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Tazewell County officials say pay and benefits are hindering hiring, urge quick compensation review
Summary
County department heads and board members told the meeting that low pay and limited benefits are driving staff departures and preventing hires; several speakers pressed for an immediate compensation and classification review to retain and recruit employees.
Tazewell County elected officials and department heads said during the meeting that low wages and restrictive benefit rules are making it difficult to hire and keep employees, and urged the board to accelerate a compensation and classification review.
The concern centers on competitive pay and benefit design. A county department head said, “We need to do that yesterday,” describing multiple open positions and recent departures tied to pay and benefits. The same speaker said one employee had accepted another job that paid “$5,000 more a year,” and that…
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