Salary Treatment on Reclassification. For incumbent(s) of position(s) that have been reclassified to a higher/lower salary classification, Management will set the step in the rate structure based on the amount of directly related experience relative to the higher/lower rated job. Retroactive payments, if any, will be limited to the date the SSU was notified under article 16.3, or the job review was officially initiated by the employee or the Union. In order to qualify for retroactivity, the employee must be able to demonstrate that he/she has performed all of the relevant duties and responsibilities which resulted in the reclassification for the entire period. An employee will normally receive a pay increase on reclassification to a higher rated position. An employee reclassified to a lateral position will normally receive no increase in current pay. An employee who accepts placement in a lower rated position or is reclassified to a lower rated position will normally have his/her pay rate frozen until the employee’s current pay entitlement as determined by the salary grade and step in the rate structure exceeds the frozen level. Short- term increases in the employee’s actual job duties/responsibilities do not require reclassification but may be subject to the relief provisions of this Collective Agreement. (Article 17) Reclassifications of existing positions also may be considered as promotions when significant additional job duties/responsibilities are to be added and it is expected that the employee will continue to perform these additional job duties and responsibilities on an ongoing basis.
