Author: Sara McIntyre

The university has established a strategic goal to provide fair and equitable pay for employees that is competitive and will enable us to attract and retain valued faculty and staff members. In support of this goal, the university allocated nearly $6 million for the purpose of making pay changes based on the comprehensive base pay analysis that was completed this spring.

The comprehensive base pay analysis included all benefit-eligible teaching (554 positions) and non-teaching positions (1,164 positions). Base pay adjustments will be made for benefit eligible faculty and staff at the start of FY 2023 to advance pay equity where gaps in pay were identified. In addition, market adjustments will be made to move those who are at the lowest market positions. As a result, of the 554 faculty positions, 393 or 71% will receive an increase and 660 of the 1,164 staff positions, or 57% will receive a pay increase.

In accordance with the university pay philosophy and the funding allocated for pay changes, a fair and consistent methodology for making pay changes was adopted. Pay changes will be effective June 12, 2022, and reflected in the paycheck dated July 8, 2022. Employees will be notified of pay changes via their WSU email on June 10, 2022.

Moving forward, the university will review pay for employees on an annual pay cycle.  Future annual reviews will include internal equity and external market and will be used to determine future pay changes.

For more information about the University’s compensation philosophy or the program in general, please visit the Market Based Compensation website.  For more detailed information about the implementation of the FY2023 pay changes, visit the Frequently Asked Questions FY2023 Annual Pay Cycle Base Pay Changes website.

Addressing employee pay is a priority for the university and will require a multi-year approach. Your support is appreciated as we continue this work over the coming years.

The Office of Human Resources will be closed 11:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday for team development. The office will reopen at 1:30 pm and will resume normal business hours.

The Office of Human Resources will be closed 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday March 29 for a team meeting. The office will reopen at 1 p.m. and will resume normal business hours.

The Office of Human Resources will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to  1:30 p.m. Wednesday April 6 for team development. The office will reopen at 1:30 p.m. and will resume normal business hours.

Due to unexpected circumstances, the Human Resources (HR) Office front lobby will close through the end of business day for non-scheduled walk-in traffic today, Feb. 3.

If you have a scheduled appointment with an HR team member, they will meet you in the HR vestibule at the scheduled time.

If you need to schedule an appointment during this time, please contact 316-978-3065 or email the HR Service Center. The HR Office front lobby will reopen and resume normal business hours Friday, Feb. 4.

Due to unexpected circumstances, the Human Resources (HR) Office front lobby will close through the end of business day for non-scheduled walk-in traffic Wednesday, Feb. 2.

If you have a scheduled appointment with an HR team member, they will meet you in the HR vestibule at the scheduled time.

If you need to schedule an appointment during this time, please contact 316-978-3065 or email the HR Service Center. The HR Office front lobby will reopen and resume normal business hours Thursday,  Feb. 3.

Wichita State’s 2022 Holiday Closedown will commence at the end of the day Tuesday, Dec. 20. The university will reopen and will resume operations Tuesday, Jan, 3, 2023. Please see the the Closedown Announcement for more detail.

Paid holidays during the 2022 Holiday Shutdown include:

• Christmas Day (observed) – Monday, Dec. 26
• New Year’s Day (observed) – Monday, Jan. 2, 2023

Due to unexpected circumstances, the Human Resources (HR) Office front lobby will close for unscheduled walk-in traffic through the end of the business day Friday, Jan. 28. If you have a scheduled appointment with an HR team member, they will meet you in the HR vestibule at your scheduled time.

To schedule an appointment during this time, please contact 316-978-3065 or email the HR Service Center. The HR office front lobby will reopen Monday, Jan. 31, and will resume normal business hours.

The Human Resources office will temporarily close noon-2 p.m. today, Nov. 18. The office will reopen at 2 p.m. today.

Shutdown Plan 2021

In preparation for the 2021 Holiday Shutdown, the HR Talent Acquisition team will implement the following deadlines related to hiring all positions (excluding Division of Industry and Defense Programs). This will provide a more positive experience for candidates, while ensuring positions are posted and employees are hired successfully prior to the shutdown.

For Posting Benefit Eligible Positions or conducting a search:

• All Position Action Request (PAR) Forms must be submitted to Marketbasedcomp@wichita.edu by Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.
• PAR forms must be fully approved and submitted to employment@wichita.edu by noon on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.
• Approved PAR postings must be entered into PeopleAdmin and submitted to HRIS reviewer by noon on Monday, Dec.13, 2021.
• All Intake meetings must be completed by Wednesday, Dec.15, 2021, and job posting wording will be confirmed with hiring manager and posted by the Talent Acquisition team by end of day on Dec. 17, 2021.
• The first New Hire Orientation (NEO) of 2022 will be held on Tuesday, Jan.11, 2022. To attend this session:
  • All verbal offers must be accepted by the selected candidate by Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.
  • All candidates must be cleared for hire by HR by noon on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

This includes, but is not limited to, compliance with Executive Order 14042 by providing proof of full vaccination or approved medical or religious exemption, successful background check completed, new hire paperwork completed, and hiring proposal approved in PeopleAdmin. Candidates who are not cleared to begin work by the deadline will have their start date rescheduled and attend the Jan. 25, 2022 NEO.

• Any pending position descriptions or requests for posting received after Dec. 15, 2021 will be handled following the 2021 Holiday Shutdown. Any offers that are accepted after Jan. 4, 2022 will be able to start in NEO on or after Jan. 25, 2022.

For hiring Non-Benefit Eligible Positions (i.e., student/grad, lecturer, temp):

• Non-Benefit Eligible Hire Request forms must be submitted to employment@wichita.edu by close of business on Dec. 15, 2021 to be processed prior to the shutdown.
• Onboard checklists and electronic personal action forms (ePAFs) must be completely approved by noon on Dec. 16, 2021 to be processed prior to the shutdown.

Onboarding includes, but is not limited to, compliance with Executive Order 14042 by providing proof of full vaccination or approved medical or religious exemption, successful background check completed, new hire paperwork completed.

• ePAFs for employees who have not completed the hire process by noon on Dec. 16, 2021 will be returned and departments will be required to resubmit the ePAF for the next available payroll period (Jan. 9, 2022).
• ePAFs will not be approved, and Non-Benefit Eligible Hires will not be processed during the holiday shutdown (Dec. 18, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022).
• Employees cannot start working until after their ePAF is approved.

For more information, contact the Talent Acquisition team at employment@wichita.edu.