Common use of Salary Range Changes Clause in Contracts

Salary Range Changes. Whenever a higher salary range is assigned to a classification, an employee holding a position in such classification shall have his salary increased by the percentage increase in the classification's salary range. The employee's probation hours needed and/or merit increase hours needed shall not change in such an adjustment. Whenever an additional step is added to the top of an assigned salary range, individuals at the top of the existing range for at least one year shall be assigned to the new step. Whenever a salary range is assigned to a classification which previously was compensated on a flat rate, an employee shall either retain his salary immediately prior to the establishing of such salary range or receive the minimum of the salary range established for the classification, whichever is greater. Whenever the County Executive Officer furnishes reasonable proof that an employee, whose classification was previously compensated on a flat range, is deserving of a higher placement in the newly established salary range than the minimum of such range, the Board may authorize an adjustment to any point in the salary range assigned to the classification. The employee's probation hours needed and/or merit increase hours needed shall not be affected by such an adjustment. Whenever a lower salary range is assigned to a classification, an employee holding a position in that class shall receive the same salary he was receiving on the day preceding the effective date of the new range, if such salary placement is within the newly established salary range. In all other instances, whenever a lower salary range is assigned to a classification, an employee holding a position in the class whose salary immediately preceding the effective date of the new range was in excess of the maximum of the new range, then such employee shall receive the maximum of the new range. The probation hours needed and/or merit increase hours needed of an employee affected by the establishment of lower salary ranges for his classification shall not be affected by such an adjustment.