Minimums, Adjustments, Schedules, etc.
(C) One-Time Lump Sum Payments
(D) Entitlement (Resignation, Termination, Retirement)
(H) Special Salary Adjustments
(J) Rounding of Monthly Salaries
ARTICLE XXI, SALARIES
A. MINIMUM SALARIES
1. Effective July 1, 2009, the minimum annual salaries for all Faculty Members shall be:
Rank 2 $45,000
Rank 3 $55,008
Rank 4 $65,004
Rank 5 $75,000
2. Effective July 1, 2011, the minimum annual salaries for all Rank 2 Faculty Members shall be $50,004.
3. Effective July 1, 2012, the minimum annual salaries for all Faculty Members shall be:
Rank 2 $50,004
Rank 3 $57,504
Rank 4 $67,500
Rank 5 $77,508
4. Effective July 1, 2013, the minimum annual salaries for all Faculty Members shall be:
Rank 2 $50,004
Rank 3 $60,000
Rank 4 $70,008
Rank 5 $80,004
Adjustment to the minimum salary rates shall occur after the salary increase provided for in B.6. below, if applicable.
B. SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
1. Effective January 1, 2010, all Faculty Members hired on or before December 31, 2009, whose salaries are paid from appropriated funds (e.g. general, special, revolving, or appropriated federal funds) shall have their base salaries temporarily decreased by six and two-thirds percent (6.667%). This temporary salary reduction shall be applied after the salary increase, if applicable, provided in paragraph A. above, therefore, temporarily resulting in base salaries of less than the designated minimums.
2. Effective July 1, 2011, the base salaries of all Faculty Members subject to the temporary reduction indicated above shall be restored to the December 31, 2009 rate plus any subsequent promotions or special salary adjustments and subject to the minimum annual salary rates indicated in A. above. For payroll purposes, the restoration of salaries for 9-month faculty members shall coincide with the start of the academic year 2011-2012 duty period.[1]
3. Effective January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 close of business (cob): Faculty Members initially hired between January 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, whose salaries are paid from appropriated funds (e.g. general, special, revolving or appropriated federal funds) shall have a base salary established upon their appointment. Upon appointment and continuing through the cob on June 30, 2011 (July 31, 2011 for 9-month faculty), the established base salary shall be temporarily reduced by five percent (5%). Effective July 1, 2011 (July 31, 2011 cob for 9-month faculty), the base salary of Faculty Members hired on or after January 1, 2010, shall be increased to the full rate that was established upon appointment.
4. The salaries of Faculty Members paid from non-appropriated funds (e.g. trust, agency, or extramural funds) shall not be subject to the temporary reduction indicated in paragraphs 1 and 3 above.
5. For Faculty Members paid from various funding sources, the temporary salary reductions described in paragraphs 1 and 3 above shall only apply to the percentage of full time equivalency (FTE) that is paid from the appropriated funding sources indicated above.
6. Effective July 1, 2013, all Faculty Members shall have their base salaries increased by three percent (3%).
7. Effective July 1, 2014, all Faculty Members shall have their base salaries increased by three percent (3%).
C. ONE-TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENTS
1. Effective August 1, 2012, Faculty Members subject to the temporary salary reductions in B.1 and B.3. above shall receive the equivalent of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total reduction in compensation in the form of a one-time lump sum payment.
2. Effective August 1, 2013, Faculty Members subject to the temporary salary reductions in B.1 and B.3. above shall receive the equivalent of twenty-five percent (25%) of the total reduction in compensation in the form of a one-time lump sum payment.
3. Effective August 1, 2014, Faculty Members subject to the temporary salary reductions in B.1 and B.3. above shall receive the equivalent of the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the total reduction in compensation in the form of a one-time lump sum payment.
4. At no time shall a Faculty Member receive or be entitled to receive lump sum payments that exceed the total amount of their pay reduction.
5. Faculty Members subject to the temporary salary reductions in B.1 and B.3. above who retire after December 31, 2010, shall be entitled to a one-time lump sum payment of the balance of the amount of pay reduction. Any balance paid after the date of retirement shall not be considered earned wages and shall not be creditable for the purposes of pension calculations.
6. Faculty Members who resign or otherwise separate prior to the respective payment dates indicated above shall not be entitled to further one-time lump sum payments.
D. ENTITLEMENT (RESIGNATION, TERMINATION, RETIREMENT)
1. Faculty Members who retire on or before December 31, 2010 shall not be subject to the salary reductions provided in paragraphs B.1. and B.3. above.
2. Faculty Members whose effective date of resignation, termination or retirement, falls before July 1 of the year in which a salary increase is to go into effect shall not be entitled to the salary increases set forth in this Article. Faculty Members who remain on the payroll solely for the purpose of vacation or pro rata summer pay shall not be entitled to receive the salary increases provided in this Article.
E. LECTURER FEE SCHEDULE
Lecturers who do not carry a University classification or academic rank and who teach in the Continuing Education and Summer Session programs and the Community Colleges or in other programs traditionally paid on a credit hour basis shall be paid in accordance with the following rates. Determination of the step assignment shall be based on the policies in effect on the campus where the course is taught. Policies shall be based upon the individual_Ñés prior teaching experience, academic credentials, or other equivalencies appropriate to the assignment.
The Employer reserves the right to exercise its judgment in hiring the best qualified applicant for a lectureship; however, where applicants have comparable qualifications, first priority shall be given to Lecturers at level _ÑÒC_Ñ on the fee schedule and second priority shall be given to Lecturers at level _ÑÒB_Ñ of the fee schedule. This priority shall apply only at the institution where the lecturer is home based and only for a total of nine (9) credit hours, if available. Classes assigned to a priority lecturer which are cancelled may be replaced at the option of the Employer.
