Common use of Initial Salary Placement Clause in Contracts

Initial Salary Placement. Initial salary placement of newly employed unit members shall be on the first step of the appropriate range. Unit members with the equivalent of eighteen (18) months of verified, paid, full-time and related job experience of at least three (3) months in duration, shall be moved to Step B (Step 2 for the Maintenance & Operations classifications) of the appropriate range. Unit members (other than office/technical employees) with the equivalent of thirty-six (36) months of verified, paid, full-time and related job experience of at least three (3) months in duration, shall be moved to Step C (Step 3 for the Maintenance & Operations classifications subject to review) of the appropriate range. For purposes of salary placement, 7.5 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of directly related coursework from a regularly accredited institution will be equivalent to one (1) year of job experience. For purposes of calculation of District short-term non- academic hourly work, (one hundred seventy-three) 173 hours shall be credited as one month of calendar work. The combination of experience and credits shall not result in placement higher than Step C (max Step B for office/technical) without specific approval of the Chancellor. AFT shall be notified of any such placements higher than Step C. Such notification shall include the unit member’s name, step placement, work location, supervisor’s name, and reason for the exception. Verifications submitted within 120 (one hundred twenty) calendar days from the date of employment will result in retroactive salary placement. All other verifications for initial placement will be effective the first of the month following submission to Human Resources. Any additional initial salary placement verifications submitted after one (1) year from the date of hire will not be accepted. The AFT will receive a duplicate copy of the salary information form given to the unit member at the time of hire.

Initial Salary Placement. Initial salary placement of newly employed unit members shall be on the first step of the appropriate range. Unit members with the equivalent of eighteen (18) months of verified, paid, full-time and related job experience of at least three (3) months in duration, shall be moved to Step B (Step 2 for the Maintenance & Operations classifications) of the appropriate range. Unit members (other than office/technical employees) with the equivalent of thirty-six (36) months of verified, paid, full-time and related job experience of at least three (3) months in duration, shall be moved to Step C (Step 3 for the Maintenance & Operations classifications subject to review) of the appropriate range. For purposes of salary placement, 7.5 semester units (or equivalent quarter units) of directly related coursework from a regularly accredited institution will be equivalent to one (1) year of job experience. For purposes of calculation of District short-term non- non-academic hourly work, (one hundred seventy-three) 173 hours shall be credited as one month of calendar work. The combination of experience and credits shall not result in placement higher than Step C (max Step B for office/technical) without specific approval of the Chancellor. AFT shall be notified of any such placements higher than Step C. Such notification shall include the unit member’s name, step placement, work location, supervisor’s name, and reason for the exception. Verifications submitted within 120 (one hundred twenty) calendar days from the date of employment will result in retroactive salary placement. All other verifications for initial placement will be effective the first of the month following submission to Human Resources. Any additional initial salary placement verifications submitted after one (1) year from the date of hire will not be accepted. The AFT will receive a duplicate copy of the salary information form given to the unit member at the time of hire. Effective January 1, 2008 “shade” Step B of salary schedule A-1, Office/Technical Classifications, for purposes of initial salary placement (minimum entry step will Step C).