Common use of Start Rate Clause in Contracts

Start Rate. All new employees shall be paid a start rate equal to the greater of: (a) $10.50 per hour (b) $3.00 per hour less than the job classification into which they have been hired. Employees will progress to the wage rate of their job classification over a two-year period. Increases will be made every six months in an equal amount. Progression to the job classification rate is to be earned at work; absence from work due to layoff, leave of absence, or absences due to sickness or accident totaling more than 240 hours will not count as time worked for purposes of wage progression.