Language Incentive Program Sample Clauses

Language Incentive Program. The City will provide additional pay for employees who understand and speak a language other than English (including sign language) and who also meet the following criteria: 1. The City will select and identify specific languages it believes are important to communication with the diverse and changing population. These languages will change at the discretion of the City. 2. The City will identify two proficiency levels, basic and intermediate, which will be defined by the City in cooperation with language trainers/specialists selected by the City. 3. Employees will be voluntarily tested during a specific period annually for language proficiency by an appropriate methodology and party selected by the City. If the employee does not pass the test, the employee may retest at their own expense. Tests must be taken off duty. 4. Employees achieving a basic proficiency level will be paid an additional $25.00 per pay period for the one-year incentive period of July 1st through June 30th. 5. Employees achieving an intermediate proficiency level will be paid an additional $45.00 per pay period for the one-year incentive period of July 1st through June 30th. 6. Employees receiving incentive pay will be expected to maintain their language skills and apply it during their daily work as appropriate and upon the request of the City. 7. The City may provide language skill training as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Other preparation study for the annual exam and self-study for skill maintenance will not be compensated. The time spent taking the test and the miles driven to the testing facility are not compensable. Section 8.1 Seniority Definition. Seniority shall be defined to mean the continuous length of the employee’s service with the Employer in the Fire Department commencing from the last date of full-time employment. The application of seniority shall be limited to the preferences recited in this Agreement.
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Language Incentive Program. In order to recognize those employees that the City calls upon to utilize their specific language skills, an additional compensation will apply: (a) The City will select and identify specific languages it believes are important to communicating with the diverse and changing population. These languages will change at the discretion of the City, however, no compensation will be reduced during an incentive period (one (1) fiscal year as defined below) as a result of such change. (b) The City will identify a Basic proficiency level, which will be defined by the City in cooperation with language trainers/specialists selected by the City. (c) Employees will be tested during a specific period annually for language proficiency by an appropriate methodology and party selected by the City. Employees will pay the cost of this testing, estimated initially not to exceed $25.00. The City will reimburse the employee of the cost if the employee meets the Basic proficiency level and qualifies for language incentive pay under this program. (d) Employees achieving the BASIC proficiency level will be paid $20.00 per pay period in the following one-year incentive period of July 1 through June 30. (e) Employees receiving incentive pay will be expected to maintain their language skill and to apply it during their daily work as appropriate and upon request of the City. The City may provide language skill training as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Other preparation study for the annual exam and self-study for skill maintenance will not be compensated.
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Language Incentive Program. The City will provide additional pay to employees who understand and speak a language other than English and who also meet the following criteria: (a) The City will select and identify specific languages it believes are important to communicating with the diverse and changing population. These languages may change at the discretion of the City. (b) The City will identify two proficiency levels, basic and intermediate, which will be defined by the City in cooperation with language trainers/specialists selected by the City.
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Language Incentive Program. The City will provide additional pay to employees who understand and speak a language other than English and who also meet the following criteria: (a) The City will select and identify specific languages it believes are important to communicating with the diverse and changing population. These languages may change at the discretion of the City. (b) The City will identify two proficiency levels, basic and intermediate, which will be defined by the City in cooperation with language trainers/specialists selected by the City. (c) Employees will be voluntarily tested during a specific period annually for language proficiency by an appropriate methodology and party selected by the City. (d) Employees achieving a BASIC proficiency level will be paid a flat amount of $25.00 per regular pay period in the following one-year incentive period of July 1 through June 30. (e) Employees achieving an INTERMEDIATE proficiency level will be paid a flat amount of $45.00 per regular pay period in the following one-year incentive period of July 1 through June 30. (f) Language incentive pay will not be paid to the employee while the employee is on any type of unpaid leave of absence or while laid off. Language incentive will be paid during any paid leave of absence including workers’ compensation leaves of absence, paid administrative leave, and periods in which the employee is using any type of employer- paid leave described in this collective bargaining agreement. (g) Employees receiving language incentive pay will be expected to maintain their language skills and apply it during their daily work as appropriate and upon request of the City. (h) The City may provide language skill training as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Other preparation study for the annual exam and self-study for skill maintenance will not be compensated. The time spent taking the test and the miles driven to the testing facility are not compensable if outside of the Employee’s regularly scheduled shift. Compensation for the time spent taking the test shall not cause overtime.
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Language Incentive Program. The City will provide additional pay to employees who understand and speak a language other than English and who also meet the following criteria: (a) The City will select and identify specific languages it believes are important to communicating with the diverse and changing population. These languages may change at the discretion of the City.‌ (b) The City will identify two proficiency levels, basic and intermediate, which will be defined by the City in cooperation with language trainers/specialists selected by the City. (c) Employees will be voluntarily tested during a specific period annually for language proficiency by an appropriate methodology and party selected by the City.‌ (d) Employees achieving a BASIC proficiency level will be paid a flat amount of $25.00 per regular pay period in the following one-year incentive period of July 1 through June 30. (e) Employees achieving an INTERMEDIATE proficiency level will be paid a flat amount of $45.00 per regular pay period in the following one-year incentive period of July 1 through June 30.‌
Sample 1
Language Incentive Program. In order to recognize those employees that the City calls upon to utilize their specific language skills, an additional compensation will apply: (a) The City will select and identify specific languages it believes are important to communicating with the diverse and changing population. These languages will change at the discretion of the City, however, no compensation will be reduced during an incentive period (one (1) fiscal year as defined below) as a result of such change. (b) The City will identify a Basic proficiency level, which will be defined by the City in cooperation with language trainers/specialists selected by the City. (c) Employees will be tested during a specific period annually for language proficiency by an appropriate methodology and party selected by the City. Employees will pay the cost of this testing, estimated initially not to exceed $25.00. (d) Employees achieving the BASIC proficiency level will be paid $0.25 per hour worked in the following one-year incentive period of July 1 through June 30. (e) Employees receiving incentive pay will be expected to maintain their language skill and to apply it during their daily work as appropriate and upon request of the City. The City may provide language skill training as it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Other preparation study for the annual exam and self-study for skill maintenance will not be compensated.
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Related to Language Incentive Program

