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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 30

III. METHODS OF DETERMINING RATES OF COMPENSATION

1 . All p r o p o s e d c h a n g e s in g r o u p r a t e s shall be s u b m i t t e d t o the D i r e c t o r of N o n a c a d e m i c P e r s o n n e l n o t later t h a n S e p t e m b e r 1 p r e c e d i n g t h e b i e n n i u m b e g i n n i n g t h e following J u l y 1, shall be effective n o t b e f o r e t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e b i e n n i u m , a n d shall not be exceeded d u r i n g t h e b i e n n i u m . A. Subject to the foregoing limitations, the University will pay prevailing rates to all employees in any group when such a rate has been determined or can be determined by the University for that group under the following conditions: Such rates are to be paid only after they have been put into effect locally; they are effective from the date they have been made effective locally, provided that notice has been given the Director of Nonacademic Personnel before the expiration of a local agreement upon which the local prevailing rate is based; if notice is not given in accordance with the preceding condition, rates will become effective only from the date that notice has been given to the Director of Nonacademic Personnel that the rates are in effect locally; no retroactive pay shall be effective prior to the beginning of a biennium in which the rates are made effective by the University; if the local prevailing rate declines during a biennium, the University will follow such declines but no rates at the University will be reduced b e l o w t h o s e in effect at t h e b e g i n n i n g of t h e b i e n n i u m . V a c a t i o n s , disability leave, r e t i r e m e n t a n d d e a t h benefits a r e g r a n t e d to prevailing r a t e e m p l o y e e s only in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h s e c t i o n s V I t o X I inclusive i r r e s p e c t i v e of local p r e v a i l i n g p r a c t i c e in t h e s e m a t t e r s . I n s o m e classifications t h e U n i v e r s i t y will p a y r a t e s below t h e p r e v a i l i n g r a t e s duri n g t h e p r o b a t i o n a r y period of not t o exceed six m o n t h s . (Schedules are available s h o w i n g t h e classifications subject to t h e p r e v a i l i n g rate rule as of J u l y 1, 1945. C h a n g e s in t h e s e s c h e d u l e s will b e m a d e only w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e D i r e c t o r of N o n a c a d e m i c P e r s o n n e l . Employees c o n c e r n e d will b e advised w h e n e v e r s u c h c h a n g e s are made.) a. Permanent and continuous employees in prevailing rate groups paid at hourly rates will be paid a monthly rate determined by multiplying the number of hours of the work year, which shall be uniform in all years, by the hourly rate and dividing by 12, as follows: 1. In those positions in which the work week is 40 hours, the monthly rate will be based upon a net of 255 work days, or 2,040 hours per work year (365 days per year less 52 Saturdays, 52 Sundays, and 6 holidays). 2. In those positions in which the regular work week is 44 hours, the monthly rate will be based upon a net of 281 work days, or 2,248 hours per work year (365 days less 52 Sundays, one-half of 52 Saturdays or 26 days, and 6 holidays). 3. In those positions in which the regular work week is 48 hours,