Bilingual Differential. When formally assigned in the employee’s position description, an employee assigned to interpret to or from another language to English will receive a differential of five percent (5%) of base pay.
Bilingual Differential. A differential of five percent (5%) over base rate will be paid to employees required to be proficient and use bilingual skills (i.e., interpretation and translation to and from English to another foreign language). Such skills must be a condition of employment as established by management. The interpretation and translation skills must be assigned and contained in an employee’s individual position’s position description. The decision to assign bilingual duties to an employee is at the sole discretion of management.
Bilingual Differential. A differential of five percent (5%) over base rate will be paid to employees in positions which specifically require bilingual skills (i.e., translation to and from English to another foreign language or the use of sign language*) as a condition of employment. The interpretation and translation skills must be assigned and contained in the employee’s statement of duties. *NOTE: This differential will be paid to School for the Deaf employees excluding intermittents whose assignments require the use of sign language. Such payment will be made in accordance with the level of proficiency assigned by management, beginning the first day of the month following the employee’s successful evaluation of the expected sign skill level for his/her position. Employees in the other Agencies will be paid this differential only when such bilingual sign requirements are assigned.
Bilingual Differential a. A Bilingual Differential consisting of twenty-five (25) dollars per week payable at one-fifth (1/5) per day for each full tour worked when being assigned to speak in a foreign language to customers is the preponderance of duties for the following employees:
Bilingual Differential. A regular employee shall be paid a long-term salary differential for using bilingual skills upon certification from the appropriate superintendent or division or branch head that in addition to regular duties of the class, the employee is frequently called upon to speak, interpret, and write a non-English language or to converse fluently in a non-English language. In order to qualify for a bilingual differential, the employee must meet English and non-English language proficiency standards prescribed by the Personnel Commission. Such English and non-English language proficiency standards shall include required reading, writing, and/or oral communication abilities which must be satisfactorily demonstrated pursuant to District examination procedures.
Bilingual Differential. A differential of five percent (5%) over base rate will be paid to employees in positions which specifically require bilingual skills (i.e., translation to and from English to another foreign language or the use of sign language*) as a condition of employment. The interpretation and translation skills must be assigned and contained in the employee’s statement of duties. Only employees receiving a bilingual or multilingual differential will be required to provide interpretation or translation services on behalf of their Agency. *NOTE: This differential will be paid to School for the Deaf employees excluding intermittents whose assignments require the use of sign language. Such payment will be made in accordance with the level of proficiency assigned by management, beginning the first day of the month following the employee’s successful evaluation of the expected sign skill level for their position. Employees in the other Agencies will be paid this differential only when such bilingual sign requirements are assigned.
Bilingual Differential. When formally assigned in the employee’s position description, an employee assigned to interpret to or from another language to English will receive a differential of five percent (5%) of base salary.
Bilingual Differential. Whenever an appointing authority determines that it is necessary or desirable that a position be filled by a person able to converse fluently in a language other than English, or write and interpret a language other than English, the appointing authority shall transmit to the Controller a written statement approving payment of a bilingual premium, as provided by this Article to the person occupying such a position and possessing such bilingual skills. After authorizing payment of a bilingual premium, the appointing authority shall certify to the Controller the name of an employee eligible for a bilingual premium and the Personnel Department shall certify to the Controller that the employee has qualified under its standards of fluency and proficiency for said language. Persons certified as being qualified by the Personnel Department shall receive a bilingual premium of one (1) premium level rate (2.75%) for duties requiring that they converse fluently in a language other than English, or of two (2) premium level rates (5.5%) for duties requiring that they interpret a language other than English, in addition to conversing fluently in that other language. The Bilingual Differential payment is pensionable when regularly assigned. Compensation provided for in this Article shall be retroactive to the employee’s first day in a bilingual position.
Bilingual Differential. The City shall pay one hundred dollars ($100) per pay period for those employees who are assigned by the Department Head to assist with providing translation to and from a foreign language and other related services. Eligible employees will be required to pass a test which shall be administered by a qualified agency or individual.
Bilingual Differential. Management's present practices with regard to premium pay for employees required to use a language other than English will be continued during the term of this Memorandum of Understanding. Such practices of additional compensation for employees required to use a language other than English shall be in accordance with Section 4.84 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
