Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Raise Process (ARP)
The FY 2021-2022 budget bill includes permanent salary increases and we have received final guidance from UNC System Office, Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM), and Office of State Human Resources (OSHR).
All permanent (benefits-eligible) EHRA faculty, EHRA non-faculty, and SHRA/CSS employees that were employed in a permanent position at ECU on June 30, 2021 and on December 31, 2021 are eligible for a 2.5% permanent increase with an effective date of July 1, 2021. The permanent increase will be reflected beginning with the January 31, 2022 paycheck and the lump sum retro (July 1-January 15) will be reflected in the same paycheck.
Employees that receive the mandatory legislative increase may be eligible to receive an additional discretionary base salary increase within UNC System Office’s guidance and available departmental funding. These optional increases, if any, will be reflected in the March 31, 2022 paycheck with an effective date of March 1, 2022.
We are grateful for the commitment from the General Assembly and appreciate your patience as we work through these details. Questions may be directed to humanresources@ecu.edu.
Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Annual Raise Process Instructions and Compensation Updates
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is ELIGIBLE?
Who is NOT ELIGIBLE?
How will the 2.5% increase be calculated?
When is the increase effective, will I receive retroactive payment, and when will I begin receiving the new salary?
Will employees currently on disability or on a leave of absence receive the legislative increase and retroactive payment?
Will longevity, overtime pay, holiday premium, etc. be recalculated for the period from July 1, 2021 to January 15, 2022?
Are employees eligible for the legislative increase retro-payment if they are employed both on June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 but had a break in service between those dates, or were part-time employees between those dates?
Are employees who transferred into ECU after June 30, 2021 but before December 31, 2021 eligible?
Will retirement contributions be taken from the retroactive payment?
Will employees with a last work date of December 31, 2021 receive retroactive payment?
- Permanent EHRA faculty (including Phased Retirees in their 2nd and 3rd years), EHRA non-faculty, SHRA/CSS staff (including probationary and time-limited employees), and Lab School employees.
- Must be employed on both June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021.
- Eligible employees with a last work date of December 31, 2021.
- Employees hired after June 30, 2021
- Employees with a last day of work before December 31, 2021
- Temporary EHRA faculty, Temporary EHRA non-faculty, and Temporary SHRA/CSS employees
- Faculty participating in their first year of the Phased Retirement Program due to a TSERS earnings limitation provision, consistent with the Phased Retirement Policy and Regulation.
- The 2.5% base salary increase will be calculated against the eligible employee’s June 30, 2021 base salary.
- This calculation will exclude any interim and acting appointments, temporary additional duties, or secondary administrative titles.
- The calculated increase amount will be added to the eligible employee’s current base salary as of January 16, 2022.
- The increase is effective July 1, 2021 and will be implemented on January 16, 2022 and employees will begin receiving the new semi-monthly salary in the January 31, 2022 paycheck.
- The increase authorized for the period from July 1, 2021 to January 15, 2022 will be paid in the form of a retroactive lump sum payment in the January 31, 2022 paycheck.
- Employees currently on disability or who are on a leave of absence (paid or unpaid) may be eligible for the legislative increase and retroactive payment upon their return if they satisfy all other criteria as set forth in the ARP instructions.
- Yes, these payments will be re-calculated to include the increase and the difference between what was paid, and the re-calculated amount will be included in the January 31, 2022 paycheck.
- Yes, an employee who was not employed continuously on a full-time basis between June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 shall receive this retroactive lump-sum payment on a pro-rated basis.
- Yes, employees who were employed in a permanent position on June 30, 2021 with another state agency will be eligible for the 2.5% increase and the retroactive payment.
- The increase will be calculated on the employee’s June 30, 2021 salary from the other state agency.
- Yes, the employee retirement contributions will be deducted from the earnings.
- Yes, eligible employees who have a last work date of December 31, 2021 will receive the retroactive payment only on their January 31, 2022 paycheck.