June 19, 2019
Dear colleagues:
Competitive employee compensation is essential to the University of Illinois System’s ability to retain and recruit the best faculty and staff. Our people are our most important resource and now that the state has passed a budget for fiscal year 2020, we need to demonstrate that their commitment and hard work matter.
For FY20, I am pleased to authorize a 2 percent, merit-based salary program for faculty, academic professional and civil service staff. The three universities are also encouraged to use additional money from their FY20 budgets to address individual salary issues related to compression, market, equity and retention issues. Commitments for existing contractual agreements, promotions, and equity adjustments should also be honored as part of this program.
Pay adjustments for faculty and staff in bargaining units will be determined by negotiations with the bargaining representative and/or applicable contract settlements, and are not subject to unilateral adjustments unless authorized or permitted pursuant to the collective bargaining process.
The chancellor of each university will provide guidance to the colleges in developing their plans for FY20. Also, I ask the chancellors to monitor carefully any individual increases amounting to more than 7 percent at their respective universities and I will do the same at the system level.
Thank you for your leadership in continuing the momentum that each of our universities have built to better serve our students and the public good. I am grateful for your partnership.
Sincerely,
Tim
cc:
Provost Cangellaris
Provost Poser
Provost Papini