of this Section shall be defined in terms of one (1) month's service for each month of full-time employment, including paid absences. This provision shall not apply to work outside of classification or to temporary employees prior to regular appointment except as otherwise provided for in Section 2.2.10, and except that step increments in the out-of-class title shall be authorized when a step increase in the primary title reduces the pay differential to less than what the promotion rule permits, provided that such increment shall not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. Further, when an employee is assigned to perform the same out-of-class duties on a full-time, continuous basis for twelve (12) or more months, he/she will receive one step increment in the higher paid title, provided that he/she has not received a step increment based on changes to the primary pay rate within the previous twelve (12) months, and that such increment does not exceed the top step of the higher salary range. However, an employee who has been reclassified shall be given credit for pay step purposes for the continuous time worked immediately preceding the reclassification for which they were properly paid "work outside of classification pay" provided for in Section 10.1.
9.4.2 9.2.2 For employees assigned salary steps other than the beginning step of the salary range, subsequent salary increases within the salary range shall be granted after twelve (12) months of "actual service" from the appointment or increase, then at succeeding twelve (12) month intervals to the maximum of the salary range established for the class.
9.4.3 9.2.3 In determining "actual service" for advancement in salary step, absence due to sickness or injury for which the employee does not receive compensation may at the discretion of the City be credited at the rate of thirty (30) calendar days per year. Unpaid absences due to other causes may, at the discretion of the City, be credited at the rate of fifteen (15) calendar days per year. For the purposes of this paragraph, time lost by reason of disability for which an employee is compensated by Workers’ Compensation or Charter disability provisions shall not be considered absence. An employee who returns after layoff, or who is reduced in rank to a position in the same or another department, may be given credit for such prior service.
9.4.4 9.2.4 Any increase in salary based on service shall become effective upon the first day immediately following completion of the applicable period of service.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
