Common use of Wage and Hours Clause in Contracts

Wage and Hours. 1. Effective July 1, 2021, all bargaining unit members shall receive a bonus equivalent to 1.5% of the employee’s annualized wages based on their regular schedule, paid in the first paycheck following July 1, 2021. Wage rates shall be provided in Appendix A. Effective July 1, 2022, all bargaining unit members shall receive a two percent (2%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix B. Effective July 1, 2023, all members of this unit will receive a two percent (2%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix C. Effective July 1, 2024, all members of this unit will receive a two percent (2%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix D. Effective July 1, 2025, all members of this unit will receive a two percent (2%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix E. Members shall receive a step increase on the anniversary date of their appointment to their current position. 2. The rate of pay equals the weekly rate of pay divided by forty (40) hours per week. 3. Hours of work are established by the immediate Supervisor. 4. Longevity - An employee hired before July 1, 2016 who has served five (5) years of regular appointed duty with the Town will be paid $5.00 per week in addition to their regular salary. For each additional five (5) years thereafter, an additional $5.00 per week above the normal weekly wage will be paid for every five (5) years served. Any unit employee hired on or after July 1, 2016 who has served five (5) years of regular appointed duty with the Town will be paid $2.50 per week in addition to their regular salary. For each additional five (5) years thereafter, an additional $2.50 per week above the normal weekly wage will be paid for every five (5) years served. 5. The Town Administrator shall designate the start rate for new hires or promoted employees within the established salary range for that position; except that promoted employees shall receive compensation that is the greater of: 1) the base compensation rate for the salary range of their new labor grade, or 2) an increase of five percent (5%) over their existing wage rate immediately prior to the promotion. 6. New employees have to work at least thirty-five (35) hours per week to be eligible to join the New Hampshire Retirement System. 7. Temporary personnel (working less than one (1) year) and regular part-time (working less than thirty (30) hours per week) are eligible for no benefits. Workers’ Compensation is provided. 8. Non-exempt bargaining unit members shall be paid at the rate of one-and-one-half (1 ½) times their base hourly rate for time worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week, except as provided herein. Non-exempt employees who are called in to work overtime shall receive compensation for a minimum of three (3) hours pay at their overtime rate of pay, except that the three (3) hour minimum shall not apply if the call is contiguous with the start of the employee’s shift. Earned Time usage shall count as time worked. 9. During the term of this agreement, the Town will continue its present practice with respect to car allowance for certain positions covered by this agreement. 10. Any employee (with the exception of the Assistant Fire Chief, Deputy Director of Public Works, and Police Captains) who is required to work in a position or job class higher than his/her own, or to assume any of the major duties of another position not provided for in his/her job description, shall be paid the start rate or 5% of his/her base salary whichever is greater but in no event to exceed the maximum rate of pay for the job or position which he/she is covering. The employees shall receive TSOR pay according to this formula for each instance when he/she works in such a capacity for more than five (5) consecutive workdays. 11. Police Captains/Division Commanders are not eligible to receive overtime; however, they are eligible to participate in detail work. Bargaining unit members working an outside detail shall be paid at the rate of one-and-one-half times the hourly rate for a patrol officer at the highest step in that grade. When a police captain working an outside detail is required to serve in the capacity of a supervisor during such outside detail, then that captain shall be compensated at the rate at time- and-one-half his / her hourly rate in lieu of the outside detail rate referred to herein. In either event, the employee shall receive compensation for a minimum of four (4) hours when assigned to work an outside detail. Outside details may be worked in communities that have a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Town of Derry and request same through the Department. 12. Court Appearances - Non-exempt employees who are required to appear as witnesses in court, or in other quasi-judicial hearings on behalf of the Town, as a result of incidents that occur during their employment, shall, at all times, be on pay status while they attend such hearings.

