Common use of Wages and Benefits Clause in Contracts

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are currently receiving a higher pay rate than provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided the position is covered in this Schedule “A” and is equivalent, will maintain the higher wage rate but will not receive any wage increases (“red-circled”) until such time as the rates at the Corporation are equal to or surpass those of the “red-circled” employee. At such time the employee’s rate of pay will follow the current Schedule “A”. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for superior vacation entitlement than provided for in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same or better vacation entitlement. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation will be provided with the same vacation period provided operational needs are met. (e) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer and will be integrated into the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. (g) Any new employees transitioning into the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5, however, contrary to 11.5(d), their benefit entitlement and length of service will continue in accordance with the above.

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time Employees Section 1. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be classified in accordance with work performed and paid the hourly wage rates for those classifications in compliance with the applicable prevailing rate determination. If a wage increase negotiated in a local agreement becomes the prevailing wage under state law, the Contractor will pay that transition rate retroactive to the Corporation and effective date of the locally negotiated wage increase. If the prevailing wage laws are currently receiving a higher repealed during the term of this Agreement, the Contractor shall pay rate than the wage rates established under the Schedule As, except as otherwise provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided the position is . Section 2. All employees covered in by this Schedule “A” and is equivalent, will maintain the higher wage rate but will not receive any wage increases (“red-circled”) until such time as the rates Agreement shall be paid by check or at the Corporation are equal to or surpass those of the “red-circled” employee. At such time the employee’s rate option by direct deposit and shall be paid no later than the end of pay will follow the current Schedule “A”work shift on Friday. No more than three (3) day’s wages may be withheld. Any employee who is discharged or laid off shall be entitled to receive all accrued wages immediately upon discharge or layoff. Notification of layoff shall be at the contractor's discretion but shall not be given later than the end of the work shift on the date that the layoff is to be effective. Such notification may be verbal. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition Section 3. The Contractor will pay contributions to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides established employee benefits funds in the amounts designated in the appropriate prevailing wage determination for superior vacation entitlement than provided for in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same or better vacation entitlement. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation will be provided with the same vacation period provided operational needs are met. (e) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer fringe benefit contributions and will be integrated into make all employee-authorized deductions in the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. (g) Any new employees transitioning into the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5amounts designated; provided, however, contrary that the Contractor and the Union agree that only such bona fide employee benefits as accrue to 11.5(d)the direct benefit of the employees (such as pension and annuity, their benefit entitlement health and length welfare, vacation, apprenticeship, training funds, etc.) shall be included in this requirement and be paid by the Contractor on this Project. With respect to other Fund contributions, such as, but not limited to, contract administration funds, contractors who are signatory to Schedule A agreements are not excused from making such contributions by virtue of service this Project Labor Agreement. The Contractor shall make contributions only to those Funds that have submitted a written letter of commitment to contribute financial support to the Social Justice Program of this Agreement to help defray the costs of the Program, in an account of the Social Justice Subcommittee’s designation, an account that will continue in accordance be established with the concurrence of the Joint Administrative Committee. Such level of commitment must be acceptable to the Port. The parties agree to use their best effort to secure such commitments of the Funds. Contractors who are not signatory to Schedule A agreements may voluntarily make payments to such Funds or, in lieu thereof, shall pay an equivalent amount monthly to the account established by the Project Labor Agreement Social Justice Subcommittee mentioned above. Bona fide jointly- trusteed benefit plans or authorized employee deduction programs established or negotiated under the applicable Schedule A or by the parties to this Agreement during the life of this Agreement may be added, subject to the limitations upon such negotiated changes contained in Article XIX, Section 2 of this Agreement. Such contributions shall be made in compliance with the applicable prevailing wage determination and shall be due and payable on the due date contained in the applicable Schedule A. The Contractor adopts and agrees to be bound by the written terms of the legally established trust agreements specifying the detailed basis on which payments are to be made into, and benefits paid out of, such Trust Funds. The Contractor authorizes the parties to such Trust Funds to appoint Trustees and successor Trustees to administer the Trust Funds and hereby ratifies and accepts the Trustees so appointed as if made by the Contractor. Section 4. Contractors of whatever tier shall make regular and timely contributions required by Section 3 of this Article in amounts required by this Agreement and on the time schedule set forth in the appropriate Schedule A.

