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PageUp & Recruiting Process Module: Part 4

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  • Disposition & Recruitment Stage Matrix - PageUp
  • See the faculty hiring page for faculty hiring approval paths.

Salary Calculations

Staff

Employment TypeCalculation
Hourly Employees (Temporary)Hourly rate x hours per week x 52 (weeks in a year) = Annual Salary
ExemptTotal annual / 26 = Biweekly
Non-ExemptBiweekly x 26 = Annual Salary
43-Week AppointmentAnnual (52 weeks) salary / 1.15 = Annual 43-Week Salary

Faculty

  • See the Provost's Office - Academic Personnel Helpful Notes document for Academic Year and Calendar Year appointment calculations.

Staff Offer Card Approval Path Matrix

  • Effective 5/1/23.
Non-Exempt

Approval Path: Amherst 2 or 3 Approvers

  1. Dean's Office or Department HR
  2. Talent Management
  3. Compensation Review (if applicable)*

*Include Compensation Review as the final approver if hiring step is above a Step 1.

Exempt

Approval Path: Amherst 2 or 3 Approvers

  1. Dean's Office or Department HR
  2. Talent Management
  3. Compensation Review (if applicable)*

*Include Compensation Review as the final approver for offers above the 25th percentile.

**Non-unit salaries above $100,000 require President's Office approval.

Search Waivers

Approval Path: Amherst 2 or 3 Approvers

  1. Department/College HR
  2. Talent Management
  3. Compensation Review (if applicable)*

*Include Compensation Review as the final approver for offers above the 25th percentile.

**Non-unit salaries above $100,000 require President's Office approval.

Temporary/Hourly

Approval Path: Amherst 2 Approvers

  1. Department/College HR
  2. Talent Management

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