Merit Process

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Merit Process
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2015 Merit Program AGENDA

• Overview General Information
• Employee Eligibility
• Source of Funds
• Key Dates

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• Overview General Information
• CMO approved merit with Base Salary
  adjustment effective September 1, 2015
  (October 1, 2015 paycheck)
• Merit is a salary adjustment to recognize
  an employees contributions in meeting
  established goals objectives.
• Based on most recent performance evaluation
• Pool allocation by employee category cannot be
  supplemented or exceeded with the exception that
  AP merit funding can be used for classified
  staff awards but not vice versa.

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• Overview General Information
• Merit Allocation pools based on
• Annual salary rate of eligible university
  employees as of May 31, 2015
• 3 pool for all eligible university employees
• No additional allocation for salary changes that
  occur after May 31, 2015.
• Template instructions will be provided to
  Merit Area Leads in upcoming informational
  sessions (July 20 21, 2015)
• Each division may have a different internal
  process as long as rules outlined in the policy
  are followed

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• Employee Eligibility
• Employed as of the effective date of merit
  (September 1, 2015)
• Hired on or before February 28, 2015 (must be
  employed at least six months)
• Benefits eligible full or part-time (50 or
  greater)
• Student titled positions are ineligible
• Must have a current performance appraisal on file
  in Human Resources (for the period 2/1/14
  1/31/15)
• Benefits eligible non-tenured track faculty may
  be eligible based on criteria established by the
  Provost

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• Source of Funds for Merit
• Education General (EG) merit eligible
  employees are funded from a central budgeted
  source
• Non-EG merit eligible employees are funded from
  the fund source of the position on the date merit
  is paid.
• Grants Contracts merit eligible employees will
  be awarded merit pay if allowable by the grant or
  contract.
• Exceptions to the above must be approved in
  advance by VP Business Affairs

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Key Dates
The Merit Policy and additional information will
be posted to the Budget website by mid-July
http//www.utsa.edu/financialaffairs/budget/