N.M. Admin. Code § 10.12.4.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 10.12.4.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Alternative pay range" means the range of pay rates, from the minimum to the maximum for a classification based on the current market rate for benchmark jobs in the relevant labor market(s).

B. "Alternative work schedule" means a schedule that is requested by an employee and approved by the agency that deviates from the normal work schedule.

C. "Appropriate placement" means those elements to be considered in determining pay upon hire, promotion, transfer or reduction including the employee's education, experience, training, certification, licensure, internal pay equity, budgetary availability and, when known and applicable, employee performance.

D. "Comparison market" means an identified group of employers for which similar jobs can be recognized for the primary purpose of obtaining information that can be used to assess how competitive employee pay levels are relative to the market.

E. "Contributor proficiency zones" means subdivisions of the pay range that designate the employee's contribution in their job role. These proficiency zones are characterized as associate, independent and principal zones.

F. "In pay range adjustment" means movement within a pay range for demonstrated performance, skill or competency development, and/ or internal alignment, which allows department management to provide salary growth within a pay range.

G. "Internal alignment" means an adjustment that addresses pay issues involving the proximity of one employee's salary to the salaries of others in the same classification who have comparable levels of training, education and experience, duties and responsibilities, performance, knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies, and who are appropriately placed.

H. "Normal work schedule" means a schedule established by the department, defining a start and end time for the employee.

I."Pay plan" means a document developed by the human resource director and approved annually by the chief, that describes the chief's compensation philosophy and it is the foundation for ensuring consistent application of the philosophy

J."Total compensation" means all forms of cash compensation and the dollar value of the employer-sponsored benefit.

N.M. Admin. Code § 10.12.4.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 13, July 15, 2015, eff. 7/1/2015