New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 1 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 7 - WASTEWATER AND WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES
Part 4 - PAY
Section 1.7.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Alternative pay band" means a pay band based on current market rate for benchmark jobs in the relevant labor market(s).

B. "Alternative work schedule" means a schedule that is requested by an employee and approved by the agency that deviates from the normal work schedule.

C. "Appropriate placement" means those elements to be considered in determining pay upon hire, promotion, transfer or reduction including the employee's education, experience, training, certification, licensure, internal pay equity, budgetary availability and, when known and applicable, employee performance.

D. "Base pay" or "base salary" means the rate of compensation paid to an employee exclusive of benefits, temporary increases (Subsection K and L of 1.7.4.12 NMAC), pay differentials (Subsection M of 1.7.4.12 NMAC, 1.7.4.13 NMAC), overtime payments (1.7.4.14 NMAC), call-back pay (1.7.4.15 NMAC), on-call pay (1.7.4.16 NMAC), holiday pay (Subsection C of 1.7.4.17 NMAC), and incentive awards (1.7.4.18 NMAC).

E. "Comparison market" means an identified group of employers for which similar jobs can be recognized for the primary purpose of obtaining information that can be used to assess how competitive employee pay levels are relative to the market.

F. "Contributor proficiency zones" means subdivisions of the pay band that designate the employee's contribution in their job role. These proficiency zones are characterized as associate, independent and principal zones.

G. "In pay band adjustment" means movement within a pay band for demonstrated performance, skill or competency development, or internal alignment, which allows agency management to provide base salary growth within a pay band.

H. "Internal alignment" means an adjustment that addresses pay issues involving the proximity of one employee's salary to the salaries of others in the same agency and classification who have comparable levels of training, education and experience, duties and responsibilities, performance, knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies, and who are appropriately placed.

I. "Normal work schedule" means a schedule established by the agency, defining a start and end time for the employee.

J. "Pay plan" means a document developed by the director and approved annually by the board, that describes the board's compensation philosophy and it is the foundation for ensuring consistent application of the philosophy.

K. "Shift work schedule" means a normal work schedule assigned to an employee as part of a rotating group of individuals that must continuously maintain a twenty-four hour operation.

L. "Total compensation" means all forms of cash compensation and the dollar value of the employer-sponsored benefit.