Job Classifications

Job Classifications

As business needs change, new job classifications are often required. Compensation staff can work with you to research new positions and determine competitive pricing within our salary structures.

When classifying positions, the following information must be sent to the IIT HR Division Officer:

  • PRF – Job description
  • Reporting structure – Org Chart
  • Pre-Budget Approval Form
  • Justification Letters or Memorandum – All job changes require that a thorough rationale and documentation be provided to the compensation department to support the request.

Employee Job Changes

  • Reclassifications – when an employee’s position has grown or evolved over time, such that a new classification is needed. The employee’s current position is not backfilled.
  • Promotions – when an employee moves to a completely new position and their current position is backfilled.
  • Demotions – when an employee moves to a position, generally in a lower range. Demotions may be voluntary or involuntary, and generally involve a reduction in salary.
  • Lateral moves/transfers – when an employee moves to another position without a change in grade. Generally, an employee’s salary does not change with a lateral move.
  • Merit Increases and Pay Adjustments/In Range Adjustments
  • Merit increase/Performance percentages are established by IIT leadership/University.
  • Pay adjustments/In-Range Adjustments are used to address such issues as equity concerns, aligning an employee’s pay to a more appropriate relationship with the range midpoint, recognizing new/additional duties assumed over time, or better aligning an employee’s pay with market. Your compensation representative will work with you on any situations potentially involving pay adjustments.

Stipends

Stipends are a temporary salary increase for when an employee is assuming the duties of another position (of a higher grade) When the employee temporary duties ends, the stipend also ends.
Stipends are supplemental temporary pay also for the following reasons:

  • spot, performance, sign-on, project, incentive, etc.
  • Extra Duty Pay
  • Award payments

Job Descriptions