Anniversary dates for employees will be set by one of the following methods, consistent with applicable rules on eighth and ninth step:
a. Employees with anniversary dates which occur after the effective date of the reassignment will remain unchanged.
b. Employees who have not received a performance increase or lump sum award in the 12 month period preceding the reassignment will be advanced to the next incremental step and assigned an anniversary date which coincides with the effective date of the reassignment.
c. Employees who have received a lump sum payment in lieu of a performance increase within the 12 month period preceding the reassignment will be assigned an anniversary date one year from the effective date of the lump sum payment.
d. Employees who have received a lump sum payment or performance increase in the preceding 12 months will be moved step-to-step in the new non-managerial salary range. If the employee is not on step, and has extra salary, the amount of extra salary being carried will be divided by the value of an increment in the employee’s current managerial Employee Relations Group range to determine the percentage of extra salary. This derived percentage will then be applied to the value of an increment in the new non-managerial Employee Relations Group salary range to determine the new value of extra salary.