Common use of Recognition of Prior Service Clause in Contracts

Recognition of Prior Service. Where a former MPI Quarantine Officer returns to MPI after a service break of less than 5 years and is reappointed to a Quarantine Officer role, they will be appointed to the Quarantine Officer step commensurate to years of experience and not less than: One year or less QO1 Between one and two years QO2 Between two and three years QO3 Between three and four years SQO1 More than four years SQO2 Where a former MPI Quarantine Officer returns to MPI after a service break of more than five years, they may be appointed on step one of the Border COPS scale and during the first three months of employment MPI will conduct a series of competency assessments in relation to the operational warrant applicable to their role. If the person successfully achieves the required competencies then they will be moved to the appropriate step commensurate to years of experience and back pay to the date of commencement of employment will be paid. If the person does not achieve the required competencies they will be given further opportunity to complete these and are then moved the commensurate step, no back pay is payable in this instance. Where a current MPI Category A or Category C employee is appointed to a Category B role, the employee will be appointed to at least one step higher than the ordinary entry point for their new role. Where there may be an overall reduction in ordinary pay, that employee’s ordinary pay will be maintained at current rates until completion of training and attainment of an operational warrant.

Recognition of Prior Service. ‌ Where a former MPI Quarantine Officer returns to MPI after a service break of less than 5 years and is reappointed to a Quarantine Officer role, they will be appointed to the Quarantine Officer step commensurate to years of experience and not less than: Years of Experience Quarantine Officer/ Step One year or less QO1 Between one and two years QO2 Between two and three years QO3 Between three and four years SQO1 More than four years SQO2 Where a former MPI Quarantine Officer returns to MPI after a service break of more than five years, they may be appointed on step one of the Border COPS scale and during the first three months of employment MPI will conduct a series of competency assessments in relation to the operational warrant applicable to their role. If the person successfully achieves the required competencies competencies, then they will be moved to the appropriate step commensurate to years of experience and back pay to the date of commencement of employment will be paid. If the person does not achieve the required competencies competencies, they will be given further opportunity to complete these and are then moved the commensurate step, no back pay is payable in this instance. Where a current MPI Category A or Category C employee is appointed to a Category B role, the employee will be appointed to at least one step higher than the ordinary entry point for their new role. Where there may be an overall reduction in ordinary pay, that employee’s 's ordinary pay will be maintained at current rates until completion of training and attainment of an operational warrant.