Credits for Increments on the Salary Scale. (a) Upon hire, new employees shall receive credit of one (1) increment level on the appropriate salary scale for each year of prior eligible professional experience. A year of professional experience shall be defined as one year of relevant full-time employment, or the amount of time equivalent to one year of full-time employment, but accumulated through part-time employment. Relevant employment is employment with an acceptable professional agency or organization. Eligible experience refers to experience gained through employment while holding the necessary qualifications for the position. (e.g. A new employee hired into a position that requires a masters degree will be given credit for previous relevant experience gained while holding the masters degree).
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
