Common use of Rehire Wages and Increment Date Clause in Contracts

Rehire Wages and Increment Date. When employees are rehired from layoff status the progression start date and annual leave accrual date will be reestablished and extended by an amount of time in calendar days equal to the period of time spent on the rehire list prior to rehire. Employees placed from the rehire list into positions with the same salary range held at the time of layoff shall be placed at the same step in the range held at the time of layoff, regardless of whether or not the department intends to fill the position at a lower step in the pay range. Employees placed from the rehire list into positions with a lower salary range than held at the time of layoff shall be placed in a salary step, not to exceed top automatic step, nearest to, but not in excess of, the salary held at time of layoff.