Pay Decisions
Compensation will be determined without regard to an external candidate’s current or past compensation. Reed College employees shall not seek the compensation history of any external job candidate. However, the compensation of a candidate who is a current Reed College employee may be considered during a transfer, move, or hire of the candidate to a new position within Reed College.
When a candidate has been selected for an open position, a compensation offer is determined after reviewing the pay range for the position, the candidate’s relevant experience, education, and internal equity within similar positions pursuant to the Oregon Equal Pay Act.
Experience: Any relevant work experience that may be applied to the particular job.
Education: Education considerations may include, but are not limited to, substantive knowledge acquired through relevant coursework, as well as any completed certificate or degree program.
Our thorough compensation review does not leave room for negotiation. Reed does not negotiate pay.
Promotions
Promotion is the movement of an employee to a higher job grade level either within the same department or to another department due to a change in job duties. To be considered for a promotion, the position must be posted and interested employees must apply and be selected through the competitive selection process. Pay decisions are based upon internal equity and relevant work experience.
Demotions
Demotion is the movement of an employee to a lower job grade level either within the same department or to another department due to a change in job duties. Demotions can occur through the competitive selection process, at the request of the employee due to personal reasons, and/or due to job performance challenges an employee may be facing in a higher job grade position. Pay decisions are based upon internal equity and relevant work experience.
Lateral Job Changes
A lateral job change is the movement to a position with a change of job duties either in the same department, or another department, that is within the same job grade level. Lateral job changes can occur through the competitive selection process, at the request of the employee due to personal reasons, and/or at the manager’s request for department cross training and/or needed department support if the position has not yet been posted. Pay decisions are based upon internal equity and relevant work experience.
View the full Staff Compensation & Pay Decisions procedure here.