WAC
251-08-005 Compensation plans--General.
251-08-007 Compensation plans--Content.
251-08-021 Compensation plans--Salary survey.
251-08-031 Compensation plans--Adoption.
251-08-070 Salary--Limits.
251-08-075 Salary adjustment.
251-08-080 Salary--Entrance.
251-08-090 Salary--Periodic increment.
251-08-100 Periodic increment date.
251-08-110 Salary--Promotion.
251-08-112 Salary--Reallocation.
251-08-115 Salary--Layoff, reversion, demotion.
251-08-120 Salary--Survey implementation.
251-08-130 Salary--Part time.
251-08-150 Salary--Conversion of exempt position.
251-08-160 Payroll certification.
DISPOSITION OF SECTIONS FORMERLY
CODIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER
251-08-010 Compensation plans. [Order 1, § 251-08-010, filed 9/15/69.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77. Later promulgation, see WAC 251-08-005 and 251-08-007.
251-08-020 Compensation plans--Adoption. [Order 29, § 251-08-020, filed 1/22/74; Order 1, § 251-08-020, filed 9/15/69.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77. Later promulgation, see WAC 251-08-031.
251-08-030 Compensation plans--Approval. [Order 1, § 251-08-030, filed 9/15/69.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77. Later promulgation, see WAC 251-08-051.
251-08-040 Compensation plans--Submission to governor. [Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 87-08-056 (Order 155), § 251-08-040, filed 4/1/87, effective 5/1/87; Order 61, § 251-08-040, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 1, § 251-08-040, filed 9/15/69.]Repealed by 98-19-035, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150.
251-08-050 Compensation plans--Periodic review. [Order 1, § 251-08-050, filed 9/15/69.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77. Later promulgation, see WAC 251-08-021.
251-08-051 Compensation plans--Implementation. [Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-08-051, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; Order 61, § 251-08-051, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.] Repealed by 02-15-049, filed 7/11/02, effective 9/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150.
251-08-060 Compensation plans--Additional salary survey. [Order 61, § 251-08-060, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 35, § 251-08-060, filed 7/23/74; Order 1, § 251-08-060, filed 9/15/69.] Repealed by 02-15-049, filed 7/11/02, effective 9/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150.
251-08-091 Periodic increment withheld--Management employees. [Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-08-091, filed 7/31/84.]Repealed by 85-20-049 (Order 136), filed 9/25/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100.
251-08-111 Salary--Periodic increment--Exception. [Order 21, § 251-08-111, filed 5/24/73.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.
251-08-140 Salary--Overtime records. [Order 1, § 251-08-140, filed 9/15/69.]Repealed by Order 61, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.
WAC 251-08-005 Compensation plans--General. The department of personnel shall prepare, and subject to director approval shall periodically revise in a manner consistent with the development of the original plan, compensation plans for all classes. The plans shall provide for:
(1) Full compensation to each employee for all work assigned and performed.
(2) Regular salary increment increases based upon length of service for all employees whose performance is such as to permit them to retain job status in the classified service.
(3) Assignment of each class to a salary range reflecting prevailing rates in other public employment and in private employment in this state or in the locality in which the institution is located, provided funds are available as defined in WAC 251-08-051.
(4) The rates in the salary schedules or plans to be increased if necessary to attain comparable worth.
(5) Such other provisions as are appropriate in the establishment and maintenance of compensation equity in relation to prevailing practices found in Washington state private industries and other governmental units.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-08-005, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04; 02-15-049, § 251-08-005, filed 7/11/02, effective 9/1/02; 95-19-055, § 251-08-005, filed 9/15/95, effective 10/16/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.040 and 41.06.150. 93-19-147 (Order 432), § 251-08-005, filed 9/22/93, effective 10/23/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 87-08-056 (Order 155), § 251-08-005, filed 4/1/87, effective 5/1/87; Order 61, § 251-08-005, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.]
WAC 251-08-007 Compensation plans--Content. The compensation plan shall apply to all approved classes, and shall include:
(1) Salary schedules (grids) including regular increment step increases within salary ranges.
(2) Classification schemas assigning each class to a salary range of an approved salary schedule.
