Working Out of Grade. 18.01 When an employee in the clerical bargaining unit is assigned temporarily to a position with a higher rate of pay, the employee shall be entitled to receive the hourly rate for the position, hour for hour.
Working Out of Grade. Section 24.1. Any bargaining unit employee who is assigned by the Employer to work at the next highest grade shall receive the next highest Step 1 base hourly rate for all hours starting with the second consecutive hour worked.
Section 24.2. In no instance shall any employee who works at the next highest grade be paid a daily rate less than the employee's regular hourly rate.
Section 24.3. When a firefighter works overtime at the next highest grade, the employee will receive overtime compensation at the rate of a Step 1 Lieutenant, starting with the first hour that is worked.
Section 24.4. When a Lieutenant works overtime at the next highest grade, the employee will receive overtime compensation at the rate of an entry level Battalion Chief, starting with the first hour that is worked.
Working Out of Grade. When an employee is assigned by the appropriate supervisor to perform work in any higher classification in the Town Classification Plan, he should be paid the higher classification wage for the time he performs such duties, or for one hour, whichever is greater.
Working Out of Grade. An employee who is instructed by the Director to perform work that is not included in his job description and is normally performed by an employee in a higher grade shall be paid at the high grade rate for all hours worked in said higher grade, provided that the assignment shall be made based upon seniority and the employees having the job qualifications for the position and provided further no out of grade payment shall be made unless the out of grade work has been approved by the Mayor. Notwithstanding the provisions above, no member of the bargaining unit shall be required to perform custodial duties (e.g., shoveling snow, cleaning bathrooms, etc.). However, bargaining unit employees may be called upon to clean incidental spills, pick items up off the floor, empty their waste baskets, and other incidental duties. Employees will not be required to address sanitary issues and/or issues involving bodily fluids.
Working Out of Grade. When an officer is formally assigned to work in a higher position by the Chief, he will receive the wage assigned to the title for the duration of the assignment.
Working Out of Grade. Section 1. Should a lower ranking employee be required to work in place of a higher ranking employee, for at least four (4) hours, the employee shall receive compensation at 90% of the full rate differential for the entire period of such classification so worked.
Section 2. For the purpose of this Article, the word “senior” shall mean time in grade (rank).
Section 3. Fire Fighter employees, when appointed pursuant to Section 1 of this article, shall be designated acting Lieutenant according to the senior fire fighter in the group, in company, in which the vacancy occurs.
Section 4. The senior Lieutenant in the company will be the one with the most time in grade as Lieutenant in the Fire Department. An Acting Captain must act in grade for a minimum of two (2) consecutive 12-hour tours of duty to receive payment under Section 1.
Section 5. Captains as Acting Deputy shall be the senior captain, in grade, in the group in which the vacancy occurs.
Section 6. The Chief or the divisional Deputy Chief may bypass the senior employee if in his/her judgment such employee is deemed unqualified for temporary service in a higher rank. This decision may be appealed to the Chief.
Section 7. The Deputy Chief selected to work as Acting Chief of the Department in the case of a vacancy as determined by the City Manager, caused by retirement, extended sickness, injury or death, shall receive such pay and benefits as determined by the City. In the case of a short term absence, the Chief shall have the discretion to determine if his/her absence requires designation of an Acting Chief. If so, the Chief shall designate the Deputy Chief of his/her choice. If the Deputy Chief selected is not the Administrative Officer, he/she shall be compensated at a rate of 18% above the rate of a Deputy Chief for the entire period of time served as Acting Chief.
Section 8. When more than one employee has the same time in grade, the senior employee shall be the person with the highest mark (examination score) when appointed or promoted.
Section 9. If after using Section 8 a tie still exists, the person with the most accumulated time in the Fire Department shall be senior.
Section 10. For the purposes of working out of grade, when there is a list available from Civil Service for any of the ranks, this list shall supersede the above Sections relating to acting out of grade throughout all existing ranks and will require the resulting vacancies caused by “pyramiding” to be filled from established civi...
