Specifications include, but are not limited to: : 1) conduct a pay equity evaluation of non-union employees based on the State’s standards, employees’ respective pay ranges, and including gender and race; 2) enhance definitions of inequities and develop details for remedies to address issues in a comprehensive manner; and 3) provide recommendations for a time-based pay structure with a mechanism for employees to progress through the pay range. The proposals shall also recommend appropriate compensation policies and procedures for ongoing and effective pay equity administration which will include a review of the State’s non-union Merit Pay Scales structure and any recommendations for improvement. Based on 1) and 2) in this paragraph, these proposals also will provide recommendations for pay practices to evaluate and place future eligible hires on Merit Pay Scale ranges that can also be applied to eligible promotions and eligible voluntary demotions.
