Common use of Merit Bonus Clause in Contracts

Merit Bonus. Specifically limited to the term of this Agreement, the University may, at its sole discretion, award nonrecurring bonus payments to bargaining unit members for extraordinary performance, not to exceed $500 per bargaining unit member per fiscal year. The University will remind Deans/Directors each semester about merit bonuses. If the University determines that a merit bonus will be awarded, the ▇▇▇▇/director or designee shall document the extraordinary performance in a written memorandum to include the name of the bargaining unit member, a description of the extraordinary performance and the amount of the merit bonus to be awarded. This memorandum shall become part of the bargaining unit member’s official personnel file. The University, at its sole discretion, may confer upon a bargaining unit member the title of University of Alaska Regents’ Adjunct Faculty. Upon conferral of the title, the bargaining unit member will receive a lump-sum of $1,500. The criteria for this shall be developed by the Labor Management Committee. The decisions made pursuant to this article, including the selection of recipients of merit bonus and the amounts of individual merit bonus shall not be grieveable. At the request of United Academic-Adjuncts, the University shall provide written notice of merit bonuses to United Academic-Adjuncts within a reasonable time and shall include the names of the bargaining unit members, and the amount of the awards.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement