Common use of Pay for Training Clause in Contracts

Pay for Training. An employee who is specifically assigned by the supervisor to train a new employee in the rules, regulations and procedures of the Department and the duties of the new employee’s position, who may be expected to communicate the new employee’s progress to the supervisor, shall receive a training bonus of $1.50 per hour for each hour worked while so assigned, provided that the employee’s classification specification does not reference training or supervision/lead responsibilities. The training assignment is limited to two consecutive work weeks unless authorization to exceed two work weeks is given by the employee’s Department Head. The assignment to train a new employee will be given in writing and will be submitted to the Human Resources Department for processing. It is not the City’s intention to avoid payment of this bonus where appropriate; however, the bonus does not apply to informal “mentor” relationships that may evolve between veteran and new employees or to occasional requests to orient a new employee to a piece of equipment or a procedure where the task can be accomplished in a day or less. In addition, an employee assigned to train a new employee who has been hired as a student intern or as a temporary employee under the City Youth Employment and Training Program is not eligible to receive the pay for training bonus. For the purposes of this Section, a “new” employee means an MEA employee during the first 90 days of his/her probationary period and includes a new MEA employee in a lower-level job classification. This definition includes new hires and MEA employees who are promoted or laterally transfer to another job classification represented by MEA.

Pay for Training. An employee who is specifically assigned by the supervisor to train a new employee in the rules, regulations regulations, and procedures of the Department and the duties of the new employee’s position, who may be expected to communicate the new employee’s progress to the supervisor, shall receive a training bonus of $1.50 per hour for each hour worked while so assigned, provided that the employee’s classification specification does not reference training or supervision/lead responsibilities. The training assignment is limited to two consecutive work weeks unless authorization to exceed two work weeks is given by the employee’s Department Head. The assignment to train a new employee will be given in writing and will be submitted to the Human Resources Department for processing. It is not the City’s intention to avoid payment of this bonus where appropriate; however, the bonus does not apply to informal “mentor” relationships that may evolve between veteran and new employees or to occasional requests to orient a new employee to a piece of equipment or a procedure where the task can be accomplished in a day or less. In addition, an employee assigned to train a new employee who has been hired as a student intern or as a temporary employee under the City Youth Employment and Training Program is not eligible to receive the pay for training bonus. For the purposes of this Section, a “new” employee means an MEA a Teamsters employee during the first 90 days of his/her probationary period and includes a new MEA Teamsters employee in a lower-level job classification. This definition includes new hires and MEA Teamsters employees who are promoted or laterally transfer to another job classification represented by MEATeamsters.

Pay for Training. An employee covered herein who is specifically assigned by the supervisor to train a new employee in the rules, regulations and procedures of the Department and the duties of the new employee’s position, who may be expected to communicate the new employee’s progress to the supervisor, shall receive a training bonus of $1.50 per hour for each hour worked while so assigned, provided assigned providing that the employee’s classification specification does not reference training or supervision/lead responsibilities. The training assignment is shall be limited to two consecutive work weeks unless authorization to exceed two work weeks is given by the employee’s Department Head. The assignment to train a new employee will be given in writing and will be submitted to the Human Resources Department for processing. It is not the City’s intention to avoid payment of this bonus where appropriate; however, the bonus does not apply to informal “mentor” relationships that which may evolve between veteran and new employees or to occasional requests to orient a new employee to a piece of equipment or a procedure where the task can be accomplished in a day or less. In addition, an employee assigned to train a new employee who has been hired as a student intern or as a temporary employee under the City Youth Employment and Training Program is will not be eligible to receive the pay for training bonus. For the purposes of this Section, a “new” employee means an MEA is defined as a Teamsters employee during the first 90 days of his/her probationary period and includes a new MEA Teamsters employee in a lower-level job classification. This definition includes covers new hires and MEA Teamsters employees who are promoted or laterally transfer to another job classification represented by MEATeamsters.