Working Out of Grade. If the Senior Tradesman is out of work for any reason, the most senior member of the specific trade shall fill in, provided that this individual is willing to do so. If the most senior member of the trade is not willing to fill in, the next most senior member of the trade shall fill in. The individual who fills in shall receive the daily stipend for fulfilling the responsibilities of the Senior Tradesman. It is understood that the regular Senior Tradesman shall continue to receive the regular stipend while out of work.
Working Out of Grade. In the event of a shift vacancy for Captain and a Captain cannot be hired, the Chief will be notified and the following procedure shall apply in the following order. A private on their scheduled shift who have at least one (1) year of service with the Belchertown Fire Department and five (5) years of fulltime fire department experience and is a cleared firefighter with medical control will be offered the first opportunity to work out of grade as a Captain. If more than one member assigned to the same shift meets these criteria, the private with higher seniority will be offered the first opportunity to work out of grade. Privates working overtime, working a shift swap, or in any other capacity on the shift will be offered the next opportunity to work out of grade. If no private currently working on shift is eligible for working out of grade, the shift will be offered to off duty privates who meet the eligibility criteria. If an eligible private is not able to be hired, the off going Captain will be held mandatorily. The assignment of working out of grade shall be compensated at the pay grade of Captain, matching the current step of the private filling the position, for the hours worked in this capacity only. If a member is working out of grade on overtime they shall be compensated at the working out of grade overtime rate.
Working Out of Grade. 35.01 An employee, subsequent to the funding of this agreement, who is instructed to work in a grade higher than his current grade shall be paid for the time working in said higher grade at the step level in said grade that is fifty (50) cents more than his normal pay grade and if none then the step in said higher grade that is more than, but closest to, said fifty (50) cent differential.
35.02 In the event of a promotion, the employee will be placed at the step level in said grade that is fifty cents more than his/her normal pay grade and, if none, then the step in said higher grade that is more than, but closest to, said fifty cent differential.
Working Out of Grade. Section a. When circumstances make it necessary for a man to work a full tour of duty usually delegated to an officer of higher rank than his own, he shall be compensated by additional payment to him of an amount equal to the minimum pay of that higher rank. Such extra compensation shall apply only to those specific tours of duty.
Section b. Firefighters assigned to Fire Prevention shall receive the pay rate of the Fire Inspector in Appendix A. The work schedule for a firefighter assigned to Fire Prevention shall be on a four (4) day, ten (10) hour day basis, beginning at 7:00 am and ending at 5:00 pm. The schedule may be adjusted by request of the Fire Prevention Inspector (FPI) to the Chief in writing (including email correspondence) which contains the specific dates of the change. The department shall maintain a job description and list of qualifications for Fire Prevention Inspector. When the position of FPI becomes vacant, the Chief shall post the position. The selection process for appointment of a permanent Fire Prevention Inspector requires all interested candidates to file resumes and statements of their knowledge, skills and abilities to fulfill the role as defined in the job description. A committee consisting of the Fire Chief, Assistant Chief and Deputy Chief of Fire Prevention will establish selection criteria. Seniority will be recognized as one factor but will not be the determining factor for the selection process in appointing the candidate.
Section c. Each shift shall have at least one Deputy Chief (or Acting Deputy Chief) and two Captains (or Acting Captains) and three Lieutenants or Acting Lieutenants present for duty. If a Captain must work out of grade for a Deputy Chief, the senior officer, who has signed the availability list, shall assume the higher duties and this same process shall be followed with Lieutenants who must work out of grade. When two Deputy Chiefs must work the same shift, the Deputy Chief normally assigned to the shift shall assume charge of the shift. The remaining officers on duty shall remain in their respective stations. If a Private is needed to work out of grade on any shift as a Lieutenant, then that duty shall be performed by a Private normally assigned to that shift who is on an eligibility list and has signed the availability list. The remaining men on the availability list shall be moved up in grade according to seniority. The Private on duty shall be moved to the station where the Lieutenant he is repla...