(3) Such supplemental compensation plans and provisions as are necessary to implement approved compensation practices as provided in chapter 251-09 WAC and/or such area wage variances as may be approved by the director for each member institution.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-08-007, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04; Order 63, § 251-08-007, filed 11/22/77; Order 61, § 251-08-007, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.]
WAC 251-08-021 Compensation plans--Salary survey. Salary surveys will be undertaken in accordance with applicable portions of chapter 41.06 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 02-15-049, § 251-08-021, filed 7/11/02, effective 9/1/02; 98-19-035, § 251-08-021, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 87-08-056 (Order 155), § 251-08-021, filed 4/1/87, effective 5/1/87; Order 61, § 251-08-021, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.]
WAC 251-08-031 Compensation plans--Adoption. (1) The proposed compensation plans shall be submitted to the director for adoption, revision, or rejection.
(2) Twenty calendar days prior to open hearings on the plans, the director shall circulate notice of the hearing to enable affected employees, employee representatives, institutions, and related boards to present their views either orally or in writing. The notice shall state the date, time, and place of the hearing, and shall include a copy of the proposed plans or revisions or reference thereto.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-08-031, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04; Order 61, § 251-08-031, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.]
WAC 251-08-070 Salary--Limits. The basic compensation rate for all employees shall be within the salary range assigned to the class, unless a different rate is permitted by these rules or by the director because of special circumstances.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-08-070, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04; Order 61, § 251-08-070, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 1, § 251-08-070, filed 9/15/69.]
WAC 251-08-075 Salary adjustment. The personnel officer may authorize a salary adjustment for an employee within the salary range of the current class to address issues that are related to recruitment and retention, such as equity, alignment, or competitive market conditions.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 00-16-004, § 251-08-075, filed 7/20/00, effective 9/1/00.]
WAC 251-08-080 Salary--Entrance. The entrance salary for any nonpermanent employee of the institution shall be the minimum salary step of the range unless the personnel officer authorizes a higher entrance salary step.
[Order 61, § 251-08-080, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 29, § 251-08-080, filed 1/22/74; Order 1, § 251-08-080, filed 9/15/69.]
WAC 251-08-090 Salary--Periodic increment. (1) Employees whose performance permits them to retain job status in the classified service shall receive periodic increments within the steps of the salary range. The salary of each employee shall be increased two steps on the periodic increment date and annually thereafter on the periodic increment date, not to exceed the maximum step of the range. An exception to the two step movement on the periodic increment date are those employees who occupy classes included in the locality special pay plan per WAC 251-09-090 which applies only to University of Washington medical centers. The salary of each employee under this plan shall be increased as specified in the medical center special pay plan.
(2) When the periodic increment date falls on the same effective date as another salary action, the periodic increment shall be applied prior to, and in addition to, any other action resulting in a salary increase or decrease.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 98-19-035, § 251-08-090, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98; 95-19-055, § 251-08-090, filed 9/15/95, effective 10/16/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.040 and 41.06.150. 93-19-147 (Order 432), § 251-08-090, filed 9/22/93, effective 10/23/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 91-16-054, § 251-08-090, filed 8/1/91, effective 9/1/91; 85-20-049 (Order 136), § 251-08-090, filed 9/25/85; 84-16-067 (Order 119), § 251-08-090, filed 7/31/84; Order 61, § 251-08-090, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 18, § 251-08-090, filed 10/25/72, effective 7/1/73; Order 1, § 251-08-090, filed 9/15/69.]
WAC 251-08-100 Periodic increment date. (1) For purposes of payment of periodic increment increases, the effective date shall be determined as follows:
(a) The first of the current month for actions occurring between the first and the fifteenth of the month; or
(b) The first of the following month for actions occurring between the sixteenth and the end of the month.
(2) The periodic increment date of new employees or probationary employees who are reappointed to a new class during the probationary period shall be established:
(a) Upon completion of six months in the class for those appointed at the first step in the salary range; or
(b) Upon completion of twelve months in the class for those appointed at a salary step above the first step in the salary range.
