Field Uniform Allowance. Effective March 23, 2020 employees shall receive an annual field uniform allowance of $400. The field uniform allowance shall be divided by the number of pay periods in the payroll calendar year (26 or 27 pay periods depending on payroll calendar year) and the quotient shall be paid to the employee each pay period. The field uniform allowance shall not be paid for any pay periods in which the employee is in an unpaid status for the complete pay period. The field uniform allowance shall be prorated for code status (full time employee or part time employee). Newly hired employees shall receive the field uniform allowance beginning on their pay period of hire. Newly hired employees shall not be paid the field uniform allowance retroactively to the first pay period of the payroll calendar year.