RX WAGE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION –
FIRST PHASE
In accordance with the terms of the RX Contract, payments required
within 90 days of ratification are scheduled to be completed by
November 10, 1999. The specific provisions to be paid within the
90 days (November 18, 1999) include:
Open-Range Employees –
- RX covered employees (career and casual employees in open-ranges)
with a salary below the range minimum who meet the eligibility
requirements for the November
1, 1997 and/or October 1,
1998 increase(s) will receive adjustments to the new
minimum. This will be effective September 1, 1999 for employees
on a monthly payroll cycle and September 4, 1999 for employees
on a biweekly payroll cycle. These increases will be reflected
in the November 1, 1999 check for monthly paid employees and
on November 10, 1999 for employees paid biweekly. Retroactivity
for September, 1999 will be paid to career and casual employees
November 10, 1999.
- Career RX employees in open ranges that meet the eligibility
requirements under the terms of the contract who were non-probationary
on the November 1, 1997 and/or October 1, 1998 merit eligibility
date will receive a 4 percent across-the-board increase to their
base for the 1997-98 merit and a 3.5 percent for the 1998-99
merit. These increases are effective September 1, 1999. The increase
will be reflected in the November 1, 1999 monthly paycheck. Retroactivity
for September will be paid on November 10, 1999.
- Career RX employees in open ranges that meet the eligibility
requirements under the terms of the contract who were non-probationary
on October 1, 1999 are eligible for a merit increase in accordance
with campus merit guidelines. These increases are effective October 1, 1999 and will be reflected
in the November 1, 1999 monthly paycheck.
- Employees awarded 1997-98 and 1998-99 Incentive Awards that
have not been paid shall receive payment on November 10, 1999.
- Casual RX open-range employees whose salaries are 2% or more
above the range minimum subsequent to the 1998-99 range adjustment,
shall receive a $300 lump sum payment. Under the terms of the
contract the amount is proportional to the percent appointment
in the unit at the time the check is drawn. The 1999-00 Incentive
Award Pool of dollars will be reduced by the corresponding amount
of total lump sums paid to open-range casuals as provided by
the negotiated agreement. Eligible casual employees will receive
the lump sum payment on the November 10, 1999 biweekly paycheck.
- Open-range casuals who were in casual positions in the unit
as of September, 1997 with a break in service of no more than
30 days and who were not reappointed at a rate of pay of at least
2% or more are eligible for a one-time signing bonus. Part-time
employees shall receive a signing bonus proportionate to the
employee’s current percentage of appointment. Bonuses for
full-time employees are as follows:
Eligible open-range casuals will receive the signing bonus
in the biweekly paycheck of November 10, 1999.
- The second phase of the RX Wage Agreement implementation
covers employees in step based titles. Watch the home page for
information regarding the steps and payment dates. The third phase
of the RX Wage Agreement implementation provides for retroactive
lump sums for employees meeting the eligibility requirements under
the agreement. Watch the home page for information regarding the
steps and payment dates.
Questions regarding the RX Wage Agreement may be directed to
Leslie Miller at ldmiller@uci.edu
or Sandy Bullard at sjbullar@uci.edu.