(3) The periodic increment date of all employees shall be changed as follows:
(a) Upon promotion, the existing periodic increment date will be eliminated and a new date established to be effective upon completion of the trial service period;
(b) Upon reappointment of a probationary employee during the probationary period, the former periodic increment date will be eliminated and a new date established as provided in subsection (2) of this section;
(c) Upon reallocation under WAC 251-06-080 (1)(a) of an employee who is at the top step of the current salary range, the employee will be given a new periodic increment date which will be six months following the reallocation action;
(d) When a leave of absence without pay exceeds ten working days in any calendar month, or exceeds ten consecutive working days, the date will be extended by one month, except as provided by WAC 251-22-165(5), 251-22-180, and 251-19-130, or when an employee is on leave without pay for the purpose of formal collective bargaining sessions as provided in WAC 251-22-200;
(e) When employees return from layoff status, the date will be reestablished and extended by an amount of time equal to the period of layoff in order to give credit for time served in a salary step prior to layoff;
(f) When a cyclic year position leave of absence without pay exceeds ninety calendar days, the periodic increment date shall be extended on a month-for-month basis. Provisions of (d) of this subsection shall apply to that period exceeding the ninety calendar days. Cyclic year position employees serving a probationary or trial service period will have their periodic increment dates extended by an amount of time equal to the period in which the employee is on leave of absence without pay;
(g) When employees are reverted from trial service following promotion (or return from alternate appointment), the periodic increment date held prior to promotion or layoff will be reestablished;
(h) When the director or the personnel appeals board orders remedial action per WAC 251-12-600, the periodic increment date may be modified as part of the order.
(4) The periodic increment date of all employees shall remain unchanged for all other actions including, but not limited to, transfer within class, appointment to another class with the same or lower salary range maximum, and reallocations except as provided in subsection (3)(c) of this section.
(5) The periodic increment date for incumbents of exempt positions which are converted to classified status shall be established as provided in WAC 251-19-160.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-19-027, § 251-08-100, filed 9/9/04, effective 10/11/04; 98-19-035, § 251-08-100, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 88-15-023 (Order 170), § 251-08-100, filed 7/12/88; 88-02-017 (Order 164), § 251-08-100, filed 12/30/87, effective 2/1/88; 87-14-051 (Order 156), § 251-08-100, filed 7/1/87, effective 8/1/87; 85-16-038 (Order 134), § 251-08-100, filed 7/31/85, effective 9/1/85; 83-10-029 (Order 105), § 251-08-100, filed 4/29/83, effective 6/1/83; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-08-100, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78; Order 64, § 251-08-100, filed 12/23/77; Order 61, § 251-08-100, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 29, § 251-08-100, filed 1/22/74; Order 21, § 251-08-100, filed 5/24/73; Order 18, § 251-08-100, filed 10/25/72, effective 7/1/73.]
WAC 251-08-110 Salary--Promotion. An employee who is promoted shall be paid at the salary step which represents a two-step increase over the salary received immediately prior to the promotion. If the two-step pay increase falls between two steps of the new range, the increase shall be rounded up to the next higher step of the new range. The personnel officer may authorize more than a two-step increase. All promotional increases must be within the salary range for the class.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 89-08-003 (Order 176), § 251-08-110, filed 3/23/89, effective 5/1/89; 87-20-024 (Order 160), § 251-08-110, filed 9/30/87; Order 61, § 251-08-110, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 29, § 251-08-110, filed 1/22/74; Order 21, § 251-08-110, filed 5/24/73; Order 18, § 251-08-110, filed 10/25/72, effective 7/1/73; Order 1, § 251-08-110, filed 9/15/69.]
WAC 251-08-112 Salary--Reallocation. (1) An employee occupying a position that is reallocated to an existing class with a higher salary range maximum shall receive an increase in the same manner as is provided for promotion in WAC 251-08-110. The periodic increment date shall be established as provided in WAC 251-08-100.
(2) An employee occupying a position that is reallocated to an existing class with a lower salary maximum shall be placed in the salary step in the new range which is closest to the current salary, provided such salary does not exceed the top step of the new salary range.
