Common use of Initial Placement on Salary Schedule Clause in Contracts

Initial Placement on Salary Schedule. 15.4.1 All new unit members shall be appointed at the hiring rate for the class as approved by the Personnel Commission. The hiring rate is normally the first step (Step A) of the salary range. Appointment of non-management employees shall be made at Step C of the appropriate range for the classification when the appointee has at least three years of comparable experience within the past ten years in a similar setting, if applicable. The Director of Human Resources shall evaluate the experience of all candidates for appointment at a higher step and make a decision regarding the placement. The Director shall make an annual report to the Personnel Commission of all instances of the use of this rule. 15.4.2 For classes where recruitment efforts have indicated difficulty in recruiting at the first step of the salary range, an accelerated hiring rate may be set, with the approval of the Superintendent and the Commission, at any step of the salary schedule range for the class. If the accelerated hiring rate is approved, all current unit members in the class shall be advanced to that rate and shall begin a new cycle to step advancement.

Initial Placement on Salary Schedule. 15.4.1 All new unit members employees shall be appointed at the hiring rate for the class as approved by the Personnel Commission. The hiring rate is normally the first step (Step A) of the salary range. Appointment of non-management employees shall be made at Step C of the appropriate range for the classification when the appointee has at least three years of comparable experience within the past ten years in a similar setting, if applicable. The Director of Human Resources Personnel Services shall evaluate the experience of all candidates for appointment at a higher step and make a decision regarding the placement. The Director shall make an annual report to the Personnel Commission of all instances of the use of this rule. 15.4.2 For classes where recruitment efforts have indicated difficulty in recruiting at the first step of the salary range, an accelerated hiring rate may be set, with the approval of the Superintendent and the Commission, at any step of the salary schedule range for the class. If the accelerated hiring rate is approved, all current unit members employees in the class shall be advanced to that rate and shall begin a new cycle to step advancement.