Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
General. An employee, upon completion of a minimum pay
increase eligibility period, may receive a periodic increase in base pay that
is within the pay grade and pay plan of the class to which the employee is
assigned.
a.
Pay increase eligibility
periods. The minimum pay increase eligibility period for employees
shall be 52 weeks, except that it shall be 26 weeks for new hires and employees
who receive an increase in base pay as a result of a promotion,
reclassification or pay grade change.
b.
Noncreditable periods.
Except for FMLA, workers' compensation, educational, and military leave,
periods of leave without pay exceeding 30 calendar days shall not count toward
an employee's pay increase eligibility period.
c.
Reduction of time
periods. The director may authorize a reduction in the pay increase
eligibility periods for a position where there is an unusual recruitment and
retention circumstance.
(2)
Employee pay increases.
An eligible employee may be given any amount of within grade pay increase up to
the maximum pay rate for the employee's class. The pay increase shall be at the
beginning of the pay period following completion of the employee's prescribed
minimum pay increase eligibility period and shall not be retroactive, except as
provided for in subrule 53.4(7).
a.
Performance. Within grade pay increases shall be based on performance,
are not automatic, and may be delayed beyond completion of the employee's
minimum pay increase eligibility period. The amount of a within grade pay
increase shall be determined by policies established by the appointing
authority. To be eligible, a within grade pay increase must be accompanied by a
current performance evaluation on which the employee received an overall rating
of at least "meets job expectations." Time spent on FMLA, workers'
compensation, educational, or military leave shall be considered to "meet job
expectations."
b.
Lump
sum. When budgetary conditions make it infeasible to grant within
grade pay increases, an appointing authority may instead grant a lump sum
increase. The increase shall not be added to the employee's base pay and shall
be allowed only once in a fiscal year. Lump sum pay increases must be requested
in writing from the director.
(3) Rescinded IAB 7/19/17, effective
7/1/17.
(4)
Certified
teachers. Within grade pay increases for employees who are required to
possess a current valid teaching certificate with appropriate endorsements and
approvals by the Iowa department of education shall be based on performance and
credentials.
(5)
Eligibility dates. An employee's pay increase eligibility date
shall be set at the time of hire, and if the employee starts on the first
working day of the pay period, it shall be the first day of the pay period
following completion of the employee's minimum pay increase eligibility period.
Otherwise, it shall be the first day of the pay period following the date the
employee starts work.
a.
General. A new eligibility date shall be set when an employee
receives an increase in base pay, except when transferring in the same pay
grade to a different pay plan. Such date will be set at 52 weeks, except for
new hires and employees who receive a pay increase as a result of a promotion,
reclassification or pay grade change. The date for such employees shall be 26
weeks following the effective date of the action.
b.
Bumping. An employee who
is recalled to a class from which the employee was bumped shall have a new
eligibility date set if the pay increase eligibility period of the class to
which recalled is less than the employee's current pay increase eligibility
period.
c.
No adjustment
for FMLA, workers' compensation, educational, or military leave. An
employee who returns to work from FMLA, workers' compensation, educational, or
military leave shall have the employee's eligibility date restored without
adjusting for the period of absence.
d.
Adjustments for returning from
leave or recall. An employee who returns to work from a recall list or
from an authorized leave of absence shall have the employee's eligibility date
restored, but adjusted for the period of absence that exceeds 30 calendar
days.
e.
Administrative
changes. The director may change eligibility dates when economic or
other pay adjustments are made to the classification plan or pay
plans.
(6)
Suspension. If within grade pay increases are suspended by an
Act of the general assembly, the rules that provide for such increases shall
also be suspended.
