Common use of Longevity Differential Clause in Contracts

Longevity Differential. BCCHS will continue paying a three (3%) percent hourly wage differential to employees who have completed ten (10), fifteen (15), and twenty (20) years of service with BCCHS. The following conditions shall apply: 8.5.1 The employee must have worked at least seventy-five (75%) percent of total number of workdays in his or her assigned basis for that school year (from July 1 to June 30). 8.5.2 Employment outside of BCCHS is not considered for longevity. Prior services credit for step placement on the classified salary schedule is separate and distinct from the service date for longevity. 8.5.3 As the sole exception to Section 8.5.2, for purposes of calculating longevity, credit for up to three (3) years of prior service with LAUSD at Birmingham will be given for employees who, on June 30, 2009, transitioned directly from employment with LAUSD at Birmingham to employment with BCCHS as an independent charter school without a break in service. For all other classified staff hired on or after July 1, 2009, their initial hire date (first day of work) will be used to calculate years of service for purposes of qualifying for the longevity differential. 8.5.4 Longevity status begins on the first day of the fiscal year following completion of the required ten (10) years of service, as provided above. 8.5.5 Separation from BCCHS for a period of less than twelve (12) months shall not be considered a break in service to qualify for or continue qualifying for longevity.