Frequently Asked Questions
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Why is the University changing our job classifications? |
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It has been a concern of the
University that secretarial/clerical jobs across the campus may not be classified in an
even, equitable way. The new classification system address this issue. |
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What system was used? |
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The Hay system. This is
the most widely used job classification system in the world, including many institutions
of higher education. |
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Was I reclassified? |
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Those employees classified as
secretarial/clerical and related administrative positions were classified using the new
system. |
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Can I expect an increase in pay? |
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Most employees
will see no change in pay. About 15% of employees will receive pay adjustments
for: significant upward reclassification; salary below the new range minimum and/or;
salary compression. Supervisors will share job classification outcomes with
individual employees between April 25 and May 5, 2000. Individual employee
classification statements will be provided to each employee at that time. |
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Will my pay go down? |
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No employee will experience a decrease in pay as a result of the implementation of the new classification system. |
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I work really hard and put in a lot of extra effort and am very involved campus-wide. Will my classification reflect this? |
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No, these classifications are based upon the content of the job, not the person doing the work. Individual performance and seniority are not measured in the job classification process. Job performance is to be reflected in the annual merit increases as determined by managers. |
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What if I do not agree with my new classification? Is there something I can do about it? |
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If you disagree with your job classification, you should discuss this with your supervisor and initiate a request for job reclassification. The University job evaluation committee will meet again to review these requests in September and October 2000. |
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Employees earning above the maximum of their job classification pay range will be "grandfathered" under the current UD policy. What does the University mean by "grandfathering"? |
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These employees will not be restricted to the maximum of the pay range of their new classification. Employees will be eligible for base pay increases (per guidelines) until that time when the employee leaves the University. |
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I want a higher classification level and pay. What can I do? |
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Most jobs, unless they dramatically change for some reason, will always remain at a certain level - they must, in order to remain equitable with those of a similar nature in other areas of the University. An employee desiring a higher level of responsibility and classification should consider applying to higher level jobs elsewhere at the University as they become available. The University has always encouraged further education through our excellent tuition remission program and looks favorably upon those seeking new challenges at the University. |
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I was not able to attend the employee information meetings. How can I find out what was discussed? |
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A video tape of the presentaiton is available in your Human Resource office. |
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Last Update: October 04, 2006