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Frequently Asked Questions

What pay plans are administered by the Workforce Management office?
The Workforce Management office administers clerical and support (bi-weekly paid) regular employees and administrative and professional (monthly paid) regular employees. (Executive, Faculty, Graduate Assistants, Special Class, and Student plans are not included in these pay plans.)

Where can I find a job description?
Hourly and monthly job descriptions administered by Compensation can be accessed online.

Where can I find the pay grade and pay range for my job?
Pay grades and pay ranges for jobs administered by Compensation can be accessed online.

What about job descriptions, pay grades and ranges for jobs that are not administered by Workforce Management?
Jobs with a pay grade of E990 or A010 are not administered by Workforce Management and do not have assigned pay ranges. All jobs posted in workForum include the essential duties required to perform the job and may also include a hiring range.

What is meant by the term “Hiring Range?”
The hiring range is an amount at or between the minimum and control point of the pay grade for a vacant position. (The control point is 95% of the market rate.) Pay ranges for jobs administered by Compensation are available online.

How do I request to fill, create new, or reclassify a position?
Requests to fill, create new, or reclassify positions are initiated via the internal workForum channel via the MyMemphis portal. “How to” information is available on the internal workForum home page. Additional information can be found on the Workforce Management Web sage under Job Audit Process or in the BFGuide to Compensation.

How is the appropriate job title and pay grade determined for positions?
The Compensation analyst assesses the information about the position on the Job Description Questionnaire and then reviews other similar or related positions on campus to determine if an existing title is appropriate. If not, a new title is established. The analyst will determine the correlation between this position and other positions, either as being equal, higher or lower, in order to assign a pay grade. Salary survey information may also be taken into consideration.

Where can I find a Job Description Questionnaire (JDQ) form?
Click here to access the Job Description Questionnaire (JDQ).

How do I establish a new position in Banner and get a title assigned?
To establish a position in Banner, initiate a new position request via the internal workForum channel.  Requests to create new positions, regardless of type, must be accompanied by a New Position Detail form (Form FP-02) and the appropriate budget revisions. These forms are available electronically through the Supplemental Documentation tab on the electronic request within workForum. More information may be found on the Financial Planning website or on the home page of workForum.

How do I get a job description updated?
Contact the Workforce Management Office to determine the best plan of action.

How can I get a pay increase for an employee who is really doing a great job?
U of M is a State of Tennessee institution under the direction of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR). TBR determines if and when pay increases may be granted.

What happens to my pay if I take a voluntary demotion?
Typically, the pay for an employee who takes a voluntary demotion will be reduced. Several factors are considered when calculating this reduction, including the difference in the number of pay grades between the two jobs, the employee’s qualifications for the new job, the pay rate for others in the same title or other related positions, and the department’s ability to pay. (A demotion is a job change from one job to another where the new job has at least one lower pay grade than the old job.)

How do I report overtime?
Consult the HR Program Guide’s online training topic Web Time Entry for help in reporting overtime (Page 18). More information is available in the Timekeeping and Leave Reporting policy and under the Related Resources and Links  heading on the Workforce Management Web site.

Where do I pick up my paycheck?
The first paycheck for faculty and staff is issued as a hard copy check, and should be picked up in Wilder Tower on the first floor at the Bursar’s teller windows.  You will need picture identification. If checks are not picked up within 2 or 3 days, they are returned to the Payroll department (ext. 3841) located in 272 Administration Building. More information is available online. (Please note that this same procedure is applicable if you change your direct deposit account number at a later date.)