Common use of Vertical Movement Clause in Contracts

Vertical Movement. Employees covered by this Agreement will move vertically on the salary schedule provided that they have completed the required service in the prior year. Employees may not move more than one vertical step per year. An employee who worked less than one semester in the prior year will not be eligible for vertical movement on the salary schedule. Employees who are at the final level in a column on the salary schedule will not be eligible for further vertical movement unless they move horizontally in accordance with Section 5.3 of this Agreement. Beginning with the 2002-2003-contract year, all staff members who are frozen at the bottom of the MA+45 column of the salary schedule will be given an additional 1.5% of the base salary every year they are at the last step in this column. The consequence of this action changes the last step in the MA+45 column so that it represents a 6% increase over the step prior to it. The costs for this benefit have been included in the negotiated agreement since 2002-2003.