Of Reviews and Raises

As a reminder to URA members, the program for instituting raises is currently proceeding. Our members voted to agree to defer last year’s raise (due July 1, 2009), so the university Staff Compensation Program (SCP) is scheduled to award raises on July 1, 2010. The raise consists of two parts:
1. Across-the-board (2.5%): Eligible administrative employees will receive an across-the-board salary increase of 2.5 percent, effective July 1, 2010. In addition, salary scales for our unit will be increased by 2.5 percent.
2. Merit (1 to 7%): In addition to the across-the board increase, a salary pool of 2.5 percent of the salary base of eligible employees will be awarded for merit-based increases. Employees who are rated as “meet standards” shall receive a merit increase to their base salary ranging from 1 to 7 percent.

Also, effective July 1, 2010, URA members will receive credit for the remaining three of four Paid Leave Bank (PLB) days. The first day was awarded upon accepting the agreement. The four days can be used in addition to vacation time or carried over into subsequent years without restriction.

For details, please go to the URA-AFT contract page at http://www.ura-aft.org/contract. Here you can also find information about next year’s salary increase, which will include a 2 percent across-the-board increase and an additional 2 percent merit pool (merit increases will range from 1 to 6 percent) to be awarded on June 30, 2011.