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Health System Faculty and Staff Salary Program

FY 2012 Health System Faculty and Staff Salary Program

Memorandum From:
Ora Pescovitz, M.D, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs
Douglas L. Strong, Director & CEO UMHHC
James Woolliscroft, M.D.Dean, Medical School


Date: June 17, 2011

With the approval of the FY12 budget by the Board of Regents, we are pleased to provide information about the plans for this year’s Salary Program for Health System faculty (excluding LEO faculty) and staff who reside in the University’s Career Family Classification System.

For Staff:
Components of the 9/1/11 merit program include:

  1. Merit based salary program of 2%. Departments, units, and ACUs are also expected to meet various Unit of Service and P&L targets established by Health System leadership.
  2. Market adjustments for targeted classifications, effective 1/1/2012.

For Faculty:
Components of the 9/1/11 merit program include:

Considerations:

Eligible Faculty and Staff:

For staff, an individual merit increase (September 1, 2011) may consist of:

  1. An adjustment to base salary up to 4%;
  2. A one-time Salary Supplement up to 4%; or
  3. A combination of base and one-time Salary Supplement up to 4%.
  4. Individual increases greater than 4% have to be approved by your Corporate Officer/Dean’s Office prior to the submission of the merit program worksheet to UMHS Compensation.
  5. Market adjustments will not be processed as part of the 9/1/2011 merit program process.

For faculty, the following applies regarding an individual merit increase (September 1, 2011):

  1. Based on the financial situation of your department, the faculty program may be limited to less than a 3% program.
  2. The individual increase may be reflected in the Academic Salary, Supplement, Incentive, one-time Salary Supplement, or a combination of all components.
  3. The overall average for the department’s faculty merit program is 3%, excluding faculty promotions. 
  4. The range for increases can be 0-10%, excluding Incentive.
  5. For faculty being promoted effective 9/1/2011, base increases are limited in accordance with your department Faculty Salary Structure and should be determined based on the guidelines you have utilized in the past when setting promotional increases.
  6. Exception letters are required for faculty increases that exceed 10% and should be submitted with your salary worksheet.
  7. LEO faculty increases should be in accordance within the union contract once finalized. For questions on the details of the LEO contract, please contact Deb Komorowski.

Exception Considerations:
A merit base pay increase and/or one-time Salary Supplement should be deferred for a faculty or staff member:

Faculty and staff whose RIF, LOA, retirement, or termination status is effective prior to or on 9/1/11 are not eligible. If a faculty or staff member on RIF status is subsequently placed, the unit may determine whether or not to provide a base pay increase and/or one-time Salary Supplement during the remainder of the fiscal year.

Regular staff members are to be paid at least $21,850 effective 9/1/2011 as aligned with the University minimum full time rate for regular staff members.

Implementation Dates:
Annual merit increases for eligible faculty and staff for 2011 – 2012 will be effective as follows:

Due Dates and Processing:

For the 09/01/2011 program/processing details, please click here: 9/1/2011 UMHS Faculty and Staff Salary Program & Processing Details (PDF version).  

2011 – 2012 Salary Adjustment Guidelines and Procedures
(Effective 7/1/2011 – 6/30/2012)

Please use these guidelines to initiate decision making related to salary adjustment decisions throughout the fiscal year, starting 7/1/2010.

If you need assistance, please contact your Human Resource Consultant for guidance and information. For staff, inquiries may also be sent to UMHS-Compensation@med.umich.edu

Important Information: