The Human Resources redesign team presented a condensed version of the new personnel plan to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Faculty Senate Monday.
Senate members were most concerned with the plan’s proposal to pay faculty and staff based on performance.
University Committee Chair Mark Cook said in working out the details for the compensation plan it is important for the university to ensure the new form of compensation is equitable.
According to Director of Human Resources and redesign project leader Bob Lavigna, a study evaluating job title and compensation at the university will be conducted this summer.
Following the study, faculty, staff and students will decide through shared governance the criteria that would count toward a change in an employee’s compensation based on his or her performance.
Cook said he agreed with this decision to leave the specifics of performance evaluation to be decided later through stakeholder governing bodies.
“These issues should not determined by a metric system,” Cook said. “They’re determined by what’s important to the faculty staff and students through shared governance on campus.”
Cook said despite feelings of apprehension over changes to compensation benefits, he believes the senate will approve the plan in its Nov. 5 meeting.
