Common use of Salary Step Placement Clause in Contracts

Salary Step Placement. An employee, upon initial appointment, shall be placed on the first step of the salary range of the classification to which they are appointed. Employees upon initial appointment may provide information to support placement above the first step. When an employee is reassigned to a classification on the career lattice or when an employee is promoted on the career lattice, his/her salary step placement shall be determined using one of the following rules: 6.11.8.1 If eligible, the employee first shall be granted an earned increment on his/her previous range. 6.11.8.2 If the previous salary, including increment adjustment, is below the first step in the new range, the employee shall be placed on the step which most closely approximates a five percent (5%) salary increase. 6.11.8.3 If the previous salary, including increment adjustment, is found on the new range, the employee shall be placed one (1) step higher. 6.11.8.4 If the previous salary, including increment adjustment, is in between steps on the new range, he/she shall be placed two (2) steps higher.