Common use of LEADWORKER Clause in Contracts

LEADWORKER. Upon request of a department and after approval of by the Human Resources Department, an employee may be designated a Leadworker, as defined in the approved County Pay Plan. When recommended by the concerned department appointing authority and approved by the Human Resources Department, an employee may be designated as a Leadworker if the following conditions exist: a) A Leadworker is assigned responsibility by the appointing authority to supervise one or more employees who are ordinarily classified the same as the Leadworker. Leadworkers perform their tasks under the direction of a supervisor of a higher level. Supervisors usually cannot be present to give constant supervision to the work because of duties and assignments which take them to other areas. b) Leadworker designations may also be authorized by the Human Resources Department, for certain positions where extraordinary duties and responsibilities are required. An employee designated as a Leadworker shall receive the equivalent of one (1) pay step. A Leadworker pay provision does not affect the employee’s pay anniversary date. Leadworker pay provisions may be assigned and removed at the sole discretion of the County. c) A Leadworker shall not serve as a rater of performance evaluations of other employees in the same classification. If a Leadworker is rated on the basis of supervisory ability, it will only be to the extent actually exercised. d) An employee designated as a Leadworker, shall receive a one (1) step wage differential and such differential shall not affect merit increases or anniversary dates. e) All areas of the Department will follow the SOP/DSOP on Leadworkers.