ARTICLE 36.
NEW ENTRY (NEW HIRE) RATES
Effective April 1, 1998, all regular employees hired on or
after that date and employees who are in progression shall receive the following
hourly and/or mileage rates of pay:
(a) Effective first (1st) day of employment - seventy-five
percent (75%) of the current rate.
(b) Effective first (1st) day of employment plus one (1)
year - eighty percent (80%) of the current rate.
(c) Effective first (1st) day of employment plus eighteen
(18) months - ninety percent (90%) of the current rate.
(d) Effective first (1st) day of employment plus two (2)
years - one hundred percent (100%) of the current rate.
The above rates of pay shall not apply to casual employees.
The term current rate is the applicable hourly and/or mileage
rate of pay for the job classification payable under this Agreement.