Common use of Classification System Clause in Contracts

Classification System. a. Nothing in this Article will diminish the Board’s prerogatives described in Article 3, including, but not limited to, the power to determine for the University what jobs are needed, what the content of a job description should be, or how a particular job should be structured. b. The University will develop, in consultation with the UCPEA, an updated Classification System and Salary Schedule. The University will have at least monthly meetings with the UCPEA for this purpose. The updated Classification System will incorporate the following design criteria: 1. Seven (7) to nine (9) classification levels and corresponding pay-bands; 2. Four (4) to seven (7) classification levels designated as “Individual Contributors” and two (2) to three (3) levels designated as “Managers/Specialized Lead Contributors”; 3. Updated job specifications and titles grouped into appropriate job series and families that will replace the existing UCP job specifications and payroll titles; 4. Pay-bands that are market-informed and include coherent ranges between the minimums and maximums, as well as between mid-points; 5. Maximum salaries for each pay-band; and 6. Pay-bands that are adjusted at least by the amount of the across-the-board increase each fiscal year. c. The University, in consultation with the UCPEA, will adopt the updated Classification system in accordance with the design criteria stated above on or before January 2, 2018. d. The University, in consultation with the UCPEA, will develop a procedure and timeline for transitioning existing employees into the updated Classification System and Salary Schedule on or before July 1, 2018. e. A description of the Job Classification System shall be available to all employees through the Human Resources Web Page.