Summary
Recruiting, hiring, and retaining high-performing individuals is vital to achieving the mission and goals of the University. Hiring and retention incentives are compensation tools available to attract and/or retain benefit-eligible academic and administrative, service, and support employees.
If any part of this policy does not reflect the Collected Rules and Regulations (CRR), the provisions of the CRR will govern.
HR Policy Provisions
- Policy
- Hiring and retention incentives are compensation strategies utilized for approved University positions, including but not limited to hard-to-fill and/or high-demand positions, as well as top-performing employees when it is in the university鈥檚 best interest.
- Incentive payments may include one or more payments, which shall not exceed one-half of the employee's annual base salary in the aggregate. Departments may limit incentives to less than the maximum amount allowed by policy.
- Incentives are separate from and in addition to any payments that may be authorized for moving allowance.
- Although the University does not intend to monitor or inquire how employees who receive hiring or retention incentives spend that money, considerations for approval of such incentives include, without limitation, student loan or fellowship rep