OFF-SCHEDULE HOURLY WAGE INCREASE Sample Clauses
The Off-Schedule Hourly Wage Increase clause establishes the conditions under which employees may receive wage increases outside of the regular or scheduled pay review periods. Typically, this clause outlines the circumstances that justify such increases, such as exceptional performance, market adjustments, or retention needs, and may specify the approval process required. Its core function is to provide flexibility for employers to adjust compensation in response to unique situations, ensuring the company can remain competitive and retain key talent without waiting for standard review cycles.
OFF-SCHEDULE HOURLY WAGE INCREASE. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer has a privilege to immediately increase union member hourly pay rates across the board by classification as necessary to retain workers recruited by other employers offering higher compensation in the facility’s labor market (“Off Schedule Wage Increase” or “OSWI”). Any such OSWI constitutes the Employer’s early implementation of later scheduled Section 3 Annual Hourly Wage Increases that would otherwise occur on the first following October 1st. As such, any OSWI(s) will be offset from the Employer’s subsequent Sections 3.1 through 3.2 annual increases to the same classification’s hourly wage scale pay rates, with any remaining balance carrying forward until fully credited (e.g., if the Employer implements a $0.75/hr OSWI to every wage scale step for the C.N.A. classification on June 1st, the subsequent October 1st’s entire $0.45 and $0.30 of the following October 1st’s $0.45 will be credited to offset the OSWI that constituted an advance on such later scheduled increases). When implementing an OSWI, the Employer is not required to bargain with the Union when the Facility Administrator believes they must immediately announce pay rate increases to neutralize the competitive advantage of another employer offering the Facility’s union members higher pay. If the other employer’s competitive advantage is instead a future threat, the Employer will contact the Union and bargain OSWI pay increases for up to seventy-two (72) hours, after which the Employer may unilaterally implement their final OSWI proposal to the Union. Whenever exercising this Section’s ability to announce and implement a pay increase immediately, the Employer will notify the Union as soon as possible. In no case shall such notice to the Union be more than seventy-two (72) hours after the Employer’s announcement. The Employer and Union will then use their best efforts to expeditiously enter into a Letter of Agreement that details the classification’s enhanced wage scale pay rates and distribute it to all affected union members. When implementing an OSWI to target the immediate competitive threat of a local competitor, the Employer will solely apply the OSWI at the nursing home subject to the immediate competitive threat.
OFF-SCHEDULE HOURLY WAGE INCREASE. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the Employer has a privilege to immediately increase union member hourly pay rates across the board by classification as necessary to retain workers recruited by other employers offering higher compensation in the facility’s labor market (“Off Schedule Wage Increase” or “OSWI”). Any such OSWI constitutes the Employer’s early implementation of later scheduled Section 3 Annual Hourly Wage Increases that would otherwise occur on the first following October 1st. As such, any OSWI(s) will be offset from the Employer’s subsequent Sections 3.1 through 3.2 annual increases to the same classification’s hourly wage scale pay rates, with any remaining balance carrying forward until fully credited (e.g., if the Employer implements a $0.75/hr OSWI to every wage scale step for the C.N.A. classification on June 1st, the subsequent October 1st’s entire $0.45 and $0.30 of the following October 1st’s $0.45 will be credited to offset the OSWI that constituted an advance on such later scheduled increases).