Faculty Compensation



PeopleSoft Payment Description

PeopleSoft Category

PeopleSoft Definition
Compensation Guaranteed by Tenure
“Additional Compensation”
Not Guaranteed by Tenure



Recurring except by President approved financial stringency
Conditional
(Not recurring from tenure point of view)

Lump-Sum
Regular Pay
(Base Salary)
Regular Salary
Payment for base services performed on appointments equal to or greater than 20 standard hours a week.
X

Increment
Additional Duties **
Payment for educational, research, or administrative duties that require a formal, separate appointment (in PeopleSoft). May be tied to non-recurring faculty compensation plan as defined by collegiate area.
X
Augmentation
Additional Duties
Payment for services (i.e. additional responsibilities) that are in addition to regular job duties.

X
Overload
Additional Duties
Payment to academic staff for activities over 100% time (i.e. teaching courses, lectures, special task force or focus group)
X
Non-Recurring Lump Sum (in lieu of base)
Regular Salary
Payment made to employee, as part of annual salary plan, in lieu of base salary increase.

X
Contract Supplemental Compensation
Supplement
Payment for supplemental contract compensation as agreed to within the terms of the contract.

X
Regents Professor
Awards and Honors
Payment to recipient of Regents Professor for outstanding contribution to both undergraduate and graduate level education.

X
Outstanding Service/Teaching Award
Awards and Honors
Payment for outstanding employee performance or related service, available to both academic and non-academic staff in units with established procedures that are applied in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner.

X
Bonus
Bonuses
Payment related to established University policy on bonus payments, contract implementation, or agreed upon hiring or retention offers.

X
University Clinical Commutation
Additional Duties **
Payments to clinicians in the University clinical practice. Eligible for University FRP.
X
UMP Clinical Commutation
Additional Duties **
Payments to clinicians/physicians in UMPhysicians. Not eligible for University FRP
X

** The AHC F&P Committee notes the confusing use of the term “Additional Duties” for these particular payments. These payments would be considered a form of salary, in addition to regular base salary, for duties considered to be within the scope of full-time employment.

Academic Health Center
Faculty Finance and Planning Committee


Questions and Answers Re: Faculty Compensation

Q: How does the faculty tenure code define “recurring salary”?

A: The faculty tenure code uses the term “recurring salary” to mean base salary. Only base salary is guaranteed by tenure. Other forms of compensation are not guaranteed by tenure.

Q: Are increments and augmentations assumed to be a recurring part of the salary?

A: Neither increments nor augmentations are assumed to be “recurring salary” by interpretation of the tenure code and for purposes of tenure guaranteed salary.

Q: Can increments and augmentations be reduced or retracted during a financial exigency?

A: Yes, but criteria are unclear with respect to what constitutes financial exigency below a University-wide level and with respect to who can make this determination and implement salary reductions.

Q: At what level must the financial exigency exist? Is it at the sub-department, department, college or AHC level? And who may declare financial exigency at a level other than the University level?

A: We presume the responsible administrator, at a unit level, would determine financial exigency for that unit.

Q: Can increments and augmentations be reduced or retracted for reasons other than financial exigency? If so, under what circumstances is this allowed?

A: Yes, in any amount, but the circumstances under which this would happen are undefined.

Q: How should annual salary increases be allocated between regular (base) salary and other types of salary?

A: The goal should be to enhance the base salary (i.e. tenure guaranteed) where possible. Distribution of salary increases between base salary and other forms of compensation may depend on funding source and risks associated with funding source.

Q: Where can I find more information about the tenure policy and the faculty compensation policy?

A: http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/humanresources/FacultyTenure and http://www1.umn.edu/usenate/policies/facomp