Common use of Wage Steps Clause in Contracts

Wage Steps. In those job classifications for which a series of wage steps have been established, an Employee will be required to spend the specified periods of time at each step, except that a. he shall be given more rapid advancement based on actual prior experience and time in the classifica- tion. b. he may be given more rapid advancement based on actual prior experience on closely related classifica- tions. c. in those departments or occupational groups where it has been a normal practice, he may be awarded a higher step, based on his having attained such a step in another classification with the same or higher wage bracket, or d. an Employee who progresses to the top step of a classification designated by Job Codes 704 through 799 (commonly called A’s) or any higher paying job shall be entitled to the top step of any other clas- sification designated by Job Codes 704 through 799 which the Employee may subsequently hold. e. Records shall be kept of all time an Employee spends in any job classification.