Glossary
FIELD NAME OR TERM |
ACRONYM |
DEFINITION / NOTES |
ACADEMIC COMPENSATION GROUP |
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Group of academic title codes that have common range adjustment calculation rules or compensation policies. |
CLASS TITLE OUTLINE |
CTO |
Primary Occupation Group to which an academic title is assigned for reporting purposes. |
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT |
CBU |
Collective Bargaining Unit to which a title belongs (see “Title Unit Code”). |
COVERED |
COV |
Covered under a Collective Bargaining Unit. AKA “Represented”. |
EXEMPT |
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Employees who do not receive overtime compensation. Greater emphasis is placed on meeting the responsibilities assigned to the position than on working a specified number of hours. |
FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL SUBGROUP |
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Code indicating the specific job classification in which a title code is included for federal reporting purposes. |
GRADE |
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Salary range used for multiple titles. Used for Non-Represented (Uncovered) staff. |
LINKAGE CODE |
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Code used to indicate groups of title codes that have similarity of job content, or physical or organizational proximity, or similarity of job responsibility or career pathing. |
MANAGERS & SENIOR PROFESSIONALS |
MSP |
Personnel program for Staff. Title codes are 0200 through 0799. |
MERIT-BASED PAY |
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AKA “Open Range”. No steps in range. Salary range will show minimum, midpoint and maximum rates. |
NON-ACADEMIC TITLE |
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Staff title. |
NON-EXEMPT |
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Employees who are eligible to earn overtime. Straight-time rate is earned for overtime hours not exceeding 40 hours of actual work in a workweek. Premium overtime is compensated at the time-and-one-half rate for all hours worked after 40 hours in a workweek. |
NON-REPRESENTED |
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Not represented by a Collective Bargaining Unit. AKA “Uncovered” and “Unrepresented”. |
OCCUPATIONAL SUBGROUP |
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Primary Occupation Group to which a staff title is assigned for reporting purposes. |
ON-CALL RATES |
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Compensation for an employee being required to inform employer how he can be reached during his regular time away from work. |
PAY REPRESENTATION |
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AKA “Rep Code”. Indicates whether a pay rate is applicable to “covered” or “uncovered” employees. |
PREMIUM OVERTIME ELIGIBILITY |
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Only non-exempt employees are eligible for premium overtime. (See “Non-exempt”) |
PROFESSIONAL & SUPPORT STAFF |
PSS |
Personnel Program for Staff. Title codes are 4000 and greater. |
REPRESENTED |
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Represented by a Collective Bargaining Unit. AKA “Covered”. |
SAFETY STATUS |
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Code indicating whether a title is eligible for special retirement contribution rates. (Some incumbents holding the title will not be eligible.) |
SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP |
SMG |
Personnel Program for Staff. Title codes are 0001 through 0199. |
SHIFT RATES (SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL) |
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Compensation for working an assigned shift on an evening, night or weekend. |
STANDARD HOURS/WEEK |
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Number of hours in a workweek which is considered standard for a particular title code. |
STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY |
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Code indicating the primary occupation group to which a title is assigned for affirmative action reporting purposes. |
STEPPED RATES |
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Rates based on specific intervals or steps within salary range. Range will show numerated steps and half-steps (1.0, 1.5, etc.). |
SUB LOCATION |
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Location contained within a campus, such as a medical center. |
TIER |
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Personnel Program level for Staff. |
TITLE CODE |
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4-digit code identifying a (job) title. |
TITLE CODE SYSTEM |
TCS |
University-wide online database with all academic and staff titles and rates. |
TITLE NAME |
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Name of a position associated with a title code. |
TITLE UNIT CODE |
TUC |
2-character code identifying Collective Bargaining Unit to which a title belongs. (CX, TX, K8, etc.) See “Collective Bargaining Unit”. |
UNCOVERED |
UNC |
Not covered under a Collective Bargaining Unit. AKA “Unrepresented” and “Non-represented”. |
UNREPRESENTED |
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Not represented by a Collective Bargaining Unit. AKA “Uncovered” and “Non-represented”. |