8b 2019 Salary and Benefits Presentation
Item No. 8b Supp Meeting date: 11/13/18 2019 Salary and Benefits Introduction November 13, 2018 1 Topics to Cover Background of the Salary and Benefits Resolution Recommended Updates and changes Pay Range Adjustment Changes and Clarifications Retiree Medical Plans Paid Leave Plans 2 Background RCW 53.08.170 authorizes Commission to establish salaries and benefits via resolution The Salary and Benefits Resolution covers non-represented employees The Resolution includes delegation of authority not included elsewhere The 2019 Salary and Benefits Resolution 3752 will incorporate changes to the Salary and Benefits Policy Directive 3 Recommended Updates 4 Pay Range Adjustment The recommended pay range adjustment is 3.5% to maintain market competitive pay ranges Costs associated with the range adjustment are minimal Less than 40 employees affected Cost is approximately $42,000 2019 Seattle Minimum Wage will be $16/hour Grade 7 range minimum will be slightly less than $16/hour HR staff will review in 2019 No employees will be paid less than the City of Seattle minimum wage High School intern rate will be $16.81/hour 5 Changes and Clarifications The Internal Audit Director reporting relationship will clarified A slight change to the definition of the probationary period that it is an extension of the hiring process NEW: Outside counsel recommended updating the definition of at-will jobs. The footnote reference to at-will jobs will be also removed from Exhibit A 6 Healthcare Plan Changes Eliminating Retiree Medical Plans Following years of declining enrollment and increasing premiums we will discontinue the retiree medical plans after the end of 2018 As a result, in Section 5.3, subsections (B) and (C) related to medical benefits for retirees and their dependents are repealed Section 5.4(B)(1), delete existing paragraph (b) relating to medical benefits for commissioners eligible for retiree medical 7 Paid Leave Plans Prompted by feedback from the 2016 Employee Benefits Survey and 2017 focus groups Researched local public employers and general industry market data and found we lagged the market average in this area Recommended Addition: One (1) Personal Day per year Administered similar to a holiday with no liability accruing to the Port, no accrual or carry forward of the day to the following year Taken as a full day off, cannot be split up and taken as multiple partial days off 8 Washington State Paid Family & Medical Leave Mandated by state benefits available 1/1/2020 Provides partial pay (max $1,000/week) benefits for up to 12 weeks of medical (18 weeks in some pregnancy situations) Funded by employee and employer premiums beginning 1/1/2019 State rulemaking will not be completed until approximately 3Q 2019 The Port has applied to opt-out of the State plan with a voluntary plan offering benefits that are at least as good as the State plan The State must approve employers' applications to opt out We anticipate that our plan will be approved this year and become effective in 2020 Details on participation in either the State program or the Port's plan will be discussed during next year's process. 9 Questions? 10
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