Higher Rate – Filling Vacancies. A Class 2 Employee hired after March 5, 2000 required to temporarily fill (as defined in 9.01 and 9.02) a Class 1 position calling for a higher rate of pay than their own, shall receive the rate of the Class 1 or a premium of two dollars ($2.00) per hour worked or the rate for the position, whichever is less.
Higher Rate – Filling Vacancies. 9.01 Any employee temporarily required to fill a position in respect of which the rate of pay is higher than their regular rate shall not be entitled to the higher rate until such time as they have completed thirty (30) working days, either consecutively or intermittently, in the higher rated classification. Upon completion of the thirty (30) working days any such employee being temporarily required to fill a higher rated classification for a period of one (1) full assigned daily shift or more shall, during such time as they fill such position, receive as a minimum the minimum rate for the classification. In the event of any employee rendering temporary service in a position ordinarily paying a lesser wage, their regular rate shall not be reduced during this period. A “working day” or “a full assigned daily shift” shall for the purpose of this section be defined as 4 consecutive hours or more.
