25 NCAC 01D .2108. CRITERIA

Conditions to be met prior to requesting a retention increase are as follows:

(1)           There is a bona fide written job offer from an employer outside the government structure which provides greater compensation without increased responsibility.

(2)           There is no current employee with substantially equal qualifications for promotion to the potential vacancy.

(3)           Serious salary inequities would not be created by a special salary adjustment.

(4)           The position duties are key to agency or program mission accomplishment.  The knowledge, skills and abilities required of an incumbent are clearly identified as difficult to recruit, or the occupational group is acknowledged by the Office of State Human Resources as having a critical labor market shortage.

(5)           The agency must confirm that the use of established personnel policies/actions are not feasible alternatives to a special salary adjustment (promotion, position reallocation, salary range revision, performance increase).

(6)           The agency must confirm that other management alternatives (realignment of duties; allocation of additional personnel, equipment, or other resources; commitment to personal development needs or future job opportunity; or other actions meeting mutually perceived needs that are not currently available, but are perceived by the employee as being better satisfied by the external job offer) are not feasible.

(7)           The employee for whom the special salary adjustment is proposed must have an above satisfactory performance level.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 126-4;

Eff. January 1, 1992.