Common use of Working in Higher Classification Clause in Contracts

Working in Higher Classification. 13.1 When an employee is assigned to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a position in a classification higher than his/her own for a continuous period of more than four (4) days, he/she shall be paid at the next higher rate of pay according to promotional policy for all time worked in excess of four days at the higher classification. 13.2 Notwithstanding the provision of Section 13.1, when a Deputy Sheriff employee is assigned to plain clothes narcotics enforcement team and his/her duties and responsibilities are in the classification higher than his/her own, i.e., Senior Deputy or Detective, the employee shall be paid at his/her regular rate and not at a higher rate of pay. If a Deputy Sheriff is assigned to the plain clothes narcotics team for a period in excess of a cumulative total of one year, he/she will be compensated at an additional 5 percent thereafter for the duration of such assignment. 13.3 However, for training purposes, the Sheriff may assign an employee once in a five (5) year period to a higher, nonsupervisory classification for a maximum of six months with the consent of the employee. When the assignment is made for training purposes, it is exempt from the higher classification pay unless the employee is in the same assignment after the conclusion of or prior to the training assignment. Employees may not be assigned to a higher classification for training purposes when a vacancy exists in the class.

Working in Higher Classification. ‌ 13.1 When an employee is assigned to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of a position in a classification higher than his/her own for a continuous period of more than four (4) days, he/she shall be paid at the next higher rate of pay according to promotional policy for all time worked in excess of four days at the higher classification. 13.2 Notwithstanding the provision of Section 13.1, when a Deputy Sheriff employee is assigned to plain clothes narcotics enforcement team and his/her duties and responsibilities are in the classification higher than his/her own, i.e., Senior Deputy or Detective, the employee shall be paid at his/her regular rate and not at a higher rate of pay. If a Deputy Sheriff is assigned to the plain clothes narcotics team for a period in excess of a cumulative total of one year, he/she will be compensated at an additional 5 percent thereafter for the duration of such assignment. 13.3 However, for training purposes, the Sheriff may assign an employee once in a five (5) year period to a higher, nonsupervisory classification for a maximum of six months with the consent of the employee. When the assignment is made for training purposes, it is exempt from the higher classification pay unless the employee is in the same assignment after the conclusion of or prior to the training assignment. Employees may not be assigned to a higher classification for training purposes when a vacancy exists in the class.