Common use of WAGES AND SALARY SCHEDULE Clause in Contracts

WAGES AND SALARY SCHEDULE. 31.01 Effective with the first pay of the 2022 payroll year, all employees shall receive a four percent (4%) increase and be paid according to the following schedule: 2022 Operator-In-Training $20.38 $20.70 $21.05 $21.62 Plant Operator I $22.82 $23.20 $23.57 $24.15 Plant Operator II $26.45 $26.90 $27.33 $27.91 Maintenance Worker* $23.71 $24.07 $24.44 $25.02 *Effective in 2022, payment for the CDL payment of $0.50 per hour shall be rolled into the pay rate for Maintenance worker and the separate payment for CDL license shall cease. 31.02 Effective with the first pay of the 2023 payroll year, all employees shall receive a two percent (2%) increase and be paid according to the following schedule: 2023 Operator-In-Training $20.79 $21.11 $21.47 $22.05 Plant Operator I $23.28 $23.66 $24.04 $24.63 Plant Operator II $26.98 $27.44 $27.88 $28.47 Maintenance Worker $24.18 $24.55 $24.93 $25.52 31.03 Effective with the first pay of the 2024 payroll year, all employees shall receive a two percent (2%) increase and be paid according to the following schedule: 2024 Operator-In-Training $21.21 $21.53 $21.90 $22.49 Plant Operator I $23.75 $24.13 $24.52 $25.12 Plant Operator II $27.52 $27.99 $28.44 $29.04 Maintenance Worker $24.66 $25.04 $25.43 $26.03 31.04 Any Maintenance Worker who receives a Class I license shall receive an additional one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour, and an additional one dollar ($1.00) per hour for acquiring and maintaining a Class II license. Any employee who receives a Class III license will receive an additional one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per hour. 31.05 Any employee who receives a Class I, II, or III license shall be reimbursed by the Employer for the costs of the application fee and test fee. All expenses to be incurred must be submitted for pre-approval prior to the exam date. When application is submitted to the EPA to take the exam, the employee must fill out a “Notice of Intent to Attend EPA Test” form supplied by the Employer. If pre-approval is not submitted, reimbursement could be denied. Costs reimbursable by the Employer shall be reimbursed pursuant to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County Travel Policy in effect at the time of reimbursement. Reimbursement shall only be made to employees who submitted for pre-approval, provided copies of checks and/or money orders, and provided valid receipts for such costs. Employees who take the test on a scheduled workday shall suffer no loss in pay. 31.06 A textbook/testing supplement shall be made available to all employees who have applied to take the Operator I examination. 31.07 In the event the Employer creates a new job classification, the Employer and Union shall meet and confer within thirty (30) days to discuss the appropriate wage rate for such classification. If no agreement is reached, the matter may be grieved pursuant to the Grievance procedure commencing at Step 3 and terminating at the conclusion of Step 4. 31.08 The Employer shall, as long as practical, deduct PERS contributions of employees prior to calculating income tax withholdings. 31.09 If at any point the Employer requires any employee to teach classes, the Union and the Employer will meet to bargain over the implementation of such requirement.