Common use of Longevity Award Clause in Contracts

Longevity Award. 9.1. In addition to the Monthly Pay prescribed herein, any Employee who has been Continuously Employed for a number of qualified pay periods, the total of which is not less than eight (8) years, shall receive from and after the beginning of the next pay period following completion of his or her eighth year of service, a monthly longevity award equal to four percent (4%) of his or her Basic Monthly Pay and any Employee who has been Continuously Employed for a number of qualified pay periods, the total of which is not less than sixteen (16) years, shall receive from and after the beginning of the next pay period an additional monthly longevity award equal to four percent (4%) of his or her Basic Monthly Pay. Such longevity award shall be computed to the nearest dollar per month. The term "qualified pay period" shall mean any pay period the Employee was employed and/or paid by the City for not less than three-fourths (¾) of the normal working hours of the Position he or she then occupied. Any time spent by an Employee on leave of absence while on military duty with any military service of the United States shall be considered as time spent in the employment of the City for purposes of determining the number of such Employee's qualified pay periods.

Longevity Award. 9.110.1. In addition to the Monthly Pay prescribed herein, any Employee who has been Continuously Employed by the City for a number of qualified pay periods, the total of which is not less than eight (8) years, shall receive from and after the beginning of the next pay period following completion of his or her eighth year of service, a monthly longevity award equal to four percent (4%) of his or her Basic Monthly Pay and any Employee who has been Continuously Employed by the City for a number of qualified pay periods, the total of which is not less than sixteen (16) years, shall receive from and after the beginning of the next pay period an additional monthly longevity award equal to four percent (4%) of his or her Basic Monthly Pay. Such longevity award shall be computed to the nearest dollar per month. The term "qualified pay period" shall mean any pay regular minimum period of time at the end of which full-time Employees of the City are regularly paid and during which the Employee was employed and/or paid by the City for not less than three-fourths (¾3/4) of the normal working hours of the Position position he or she then occupied. Any time spent by an Employee on leave of absence while on military duty with any military service of the United States shall be considered as time spent in the employment of the City for purposes of determining the number of such Employee's qualified pay periods.