  • Incentive Program Members who are rated as either Level I, Level II or Level III in every phase of the Physical Fitness Test are eligible to participate in the Incentive Program.

  • Long-Term Incentive Program During the Term, the Employee shall participate in all long-term incentive plans and programs of the Group that are applicable to its senior executives in accordance with their terms and in a manner consistent with his position with the Company.

  • Incentive Programs During the Term of Employment, the ------------------ Executive shall be entitled to participate in any annual and long-term incentive programs adopted by the Company and which cover employees in positions comparable to that of the Executive.

  • Annual Incentive Plan Executive shall be entitled to participate fully in the Company's 1996 Management Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the "MICP"), and as may be further amended, modified, or replaced, from time to time, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein and therein.

  • Attendance Incentive Program In January of the year following any year in which a minimum of sixty (60) days of leave for illness or injury is accrued, and each January thereafter, any eligible employee may exercise an option to receive remuneration for unused leave for illness or injury accumulated in the previous year at a rate equal to one (1) day of monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) full days of accrued leave for illness or injury in excess of sixty (60) days. Leave for illness or injury for which compensation has been received shall be deducted from accrued leave for illness or injury at the rate of four (4) days for every one (1) day of monetary compensation; provided, however, no employee shall receive compensation under this section for any portion of leave for illness or injury accumulated at a rate in excess of one (1) day per month. At the time of separation from school district employment due to retirement or death an eligible employee or the employee's estate shall receive remuneration at a rate equal to one (1) day of current monetary compensation of the employee for each four (4) full days accrued leave for illness or injury. The provisions of this section shall be administered in accordance with state law and applicable state rules and regulations. Should the legislature revoke any benefits granted under this section, no affected employee shall be entitled thereafter to receive such benefits as matter of contractual right.

  • Bonus Program You will be eligible for an annual target bonus of 35% of your annual base salary as determined by the Board in its sole discretion based upon, among other things, the achievement of pre-determined performance milestones. Any annual bonus, if earned, shall be paid no later than March 15th of the year immediately following the year to which the applicable annual bonus relates.

  • Long Term Incentive Plan The Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan in accordance with its terms that may be in effect from time to time and subject to such other terms as the Board, in its sole discretion, may approve.

  • Incentive Bonus Plan Employee shall be eligible for a bonus opportunity of up to 65% of his annual base salary in accordance with the Company’s Incentive Bonus Plan as modified from time to time, payable in cash and/or equity of the Company (at the Company’s discretion). The bonus payment and the Company’s targeted performance shall be determined and approved by the Board or the compensation committee thereof.

  • Long-Term Incentive Plans During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in any long term incentive compensation plan maintained by the Company on the terms established from time to time by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, as applicable.

  • Long-Term Incentive Award During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan, on terms and conditions as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion taking into account Company and individual performance objectives.

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