Board approves staff pay-frequency survey to study twice-monthly pay
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Miss Lane nd the board approved a draft survey to collect employee feedback on moving from a monthly pay schedule to twice-monthly pay; the survey will run Feb. 16'Mar. 2 with results presented March 9.
The Southampton County School Board approved a staff survey to gauge interest in moving from a monthly pay schedule to a twice-monthly payment option.
Board member Miss Lane presented the draft survey, saying the initiative ims to "collect data to record how we can better serve people" and requesting the board llow a two-week pilot. She described five sections: current satisfaction with monthly pay, problems experienced, interest in twice-monthly pay, perceived benefits, concerns, and implementation preferences. "Our goal is 100% participation," she said.
Miss Lane provided workforce counts during her presentation: 17 part-time staff, 383 full-time employees, 455 including substitutes, and a total of 472 employees in the division. With board approval, the survey will be distributed via Google Forms starting Feb. 16 and run two weeks; results will be presented at the March 9 regular meeting.
The board voted to approve the survey as presented and the suggested timeline. Miss Lane said she will seek support to build a polished form and return a presentation of results to the board on March 9.
Votes and action: Motion to approve the survey and timeline was made, seconded and passed by voice vote. Implementation assigned to the HR office.