Section 2 AAC 07.368 - Pay increments(a) Except as otherwise provided in secs. 23 and 24, ch. 21, SLA 2008, pay increments shall be provided after an employee has remained in the final step within a given range for two years, and every two years thereafter, if, at the time the employee becomes eligible for the increment, the employee's current annual rating as documented through a performance evaluation is designated as "good" or higher.(b) If a pay increment is withheld due to the employee's current annual rating at the time the employee becomes eligible for the increment is designated as less than "good", the employee's pay increment date shall be moved forward one calendar year based on full-time employment or a proportionately longer period, if appropriate under the provisions of (d) and (e) of this section.(c) An appointing authority may grant a pay increment when one has been withheld once the employee demonstrates improved performance resulting in a new performance evaluation with a rating of "good" or higher. Such increment is effective the first day of the pay period after the employee's performance evaluation documenting improved performance is signed by the division director. The employee must remain at this pay increment for two years before becoming eligible for the next pay increment.(d) For purposes of applying AS 39.27.011(h), the two year requirement for employee eligibility for pay increments shall be based on full-time employment. The pay increment eligibility period for part-time and seasonal employees will be proportionately longer in accordance with (e) of this section.(e) The pay increment eligibility date must be moved one month later for each 23 days of leave without pay in a year leave year, unless leave without pay is for a furlough under 2 AAC 07.407 or as otherwise provided under state or federal law. For part-time or seasonal employees, the difference between the time worked of the part-time or seasonal employees and that of a full-time employee is considered to be leave without pay for purposes of establishing the pay increment eligibility date under this section and AS 39.27.011(h).Eff. 7/16/2008, Register 187; am 7/4/2010, Register 196; am 10/29/2015, Register 216, January 2016Even though the adoption of 2 AAC 07.368(b) - (e) was effective 7/4/2010, if was not published until Register 196, January 2011.
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AS 39.25.140
AS 39.25.150
AS 39.27.011