USPS and A&P Salary Increases

Published: December 1st, 1995

Category: Memos

Jack Heidler, Director University Personnel Service

University Personnel Services is pleased to furnish the following guidelines related to salary increases for USPS and A&P employees, which have been provided by the 1995 Florida Legislature and are effective January 1, 1996.

As will be explained below, legislatively driven eligibility criteria for these raises are particularly involved this year; therefore, your assistance with the implementation process is very much needed and appreciated.

I. All USPS classes other than Certified Law Enforcement and Professional Health Care: 
A. Across-the-Board Adjustment:
All full- and part-time USPS employees (except Certified Law Enforcement and Professional Health Care employees) hired prior to January 1, 1996, with current performance appraisal ratings of “Achieves ” or “Exceeds” will have their December 31, 1995, base salaries increased by 3 percent or $700 ($26.82 biweekly or $0.34 hourly, proportionally based on FTE), whichever is greater. (To calculate the 3 percent increase, multiply the December 31, 1995, biweekly or hourly salary by 0.03. Note that $0.005 rounds up to $0.01.) 
B. Pay Ranges:
Minimums and maximums will not be increased. 
C. Delayed Increases:
Employees who, as of December 31, 1995, have no current performance appraisal ratings, and those current employees who have “Below” appraisal ratings are not eligible to receive increases on January 1, 1996. However, if these employees attain “Achieves” or “Exceeds” ratings prior to July 1, 1996, they will receive the 3 percent (or $700) increases. Such increases will be effective on the completion dates of their performance appraisals and will not be retroactive. Please see page 3 of this memorandum for details on implementation of these delayed salary increases. 
D. Employees Above the Range Maximum:
Employees whose base rates of pay on December 31, 1995, are at or above the maximums of the applicable pay grades and who have “Achieves” or “Exceeds” ratings will be granted 3 percent increases or a minimum of $700 to their base rates of pay, effective January 1, 1996. 
II. USPS Certified Law Enforcement Classes: 
A. Step Pay Plan Adjustment:
Effective January 1, 1996, each step in the salary range will be increased by 3 percent. The trainee rate is calculated at 10 percent below Step 1. (See Attachment A.) 
B. Step Increase:
All Certified Law Enforcement Officers with current appraisal ratings of “Achieves” or “Exceeds” will have their December 31, 1995, base salaries increased by 3 percent. Employees will remain on their current steps. 
C. Delayed Increases:
Employees hired prior to January 1, 1996, who have no appraisal ratings and those current employees who have “Below” appraisal ratings in effect on December 31, 1995, will receive the salary increases if they attain “Achieves ” or “Exceeds” ratings prior to July 1, 1996. Such delayed increases will be effective upon the completion dates of the performance appraisals and will not be retroactive. 
D. Lump Sum Increases:
Employees whose base rates of pay on December 31, 1995, are above Step 13, will receive 3 percent lump sum increases, effective January 1, 1996. 
III. USPS Professional Health Care Classes: 
A. Step Pay Plan Adjustment:
Effective January 1, 1996, each step in the salary range will be increased by 3 percent. (See Attachment B.) 
B. Step Increase:
All Professional Health Care employees with current appraisal ratings of “Achieves” or “Exceeds” will have their December 31, 1995, base salaries increased by 3 percent. Employees will remain on their current steps. 
C. Delayed Increases:
New hires as of December 31, 1995, and those current employees who have “Below Performance Standards” ratings in effect on December 31, 1995, will receive the salary increases if they attain at least “Achieves ” ratings prior to July 1, 1996. Such delayed increases will be effective upon the completion dates of the performance appraisals and will not be retroactive. 
D. Lump Sum Increases:
Employees whose base rates of pay on December 31, 1995, are above Step 20 will receive 3 percent lump sum increases, effective January 1, 1996. 
IV. Administrative and Professional: 
A. Pay ranges:
Minimums and maximums will not be increased. 
B. Salary Increases:
Funds are provided for an overall average 3 percent increase on the base salaries of eligible non unit A&P employees, effective January 1, 1996. These funds have been distributed at the discretion of the appropriate administrator via the Faculty/A&P raise file. 
C. Eligibility: A&P employees must have been hired on or before June 30, 1995, to be eligible for the January 1, 1996, increase. 
PLEASE NOTE:
Biweekly calculations for A&P employees are based on 26.1 pay periods per year.Implementation of the USPS salary increases in the payroll system by Information Systems and University Personnel Services has been targeted for the weekend of December 8, 1995. Departments are asked to check any assigned pay increases for their areas after this scheduled implementation. Lump sum payments described above will be implemented by departments through supplemental payroll procedures. Classification and Compensation will provide a listing of lump sum amounts and delayed increase amounts to each vice presidential area during the week of December 11, 1995.

Appropriate pay increases will be identified and implemented automatically based on ratings assigned in the University of Florida’s performance appraisal system as of December 4, 1995. As a result, starting on December 5, 1995, departments will need to attach Personnel Status Change Orders to implement appropriate salary increases for employees when submitting 1 New performance appraisals or appraisals that change documentation of “Below Performance Standards” ratings to that of “Achieves” or “Exceeds.” This procedure should be used until the end of the fiscal year for all situations described above. 
Performance appraisals, along with the appropriate change orders, should continue to be submitted to Employee Development, 329 Stadium, PO Box 115006, or to the appropriate personnel satellite office.The effective date of a performance appraisal for purposes of salary increase implementation will be the performance appraisal’s completion date, which is the date on which both the employee and his or her immediate supervisor sign the performance appraisal form (or the later of the two dates if different).

These increases or lump sum payments will be calculated on the employees’ annual base salary rates. exclusive of salary additives. 
Certified Law Enforcement and Professional Health Care employees who will receive delayed increases will be “off step ” until the increases are received. 
There will be no cash-out for special or overtime compensatory leave prior to the January 1, 1996, increase. 
No personnel actions including hiring, reclassification, promotion, and reassignment may be implemented on January 1, 1996. 
Questions?
Should you have questions about the increase guidelines or procedures, please call Steve Wing or Kris Pagenkopf of Classification and Compensation at 392-1213. Questions related to performance appraisals may be directed to Sandra Foster or Jodi Gentry of Employee Development at 392-4626. Employees may address questions regarding their current appraisal ratings and particular salary issues to their departmental payroll/personnel administrators. 
We appreciate your assistance with the implementation of these salary increases and look forward to a successful salary increase for University of Florida employees. 

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