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No new jobs at university for almost two years
Stephanie Butts
Issue date: 3/5/08 Section: NEWS
NT will not create any new jobs for university staff employees for about the next 18 months, said Donna Keener, assistant vice president of human resources.
The NT System is conducting a classification and compensation study, Keener said. The study will look at all non-faculty and non-student job titles on campus, what those jobs entail and if the salaries pay market value, Keener said.
"Are our salaries competitive for purposes of recruitment and retention?" she asked.
NT will update and consolidate job titles from 800 classifications for NT's 3,400 employees, Keener said.
Employees were notified in late August that beginning in September, promotions and raises for nonexistent positions would be placed on hold until after the study was completed, Keener said. An employee can move from one job into an empty job if it already exists and is empty.
Merit raises, which are increases based on an employee's individual performance, are not affected, she said.
NT hired MAG, a human resources consulting firm, through a competitive bidding process to come in and evaluate the types of jobs NT has, said Andrew Harris, vice chancellor for finance. Harris said he will sit on an advisory committee with six other people to monitor the progress of the study. The first meeting was held Feb. 21, he said.
The individuals sitting on the committee will come from departments that employ the most staff and will be brought in as they are needed, he said.
In January, Keener said the proces is expected to last for another 18 months.
The goal of this study is to ensure NT is providing accurate compensation for the job description and is competitive with other universities, as well as national and local businesses, she said.
Keener said the study cannot just look at how other universities pay their employees but must measure each job individually according to the field in which the university hires its employees for that specific job. If the university normally hires landscapers from a local employment pool, the study will evaluate what other local businesses are paying their landscapers, she said.
The NT System is conducting a classification and compensation study, Keener said. The study will look at all non-faculty and non-student job titles on campus, what those jobs entail and if the salaries pay market value, Keener said.
"Are our salaries competitive for purposes of recruitment and retention?" she asked.
NT will update and consolidate job titles from 800 classifications for NT's 3,400 employees, Keener said.
Employees were notified in late August that beginning in September, promotions and raises for nonexistent positions would be placed on hold until after the study was completed, Keener said. An employee can move from one job into an empty job if it already exists and is empty.
Merit raises, which are increases based on an employee's individual performance, are not affected, she said.
NT hired MAG, a human resources consulting firm, through a competitive bidding process to come in and evaluate the types of jobs NT has, said Andrew Harris, vice chancellor for finance. Harris said he will sit on an advisory committee with six other people to monitor the progress of the study. The first meeting was held Feb. 21, he said.
The individuals sitting on the committee will come from departments that employ the most staff and will be brought in as they are needed, he said.
In January, Keener said the proces is expected to last for another 18 months.
The goal of this study is to ensure NT is providing accurate compensation for the job description and is competitive with other universities, as well as national and local businesses, she said.
Keener said the study cannot just look at how other universities pay their employees but must measure each job individually according to the field in which the university hires its employees for that specific job. If the university normally hires landscapers from a local employment pool, the study will evaluate what other local businesses are paying their landscapers, she said.
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