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to Section 4.1 Wages, fringe benefits and all Trust Fund contributions shall be determined by the Corporation and are currently receiving a higher pay rate than provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided the position is covered in this applicable Schedule “A” agreements for those Contractors signatory to an applicable Schedule “A” for Covered Work. Non-signatory Contractors shall also be required to pay wages, fringe benefits and is equivalentTrust Fund contributions, will maintain which benefits and contributions accrue directly to the higher wage rate but will not receive benefit of employees (e.g., health and welfare, vacation, holidays, pensions, apprenticeship, training funds), pursuant to the attached Schedule “A” agreements for Covered Work; however, any wage increases Contractor or Subcontractor, who for at least ninety (“red-circled”90) until such time as days prior to its execution of a contract to perform work on the rates at the Corporation Project has provided benefits through plans which are equal to or surpass better than those designated in the Schedule A Agreements may, at the discretion of the “redContractor or Subcontractor, continue to contribute to such plans on behalf of is non-circled” employee. At such time the employee’s rate union Core Employees in lieu of pay will follow the current Schedule “A”. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition payments to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for superior vacation entitlement than provided for plans in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same applicable Schedule A Agreements. The parties agree that, to qualify as “equal to or better vacation entitlementthan,” each and all of the Contractor’s benefit plans must be equal to or better than those in the applicable Schedule A Agreements. The parties further agree that, to qualify as “equal to or better than,” any Contractor retirement plan must be a “defined benefit plan” rather than a “defined contribution plan. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition ” Contractors who believe their benefit plans are equal to or better than those designated in the Schedule A Agreements must submit their fringe benefit packages to the Corporation Prime Contractor and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides the Council for evaluation at least fourteen (14) days prior to bidding. The Prime Contractor and the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation Council will be provided with responsible for determining whether the same vacation period provided operational needs benefits are met. equal to or better than those designated in the Schedule A’s. If the Prime Contractor and the Council are unable to agree, the dispute shall be resolved through the expedited process set forth in Section 5.7 subsections (ea) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer and will be integrated into the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. through (g) Any new employees transitioning into ). Contractors may only take credit against the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5, however, contrary to 11.5(d), their benefit entitlement and length of service will continue prevailing wage for its core work force in accordance with the abovePrevailing Wage Statute and the difference between the hourly cost, if any, of the fringe benefit provided and the hourly cost of the applicable fringe benefit portion of the wage determination must be paid to the worker as wages. Project Contractor and the business agent of the Union having jurisdiction over the craft shall, upon giving at least seventy-two (72) hours written notice to a Contractor or Subcontractor, have the right to audit the Contractor or Subcontractor’s payroll records to ensure compliance with these provisions. Where applicable, the Contractor adopts and agrees to be bound by the written terms of the applicable, legally established, trust agreement(s) specifying the detailed basis on which payments are to be made into, and benefits paid out of, such trust funds for its employees. The Contractor authorizes the Parties to such trust funds to appoint trustees and successors’ trustees to administer the trust funds and hereby ratifies and accepts the trustees so appointed as if made by the Contractor.

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation ‌ 8.1 Contractors shall classify and are currently receiving a higher pay rate than provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided the position is covered in this Schedule “A” and is equivalent, will maintain the higher wage rate but will not receive any wage increases (“red-circled”) until such time as the rates at the Corporation are equal to or surpass those of the “red-circled” employee. At such time the employee’s rate of pay will follow the current Schedule “A”. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are all employees covered by a Collective this Agreement that provides for superior vacation entitlement than provided for in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same or better vacation entitlement. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation will be provided with the same vacation period provided operational needs are met. (e) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer and will be integrated into the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. (g) Any new employees transitioning into the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5, however, contrary to 11.5(d), their benefit entitlement and length of service will continue all hours worked in accordance with the aboveclassification(s) and wage scales, overtime scales and benefits contained in the prevailing wage determination under Chapter 6 of the Administrative Code. If the prevailing wage laws are repealed during the term of this Agreement, the Contractor shall pay the wage rates established under the applicable Schedule A agreement(s). 8.2 All employees covered by this Agreement shall have fringe benefit contributions made on their behalf by the Contractor employing those employees to the recognized employee benefit trust funds identified in the applicable Schedule A agreements. 8.3 Holidays shall be set forth in the applicable Schedule A agreement. 8.4 Each Contractor shall pay contributions to the established employee benefit trust funds in the amounts designated in the applicable Schedule A agreement on behalf of all employees and make all employee-authorized deductions in the amounts designated in the applicable Schedule A agreement. 8.5 While performing Covered Work, each Contractor agrees to be bound by the written terms of the applicable, legally-established trust agreements specifying the detailed basis on which payments are to be made into, and benefits paid out of, such trust funds for Contractor's employees. The Contractor authorizes the parties to such trust agreements to appoint trustees and successor trustees to administer the trust funds and hereby ratifies and accepts the trustees so appointed as if made by the Contractor. Each Contractor agrees to execute a separate subscription agreement if the trust fund so requires. 8.6 The Unions shall notify the Contractor and the City Administrator or designee of any Contractor delinquencies as soon as they learn of such delinquencies and as set forth in Section 12.5. However, any failure to provide such notice shall not affect the Unions’ or their members’ right to recover such delinquencies under the law. 8.7 Nothing in this Agreement shall affect normal legal remedies available under the Schedule A agreements or trust agreements against Contractors signatory to those agreements for recovery of Contractor or Subcontractor delinquencies.

