Common use of Step Advancements Clause in Contracts

Step Advancements. New employees shall be hired at Step 1 of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this MOU. Variable entrance steps may be established if justified by recruitment needs with the approval of the Appointing Authority and the County’s Human Resources Director. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made at the beginning of the pay period following the pay period in which the employee completes the required number of pay periods. Approval for advancement shall be based upon completion of required pay periods in the classification, satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. An employee whose step advancement is denied shall not be eligible for reconsideration for step advancement except as provided in the Section, “Merit Advancements.” Employees shall be eligible for step advancements after completion of increments of six months (13 pay periods), except as otherwise provided in the Range Restructure article. Employees must code at least seventy-two (72) paid hours in a pay period in order for it to count toward the 13 pay period step advancement increment. For example, an employee works 12 consecutive pay periods and codes at least 72 paid hours in each of those pay periods. The employee then codes only 40 paid hours in the next pay period. The employee would be required to work an additional pay period and code at least 72 paid hours before the employee is eligible to receive his step advancement. Example: After each additional 13 pay periods until the top of the range is reached* 6 7 *Assumes satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. The County’s Human Resources Director, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee, may authorize in limited exceptional circumstances, and with adequate justification, the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to maintain salary equity within the system, to prevent undue hardship or unfairness due to the application of any rule or policy, or to correct any salary inequity. The County’s Human Resources Director may authorize the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to correct any payroll error or omission, including any such action, which may have arisen in any prior fiscal year.

Step Advancements. New employees shall be hired at Step 1 of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this MOU. Variable entrance steps may be established if justified by recruitment needs with the approval of the Appointing Authority and the County’s Director of Human Resources DirectorResources. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made at the beginning of the pay period following the pay period in which the employee completes the required number of pay periods. Approval for advancement shall be based upon completion of required pay periods in the classification, satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. An employee whose step advancement is denied shall not be eligible for reconsideration for step advancement except as provided in the Section, “Merit Advancements.” Employees shall be eligible for step advancements after completion of increments of six months (13 pay periods), except as otherwise provided in the Range Restructure article. Employees must code at least seventy-two (72) paid hours in a pay period in order for it to count toward the 13 pay period step advancement increment. For example, an employee works 12 consecutive pay periods and codes at least 72 paid hours in each of those pay periods. The employee then codes only 40 paid hours in the next pay period. The employee would be required to work an additional pay period and code at least 72 paid hours before the employee is eligible to receive his their step advancement. Example: Hire Step 1 2 After 13 pay periods* 2 3 After additional 13 pay periods * 3 4 After additional 13 pay periods * 4 5 After additional 13 pay periods * 5 6 After each additional 13 pay periods until the top of the range is reached* 6 7 *Assumes satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. The County’s Director of Human Resources DirectorResources, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer or his/her their designee, may authorize in limited exceptional circumstances, and with adequate justification, the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to maintain salary equity within the system, to prevent undue hardship or unfairness due to the application of any rule or policy, or to correct any salary inequity. The County’s Director of Human Resources Director may authorize the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to correct any payroll error or omission, including any such action, which may have arisen in any prior fiscal year.

Step Advancements. New employees shall be hired at Step 1 of the established base salary range, except as otherwise provided in this MOU. Variable entrance steps may be established if justified by recruitment needs with the approval of the Appointing Authority and the County’s Human Resources Director. Within the base salary range, all step advancements will be made at the beginning of the pay period following the pay period in which the employee completes the required number of pay periods. Approval for advancement shall be based upon completion of required pay periods in the classification, satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. An employee whose step advancement is denied shall not be eligible for reconsideration for step advancement except as provided in the Section, “Merit Advancements.” Employees shall be eligible for step advancements after completion of increments of six months (13 pay periods), except as otherwise provided in the Range Restructure article. Employees must code at least seventy-seventy- two (72) paid hours in a pay period in order for it to count toward the 13 pay period step advancement increment. For example, an employee works 12 consecutive pay periods and codes at least 72 paid hours in each of those pay periods. The employee then codes only 40 paid hours in the next pay period. The employee would be required to work an additional pay period and code at least 72 paid hours before the employee is eligible to receive his step advancement. Example: After each additional 13 pay periods until the top of the range is reached* 6 7 *Assumes satisfactory work performance and Appointing Authority recommendation. The County’s Human Resources Director, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer or his/her designee, may authorize in limited exceptional circumstances, and with adequate justification, the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to maintain salary equity within the system, to prevent undue hardship or unfairness due to the application of any rule or policy, or to correct any salary inequity. The County’s Human Resources Director may authorize the adjustment of the salary step or salary rate of an employee to correct any payroll error or omission, including any such action, which may have arisen in any prior fiscal year.