Quality Step Increases Clause Samples

The 'Quality Step Increases' clause establishes the criteria and procedures for awarding step increases in pay to employees based on exceptional job performance. Typically, this clause outlines the performance standards that must be met, the process for supervisors to recommend employees, and the approval steps required before an increase is granted. By providing a structured method for recognizing and rewarding high-quality work, the clause incentivizes superior performance and helps retain talented employees.
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Quality Step Increases. A quality step increase is an increase in the employee's rate of basic pay from one step or rate of the grade of the employee's position to the next higher step or rate within the grade. Quality step increases provide employees with incentives and recognition for excellence in performance. The Agency may recognize the outstanding performance of an employee by granting a quality step increase. An employee who receives a quality step increase is ineligible for another performance award in that same rating year.
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Quality Step Increases. A. Criteria: To qualify an employee must: 1. have a current summary rating of outstanding for the current appraisal cycle; 2. have occupied the same grade and type of position for at least six consecutive months before the end of the appraisal cycle and be expected to continue at this high level of performance in the same grade and type of position for at least 60 days after the effective date of the increase; 3. not be in the top step of his or her pay range;
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Quality Step Increases. An employee is eligible for a quality step increase if, in accordance with this Article and the employee's performance appraisal plan, the employee performs at an outstanding level in all critical performance elements and achieves at least a satisfactory level in all other performance elements over a period of four consecutive quarters. Because a quality increase will indefinitely raise the employee's salary, the employee's perfoirmance must give promise of continuing at the same high level in the same grade and type of position.
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Quality Step Increases. (1) A QSI award is designed to recognize General Schedule (GS) employees for sustained outstanding performance and service to the organization, and to provide appropriate incentive for excellence in performance by granting faster than normal step increases. A QSI is not required or automatically granted for an “Outstanding” performance rating. A QSI may be granted based on an employee’s annual performance appraisal when the following standards are met: (a) Employee must have received an overall “Outstanding” rating for the most recent performance appraisal period. (b) Employee must be expected to remain for at least ninety (90) days in the same position or in a similar position at the same grade level in which the performance can be expected to continue at the same level of effectiveness. (c) Employee must be a General Schedule employee. (d) A QSI may not be granted to an employee who has received a QSI within the preceding 52 consecutive calendar weeks. (e) An employee may not receive more than one award for the same act. As such, an employee may not receive a QSI if he/she has received a performance award based in whole or in part on the performance rating of record for the same appraisal cycle. (f) The employee has not reached the maximum step of his/her grade.
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  • Step Increases (a) The following is the method used to determine service credit, since the last date of hire, for purposes of positioning on the salary range: i) all continuous service shall be retained and transferred with the employee if she/he changes her/his status from full-time to part- time and vice versa. ii) a part-time employee who changes status to full-time will be given credit on the basis of fifteen hundred (1500) paid hours of part- time being equivalent to one (1) year of full-time service and vice versa. iii) in addition, an employee who is so transferred will be given credit for paid hours accumulated since the date of last advancement. (b) Annual increments for full-time employees shall be paid on their anniversary date. (c) Annual increments for part-time employees shall be paid on the completion of each fifteen hundred (1500) hours worked.

  • Annual Increases On each anniversary of Employee's termination from employment, any remaining amounts to be paid during the next year pursuant to this Paragraph 9 shall be increased to an amount equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the amounts required to be paid by Employer hereunder under the provisions of this Paragraph 9 during the preceding year.

  • Price Increase For purposes of this paragraph, “Contract Year” means a twelve

  • Price Increases This section applies to pricing not Benchmarked to GSA Supply Schedule. Additionally, where pricing submitted for Services is not benchmarked to an approved GSA Supply Schedule:

  • Annual Increments ‌ 12.1 Employees will proceed to the maximum of their salary range by annual increments, after 12 months’ continuous service at each increment point, unless there is an adverse report on the Employee's performance or conduct which recommends the non-payment of an annual increment. 12.2 The following process will apply where a report on an Employee’s performance or conduct recommends the non-payment of an annual increment: (a) The Employee will be shown the report prior to completing 12 months’ continuous service since their last incremental advance; (b) The Employee will be provided with an opportunity to comment in writing; (c) The Employee’s comments will be considered immediately by the Employer and a decision made as to whether to approve the payment of the increment or withhold payment for a specific period; and (d) Where the increment is withheld, the Employer before the expiry of the specified period will complete a further report and the above provisions will apply. 12.3 The non-payment of an increment will not change the normal anniversary date of any further increment payments. 12.4 For the purposes of this clause "continuous service", except where an increment is payable according to age, will not include any period: (a) exceeding 14 calendar days during which an Employee is absent on Leave Without Pay. In the case of leave without pay which exceeds 14 calendar days the entire period of such Leave Without Pay is excised in full; (b) which exceeds six (6) months in one continuous period during which an Employee is absent on workers' compensation. Provided that only that portion of such continuous absence which exceeds six (6) months will not count as "continuous service"; and (c) which exceeds three (3) months in one (1) continuous period during which an Employee is absent on Personal Leave without pay. Provided that only that portion of such continuous absence which exceeds three (3) months will not count as "continuous service".