Experienced Communications Division Personnel. When new employees are hired, or existing employees transfer from one position to another within Communications, for the positions of Communications Technician I, Communications Technician II, and Dispatcher and possess training and/or experience or a combination thereof, Management reserves the right to start the new employee at a higher wage not to exceed $3000 over the probationary salary based on the actual or pertinent experience and/or training. Management may start a new employee who possesses a significant amount of actual or pertinent experience and/or training at a wage not to exceed $6000 with prior approval of the Communications Union. Employees who have been previously employed within the Communications Division of the Nashua Police Department and are rehired into Communications, can be placed at the same salary as a current employee with the same or less years of experience in that position, based on the years they were previously assigned.
Experienced Communications Division Personnel. Added language for new hires or existing employees transferring from one position to another within Communications: Management reserves the right to start the employee at a higher wage not to exceed $3000 over the probationary salary based on the actual or pertinent experience and/or training. Management may start a new employee who possesses a significant amount of actual or pertinent experience and/or training at a wage not to exceed $6000 with prior approval of the Communications Union. Employees who have been previously employed within the Communications Division of the Nashua Police Department and are rehired into Communications, can be placed at the same salary as a current employee with the same or less years of experience in that position, based on the years they were previously assigned. Added: Wage increases: (see attached chart) Year 1: FY2020: 2% increase with some employees receiving a 2.5% increase with retroactive pay. Cite attached Restructuring pay- scale chart for details. Year 2: FY2021: Restructuring pay-scale Year 3: FY2022: 1% increase with some employees receiving a 2.25% increase. Cite attached Restructuring pay-scale chart for details. Year 4: FY2023: 2% increase for all employees. 2% increase for starting salaries. Housekeeping: Longevity payments received by employees shall be added to their total annual wages for computation of overtime rates and paid in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. If employees retire, longevity payments will be prorated by month based on the actual length of service. Employees must work at least 15 calendar days in any month to receive credit for that month.
