Common use of Rate of Pay on Reclassification Clause in Contracts

Rate of Pay on Reclassification. (a) Where an employee's position is reclassified to a higher pay group, the employee shall then be paid at the new pay rate which is immediately higher than he or she had previously been receiving. (b) When a position is reclassified to a lower rated pay group, any incumbent employees shall continue to receive the same rate of pay they had been receiving, but will not receive any further increments or pay increases until such time as the new rate for appropriate service in the reclassified position equals or exceeds the rate the employee has been receiving. (c) Reclassification shall not affect an employee's increment anniversary date, seniority, or entitlement to benefits, except as may otherwise be specifically provided in this Agreement. (d) An employee may grieve improper classification.

Rate of Pay on Reclassification. (a1) Where an employee's position is reclassified to a higher pay group, the employee shall then be paid at the new pay rate which is immediately higher than he or she had previously been receiving. (b2) When a position is reclassified to a lower rated pay group, any incumbent employees shall continue to receive the same rate of pay they had been receiving, but will not receive any further increments or pay increases until such time as the new rate for appropriate service in the reclassified position equals or exceeds the rate the employee has been receiving. (c3) Reclassification shall not affect an employee's increment anniversary date, seniority, or entitlement to benefits, except as may otherwise be specifically provided in this Agreement. (d4) An employee may grieve improper classification.