University staff members who are classified, salaried employees will see a four percent increase in their December paychecks, thanks to a state-approved salary increase.
According to Rod Kelly, director of the office of compensation management, the change will go into effect Nov. 25. It will affect 4,200 to 4,500 individuals labeled classified, salaried employees at the University, he added.
Classified employees are those who the state system places in the same bracket as other employees with similar duties to ensure they receive equal compensation, Kelly said.
The pay raise, however, will not be applied to all of those eligible employees, as the increase is contingent upon an evaluation of an individual's work.
"A caveat [of the increase] is that classified employees have to receive a rating of at least 'contributory' to be eligible for it," Kelly said.
Employee performance is evaluated around this time every year using a set of pre-established criteria, according to Kelly.
"We use the state's performance evaluation process," said University Chief Financial Officer Yoke San Reynolds. "There is an employee work profile, which details things like the organizational objective of the employee, purpose of the position and competencies required to perform the job."
Under this assessment, there are three possible ratings: extraordinary contributor, contributor and below contributor, Reynolds said.
Kelly said employees who receive "below contributor" rating will not qualify for the raise but will engage in a developmental work plan designed to help the individual achieve full contributor performance level.
While a comprehensive employee review happens annually, the planning, coaching and employee assistance occurs throughout the year, according to Kelly.
"We believe that performance management is an ongoing process," Kelly said.
This particular pay increase is part of an annual adjustment that occurs every year, Kelly said. He added that while the increase is supposed to happen every year, the state's ability to pay does come into play, and hypothetically, the increase could not be approved. However, he concluded, this has not happened in a very long time.
Kelly and Reynolds both reiterated that the pay increase is only for classified, salaried employees.
"The pay increase is for all salaried employees," said Reynolds. "For hourly employees, the increase is at the discretion of the department."
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