Common use of Step Advancement on the Salary Schedules Clause in Contracts

Step Advancement on the Salary Schedules. 1. Advancement from the first to the second step shall occur as of the first day of the pay period which follows completion of 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class. For purposes of this rule, 130 days shall be defined as 130 times the average number of regularly assigned hours per day for the employee. A day in paid status shall be defined as any day for which pay is received. 2. Advancements to higher steps shall be made in successive years as of the first day of the correspondingly numbered pay period which the employee received his/her previous step advancement provided that he/she has completed at least 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class during the twelve (12) months since the preceding advancement. 3. In the event that the employee does not meet the paid status requirement provided above, his/her step advancement shall be effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of such 130 days in pay status in regular assignments in the class. 4. Upon promotion or reclassification which results in salary increase to other than the first step, salary advancement shall be affected as follows: a. If the employee completes 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, no change in his/her cycle of step advancement shall occur. b. If the employee has not completed 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, it shall become effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of the paid status requirement. A new cycle for subsequent step advancements will thus be established. c. An employee who is subject to a new probation period must have at least 75% of the required 130 days in paid status in active on-the-job performance of the duties of a position in the class. 5. The following actions shall not affect the employee's cycle of step advancement:

Step Advancement on the Salary Schedules. 1. Advancement from the first to the second step shall occur as of the first day of the pay period which follows completion of 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class. For purposes of this rule, 130 days shall be defined as 130 times the average number of regularly assigned hours per day for the employee. A day in paid status shall be defined as any day for which pay is received. 2. Advancements to higher steps shall be made in successive years as of the first day of the correspondingly numbered pay period on which the employee received his/her previous step advancement provided that he/she has completed at least 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class during the twelve thirteen (1213) months pay periods since the preceding advancement. 3. In the event that the employee does not meet the paid status requirement provided above, his/her step advancement shall be effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of such 130 days in pay paid status in regular assignments in the class. 4. Upon promotion or reclassification which results in a salary increase to other than the first step, salary advancement adjustment shall be affected as follows: a. If the employee completes 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date of his/her step advancement is due, no change in his/her cycle of step advancement shall occur. b. If the employee has not completed 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, it shall become effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of the paid status requirement. A new cycle for subsequent step advancements will thus be established. c. An employee who is subject to a new probation probationary period must have spend at least 75% seventy-five percent (75 %) of the required 130 days in paid status in active on-the-job performance of the duties of a position in the class. 5. The following actions shall not affect the employee's cycle of step advancement:

Step Advancement on the Salary Schedules. 1. Advancement from the first to the second step shall occur as of the first day of the pay period period, which follows completion of 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class. For purposes of this rule, 130 days shall be defined as 130 times the average number of regularly assigned hours per day for the employee. A day in paid status shall be defined as any day for which pay is received. 2. Advancements to higher steps shall be made in successive years as of the first day of the correspondingly numbered pay period which the employee received his/her previous step advancement provided that he/she has completed at least 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class during the twelve thirteen (1213) months pay periods since the preceding advancement. 3. In the event that the employee does not meet the paid status requirement provided above, his/her step advancement shall be effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of such 130 days in pay status in regular assignments in the class. 4. Upon promotion or reclassification reclassification, which results in salary increase to other than the first step, the salary advancement advance to the next step shall be affected as follows:in the pay period immediately following the pay period in which probation was completed. A new cycle for subsequent step advances will thus be established. Provisions of this section shall become effective at such time that necessary reprogramming of the personnel-payroll system can be accomplished. a. If the employee completes 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, no change in his/her cycle of step advancement shall occur. b. If the employee has not completed 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, it shall become effective as of the first day of the pay period period, which follows his/her completion of the paid status requirement. A new cycle for subsequent step advancements will thus be established. c. An employee who is subject to a new probation period must have at least seventy-five percent (75% %) of the required 130 days in paid status in active on-the-job performance of the duties of a position in the class. 5. The following actions shall not affect the employee's ’s cycle of step advancement: a. Relocation b. Change to an equal or lower class. 6. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article, employees in classes on accelerated hiring steps or with shortened salary ranges shall receive step advancement as follows: a. An employee on any lower step in a class for which an accelerated hiring step or a shortened salary range has been authorized shall advance to the new hiring step on the effective date of the action. Such an employee shall receive an advancement to the next higher step of the schedule for his/her class as of the first day of the pay period in which the accelerated step or shortened range became effective, provided that he/she meets the paid status requirement. b. A person initially employed in a class on an accelerated hiring step or with a shortened salary range shall advance to the next higher step of the schedule for his/her class on the first day of the pay period in the next salary year which corresponds in number to the pay period in which he was appointed, provided that he meets the paid status requirement. Subsequent advancements shall be based on the cycle thus established. 7. An employee who changes from a flat hourly rate to a rate on a salary schedule shall receive his/her initial step advancement in the class as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class following such change. Subsequent advancements shall take place as of the first day of the correspondingly numbered pay period provided the paid status requirement is met. 8. An employee not serving in his/her regular assignment shall be treated as follows: a. An employee who is temporarily serving in a limited-term assignment in an equal or higher class shall receive credit toward step advancement in his/her regular class during the period of his/her limited term assignment. His/her step in the limited-term assignment shall not be adjusted unless an adjustment is necessary to maintain a differential over his/her current regular rate as determined by the District. b. An employee who promoted to a regular position but returns to a lower class before completing the probationary period in the higher class shall receive credit toward step advancement in the lower class for the full period of the service in the higher class. Future step advancement on the anniversary date in the lower class remains. If the anniversary date in the lower class has passed while he/she was serving in the higher class, he/she will receive step advancement when assigned to the lower class, if he/she has met the requirements of this Article. c. An employee who is on leave of absence from his/her regular class in order to serve in an apprentice class shall not receive credit toward step advancement in the former class during such period of leave. If he/she returns to his/her former class upon termination of leave of absence, he/she shall be placed at the flat hourly rate of the class or at the step of the schedule, which is closest to his/her current apprentice rate. 9. Time spent by an employee on leaves resulting from an industrial accident or an industrial illness, temporary military leave, or military leave other than temporary, shall be credited as time in paid status for purposes of step advancement. 10. Employees who are allowed to take vacation during periods, which are excluded from their regular assignment periods, shall receive credit towards step advancement for the time they are in paid status during such periods.

