Common use of Additional Qualifications Clause in Contracts

Additional Qualifications. 3.9.1 Where an employee gains an additional relevant qualification (as per their job description) and is below the entry step in the salary scale for that qualification or combination of qualifications in 3.2.2 he or she will, from the date of official notification of the awarding of the additional qualification, move to the minimum entry step. 3.9.2 Where an employee gains an additional qualification relevant to their role, they will progress to the next step in the remuneration scale from the date of official notification of the awarding of the additional qualification, unless they have reached the top of their salary band. Where there is uncertainty regarding if the additional qualification is directly related to the employees specialist field the relevant Director of Education (or equivalent role) shall make a decision on the relatedness of the qualification.