(3) When reallocation is necessary because the board or the director has created, abolished, or modified a class, the incumbent will remain in the position and therefore will not be afforded layoff rights. Employees will be affected as follows:
(a) An employee occupying a position reallocated to a class with a lower salary range maximum will retain his/her salary as of the date preceding the effective date of the board's action and will be allowed to achieve the salary maximum of the former class. The employee will lose the right to such salary maintenance if he/she subsequently voluntarily demotes, promotes, or moves to another class;
(b) An employee occupying a position reallocated to a class with a higher salary range maximum will have his/her salary adjusted to the same step in the new range as was held in the previous range. The periodic increment date of the affected employee will remain unchanged;
(c) Reallocations due to the board's or the director's creation, abolishment, or modification of a class become effective on the effective date of the board's action.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-08-112, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.16 RCW. 91-13-011, § 251-08-112, filed 6/7/91, effective 6/7/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 91-10-003, § 251-08-112, filed 4/18/91, effective 6/1/91; 88-02-027 (Order 166), § 251-08-112, filed 12/31/87, effective 2/1/88; 87-20-024 (Order 160), § 251-08-112, filed 9/30/87; 78-06-068 (Order 68), § 251-08-112, filed 5/25/78, effective 7/1/78; Order 61, § 251-08-112, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.]
WAC 251-08-115 Salary--Layoff, reversion, demotion. (1) When an employee who has been separated returns from the institution-wide layoff list to the same class occupied immediately prior to layoff, the employee shall return to the same salary step held at time of layoff, unless the employee is currently employed by the institution and to do so would cause him/her to suffer a reduction in salary.
(2) When an employee accepts a layoff option under WAC 251-10-030(4), the salary shall be retained provided it does not exceed the top step of the new range.
(3) When an employee accepts a layoff option under WAC 251-10-030(5), the salary shall be determined by the personnel officer.
(4) When an employee is reverted from trial service following promotion (or returns from alternate appointment), the former salary step shall be restored, provided that adjustments shall be made to take into account any periodic increments which would have occurred during the trial service period.
(5) When an employee accepts a voluntary demotion, the salary shall be determined by the personnel officer.
(6) For disciplinary demotion, the salary shall be lowered step-for-step. The personnel officer may, however, authorize exceptions to this provision.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 00-10-026, § 251-08-115, filed 4/24/00, effective 6/1/00; Order 61, § 251-08-115, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77.]
WAC 251-08-120 Salary--Survey implementation. When adjustment in salary range is based on implementation of a salary survey and there is no change in class concept, duties and responsibilities, the salary shall be adjusted to the same step in new range as held in previous range, except for those instances when the new range has a different number of salary steps, in which case the director shall determine the proper salary adjustments.
[Order 61, § 251-08-120, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 1, § 251-08-120, filed 9/15/69.]
WAC 251-08-130 Salary--Part time. Part-time employment shall be compensated on the same pro rata basis as the appointment bears to a full-time appointment unless otherwise adjusted per WAC 251-09-090.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 90-02-053, § 251-08-130, filed 12/29/89, effective 2/1/90; Order 61, § 251-08-130, filed 8/30/77, effective 10/1/77; Order 1, § 251-08-130, filed 9/15/69.]
WAC 251-08-150 Salary--Conversion of exempt position. The incumbent of an exempt position converted to classified status per the provisions of WAC 251-19-160 shall be placed at the first step within the salary range or range extension which is not less than the current exempt salary.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100. 88-02-017 (Order 164), § 251-08-150, filed 12/30/87, effective 2/1/88; Order 64, § 251-08-150, filed 12/23/77.]
WAC 251-08-160 Payroll certification. A disbursing officer shall not pay any employee holding a position covered by chapter 41.06 RCW unless the employment is in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW and the provisions of these rules. The director and the institutions of higher education, including the state board for community and technical colleges which shall act for the various community colleges, and the director of the office of financial management shall jointly establish procedures for the certification of payrolls.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.06.150. 04-15-020, § 251-08-160, filed 7/8/04, effective 8/8/04; 98-19-035, § 251-08-160, filed 9/10/98, effective 10/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.16.100 and 28B.16.190. 79-03-030 (Order 72), § 251-08-160, filed 2/27/79, effective 4/2/79.]