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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 142 of 217 Section 8. Annual Adjustments to Pay Bands Pay bands are to be adjusted annually in the first full pay period of January equivalent to the percentage pay schedules are adjusted for employees under the General Schedule (GS). Section 9. Annual Pay Adjustments a. Each employee will receive an annual increase to Basic Pay equivalent to that provided to other Federal employees in the annual adjustment to pay under the statutory General Schedule (GS) in crease effective the first full pay period in January. b. Each employee will receive an annual length of service adjustment of one - point - six percent (1.6%) to Basic Pay, not to exceed the pay band maximum, effective the first full pay period in June. If th e length of service adjustment will cause the employee's Basic Pay to exceed the band maximum or the employee's Basic Pay is already equal to or exceeds the band maximum, the employee will receive a pay increase up to the band maximum and the remainder as a lump sum payment, effective the first full pay period in June. The annual length of service adjustment to Basic Pay shall not be granted in any year in which a prohibition on step increases under the General Schedule (GS) is enacted by statute. Section 10. Facility Pay Level Increase: a. CPC/TMC/TMS in a facility whose ATC FPL increases will have their Basic Pay increased by six percent (6%) for each level the facility is raised up to the new pay band maximum or to the new pay band minimum, whichever is g reater. b. CPC/TMC/TMS's - IT in a facility whose ATC FPL increases will have their Basic Pay increased by six percent (6%) for each level the facility is raised up to the pay band maximum and will continue to receive the other one - half (1/2) of the transfer pay when certified in the new facility. c. Developmentals in a facility whose ATC FPL increases will have their current developmental Basic Pay increased by six percent (6%) per level up to the pay band maximum and subsequent developmental pay sets will be recalculated to correspond with the new ATC FPL. Section 11 . Facility Pay Level Decrease: Bargaining unit employees whose ATC FPL decreases shall be granted ATC FPL and pay retention as follows: a. ATC Facility Pay Level Retention: Employees assigned to the facility on the effective date and transfers whose selection has been approved at the service area level on or before the effective date of the level decrease shall retain the previous higher - level CPC pay band for two (2) years from the effective date of the decrease. Transfers whose selection was approved at the service area level after the effective date and new hires assigned to the facility after the effective date shall be paid in accordance with the newly applicable pay band. b. Pay Retention: At the expiration of ATC FPL Retention, employees assigned to the facility shall be entitled to Pay Retention. If Basic Pay exceeds the newly applicable CPC

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