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Wage Agreements


1. In advance of offering a wage agreement, the departments should verify funding availability with the dean's office.

2. Write wage agreement.

3. Check with Dean's Office to find your school's policy for routing Wage Agreements (ie.,routing from Department, to Employee, to Dean's Office or from Department, to Dean's Office, to Employee).

4. Forward fully signed Wage Agreement to Human Resources. NOTE: If this is a grant-related position, send letter to Research Accounting.

5. Have employee go to HR to complete required hire paperwork.

    Required forms:
    * Employee Information Packet
    * Photocopy of Social Security Card for proof of legal name

***IMPORTANT**

Employees with Wage Agreements perform irregular services (i.e. non-credit instruction, consulting, short-term research, etc.) for the University, usually over a short period of time or on a one-time basis. One cannot be paid wages for a "salary/FTE" type of assignment (except between June 16 and September 15 for 9-month appointments), but may be paid wages for an additional service beyond one's salary/FTE type appointment (see supplemental wage agreements).

  • One cannot be paid wages for a "salary/FTE" type of assignment.
  • Additional service beyond 1.0 FTE appointments are supplemental wage agreements.
  • Wages contribute to the annualized FTE of employees.
  • Not to exceed half the current minimum Adjunct/Lecturer rate as designated by the AFT contract.
    Or
  • Less than half the annual "going" salary rate of current regular appointments with similar responsibilities/experience.

Supplemental Wage Agreements

Performs services in addition to a 1.0 salary/FTE appointment. "Allowable sources of overload compensation include Continuing Education, Extension Services, Consulting, Seminars and similar services. Regular on-campus classes as well as time spent in support of grant and research activities are not allowable activities for overload compensation except under extraordinary or emergency circumstances." (OUS FASOM 10.33)

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