Dear Colleagues:
Attracting and retaining highly qualified employees continues to be a top priority for UC ANR. It has been a critical part of our strategic plan and a key to our ability to deliver the mission. Over the last several years, the labor market has continued to change due to factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation and shifts in the labor markets. Those factors have increased pressures on household budgets for many of our employees leading to a variety of efforts by UC ANR to address the needs of our employees.
I'm pleased to let you know that, as part of UC ANR's overall market-equity compensation strategy, I have approved year two of the accelerated two-year Market Equity Adjustment Plan for policy-covered (non-represented) staff. This program will ensure salaries of new and existing staff are aligned with the competitive labor market. This program is designed to be effective as of April 2023; changes in the paychecks of eligible employees will first be seen in May 2023.
Using UC Career Tracks, UC ANR Human Resources will be able to identify, review and address the salaries of policy-covered staff members whose pay is not well-aligned in their competitive zone targets. All career policy-covered staff, whose work performance meets expectation are eligible to participate in this plan, regardless of their position's funding source. Please note: these equity adjustments are separate and distinct from the UC systemwide salary program that may be approved and announced by President Drake. Additional information on program eligibility and payroll dates will soon be forthcoming.
If you are represented by an union, we are excited to share the positive news that all UC ANR collective bargaining agreements are signed and in place; meaning covered employees have guaranteed pay increases for the duration of their agreement.
Market compensation equity for UC ANR advisors is also under review. UC ANR is conducting a market survey with the assistance of the consulting firm Cotter & Sullivan. We expect that the result of this survey will inform potential equity action that should be taken for UC ANR to remain competitive.
UC ANR leadership is committed to the health and well-being of our employees. This Market Equity Adjustment program is designed to address compensation issues that may impact recruitment and retention efforts, program support, enhancements to business operations, communications and more. Questions and follow-up can be addressed to humanresources@ucanr.edu.
As always, many thanks for the great work you do to serve our mission and the people of California.
Glenda Humiston
Vice President