Multilingual/Sign Language/Braille Premium Pay. Whenever a classified position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in more than one language, and/or sign language (AMESLAN), and/or Braille, the Employer will authorize premium pay of two (2) steps above the level normally assigned for that position, except for those instances where the position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills.
Multilingual/Sign Language/Braille Premium Pay. Whenever a classified position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in more than one language, and/or sign language and/or Braille, and the need for that skill is specified in the employee’s position description, the employee shall receive a premium pay of five percent (5%) above the level normally assigned for that position, except for those instances where the position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills. If the employee’s position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills, the employee will receive a premium pay of five percent (5%) above the level normally assigned for that position only when the employee’s position description states that the position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in three (3) or more languages in addition to English. If this requirement is not included in the employee’s position description, refusal by the employee to interpret will not result in corrective action.
Multilingual/Sign Language/Braille Premium Pay. Whenever a classified position 30 has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in more than one 31 language, and/or sign language and/or Braille, and the need for that skill is 32 specified in the employee’s position description, the employee shall receive a 33 premium pay of five (5%) percent above the level normally assigned for that 34 position, except for those instances where the position is allocated to a class that 35 specifies these skills.
Multilingual/Sign Language/Braille Premium Pay. Whenever a classified 24 position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in more than 25 one language, and/or sign language and/or Braille, and the need for that skill is 26 specified in the employee’s position description, as determined in writing by the 27 employer, the employee shall receive a premium pay of five (5%) percent above the 28 level normally assigned for that position, except for those instances where the position 29 is allocated to a class that specifies these skills. If an employee receiving language pay 30 transfers or is promoted into a position which also necessitates the use of the 31 employee's language skills, as determined in writing by the employer, the language pay 32 benefit will be paid as a premium.
Multilingual/Sign Language/Braille Premium Pay. Whenever a classified position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in more than one language, and/or sign language and/or Braille, and the need for that skill is specified in the employee’s position description, the employee shall receive a premium pay of five percent (5%) above the level normally assigned for that position, except for those instances where the position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills. If the employee’s position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills, the employee will receive a premium pay of five percent (5%) above the level normally assigned for that position only when the employee’s position description states that DocuSign Envelope ID: 6627DB85-CCCA-4DB8-8867-5ABF2506CA61 the position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in three (3) or more languages in addition to English. If this requirement is not included in the employee’s position description, refusal by the employee to interpret will not result in corrective action.
Multilingual/Sign Language/Braille Premium Pay. Whenever a classified position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in more than one language, and/or sign language and/or Braille, and the need for that skill is specified in the employee’s position description, the employee shall receive a premium pay of five (5%) percent above the level normally assigned for that position, except for those instances where the position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills. If an employee receiving language pay transfers or is promoted into a position which also necessitates the use of the employee’s language skills, as determined in writing by the employer, the language pay benefit will be paid as a premium. If the employee’s position is allocated to a class that specifies these skills (for example, a medical interpreter), the employee will receive a premium pay of five (5%) percent above the level normally assigned for that position only when the employee’s position description states that the position has a bona fide requirement for regular use of competent skills in two (2) or more languages in addition to English. If this requirement is not included in the employee’s position description, refusal by the employee to interpret will not result in corrective action.
