Staff Salary/Wage Freeze
Engrossed Senate Substitute Bill 5460 & House Bill 2328
UNDERSTAND
Salary/Wage Freeze and Freeze Exemptions
Engrossed Senate Substitute Bill (ESSB) 5460 freezes salary increases through February 18, 2010 for all non-classified employees, including faculty and academic staff. On May 1, 2009 House Bill (HB) 2328 became law. HB 2328 amends the provisions of ESSB 5460 to allow critical positions to receive retention salary increases that are not paid for from state or tuition dollars.
ACT - Salary Freeze Exemption Procedures
- Department administrators may download and complete the critical position salary freeze exemption request form.
- The form asks that you:
- Confirm that the increase is not funded by State or tuition dollars.
- Explain this position’s designation as a critical position for your organization and why it is essential that this employee be retained.
- Obtain approval for the critical position retention increase from the dean, chancellor, vice president, vice provost or major organization designee. The approval may be in the form of a signature or an email response.
- For Position Reviews & Ingrade Salary Adjustments: Attach the completed salary freeze exemption request form to the Professional Staff Compensation Change Request Form and submit the request to the HR Compensation Office, Box 354562. The completed compensation change request form must include an email or signature approval from the appropriate dean, chancellor, vice president, vice provost, or major organization designee.
- For Temporary Pay Increases (TPI's): Attach the completed salary freeze exemption request form to the Temporary Pay Increase form and submit the request to the HR Compensation Office, Box 354562. The completed TPI form must include an email or signature approval from the appropriate dean, chancellor, vice president, vice provost, or major organization designee.
Review & Approval
The HR Compensation Office will review retention increase requests based on the need to retain the critical position.
Upon HR Compensation Office approval of the request, confirmation of will be emailed to individuals listed in "Section G – Approvals of the Professional Staff" of the Compensation Change Request Form.
LEARN MORE
See the Pay Increase Freeze Q&A for answers to common questions about the freeze.
Information on State-mandated restrictions on out-of-state travel, out-of-state training, equipment purchases, and personal services contracts are available on the Planning & Budgeting website.
