Common use of Lateral Movement Clause in Contracts

Lateral Movement. A. An employee appointed to a position in the same classification, at the same pay range, or a parallel class shall retain the step held prior to the transfer and the employee’s merit anniversary or pay increment date and status shall remain unchanged. B. An employee appointed to a position in a different classification (which is not parallel) at the same pay range shall retain the step held prior to the transfer. The employee shall serve a new probationary period and shall establish a new merit anniversary date. If an employee is at a pay increment, there shall be no change to the pay increment date.

Lateral Movement. ‌ A. An employee appointed to a position in the same classification, at the same pay range, or a parallel class shall retain the step held prior to the transfer and the employee’s merit anniversary or pay increment date and status shall remain unchanged. B. An employee appointed to a position in a different classification (which is not parallel) at the same pay range shall retain the step held prior to the transfer. The employee shall serve a new probationary period and shall establish a new merit anniversary date. If an employee is at a pay increment, there shall be no change to the pay increment date.