Ariz. Admin. Code § 2-5A-403

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section R2-5A-403 - Supplemental Pay

A. General. Supplemental pay is in addition to an employee's base pay. The salary of an employee may exceed the maximum salary of the pay range for the employee's class if the excess amount is due to the receipt of supplemental pay.

B. Shift differential. The Director may authorize a shift differential to be paid to an employee on other than a day shift. The Director shall establish a competitive shift differential rate periodically based on an annual survey of the market place. Employees in the same class in the same agency who work on the same shift shall receive the same shift differential pay.

C. Special assignment. An employee on a special assignment shall remain in the employee's current position with no change to base salary. If the classification to which the employee is on a special assignment is a higher grade, the employee shall be provided a conditional pay supplement in an amount that, when added to the employee's base salary, would be within the range of the higher classification. If the classification to which the employee is on a special assignment is the same or a lower grade, the employee shall not be eligible for a conditional pay supplement while on special assignment. Any conditional pay supplement received by the employee for the special assignment shall be discontinued at the conclusion of the special assignment.

D. Conditional pay supplements. The Director may establish conditional pay supplements. A conditional pay supplement provides additional compensation to an eligible employee and shall be discontinued when the qualifying conditions no longer apply. An employee may be awarded multiple conditional pay supplements. A conditional pay supplement does not:

1. Change base salary;

2. Provide a basis for the computation of a salary increase; or

3. Provide a basis for the computation of pay upon an employee's promotion, demotion or transfer.

E. Variable pay.

1. The Director may establish variable pay strategies determined to be the prevailing practices in the market and in the best interest of the state.

2. If the Director establishes variable pay strategies, the Director shall establish guidelines for the administration of variable pay.

3. Variable pay shall be available only to uncovered employees, except for employees in covered positions classified as Correctional Officers I, II, or III, or Community Corrections Officers, as specified in the guidelines established by the Director.

4. Subject to the guidelines established by the Director:

a. Variable pay strategies may be implemented at the discretion of the agency head.

b. Variable pay strategies are subject to the availability of funding and must be within an agency's appropriation unless otherwise legislatively appropriated.

5. An agency head shall report to the Director on the utilization of variable pay strategies pursuant to the reporting requirements in the guidelines established by the Director.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R2-5A-403

Section made by exempt rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2782, effective September 29, 2012 (Supp. 12-4).