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time A. Wage Rates: The wage rates for Special Education & Title I Paraeducators are set forth in Schedule A. The Wages for Overload Paraeducators are set forth in Schedule B. In recognition of the additional duties required, a Special Education Paraeducator who is responsible on a regular basis to provide a student with clean intermittent catheterization, nasal suctioning, tracheotomy care, insulin injections or to draw blood from a student to be used in blood sugar level testing will receive an additional $1.00 per hour at each step. Employees that transition assigned a student to perform these additional duties must be approved by the Director of Special Education and Human Resources, and will receive this additional pay as long as he/she is assigned to the Corporation student. A bargaining unit employee working as a substitute for a Special Education Paraeducator regularly providing such health duties shall be compensated at this rate for the time working as a substitute. At the time of employment, a Paraeducator may be placed on a step other than the first, after completion of the probationary period, based upon experience as a Paraeducator, related experience, and/or other qualifications such as education and are currently receiving a higher pay rate than provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided degree attainment. A bargaining unit employee shall advance to the position is covered in this Schedule “A” and is equivalent, will maintain the higher wage rate but will not receive any wage increases (“red-circled”) until such time as the rates next step at the Corporation are equal to or surpass those beginning of the “red-circled” employee. At such time school year and after one full year of employment with the District Alteration in the normal workday will be subject to the approval of the bargaining unit employee’s building principal. A bargaining unit employee who is assigned temporarily to the duties of another bargaining unit employee in another classification which earns a lower rate of pay will follow shall receive his/her regular rate of pay for the period he/she assumes such assignment, with the exception of someone being paid the health duty rate. In such circumstance, the bargaining unit employee shall receive the Special Education Paraeducator rate at the same step level. A bargaining unit employee who is assigned temporarily to the duties of another bargaining unit employee in another classification which earns a higher rate of pay, for more than five [5] consecutive days, shall receive the rate of pay at the first step which is greater than his/her current Schedule “A”rate of pay for the duration of the temporary assignment and retroactive to the first day of said assignment, except for health duties, which are addressed above. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to B. Wage Payments: Bargaining unit employees shall be paid on a twice a month basis. Payments shall be made through direct deposit into a bank account designated by the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for superior vacation entitlement than provided for in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same or better vacation entitlementbargaining unit member. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation will be provided with the same vacation period provided operational needs are met. (e) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer and will be integrated into the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. (g) Any new employees transitioning into the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5, however, contrary to 11.5(d), their benefit entitlement and length of service will continue in accordance with the above.