RATE PER CREDIT HOUR OF INSTRUCTION OR EQUIVALENCY
Effective Date Step A Step B Step C
August 1, 2008 $1263 $1518 $1774
January 1, 2010 $1200 $1442 $1685
August 1, 2011 $1263 $1518 $1774
August 1, 2012 $1295 $1556 $1818
August 1, 2013 $1334 $1603 $1873
August 1, 2014 $1374 $1651 $1929
F. NON-CREDIT FEE SCHEDULE
Faculty Members engaged in non-credit instruction shall be paid not less than the following rates per contact hour:
Effective Date / Hourly Rate
July 1, 2008 / $34.00
January 1, 2010 / $32.30
July 1, 2011 / $34.00
July 1, 2012 / $34.85
July 1, 2013 / $35.90
July 1, 2014 / $37.00
G. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Faculty Members may receive additional compensation both during the duty period and during the non-duty period in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph G. Prior authorization must be obtained before undertaking additional University services for additional compensation. Such additional services are not to interfere with the Faculty Member_Ñés regularly assigned responsibilities. Faculty Members teaching credit courses shall be compensated according to the following schedule:
RATE PER CREDIT HOUR OF INSTRUCTION OR EQUIVALENCY
Rank 7/1/08 1/1/10 7/1/11 7/1/12 7/1/13 7/1/14
2 $1337 $1270 $1337 $1370 $1411 $1453
3 $1541 $1464 $1541 $1580 $1627 $1676
4 $1676 $1592 $1676 $1718 $1770 $1823
5 $1879 $1785 $1879 $1926 $1984 $2044
1. Faculty Members employed less than full-time may be compensated for other activities at any time. This compensation is not deemed overload for the purposes of this Agreement until the Faculty Member’s employment is considered full-time. At that point, the overload regulations described herein become applicable.
2. Compensation During the Non-Duty Period
a. Faculty Members may receive compensation from their contracts and grants during the non-duty period in accordance with the terms of the contract or grant and federal regulations, if applicable.
b. Faculty Members on nine-month (9-month) appointments may not teach for additional compensation in the summer session at the same time that they are receiving a summer research salary or other compensation for services to the University.
c. Faculty Members who accrue vacation leave may teach only if they are on vacation, or on leave without pay and are not receiving a summer research salary or other compensation for services to the University. Faculty Members on eleven-month (11-month) appointments who do not accrue vacation leave may teach only if they are off-duty or on leave without pay and are not receiving a summer research salary or other compensation for services to the University.
3. Compensation During the Duty Period (Overload).
a. During the academic year, Faculty Members at UH-Manoa, UH-Hilo, and UH-West Oahu shall be authorized overload teaching when the course(s) to be taught cannot be assigned to another Faculty Member and the hiring of a lecturer is not possible or is impractical. This limitation does not apply to teaching in the Outreach College and other continuing education programs.
b. During the academic year, Faculty Members at UH-Manoa, UH-Hilo, and UH-West Oahu may teach Outreach College and continuing education classes as follows:
1) Faculty Members on 9-month appointments shall be limited to two courses or six credit hours, whichever is the greater, of overload teaching during the academic year.
2) Faculty Members on 11-month appointments shall be limited to three courses or nine credit hours, whichever is the greater, of overload teaching per calendar year.
c. During the academic year, Faculty Members in the Community Colleges may teach classes on an overload basis in accordance with existing policies governing overload in the Community Colleges.
d. Faculty Members may not receive extra compensation from University grants or contracts during the academic year other than for duly authorized per diem allowances or travel reimbursements.
H. SPECIAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
The provisions governing special salary adjustments related to retention, market, equity, and merit shall be governed by the Memorandum of Understanding incorporated as part of this Agreement as Reference Section 18. Merit awards shall be made on the basis of teaching excellence, outstanding service, or other meritorious service.
I. PAYROLL LAG
Effective June 30, 2010, all Faculty Members shall be transitioned to the payroll lag as follows:
1. The implementation of the payroll lag will commence with the June 30, 2010, pay day, which will be delayed to July 1, 2010;
2. The July 15, 2010, pay day will be delayed to July 16, 2010;
3. The July 30, 2010, pay day will be delayed to August 3, 2010;
4. The August 13, 2010, pay day will be delayed to August 19, 2010;
5. The August 31, 2010 pay day will be delayed to September 3, 2010; and
6. Thereafter, pay days will be on the fifth and the twentieth of every month. If the fifth and the twentieth fall on a State holiday, Saturday, or Sunday, the pay day will be the immediately preceding weekday.
J. ROUNDING OF MONTHLY SALARIES
Effective beginning January 1, 2010, any change to the Faculty Member_Ñés salary shall be based on the current monthly rate and the resulting salary shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar as follows:
1. If the salary adjustment computation results in a decimal amount equal to 50 cents or more (based on rounding to the nearest cent), the resulting monthly salary shall be rounded up to the next whole dollar (e.g. $8655.25 x 1.08 = $9347.67 rounded to $9348.00).
2. If the salary adjustment computation results in a decimal amount equal to 49 cents or less (based on rounding to the nearest cent), the resulting monthly salary shall be rounded down to the lower whole dollar (e.g. $5678.86 x 1.08 = $6133.28 rounded to $6133.00).
3. If multiple salary adjustments occur on the same day, the rounding shall occur at the end of the calculation.
Footnotes:
[1] For 9-month faculty members, the pro rata summer pay earned during the fall 2009 semester, but payable during the month of July 2010, will be paid at the full, unreduced salary rate.
