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In compliance with compensation policies of the State, this policy is established to clearly define the types of compensation adjustments applicable to University employees.

Information regarding compensation and wage-hour administration for temporary employees at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Workers’ Compensation benefits are available to any employee who suffers disability through accident or occupational disease arising out of, and in the course of, his or her employment, according to the provisions of the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act.

This policy sets forth specific definitions and procedures for the payment of non-salary and deferred compensation to Faculty and EHRA Non-Faculty employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Any such compensation may only be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Policy and only after receiving the approvals specified herein.

The University’s EHRA Non-Faculty Compensation Program for Instructional, Research and Information Technology (IRIT) and Senior Academic and Administrative Officer (SAAO) Tier II positions (“EHRA Non-Faculty Compensation Program”) is designed to provide competitive salaries in order to attract and retain the very best talent and expertise as EHRA non-faculty employees.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Policy on Employee Relocation Compensation governs the payment made to a new employee to offset the personal costs of relocating to work at the University. This policy has been revised and simplified based on legislation changes in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which reinstated personal moving expense reimbursements as taxable wages.

The University is required by North Carolina law to withhold state income tax at the rate of four (4) percent on non-wage compensation paid to nonresident individuals and businesses for personal services rendered within North Carolina unless certain criteria are met.

Due to legislation changes in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which reinstated personal moving expense payments as taxable wages, the University has changed the payment procedure so that the payment and tax implications are contemporaneous.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gives priority to permanent employees on Workers’ Compensation Leave to affect an early return to work. To facilitate an early return to work and to identify potential rehabilitation and/or training needs, EHS Workers’ Compensation Manager will request regular updates from the primary treating physician.

On-Call is compensation for an employee who must remain available to be called back to work on short notice if the need arises. Emergency Callback is compensation for an employee who has left the work site and is requested to respond (either by returning to work or by responding by telephone or computer) on short notice to an emergency work situation.

Eligible employees earn time-and-one half for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a work week. An employee must actually work over 40 hours to earn overtime compensation. Paid time that is not considered time worked (eg, most leave or paid time off packages) does not count as time worked for the purpose of determining employee eligibility for overtime compensation.

The purpose of this policy is to outline provisions covering the following human resource areas in case of a communicable disease or other serious public health threat that is declared by the public health officials to be a public health emergency, including: designation of mandatory employees, compensation for mandatory employees, accounting for absences, and emergency furlough provisions.

The University provides additional compensation for certain permanent employees whose regular work schedules occur during evening or night hours. Permanent SHRA employees (including full-time, part-time, time-limited and probationary) are eligible for shift-premium pay as allowed under this policy. Temporary SHRA and EHRA employees are not eligible for shift premium pay. Permanent EHRA employees are not eligible for shift premium pay.

This operating standard defines Institutional Base Salary (IBS) for sponsored research projects and effort reporting purposes. The University is committed to ensuring that personal compensation charges on sponsored projects are based on an individual’s IBS consistent with the requirements of Federal regulation 2 CFR §200.

Health insurance estimations are based on the percentage of effort the employee will work on a project and can differ depending on the classification of the University employee. Health insurance covers a 12-month period. Effective in Summer 2018, budgeting of health insurance costs on faculty compensation outside of their 9-month appointment (summer salary) may be included in proposals.