
Compensation Policies
On-Call (Standby) Status and Call-Back Status
319.0
Reference:
Policy 311.0, Overtime Compensation; Arizona Board of Regents Policy
In-Classification Career Progression
The University endeavors through its operating units to recognize the career progression and development of regular classified staff who by virtue of their motivation, initiative, abilities and excellence in performance are regularly assigned and held accountable for the most complex and significant projects, assignments and responsibilities of their classification.
Requests for in-classification career progression shall be reviewed and initiated by the Dean, Director, Department Head or designee in consultation with the Human Resources Advisor serving the designated area.
Permanent Salary Savings
The University encourages its management to organize, structure and administer each unit's operations with creativity, innovation and fiscally responsible planning, consistent with University and Arizona Board of Regents policies. To encourage efforts to attain and compensate improved productivity, recognize evolving skills, and promote employee effectiveness through reorganization, restructuring, consolidating and administering the department's
Supplemental Compensation
A Classified Staff employee may be eligible to receive supplemental compensation when, in addition to the employee's normal work schedule:
Assignment to Special Duty
Assignment to special duty is the temporary reassignment of an employee from one position to another position in a different classification. Employees may be placed on assignment to special duty to temporarily replace an employee on leave of absence, to meet the needs of a special project of limited duration, or to staff a vacancy on an interim basis while recruitment occurs to fill the vacant position. Assignments to special duty shall not be of less than 30 calendar days duration nor shall such assignment exceed one year.
Fair Labor Standards Act and Overtime
Payday and Paychecks
Pay Warrents or Notifications of Deposit (for those with direct bank deposit) for Classified Staff employees are distributed to the employees' department(s) on Fridays on a bi-weekly basis. Pay Warrents and Notifications of Deposit include earnings for the pay period ending the Sunday immediately preceding a payday.
Merit Increases
Subject to legislative appropriations and approval by the Arizona Board of Regents, merit increases may be granted at a time specified to eligible Classified Staff employees subject to the availability of funds and in accordance with the following general guidelines.
Pay Rates-Hire, Promotion, Reclassification, Regrade
The salary of an employee who is hired or advanced to a higher pay grade through promotion, reclassification, or classification regrade shall be established within the range of the assigned pay grade at one of the following.
Reclassification Studies
Reclassification studies of departments or departmental programs may be initiated by one of two means:


