System Too Difficult

The current system makes it too difficult to hire and fire employees or to reward top-performers, Brewer said in November in a speech to the American Legislative Exchange Council.The governor’s plan would make all new hires at-will employees and allow supervisors to base future raises on performance, Brewer spokesman Matthew Benson said. UGG Argyle Knit Boots Details of the personnel system overhaul haven’t been made public.Under the budget proposal, raises would go to non- university employees who voluntarily give up personnel protections under the so-called “merit system” as well as those who are already not covered. Law enforcement officers, who will remain covered by personnel rules, will also get the raise. The state has about 38,000 employees outside the university system.If approved by lawmakers, the pay increases would be the first for workers since fiscal year 2008, according to a budget summary from the govenor’s office. Since then, salaries have been cut by 2.75 percent and employees have given up another 1.8 percent of their pay for retirement contributions.