Common use of DENIAL OF MERIT INCREASE Clause in Contracts

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 on his anniversary dateupon meeting the service requirements of Section 519, the Department Head Department/Agency head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance evaluation Performance Evaluation rating form. Within 26 pay periods of that employee's anniversary dateAny time prior to the employee qualifying for his next scheduled 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 initiate his own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If after a merit denial an employee's merit increase is deferred and granted within any time prior to the yearemployee qualifying for his next scheduled merit increase, that employee's next following merit increase shall not be due until 26 pay periods have elapsed from the first day employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours 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 accordinglycompensable service. Sec. 518 CORRECTING ERROR IN OVERLOOKING MERIT INCREASE517 Correcting Error In Overlooking Merit Increase: Upon discovery that an employee who would otherwise have been recommended for an anniversary a merit increase failed to receive such increase as the result of an oversight of his anniversary dateor system error, the Auditor- Auditor-Controller shall compensate the employee for the additional salary he should have received dating from his anniversary date the first day of the pay period after which he would have satisfied the merit increase hours needed by adding said additional salary to the employee's next biweekly paycheck. In such cases, there the employee’s current merit increase hours needed will be adjusted as necessary. Sec. 518 Pay/Salary Placement - Nursing Personnel: Upon Request Of the HCA Director and approval by the Director -Human Resources (or designated representatives), a newly appointed or reinstated employee assigned to any classification represented by CNA may receive a pay/salary placement at any point within the range assigned to the job classification involved. Such reinstatement pay/salary placement shall be no adjustment limited to employees who formerly held permanent status in a classification CNA represented and who made such request for reinstatement within two (2) years after their effective date of an employee's anniversary datetermination. The provisions of this section are not applicable to pay/salary placement resulting from promotional examinations or appointment from Reemployment or Classification Reinstatement eligible lists. Sec. 519 Pay/Salary On Promotion: Except as provided below, a regular employee who is promoted to a position in a class having a higher pay/salary rate shall receive the entry level pay/salary for the higher class or such higher amount as would constitute a pay/salary increase of approximately five percent (5%) on the range over the pay/salary received prior to promotion, whichever is greater. A. Notwithstanding the provisions described above, a regular employee who is promoted to a position in a class having a higher pay/salary rate may, upon recommendation of his appointing authority and subject to the approvals described below, have his initial pay/salary established at any point of the pay/salary range. Such rate must, however, be at least the entry rate for the higher class or such higher amount as would constitute a pay/salary increase of approximately five percent (5%) on the range over the pay/salary received prior to promotion, whichever is greater. A pay/salary established as a result of this provision is subject to the following approvals: 1. Up to the midpoint of the pay/salary range - approval by the Director - Human Resources. 2. From the midpoint to the top of the pay/salary range - approval by the County Executive Officer. The advanced pay/salary placement of a regular employee may be made when: 1. No qualified person can be recruited to fill a position at a minimum rate; or, 2. The skills or experience of the regular employee warrant a higher pay/salary placement. CNA shall be notified of promotions made above the midpoint of the pay/salary range.

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 dateupon meeting the service requirements of Section 514 (or, effective September 14, 2014, Section 5 of Exhibit 2), the Department Head Department/Agency head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance evaluation Performance Evaluation rating form. Within 26 pay periods of that employee's anniversary dateAny time prior to the employee qualifying for his next scheduled 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 initiate his own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If after a merit denial an employee's merit increase is deferred and granted within any time prior to the yearemployee qualifying for his next scheduled merit increase, that employee's next following merit increase shall not be due until 26 pay periods have elapsed from the first day employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours 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 accordinglycompensable service. Sec. 518 CORRECTING ERROR IN OVERLOOKING MERIT INCREASE517 Correcting Error In Overlooking Merit Increase: Upon discovery that an employee who would otherwise have been recommended for an anniversary a merit increase failed to receive such increase as the result of an oversight of his anniversary dateor system error, the Auditor- Auditor-Controller shall compensate the employee for the additional salary he should have received dating from his anniversary date the first day of the pay period after which he would have satisfied the merit increase hours needed by adding said additional salary to the employee's next biweekly paycheck. In such cases, there the employee’s current merit increase hours needed will be adjusted as necessary. Sec. 518 Pay/Salary Placement - Nursing Personnel: Upon Request of the HCA Director and approval by the Director -Human Resources (or designated representatives), a newly appointed or reinstated employee assigned to any classification represented by CNA may receive a pay/salary placement at any point within the range assigned to the job classification involved. Such reinstatement pay/salary placement shall be no adjustment limited to employees who formerly held permanent status in a classification CNA represented and who made such request for reinstatement within two (2) years after their effective date of an employee's anniversary datetermination. The provisions of this section are not applicable to pay/salary placement resulting from promotional examinations or appointment from Reemployment or Classification Reinstatement eligible lists. Effective September 14, 2014, in conjunction with the implementation of the Wage Grid in Exhibit 2, the foregoing shall become inoperative.

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- 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 ’s judgment, the employee's ’s performance does not warrant a merit salary increase on his the employee’s 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 ’s anniversary date, the employee may request a review of his the employee’s merit increase by the appointing authority or the appointing authority, by his the appointing authority’s own initiative, may review the matter. If the appointing authority concurs with the requested review or if the appointing authority independently initiates his own a review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If an employee's ’s merit increase is deferred and granted within the year, that employee's ’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 the employee’s 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 the employee’s 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 ’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 the employee’s anniversary date, the Auditor- Controller shall compensate the employee for the additional salary he the employee should have received dating from his the employee’s anniversary date by adding said additional salary to the employee's ’s next biweekly paycheck. In such cases, there shall be no adjustment of an employee's ’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 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. 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- 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 on his anniversary dateupon meeting the service requirements of Section 514 (or, effective September 14, 2014, Section 5 of Exhibit 2), the Department Head Department/Agency head may deny the increase and must complete the County performance evaluation Performance Evaluation rating form. Within 26 pay periods of that employee's anniversary dateAny time prior to the employee qualifying for his next scheduled 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 initiate his own review, then the appointing authority shall reopen the matter by submitting another performance rating and recommendation. If after a merit denial an employee's merit increase is deferred and granted within any time prior to the yearemployee qualifying for his next scheduled merit increase, that employee's next following merit increase shall not be due until 26 pay periods have elapsed from the first day employee has completed at least an additional 2,080 hours 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. compensable service.‌ Sec. 518 CORRECTING ERROR IN OVERLOOKING MERIT INCREASE517 Correcting Error In Overlooking Merit Increase: Upon discovery that an employee who would otherwise have been recommended for an anniversary a merit increase failed to receive such increase as the result of an oversight of his anniversary dateor system error, the Auditor- Auditor-Controller shall compensate the employee for the additional salary he should have received dating from his anniversary date the first day of the pay period after which he would have satisfied the merit increase hours needed by adding said additional salary to the employee's next biweekly paycheck. In such cases, there the employee’s current merit increase hours needed will be adjusted as necessary. Sec. 518 Pay/Salary Placement - Nursing Personnel: Upon Request of the HCA Director and approval by the Director -Human Resources (or designated representatives), a newly appointed or reinstated employee assigned to any classification represented by CNA may receive a pay/salary placement at any point within the range assigned to the job classification involved. Such reinstatement pay/salary placement shall be no adjustment limited to employees who formerly held permanent status in a classification CNA represented and who made such request for reinstatement within two (2) years after their effective date of an employee's anniversary datetermination. The provisions of this section are not applicable to pay/salary placement resulting from promotional examinations or appointment from Reemployment or Classification Reinstatement eligible lists. Effective September 14, 2014, in conjunction with the implementation of the Wage Grid in Exhibit 2, the foregoing shall become inoperative.