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Camacho Orders First Government-Wide Reclassification in 17 Years |
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July 1, 2008
Governor Felix P. Camacho has ordered the reclassification of government-wide pay.
A request for proposals will be released tomorrow for the Government-wide Position Classification Compensation and Benefits Study. The last classification was done in 1991.
"Government employees have been held to an old standard of compensation for too long," Governor Camacho said. "These hard working men and women deserve benefits and pay consistent with the dedication they give to improving our island. We need to sustain a competitive pay scale to retain and attract the best and brightest workers to serve our people."
The 1991 classification, known as the Hay Study, was conducted in September of that year. The standards of compensation and benefits from that study were enacted the following year and have remained for the past 16 years.
The deadline for submission of proposals will be July 31, 2008. The study itself may take as long as six months to complete. The study was authorized by Public Law 29-52, under Section 13.
Compensation and benefits studies have been conducted, affecting only certain groups of government employees such as teachers and nurses since the Hay Study. The classification study ordered by the Governor will affect all government employees.
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