Salary Compression Adjustment Clause Samples
A Salary Compression Adjustment clause is designed to address situations where new employees are hired at salaries close to or exceeding those of existing employees in similar roles, despite differences in tenure or experience. This clause typically outlines a process for reviewing and adjusting the salaries of current employees to maintain equitable pay structures within an organization. By implementing such adjustments, the clause helps prevent employee dissatisfaction and turnover caused by perceived unfairness, ensuring internal equity and supporting retention efforts.
Salary Compression Adjustment. 1. Effective August 16, 2024, bargaining unit members who were hired on or before August 16, 2022, in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, who have been continuously appointed for at least nine (9) months per academic year in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, and who as of August 15, 2024, earn less than or equal to $59,999 per year for a 1.0 FTE position shall receive an increase to their salary equal to $900 per year for every consecutive year they have been employed in a full-time position covered by this agreement. In no event shall the compression adjustment exceed ten percent (10%) of a member’s salary after the provisions of Section A and B of this Article have been applied.
2. Effective August 16, 2024, bargaining unit members who were hired on or before August 16, 2022, in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, who have been continuously appointed for at least nine (9) months per academic year in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, and who as of August 15, 2024, earn $60,000 through $64,999 per year for a 1.0 FTE position shall receive an increase to their salary equal to $800 per year for every consecutive year they have been employed in a full-time position covered by this agreement. In no event shall the compression adjustment exceed ten percent (10%) of a member’s salary after the provisions of Section A and B of this Article have been applied.
3. Effective August 16, 2024, bargaining unit members who were hired on or before August 16, 2022, in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, who have been continuously appointed for at least nine (9) months per academic year in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, and who as of August 15, 2024, earn $65,000 through $69,999 per year for a 1.0 FTE position shall receive an increase to their salary equal to $700 per year for every consecutive year they have been employed in a full-time position covered by this agreement. In no event shall the compression adjustment exceed ten percent (10%) of a member’s salary after the provisions of Section A and B of this Article have been applied.
4. Effective August 16, 2024, bargaining unit members who were hired on or before August 16, 2022, in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, who have been continuously appointed for at least nine (9) months per academic year in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, and who as of A...
Salary Compression Adjustment. Salary compression refers to instances within a single rank (Associate Professor or Professor) in which previously tenured Faculty members who have reasonably equivalent merit ratings have salaries that are lower than other tenured Faculty members in their departments who were promoted more recently, assuming the same qualifications and expertise. The University shall commit resources equal to $350,000 (three hundred fifty-thousand dollars) to adjust pay to the extent funding is available for individuals in the bargaining unit who experienced salary compression. Prior to implementation, the University will meet and confer with FA representatives to discuss priorities and planned allocation of compression adjustment dollars. At this time, the FA representatives shall have the opportunity to provide feedback and recommend changes. Final determinations for the eligibility and funding distributions of compression adjustments will be concluded by June 30, 2020, for FY21 implementation. The approval of or failure to approve an individual compression increase under this section shall not be subject to the Grievance procedure in this Agreement.
Salary Compression Adjustment. Effective August 16, 2019, bargaining unit members who were hired on or before August 16, 2014, in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, who have been continuously appointed for at least nine (9) months per academic year in a title covered by the collective bargaining agreement, and who as of August 15, 2019, earn between $45,000 and $64,999 per year for a 1.0 FTE position shall receive an increase to their salary equal to $125 per year for every consecutive year they have been employed in a full-time position covered by this agreement. This adjustment shall be made after the provisions of Section A of this Article have been applied. In no event shall the compression adjustment exceed ten percent (10%) of member’s salary after the provisions of Section A of this Article have been applied.
Salary Compression Adjustment. As part of this agreement, a one-time adjustment will be made prior to the salary increases outlined in paragraph B of this section. For faculty in their first year in rank, the 2023-2024 minimums will apply. For each additional year in rank, 1% will be added to the minimums, and will act as the new minimum for purposes of the compression adjustment calculation. Compression adjustment will be capped at $2,000. This article will not apply following the July 1, 2023 adjustment.