This information is intended to support HR professionals in state agencies and higher education organizations who are developing a classification and compensation proposal in preparation for the next round of collective bargaining. Proposals can be submitted to address documented recruitment or retention difficulties, salary compression or inversion, classification plan maintenance, higher level duties and responsibilities, and inequities.

Resources

• Classification and compensation proposal process training (PDF)
• HR Professional Portal

Forms and tools

• Needs Assessment Form (PDF) (WORD) 
• Recruitment Data Tool (Excel File)
• Recruitment Summary Template (Word File)
• Higher-Level Duties Tool (Excel File)
• HR Professional Tools  
• Inequities Tool (Excel File)

Samples

• Inequities Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Inversion Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Class Plan Maintenance Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Higher-Level Duties Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Compression Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Retention Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Recruitment Needs Assessment Sample (PDF)
• Standard Turnover Data Descriptions for Classification and Compensation Proposals (PDF)

Training sessions

The following are links to recorded information sessions presented by the OFM State Human Resources Classification and Compensation Team.

• June 27, 2023: Class Plan Maintenance and Higher Level Duties 
• June 29, 2023: Recruitment and Retention 
• July 11, 2023: Compression, Inversion and Inequities