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Cloquet board and public spar over proposal to end ‘spread pay’ for hourly staff
Summary
Trustees discussed a possible change from spread‑pay to timesheet pay that could affect about 63–105 employees; payroll staff said the move would reduce manual overtime work, while paraeducators and the union warned it would harm low‑wage workers who rely on predictable monthly pay.
Trustees on Nov. 24 spent substantial time debating a district business‑office proposal to move some hourly employees from spread pay (pay spread across months, including the summer) to timesheet/hourly pay.
Adrian (payroll) explained to the board that spread pay creates extensive manual overrides in the payroll system because many employees are treated as salaried by the software; payroll staff estimate the manual work tied to these overrides consumes roughly 2,260 combined hours per…
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