Common use of LENGTH-OF-SERVICE INCREASES Clause in Contracts

LENGTH-OF-SERVICE INCREASES. (a) Salary advances within the ranges will normally be achieved by reaching the length of service anniversary date. However, such increases may be withheld by the employee’s manager based on an assessment of the employee’s performance. Where an increase is to be withheld due to inadequate performance the manager will provide one month’s notice in writing to the employee affected, the officers of the Union, the appropriate Human Resources Business Partner, and the Manager, Payroll. (b) Employees will continue to receive length of service increases while on leave with the exception of long-term disability. Employees who return from long-term disability will be eligible to receive a length of service increase on their next anniversary date. (c) Provided that the increased salary will not exceed the maximum of the salary range, salary increases for employees who are eligible shall be granted in the following manner: 1. An employee whose salary is equal to any step of his/her salary range will have his/her salary increased to the next higher step in that range. 2. An employee whose salary is between steps of his/her salary range will have his/her salary increased by an amount equal to the difference between the two steps between which his/her salary falls but where the increase would place his/her salary above the second higher step in the range beyond his/her salary prior to the application of the increase, his/her salary will only be increased to the second higher step. (d) For the purposes of this article, an employee's anniversary date will be determined as follows: 1. For those employees who enter service or are promoted between the 1st and 15th fifteenth day (inclusive) of any month, the anniversary date will be the first day of that month plus one year. 2. For those employees who enter service or are promoted between the 16th and last day (inclusive) of any month, the anniversary date will be the first day of the next month plus one year

LENGTH-OF-SERVICE INCREASES. (Refer to MOU # 85) (a) Salary advances within the ranges will normally be achieved by reaching the length of service anniversary date. However, such increases may be withheld by the employee’s manager based on an assessment of the employee’s performance. Where an increase is to be withheld due to inadequate performance the manager will provide one month’s notice in writing to the employee affected, the officers of the Union, the appropriate Human Resources Business Partner, and the Manager, Payroll. (b) Employees will continue to receive length of service increases while on leave with the exception of long-term disability. Employees who return from long-term disability will be eligible to receive a length of service increase on their next anniversary date. (c) Provided that the increased salary will not exceed the maximum of the salary range, salary increases for employees who are eligible shall be granted in the following manner: 1. An employee whose salary is equal to any step of his/her their salary range will have his/her their salary increased to the next higher step in that range. 2. An employee whose salary is between steps of his/her their salary range will have his/her their salary increased by an amount equal to the difference between the two steps between which his/her their salary falls but where the increase would place his/her their salary above the second higher step in the range beyond his/her their salary prior to the application of the increase, his/her their salary will only be increased to the second higher step. (d) For the purposes of this article, an employee's anniversary date will be determined as follows: 1. For those employees who enter service or are promoted between the 1st and 15th fifteenth day (inclusive) of any month, the anniversary date will be the first day of that month plus one year. 2. For those employees who enter service or are promoted between the 16th and last day (inclusive) of any month, the anniversary date will be the first day of the next month plus one year