Common use of Merit Increase Within Range Clause in Contracts

Merit Increase Within Range. A. Salary increases within a range shall not be automatic. They shall be based upon merit and granted only upon the affirmative recommendation of the employee’s supervisor with the approval of the next level supervisor. B. A new or reemployed employee hired in a regular or limited-term position shall have a merit increase eligibility date, which shall be the first day of the pay period following the completion of the first fifty-two (52) weeks of service within that class. The granting of an Official or a Military Leave of Absence the imposition of a suspension, or the granting of a light duty assignment as a result of a non-occupational injury shall cause the merit increase eligibility date to be extended a number of calendar days equal to the Official Leave, Military Leave in excess of fifteen (15) calendar days, suspension, or light duty assignment as a result of a non-occupational injury. The extended merit increase eligibility date will be effective the first day of the pay period after said date. Subsequent merit increase eligibility dates shall be the first day of the pay period following the completion of fifty-two (52) week intervals subject to the same postponement for Official Leaves of Absence, suspensions, or light duty assignments as a result of a non-occupational injury. C. An employee on light duty assignment due to an occupational injury, or an employee on leave pursuant to California Labor Code Section 4850 will have their merit review extended by the same number of calendar days that the employee is on light duty assignment or 4850 leave except that the first fifteen