Compensation Upon Reinstatement. In the event it should be decided under the grievance procedure that the employee was unjustly suspended or discharged, the Employer shall reinstate such employee and pay full compensation, partial or no compensation as may be decided under the grievance procedure, which compensation, if any, shall be at the employee's regular rate of pay at the time of such discharge or the start of such suspension less any compensation he may have earned at new or expanded employment during such period and less unemployment compensation and/or workers compensation paid during said period.
Compensation Upon Reinstatement. 1. An employee who resigns or otherwise relinquishes his/her position, and who is subsequently reinstated into the same position or an equivalent position not less than four months and not more than twelve months from the date of separation, shall be reinstated at the same salary the employee was earning at the time the employee relinquished his/her original position, plus any contractual increases applicable to the position during the period of absence; or at the contractual hiring rate per Appendix A, whichever is greater provided, however, that this section shall not apply to an employee who worked for the City of Ithaca for less than one year prior to the date of separation. For the purpose of determining step movement through the compensation plan, the employee’s anniversary date shall be determined by adding the length of the separation period to the employee’s original anniversary date in his/her job title. An employee who separates from service for more than twelve months shall be rehired at the minimum step on the compensation plan.
