Article 28
Retirement Sy stem
Employees covered under this agreement shall join the New Hampshire Retirement System, if
and when eligible to do so, in accordance with the rules of that sy stem, unless they are employ ces
of the Division of Public Works. Division of Public Works employ ees shall join the Division of
Public Works retirement system, if and when eligible to do so, in accordance with the rules of
that system. The City and the employees agree to comply with all rules and regulations of the
pertinent system, including contribution rates, as established from time to time. If entry
requirements for the DP W sy stemare lawfully modified this article will be modified to reflect such
a lawful change.
In the event that the city employees represented by AFSCME opt to change their pension plan
fornew hires to join the state plan, or if the current DPW system is changed [for new hires]
by ordinance, the Union agrees to meet with the City and discuss implementation of the said
changes.
Article 29
Military Service
Any full time employee covered under this Agreement who leaves to enter directly into
involuntary active service in the Armed Forces of the United States is granted a military leave of
absence for the anticipated length of service. A Military leave of absence entitles an employ ce to be
reinstated to the position held, or one similar in pay and status, so long as the employee provides
notice of his/her desire to resume such employ ment within thirty (30) days of discharge from the
armed forces and the employ ee accepts such discharge at the earliest possible date.
Article 30
Military Reserve and National Guard Pay
Any full time employee covered under this Agreement called to serve not more than a
seventeen (17) day annual training tour of duty with the National Guard or Armed Forces Reserves
will be paid the difference between his or her pay for such government service and the amount of
straight time earnings lost by the employee by reason of such service, based on the
employee's regularly scheduled straight time rate. Such payments are to be made following the
showing of satisfactory evidence of the amount of pay received for such service.
An employee covered under this Agreement called to serve duty with the National Guard or
Armed Forces Reserves in the time of war or national conflict will be paid the difference between
his or her pay for such government service and the amount of straight time earnings lost by the
emp loy ee by reason of such service, based on the employ ce's regularly scheduled straight time rate.
Such pay ments are to be made following the showing of satisfactory evidence of the amount of pay
received for such service.
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