SUBJECT:

Proposed Changes to Student Wages for 1997-98

This communication is an update to the July 25, 1997 campus notice
describing proposed changes to the salary plan for non-exclusively
represented employees and is specifically directed at the affected student
population, many of whom were not on campus last July. Please note that
there have been some revisions to the July 25 proposal based upon
suggestions from the campus community and as a result of the recent
proposal to delay the general increase to November 1, 1997.

It is proposed that the majority of all casual-restricted positions be
classified in the student Assistant series. Positions classified in
non-exclusively represented titles (99) may retain their currently assigned
classification, as deemed appropriate by the Job Opportunities Program
staff. The Assistant IV level of the series, which has not been used at
the San Diego campus, will be introduced to accommodate the higher paid
casual-restricted positions where a variety of specialized skills are
required. Proposed ranges for the Assistant series are:

4922 Assistant I no longer in use
4921 Assistant II $5.15 - 8.00/hour
4920 Assistant III $6.50 - 10.50/hour
4919 Assistant IV $9.00 - 18.50/hour

Casual-restricted positions will continue to be paid rates, within the
ranges listed above, which are comparable to the rates paid to other UCSD
employees performing similar functions.

Further, it is proposed that the local implementing procedure for Policy
30/Salary (HR-S-1) be modified to reduce the length of qualifying service
required for students occupying casual-restricted positions to be
considered for a merit increase. The current language states "Students
employed in casual-restricted positions are eligible for a merit increase
on the first of any month after completing 1260 hours on pay status and
having been on pay status during each of the twelve months since the date
of hire or last within-range increase." The proposed language is "Students
employed in casual-restricted positions are eligible for a merit increase
on the first of any month after completing twelve months on pay status
since the date of hire or last within-range increase." Months on pay
status would not need to be consecutive, allowing service after the summer
break to be added to service prior to the summer break. "Pay status"
includes any period of time for which an employee receives pay for time
worked, including compensatory time off, or for time on paid leave.
Therefore, a student employee returning to work on September 22 will not
be paid for September hours until October, nevertheless September qualifies
as a month on pay status as it was the period of time worked.

The proposed effective date for the above-mentioned changes is November 1,
1997. Students or other interested parties who would like to comment on
the proposed changes may do so by submitting written or electronic mail
comments by October 23, 1997 to:

Phyllis Walker, Assistant Director Career Services
Job Opportunities Program, Mail Code 0335
pfwalker@ucsd.edu

OR

Judy Johnson, Compensation Manager
Human Resources, Mail Code 0922
jjohnson@ucsd.edu

Student employees should be made aware of this announcement. The comments
received during this consultation period will be carefully considered as
the final decisions are made.

Rogers Davis Assistant Vice Chancellor - Human Resources