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition A. Wage Rates: The wage rates for Special Education & Title I Paraeducators are set forth in Schedule A. The Wages for Overload Paraeducators are set forth in Schedule B. In recognition of the additional duties required, a Special Education Paraeducator who is responsible on a regular basis to provide a student with clean intermittent catheterization, nasal suctioning, tracheotomy care, insulin injections or to draw blood from a student to be used in blood sugar level testing will receive an additional $0.50 per hour at each step. A bargaining unit member working as a substitute for a Special Education Paraeducator regularly providing such health duties shall be compensated at this rate for the time working as a substitute. At the time of employment, a Paraeducator may be placed on a step other than the first, after completion of the probationary period, based upon experience as a Paraeducator, related experience, and/or other qualifications such as education and degree attainment. A bargaining unit member shall advance to the Corporation and are currently receiving a higher pay rate than provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided the position is covered in this Schedule “A” and is equivalent, will maintain the higher wage rate but will not receive any wage increases (“red-circled”) until such time as the rates next step at the Corporation are equal to or surpass those beginning of the “red-circled” employeeschool year and after one full year of employment with the District Alteration in the normal workday will be subject to the approval of the bargaining unit member’s building principal. At such time A bargaining unit member who is assigned temporarily to the employee’s duties of another bargaining unit member in another classification which earns a lower rate of pay will follow shall receive his/her regular rate of pay for the period he/she assumes such assignment, with the exception of someone being paid the health duty rate. In such circumstance, the bargaining unit member shall receive the Special Education Paraeducator rate at the same step level. A bargaining unit member who is assigned temporarily to the duties of another bargaining unit member in another classification which earns a higher rate of pay, for more than five [5] consecutive days, shall receive the rate of pay at the first step which is greater than his/her current Schedule “A”rate of pay for the duration of the temporary assignment and retroactive to the first day of said assignment, except for health duties, which are addressed above. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to B. Wage Payments: Bargaining unit members shall be paid on a twice a month basis. Payments shall be made through direct deposit into a bank account designated by the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for superior vacation entitlement than provided for in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same or better vacation entitlementbargaining unit member. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation will be provided with the same vacation period provided operational needs are met. (e) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer and will be integrated into the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. (g) Any new employees transitioning into the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5, however, contrary to 11.5(d), their benefit entitlement and length of service will continue in accordance with the above.

Wages and Benefits. (a) Regular Full-Time A. Wage Rates: The wage rates for Special Education & Title I Paraeducators are set forth in Schedule A. The Wages for Overload Paraeducators are set forth in Schedule B. In recognition of the additional duties required, a Special Education Paraeducator who is responsible on a regular basis to provide a student with clean intermittent catheterization, nasal suctioning, tracheotomy care, insulin injections, colostomy bag care, or to draw blood from a student to be used in blood sugar level testing will receive an additional $1.00 per hour at each step. Employees that transition assigned a student to perform these additional duties must be approved by the Director of Special Education and Human Resources, and will receive this additional pay as long as he/she is assigned to the Corporation student. A bargaining unit employee working as a substitute for a Special Education Paraeducator regularly providing such health duties shall be compensated at this rate for the time working as a substitute. At the time of employment, a Paraeducator may be placed on a step other than the first, after completion of the probationary period, based upon experience as a Paraeducator, related experience, and/or other qualifications such as education and are currently receiving a higher pay rate than provided for in this Collective Agreement, provided degree attainment. A bargaining unit employee shall advance to the position is covered in this Schedule “A” and is equivalent, will maintain the higher wage rate but will not receive any wage increases (“red-circled”) until such time as the rates next step at the Corporation are equal to or surpass those beginning of the “red-circled” employee. At such time school year and after one full year of employment with the District Alteration in the normal workday will be subject to the approval of the bargaining unit employee’s building principal. A bargaining unit employee who is assigned temporarily to the duties of another bargaining unit employee in another classification which earns a lower rate of pay will follow shall receive his/her regular rate of pay for the period he/she assumes such assignment, with the exception of someone being paid the health duty rate. In such circumstance, the bargaining unit employee shall receive the Special Education Paraeducator rate at the same step level. A bargaining unit employee who is assigned temporarily to the duties of another bargaining unit employee in another classification which earns a higher rate of pay, for more than five [5] consecutive days, shall receive the rate of pay at the first step which is greater than his/her current Schedule “A”rate of pay for the duration of the temporary assignment and retroactive to the first day of said assignment, except for health duties, which are addressed above. (b) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to B. Wage Payments: Bargaining unit employees shall be paid on a twice a month basis. Payments shall be made through direct deposit into a bank account designated by the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for superior vacation entitlement than provided for in this Collective Agreement will maintain their vacation entitlement but will not receive any increases in vacation entitlement until this Collective Agreement provides for the same or better vacation entitlementbargaining unit member. (c) Regular Full-Time Employees that transition to the Corporation and are covered by a Collective Agreement that provides for the banking of sick leave and overtime will carry their balance to the provisions of this Collective Agreement. (d) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation with previously scheduled vacation will be provided with the same vacation period provided operational needs are met. (e) Regular Full-Time Employees transitioning to the Corporation will bring with them their seniority date from their previous Employer and will be integrated into the seniority list at the Corporation. (f) Auxiliary Employees transitioning to the Corporation who have acquired bidding rights with the external Employer transferring their dispatch function shall maintain those bidding rights at the Corporation. (g) Any new employees transitioning into the Corporation will serve a probationary period in accordance with Clause 11.5, however, contrary to 11.5(d), their benefit entitlement and length of service will continue in accordance with the above.