Status/Salary of Re-employed Employees. When, after a period on layoff of thirty (30) calendar days or less, an Employee is re- employed in a position with the same salary range as the classification held prior to layoff, the Employee shall be paid at the step which was being paid at the time of layoff and her/his increment date will not change. When, after a period on layoff in excess of thirty (30) calendar days, an Employee is re- employed in a position with the same salary range as the classification held prior to layoff, the Employee shall be paid at the step which was being paid at the time of layoff and her/his increment date will be adjusted consistent with the period of layoff. An Employee re-employed after a period of layoff in a higher or lower paid classification shall be placed in the new pay band in accordance with Articles 12.08 - Rate of Pay on Promotion and 12.09 - Rate of Pay on Voluntary Demotion. The Employee will retain accumulated sick leave credits, if any, and service toward calculation of vacation credits existing at time of layoff.
