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Student Raise Guidelines (LTS Procedure #100)
 

Scope:  This document outlines the guidelines that Library Technical Services student supervisory staff should follow when considering raises for student assistants.

Contact: Lisa Maybury

Unit: Serials Management

Date updated: 08/09/2007

Date of next review: August 2008

Current Student Hourly Wage Scale 
Raise Guidelines

LHR Guidelines
A. Current Student Hourly Wage Scale

(2007-2008 Academic Year):

Grade Level I        Min. Wage = $7.15        Max. Wage = $9.00
Grade Level II       Min. Wage = $7.50        Max. Wage = $10.30
Grade Level III      Min. Wage = $8.10        Max. Wage = $11.85
Grade Level IV      Min. Wage = $9.25         Max. Wage = $17.00


B. Raise Guidelines

To be competitive with other departments, LTS student supervisors will add 5% to the above minimum hiring wage for all new and returning students. For instance, Grade Level I will start at $7.50/hr, a Grade Level II will start at $7.88/hr, etc. Students returning after a full year of service (fall & spring semesters) will receive an additional 5% merit increase that year and each subsequent year that they work in LTS. 

LTS senior management (SMT) prefer merit increases be limited to 5%. If a supervisor feels that a particular student deserves more,  they will need the approval of SMT.

C. LHR Guidelines

  • When a new student is hired, provide LHR staff with a copy of the Student Employment Application along with the position description.
  • Before any merit increases can be given we need to complete the Student Performance Evaluation.
  • When a student has terminated employment permanently, we will provide LHR staff with a Student Termination Report. (an important step as LHR staff frequently receive phone calls about student employees).
All of the above forms can be found at the Library Human Resources website (http://www.library.cornell.edu/Adminops/libhumres/studentemployment.html)