Hillsborough Community College

A. The Salary Schedule set out at the end of this Article shall apply to all bargaining unit employees.

B. All newly-hired employees will be paid no less than the minimum rate for their pay grade. New employees may be paid up to ten percent (10%) above the minimum, based on education and prior relevant experience, with prior approval of the appropriate Cabinet Member. Whether the education and prior relevant experience justifies pay above minimum will be determined by the Human Resources Department Under extraordinary circumstances, when qualified employees cannot be found because of inability to meet market salaries, the College President may authorize additional compensation.

E. Employees will receive a pay increase that is the equivalent of one step on the staff salary schedule effective July 3, 2023.  The step payment will be retroactive to July 2, 2020.  To be eligible, employees must have been employed at the College in a full-time role on or before December 31, 2022.  In addition, they must be employed in a full-time staff role continuously from December 31, 2022 until the date that the increases are paid.  To be eligible for the increase, employees must have a satisfactory performance evaluation.

F. Eligible employees will receive a pay increase that is the equivalent of one step on the staff salary schedule effective July 3, 2023.  To be eligible, employees must have been employed at the College in a full-time role on or before December 31, 2020.  In addition, they must be employed in a full-time staff role continuously from December 31, 2020 until the date that the increases are paid.  To be eligible for the increase, employees must have a satisfactory performance evaluation.

G. Employees who, after gaining one or two steps as outlined above, are not on an actual step on the salary scale will be rounded up to the nearest step.