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Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh.Vice Chancellor for Human Resources James W. Gallaher Jr. and project leads Shahfar Shaari and Maureen Pastin shared Compensation Modernization Project updates with Pitt colleagues at Tuesday’s Staff Council Spotlight session, with hundreds tuning in live. Here are the top 5 takeaways from the event.
More information is available on the project SharePoint site or by contacting the Human Resources’ Compensation Modernization team. You can also watch this week’s event in its entirety.
Don’t know what this project is about? Read this March update to catch up.
Purpose
Gallaher reinforced the goal of the multiyear Compensation Modernization Project to provide an enhanced job-based structure for greater role clarity and consistency across the University. He also described how Pitt’s new structure will establish a more robust system for staffing movements and pay decisions, align with job market data and increase its agility to perform equity analyses and recalibrate pay for similar jobs.
Status
The project is currently in phase two, with department administrators reviewing the new job catalog and salary range data for accuracy. The job review and calibration process will continue for several more weeks, but it is important to note that staff members’ working job titles, duties and conditions of employment will not change.
Expanded visibility
Pitt community members will have access to the new job catalog, classification levels and pay ranges around mid-July.
Communications coming
Once the new system is accessible, staff will receive an email with information and resources to better understand the new data and platform. Supervisors will also receive resources to integrate project updates with the fiscal year 2024 review process. No salaries will decrease from this project, and employees beyond their pay range will remain eligible for annual merit increases.
What’s ahead
In phase three, Pitt will deploy staff career roadmaps to aid employees in identifying future potential pathways throughout the University. New job architecture and career development resources will also provide access to lateral options staff can pursue to diversify their experience at Pitt. Supervisors will have access to this information to discuss and support career growth plans with employees.
— Kathy Geller Myers, photography by Aimee Obidzinski