Classification and Compensation
Contact:
Mark Owens
Labor Relations Manager
217/206-7096
mowen1@uis.edu
compensation
Alternative Compensation Policy
The Alternative Compensation (Alt Comp) Policy has three components: a New Hire component, a Promotional component, and an Off Cycle Workload component.
- The New Hire component - provides hiring units with the ability to start a new employee at more than 10% above the base of the salary range as long as there is adequate justification.
- The Promotional Salary component - allows units to pay employees who are promoted more than current policy and rules generally allows (4 – 10% above the employees current salary or to the base of the range whichever is greater) with adequate justification.
- The Off Cycle Workload Adjustment - allows units to compensate employees who assume a substantial amount of additional job duties, but do not justify a reclassification/reallocation on a permanent basis, or a temporary upgrade on a short term basis.
In order to use the Alternative Compensation Policy, supervisory staff from the unit must meet with appropriate Human Resource Staff to discuss the situation and the required justification. If it is an appropriate use of the policy, a request form will be issued to the unit to proceed. If it is not an appropriate use of the policy, alternatives may be discussed.
A copy of the policy is available on the HR website at: http://www.uis.edu/humanresources/policies/policies.html
