Pay Rate Upon Demotion or Voluntary Reduction. A demotion or reduction is movement to a lower compensated classification i.e., from attorney to legal advocate. If an employee is demoted from one classification (Initial Classification) to another classification (Second Classification) such an employee shall be at a step level in the Second Classification equal to or greater than that occupied by the employee in the Initial Classification.
Pay Rate Upon Demotion or Voluntary Reduction. An employee who is demoted shall be paid at that step in the lower pay range that results in not more than a one (1) step decrease, the one (1) step decrease being defined as the next lower step on the employee’s pay grid before the demotion or voluntary reduction. The resulting pay step shall not be higher than the maximum nor lower than the minimum step of the lower pay range. An employee who is demoted from trial service following promotion shall receive the same step in the lower pay range as held before promotion, provided that adjustments shall be made to take into account any step increases which would have occurred had the employee not been promoted. An employee who accepts a voluntary reduction because of organizational changes or reduction in force or who requests a voluntary reduction for personal reasons shall be paid at that step in the lower pay range that results in not more than a one (1) step reduction in the pay range as defined and limited in Article 17, Section 5 above; provided, however, that the employee will receive the same rate of pay received prior to the demotion (but not higher than the top step of the salary range) if the lower classified position requires performance of duties which are functionally related to the duties of the higher classified position held by the employee and the employee can satisfactorily perform all the duties of the position without a training period.
