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Classification and Compensation

Classification and compensation define how staff jobs are categorized and assessed at ¶¶Òõ̽̽. Classification groups jobs by duties, responsibilities, and skill levels. Compensation refers to the pay and benefits given for these roles, ensuring fairness, competitiveness, and alignment with organizational goals.

Compensation Philosophy

Recruiting and retaining high quality faculty and staff is a key element to our institutional success. To do so, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ ensures a consistent framework for evaluating compensation that are guided by Our Common Ground values. It emphasizes:

  • A comprehensive view. Compensation includes both salary and benefits.
  • Market competition. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ maintains a data-driven, competitive structure that is regularly evaluated and updated.
  • Consistency and equity. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ ensures a consistent and equitable approach to compensation decisions that comply with all relevant federal and state laws. 

Pay Band Information

New! University Job Architecture

A key deliverable of the Career Path Development Project, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ modernized its classification system, giving employees more transparency on how to grow their careers and streamline the creation or reclassification of positions for managers. On October 21, 2024, non-union staff and those represented by United Electricians and NEPBA migrated to the University Job Architecture. 

University Job Architecture & Career Path Development

Career/Pay Standards and Pay Bands

The Career/Pay system was used by ¶¶Òõ̽̽ for nearly two decades. As of October 21, 2024, this is the classification system ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Staff United positions. It is a broadband system in which jobs are classified into job families based upon body of work, then further narrowed into series of jobs in career progressions.

View ¶¶Òõ̽̽SU Career/Pay standards

Resources

Compensation for Non-Union Staff

¶¶Òõ̽̽ annually reviews its pay bands along with individual staff wages and salaries, and develops staff wage and salary guidelines.

Hiring and Managing Talent Resources

Resources for creating or reviewing a position, reclassification, hiring a temporary employee, writing a position description, PeopleSoft and PeopleAdmin, and more! Find what you need to recruit and retain your best employees.

Glossary of Terms (PDF)

Class and comp can be a real mouthful. At ¶¶Òõ̽̽ we do our best to simplify our process and language. Here's a list of words and their definitions as they relate to our practices at ¶¶Òõ̽̽.

Minimum Wage

Vermont state's minimum wage is $13.67 per hour. ¶¶Òõ̽̽ pays no less than $18.25 per hour

Kronos Time Keeping

Kronos is a timekeeping tool used for payroll purposes that allows the university to capture and record all non-exempt classified staff hours accurately, collect and confirm payroll information, and communicate it to Payroll Services for accurate and prompt processing in compliance with FLSA.

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