Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Security Therapy Aide IV settlement

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

The parties agree to the assignment of RC-009-27 as the indicated pay rate for the Security Therapy Aide IV (39904), effective May 9, 2007 .

Implementation

1 . Effective May 9, 2007, following the inclusion of the Security Therapy Aide IV class into the RC-009 bargaining unit, eligible employees will be placed on a step as per Article XXXII, Section 8, of the Master Contract agreement . However, the salary of an employee whose continuous service date is prior to July 1, 1994, will not be placed on a step lower than Step 1 . The creditable service date of an affected employee will change only if he/she receives an increase greater than or equal to the dollar difference between steps 7 and 8 in the new range .

2 . An employee will receive a lump sum payment based upon the time in which he/she was in active_ pay status since May 9, 2007 ; the amount paid is determined by subtracting the amount of original pay from that specified in this Memorandum of Understanding . The lump sum payment shall be paid as soon as possible by the employing agency .

3 . Eligible employees whose current salaries are above Step 8 of the agreed salary ranges shall receive all subsequent general increases as long as they remain Security Therapy Aide IV's .

4 . The Security Therapy Aide IV will be listed in Schedule A, Part II of the master contract agreement between AFSCME and the State of Illinois and shall be list as the highest level in series 14 .

5 . An eligible employee on leave of absence as of the date of implementation shall be entitled to his/her payment only upon returning from leave .

6 . The parties agree that for the purposes of implementation, there shall be no recalculation of overtime, temporary assignment pay or dockage .

7 . Eligible employees must be on active pay status in an AFSCME bargaining unit position as of the effective date of this agreement in order to be eligible for these provisions .

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