18-389 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 2 - MAINTENANCE OF THE COMPENSATION PLAN

A. Determination of Salary Amounts

Salary ranges shall be linked directly to the classification plan and shall be determined with due regard to:

1. Ranges of pay for other classes;

2. The relative difficulty and responsibility of work in the several classes;

3. The recruiting experience of the state, and the availability of employees in particular occupational categories;

4. Prevailing rates of pay for similar employment in private businesses in the state and in other governmental jurisdictions;

5. Cost of living factors; and

6. The financial policies of the state, and other economic considerations.

The minimum and maximum rates of pay ranges assigned the several classes shall be those which most nearly reflect these factors.

NOTE: Range differentials are now made in accordance with the Hay Point-Factor Evaluation System. Factors include: know-how, problem solving, accountability and working conditions.

B. Adjustment of Salary Amounts

In advance of the convening of the regular sessions of the legislature as well as at other times, the Director of Human Resources shall make or cause to be made such comparative studies as deemed appropriate of factors affecting the levels of salaries in the classified service. On the basis of information derived from such studies and after consultation with appointing authorities, fiscal authorities of the state, and others, the Director shall recommend appropriate changes in the compensation plan.

C. Effects of Revisions

On the effective date of an amendment to the compensation plan, the rates paid to employees in positions of any class for which a pay range is established or changed, shall be adjusted as follows:

1. Range Determination Increased or Unchanged

If the effect of the amendment is to provide a pay range approximately equal to or higher than that previously in force for positions of the class, the salary rate of any employee who is paid at or below the maximum of the range prescribed for the class shall be adjusted to that step in the newly established range of the class which corresponds to the step at which the employee was paid prior to the amendment.

2. Range Determination Lowered

If the effect of the amendment is to provide a pay range lower than that previously in force for positions of the class, the salary rate of any employee paid at or below the maximum of the range prescribed for the class shall not be adjusted unless an adjustment to the next lower step should be necessary to place the employee at a step in the new range; and in such case the salary rate of any employee paid at a rate in excess of the maximum for the range prescribed for the class shall be reduced to the maximum rate in the range prescribed for the class.

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18-389 C.M.R. ch. 5, § 2