Step Advancement on the Salary Schedules. 1. Advancement from the first to the second step shall occur as of the first day of the pay period which follows completion of 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class. For purposes of this rule, 130 days shall be defined as 130 times the average number of regularly assigned hours per day for the employee. A day in paid status shall be defined as any day for which pay is received. 2. Advancements to higher steps shall be made in successive years as of the first day of the correspondingly numbered pay period on which the employee received his/her previous step advancement provided that he/she has completed at least 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class during the twelve (12) months monthly pay periods since the preceding advancement. 3. In the event that the employee does not meet the paid status requirement provided above, his/her step advancement shall be effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of such 130 days in pay paid status in regular assignments in the class. 43. Upon promotion or reclassification which results in a salary increase to other than the first step, salary advancement adjustment shall be affected as follows: a. If the employee completes 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date of his/her step advancement is due, no change in his/her cycle of step advancement shall occur. b. If the employee has not completed 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, it shall become effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of the paid status requirement. A new cycle for subsequent step advancements will thus be established. c. An employee who is subject to a new probation probationary period must have spend at least 75% seventy-five percent (75 %) of the required 130 days in paid status in active on-the-job performance of the duties of a position in the class. 54. The following actions shall not affect the employee's cycle of step advancement:

Step Advancement on the Salary Schedules. 1. Advancement from the first to the second step shall occur as of the first day of the pay period which follows completion of 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class. For purposes of this rule, 130 days shall be defined as 130 times the average number of regularly assigned hours per day for the employee. A day in paid status shall be defined as any day for which pay is received. 2. Advancements to higher steps shall be made in successive years as of the first day of the correspondingly numbered pay period which the employee received his/her previous step advancement provided that he/she has completed at least 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the class during the twelve thirteen (1213) months pay periods since the preceding advancement. 3. In the event that the employee does not meet the paid status requirement provided above, his/her step advancement shall be effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of such 130 days in pay status in regular assignments in the class. 4. Upon promotion or reclassification which results in salary increase to other than the first step, the salary advancement advance to the next step shall be affected as follows:in the pay period immediately following the pay period in which probation was completed. A new cycle for subsequent step advances will thus be established. Provisions of this section shall become effective at such time that necessary reprogramming of the personnel-payroll system can be accomplished. a. If the employee completes 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, no change in his/her cycle of step advancement shall occur. b. If the employee has not completed 130 days in paid status in regular assignments in the new class as of the date his/her step advancement is due, it shall become effective as of the first day of the pay period which follows his/her completion of the paid status requirement. A new cycle for subsequent step advancements will thus be established. c. An employee who is subject to a new probation period must have at least seventy-five percent (75% %) of the required 130 days in paid status in active on-the-job performance of the duties of a position in the class. 5. The following actions shall not affect the employee's ’s cycle of step advancement: