Effective Date for Wage Increases Clause Samples
The 'Effective Date for Wage Increases' clause establishes the specific date when agreed-upon wage increases will begin to apply to employees. Typically, this clause details whether the wage adjustment is retroactive to a prior date, effective immediately upon signing, or set for a future date, and may specify which employee groups or job classifications are covered. Its core function is to provide clarity and prevent disputes by clearly defining when higher wage rates take effect, ensuring both employer and employee have a mutual understanding of compensation changes.
Effective Date for Wage Increases. The Company agrees to grant scheduled wage increases specified in their appropriate schedules in accordance with the time intervals and amounts provided in such schedules, subject to the following conditions:
A. Wage progression/step increases will be effective based on the service anniversary date for active, full time employees and based on date last given for part time employees after the employee has worked 1040 hours.
B. Annual wage increases will be effective the first day of the pay period closest to the effective date of the increase.
Effective Date for Wage Increases. The effective date for wage increases shall be the beginning of the payroll period nearest the first day of the calendar month for employees engaged between the first and fifteenth days of the month, and shall be the beginning of the payroll period nearest the first day of the next succeeding month for employees engaged between the sixteenth and the last day of the month.
A. If an employee who is absent on account of sickness or accident for thirty (30) days or less becomes eligible for a general wage increase or if the consideration period for a scheduled increase falls within the period of absence on account of sickness or accident, the effective date of the increase shall be the day upon which the employee returns to work.
B. If the period of absence exceeds thirty (30) days and the employee becomes eligible for a general wage increase during the absence, the effective date of the increase shall be the day upon which the employee returns to work.
C. If the period of absence on account of sickness exceeds thirty (30) days and the employee becomes eligible for consideration of a scheduled increase within the period in excess of thirty (30) days, such increase shall be delayed for a period equivalent to the absence in excess of thirty (30) days.