Article 3.19 – Recruitment and Retention Pay Differential

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3.19 Recruitment and Retention Pay Differential

a. Effective April 1, 2002, the State shall provide a Recruitment and Retention Pay Differential of three hundred dollars ($300) per month to all employees in the classes listed below:

b.   1. Effective April 1, 2002, the State shall provide a Recruitment and Retention Pay Differential of $200 per month to all employees in the classes listed below:

2. The above Recruitment and Retention differential payments shall not be considered as compensation for purposes of retirement contributions.
3. If an employee transfers to an ineligible classification, CalHR may rescind the differential.

c.  1. Effective the first day of the pay period following ratification by both parties, the State shall provide a Recruitment and Retention Pay Differential of three hundred dollars ($300) per month to all employees in the classes listed below:

2. The above Recruitment and Retention differential payments shall not be considered as compensation for purposes of retirement contributions.

3. If an employee transfers to an ineligible classification, CalHR may rescind the differential.

d.  1.  Effective April 1, 2002, upon approval by the Department of Human Resources and PECG, departments may provide Unit 9 employees a recruitment and retention differential for specific positions, classifications, facilities, or geographic locations.

2. Less than full-time permanent employees shall receive the recruitment and retention differential on a pro rata basis.>
3. Permanent intermittent employees shall receive a pro rated recruitment and retention differential based on the hours worked in the pay period.
4. Recruitment and retention payments shall not be considered as compensation for purposes of retirement contributions.
5. The department may withdraw any recruitment and retention differential established pursuant to this section for a specific position(s), classifications, facilities, geographic locations for new hires with a thirty (30) day notice to PECG.
6. It is understood by PECG that the decision to implement or not implement recruitment and retention payments established pursuant to this section, or to withdraw authorization for such payments or differential, and the amount of such payments or differentials rest solely with the State and that such decision is not grievable or arbitrable.