Common use of WAGES AND CLASSIFICATIONS Clause in Contracts

WAGES AND CLASSIFICATIONS. 8.1 Employees shall be paid the wage established for their classification. Employees shall be paid a wage rate based upon their work performance. Upon initial appointment to a classification an employee shall normally be paid the lowest wage rate for that classification. An employee may, however, be paid a wage rate above the lowest wage rate if circumstances justify it. When an employee is appointed to a classification which has a wage range overlapping the wage range of the employee’s previous classification, the employee shall be paid at the wage rate of the classification to which the employee is being appointed, which is the next higher to his present wage rate, but not more than the top wage rate of the classification to which the employee is appointed. Notwithstanding the following requirements relative to a period of employment at a salary step, the Department Director may recommend a salary step increase at an earlier or later time. Step increases require City Manager approval and may be granted as follows. After twenty- six (26) full pay periods of employment at salary step 4, and with satisfactory or above work performance during the full time period, an employee shall be advanced to salary step 5. A full pay period as used in 8.1 is defined as one in which the employee works or is paid for time off for at least half of the regularly scheduled work hours.

WAGES AND CLASSIFICATIONS. 8.1 Employees shall be paid the wage established for their classification. Employees shall be paid a wage rate based upon their work performance. Upon initial appointment to a classification an employee shall normally be paid the lowest wage rate for that classification. An employee may, however, be paid a wage rate above the lowest wage rate if circumstances justify it. When an employee is appointed to a classification which has a wage range overlapping the wage range of the employee’s previous classification, the employee shall be paid at the wage rate of the classification to which the employee is being appointed, which is the next higher to his present wage rate, but not more than the top wage rate of the classification to which the employee is appointed. Notwithstanding the following requirements relative to a period of employment at a salary step, the Department Director may recommend a salary step increase at an earlier or later time. Step increases require City Manager approval and may be granted as follows. After twenty- twenty-six (26) full pay periods of employment at salary step 4, and with satisfactory or above work performance during the full time period, an employee shall be advanced to salary step 5. A full pay period as used in 8.1 is defined as one in which the employee works or is paid for time off for at least half of the regularly scheduled work hours.