Wage and Hours. 1. Effective July 1, 20212016, all bargaining unit members shall receive a bonus equivalent to 1.5% four percent (4%) cost of the employee’s annualized wages based on their regular schedule, paid in the first paycheck following July 1, 2021. Wage living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix A. Upon ratification and approval of this Agreement, such increase shall be made retroactive to such date. Effective July 1, 20222017, all bargaining unit members shall receive a two three percent (23%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix B. Effective July 1, 20232018, all members of this unit will receive a two three percent (23%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix C. Effective July 1, 20242019, all members of this unit will receive a two three percent (23%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix D. Effective July 1, 20252020, all members of this unit will receive a two three percent (23%) cost of living wage increase; wage rates shall be provided in Appendix E. Members shall receive a step increase on the anniversary date of their appointment to their current position. 2. The rate of pay equals the weekly rate of pay divided by forty (40) hours per week. 3. Hours of work are established by the immediate Supervisor. 4. Longevity - An employee hired before July 1, 2016 who has served five (5) years of regular appointed duty with the Town will be paid $5.00 per week in addition to their regular salary. For each additional five (5) years thereafter, an additional $5.00 per week above the normal weekly wage will be paid for every five (5) years served. Any unit employee hired on or after July 1, 2016 who has served five (5) years of regular appointed duty with the Town will be paid $2.50 per week in addition to their regular salary. For each additional five (5) years thereafter, an additional $2.50 per week above the normal weekly wage will be paid for every five (5) years served. 5. The Town Administrator shall designate the start rate for new hires or promoted employees within the established salary range for that position; except that promoted employees shall receive compensation that is the greater of: 1) the base compensation rate for the salary range of their new labor grade, or 2) an increase of five percent (5%) over their existing wage rate immediately prior to the promotion. 6. New employees have to work at least thirty-five (35) hours per week to be eligible to join the New Hampshire Retirement System. 7. Temporary personnel (working less than one (1) year) and regular part-time (working less than thirty (30) hours per week) are eligible for no benefits. Workers’ Compensation is provided. 8. Non-exempt bargaining unit members shall be paid at the rate of one-and-one-half (1 ½) times their base hourly rate for time worked in excess of forty (40) hours per week, except as provided herein. Non-exempt employees who are called in to work overtime shall receive compensation for a minimum of three (3) hours pay at their overtime rate of pay, except that the three (3) hour minimum shall not apply if the call is contiguous with the start of the employee’s shift. Earned Time usage shall count as time worked. 9. During the term of this agreement, the Town will continue its present practice with respect to car allowance for certain positions covered by this agreement. 10. Any employee (with the exception of the Assistant Fire Chief, Deputy Director of Public Works, and Police Captains) who is required to work in a position or job class higher than his/her own, or to assume any of the major duties of another position not provided for in his/her job description, shall be paid the start rate or 5% of his/her base salary whichever is greater but in no event to exceed the maximum rate of pay for the job or position which he/she is covering. The employees shall receive TSOR pay according to this formula for each instance when he/she works in such a capacity for more than five (5) consecutive workdayswork days. 11. Police Captains/Division Commanders are not eligible to receive overtime; however, they are eligible to participate in detail work. Bargaining unit members working an outside detail shall be paid at the rate of one-and-one-half times the hourly rate for a patrol officer at the highest step in that grade. When a police captain working an outside detail is required to serve in the capacity of a supervisor during such outside detail, then that captain shall be compensated at the rate at time- and-one-half his / her hourly rate in lieu of the outside detail rate referred to herein. In either event, the employee shall receive compensation for a minimum of four (4) hours when assigned to work an outside detail. Outside details may be worked in communities that have a Mutual Aid Agreement with the Town of Derry and request same through the Department. The Town will authorize payment to Police Captains in addition to regular salary at a straight time hourly rate for emergency call-ins. Emergency call-ins shall be limited to events such as Emergency Operations Center or Special Operations Unit activation or attendance required by the Chief of Police at significant crime or emergency events. 12. Police captains who annually submit to and successfully pass the prevailing entry level age- and gender-specific fitness standards as set forth by the Police Standards and Training Council for entry into the academy shall receive five hundred dollars ($500) per contract year for achieving the thirty-fifth (35th) percentile of such standards, or one thousand dollars ($1,000) per contract year for achieving the fiftieth (50th) percentile of such standards. These stipends are non- cumulative. 13. Court Appearances - Non-exempt employees who are required to appear as witnesses in court, or in other quasi-judicial hearings on behalf of the Town, as a result of incidents that occur during their employment, shall, at all times, be on pay status while they attend such hearings.