Common use of Salary Step Placement Upon Promotion Clause in Contracts

Salary Step Placement Upon Promotion. Any employee promoted to a higher class or assigned to a higher pay grade within the class to which he/she was appointed shall be advanced to the lowest rate of the salary schedule for the higher class or pay grade, or the rate of compensation next higher to that received by him/her prior to such promotion, whichever is the greater. If the employee is entitled to a step advance pursuant to Article 7.1 Section A on the same day as such promotion or assignment, the step advancement shall be considered to have occurred prior to such promotion or assignment. Provided, however, that if such person prior to promotion or assignment is receiving special or hazard pay as provided in this MOU, his/her salary rate prior to promotion or assignment shall be deemed to be the rate which he/she would be receiving in the absence of such salary premium.