7. Please describe To determine Almost all any required consistency in respondents review process application of indicated the before a salary processes to be annual report increase is used in requests is a key approved/finalized. for merit salary element of the If no review increases. process. Some process exists, schools please enter described a "None." fairly robust process for merit increases, with almost all requiring multiple levels of review. 8. What aspects of Provide an Responses to the pay setting opportunity to this item were process work MSU faculty and somewhat particularly well? staff to identify sparse, with internal best some practices indicating a clear need for more robust process rigor beginning with a documented policy. 9. What Provide an Responses recommendations opportunity to were more do you have for MSU faculty and robust than improving the pay staff to provide those for setting process? process Question 8. improvement Responses recommendations indicated based on process consensus in experience the need for a fair, equitable and transparent process that allows for appropriate, supportable flexibilities.
7. Please describe any required review process before a salary increase is approved/finalized. If no review process exists, please enter "None." To determine consistency in application of processes to be used in requests for merit salary increases. Almost all respondents indicated the annual report is a key element of the process. Some schools described a fairly robust process for merit increases, with almost all requiring multiple levels of review. 8. What aspects of the pay setting process work particularly well? Provide an opportunity to MSU faculty and staff to identify internal best practices Responses to this item were somewhat sparse, with some indicating a clear need for more robust process rigor beginning with a documented policy. 9. What recommendations do you have for improving the pay setting process? Provide an opportunity to MSU faculty and staff to provide process improvement recommendations based on process experience Responses were more robust than those for Question 8. Responses indicated consensus in the need for a fair, equitable and transparent process that allows for appropriate, supportable flexibilities.
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