Downgrade (Rate of Pay) Sample Clauses

Downgrade (Rate of Pay). An employee who elects to move to a job title at a lower level than the employee’s current job title will receive a ten percent (10%) reduction in pay for each downgrade level. For example, a unit member moving from level C to L would receive a ten percent (10%) downgrade, but a unit member moving from level C to K would receive a twenty percent (20%) downgrade. The dollar amount equivalent of the longevity increases will be applied to the minimum wage for that level. After completion of the thirty-day trial period as defined in Article 25, Section 4, Vacancies & Postings, and after the employee effectively demonstrates the ability to perform all the skills for a given tier, the employee will be eligible to receive the appropriate wage increase. The wage increase for the initial tier move will be retroactive to the effective date on which the employee moved to the lower level. For example, an employee who moves from a job title in Level K to a job title in Level J will receive the minimum rate for Level J, plus the dollar amount equivalent of the employee’s longevity increases, and will be assumed to be at Tier 3. However, after the thirty-day trial period and after the employee effectively demonstrates the ability to perform all the skills for Tier 2, the employee will be eligible to receive the four percent (4%) wage increase. After the employee effectively demonstrates the ability to perform all the skills for Tier 1, the employee will be eligible to receive another four percent (4%) wage increase.