DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. If, in the appointing authority's judgment, the employee's performance does not warrant a merit hourly rate of pay/salary increase upon meeting the time requirements, the Department/Agency Head may deny the increase and must complete the County/APCD performance evaluation rating form. Any time prior to the employee qualifying for his/her next merit increase, the employee may request a review of his/her merit increase by the appointing authority or the appointing authority, by his/her own initiative, may review the matter. If the appointing authority concurs with the requested review or if the appointing authority independently initiates his/her own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If an employee's merit increase is granted prior to completing at least 2,080 hours of compensable service after it was denied, that employee's next merit increase shall not be due until the employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours of compensable service from the first day of the pay period on which the increase was actually granted.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. In the event a merit increase is denied, the affected employee shall be re-evaluated within three (3) months of the initial denial of the merit increase.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. If, in the appointing authority's judgment, the employee's performance does not warrant a merit salary increase on his anniversary date, the Department Head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance evaluation rating form. Within 26 pay periods of that employee's anniversary date, the employee may request a review of his merit increase by the appointing authority or the appointing authority, by his own initiative, may review the matter. If the appointing authority concurs with the requested review or if the appointing authority independently initiates his own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If an employee's merit increase is deferred and granted within the year, that employee's next merit increase shall not be due until 26 pay periods have elapsed from the first day of the pay period on which the increase was actually granted. If the merit increase was approved on or before the fifth working day of the pay period, his anniversary date shall be deemed to be the first day of that pay period during which the increase was granted. If the merit increase was approved and effective on or after the sixth working day of the pay period, then his anniversary date shall be deemed to be the first day of the pay period following the effective date of the merit increase. An employee's anniversary date will be adjusted accordingly. Sec. 518 CORRECTING ERROR IN OVERLOOKING MERIT INCREASE: Upon discovery that an employee who would otherwise have been recommended for an anniversary merit increase failed to receive such increase as the result of an oversight of his anniversary date, the Auditor- Controller shall compensate the employee for the additional salary he should have received dating from his anniversary date by adding said additional salary to the employee's next biweekly paycheck. In such cases, there shall be no adjustment of an employee's anniversary date.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. If, in the appointing authority's judgment, the employee's performance does not warrant a merit salary increase upon meeting the time requirements of Section 514, the Agency Head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance review. Any time prior to the employee qualifying for his next merit increase, the employee may request a review of his merit increase by the appointing authority or the appointing authority, by his own initiative, may review the matter. If the appointing authority concurs with the requested review or if the appointing authority independently initiates his own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance review and recommendation. If an employee's merit increase is granted prior to completing the time requirements of Section 514 for compensable hours of service after it was denied, that employee's next merit increase shall not be due until the employee has completed at least the time requirements of Section 514 of compensable service from the first day of the pay period on which the increase was actually granted.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. If, in the appointing authority's judgment, the employee's performance does not warrant a merit increase upon meeting the time requirements of Section 311, the Agency/Department Head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance evaluation rating form. Any time prior to the employee qualifying for his next merit increase, the employee may request a review of his merit increase by the appointing authority, or the appointing authority, by his own initiative, may review the matter. If the appointing authority concurs with the requested review or if the appointing authority independently initiates his own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If an employee's merit increase is granted prior to completing at least 2,080 hours of compensable service after it was denied, that employee's next merit increase shall not be due until the employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours of compensable service.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. If, after counseling by the employee's immediate supervisor relative to an employee's unacceptable performance, and in the Appointing Authority's judgment, the employee's performance does not warrant a merit increase upon meeting the time requirements of Section 515, the department/agency head may deny the increase and must complete the District performance evaluation rating form and shall set forth in writing within fifteen (15) days the specific reasons for such denial to both the employee and the Director-Human Resources. Any time prior to the employee qualifying for his next merit increase consideration the employee may request a review of his merit increase by the Appointing Authority, or, the Appointing Authority, by his own initiative, may review the matter. If the Appointing Authority concurs with the requested review or if the Appointing Authority independently initiates his own review, then the Appointing Authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If an employee's merit increase is granted prior to completing at least 2,080 hours of compensable service after it was denied, that employee's next merit increase shall not be due until the employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours of compensable service from the first Sunday of the pay period in which the increase was finally granted.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. If, in the appointing authority's judgment, the employee's performance does not warrant a merit increase upon meeting the VCHRP time requirements of Section 518, the Agency/Department head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance evaluation rating form. Any time prior to the employee qualifying for his next merit increase, the employee may request a review of their merit increase by the appointing authority or the appointing authority, by their own initiative, may review the matter. If the appointing authority concurs with the requested review or if the appointing authority independently initiates their own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If an employee's merit increase is granted prior to completing at least 2,080 hours of compensable service in VCHRP after it was denied, the employee's next merit increase shall not be due until the employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours of compensable service in VCHRP from the first day of the pay period on which the increase was finally granted.
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. In the event a merit increase is denied, the affected employee shall be re-evaluated within three
DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE. The department head or designee may disallow a scheduled merit increase provided a performance evaluation is first reviewed and approved by the Human Resource Director or designee. If the increase is disallowed, the employee will be provided the reasons therefore in writing. If the department head or designee disallows such increase, the department head or designee shall review the matter at least quarterly, and may allow the increase effective on the first day of any pay period after that in which the increase could have been allowed. The responsibility for submitting a written allowance of increase, after disallowance, shall be with the department head or designee. The anniversary date shall be postponed until an increase is allowed. Such salary increases shall be given only on the affirmative decision of the department head or designee, which shall be made only on the basis of continued satisfactory performance in the position. The Human Resources Director shall promptly act on each increase allowed and the employee shall be paid at the increased rate from the anniversary date. If, through error, the anniversary date of an employee is delayed or omitted, the resulting failure to increase the rate of pay may be cured by retroactively adjusting the rate of pay to the anniversary date.
