Section 273-7-003 - PAY RANGE CHANGES003.01PROMOTIONS.003.01(A) an agency head may promote an employee to a higher pay range under the following circumstances:(i) A non-supervisory employee has held same role for three years; or(ii) The employee exceeds expectations of current role and meets minimum qualifications of the pay range.003.01(B)PROMOTIONAL CHANGES. Employees placed in a higher pay range may receive up to a 10% pay increase per pay range advanced, at the agency head's discretion, subject to the following provisions. 003.01(B)(i) The employee will be paid at least the minimum permanent rate of their new pay range.003.01(B)(ii) Employees placed in a higher pay range cannot be paid above the maximum rate of their new pay range as a result of the pay increase.003.01(B)(iii) Employees reclassified or transferred to a position of a lower pay range (with no salary reduction) and then promoted back to the same pay range may not receive a salary increase.003.01(B)(iv) The Director may approve an agency head request for an increase in excess of 10%, as outlined in Chapter 7, subsection 001.02.003.02DEMOTION OR LATERAL CHANGES. Employees placed in the same or lower pay range because of a reclassification, involuntary transfer, or pay range adjustment may have their salary reduced.003.02(A) Employees requesting voluntary transfer (lateral or down) may, at the agency head's discretion, have their salary reduced.003.02(B) Disciplinary demotions require at least a 5% reduction in salary. The employee's salary may be reduced to the hiring rate, at the agency head's discretion.003.02(C) If the new salary is below the minimum permanent rate, the employee may be given a salary increase to the minimum permanent rate at any time in the following six months, but will be paid at least the minimum permanent rate at the end of six months.273 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 7, § 003
Adopted effective 12/21/2021Amended effective 6/14/2023