Committee recommends 3.5% pay-scale increase and study of permanent policy to address compression
Halifax County’s Finance Committee voted 3–0 to recommend a 3.5% upward adjustment to the county pay scale so top-step employees receive permanent increases rather than one-time payments, and asked staff to study a permanent policy to manage compression and retention.
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Margaret Lindsey recommended raising the entire county pay scale by 3.5% to correspond with compensation increases and avoid one-time payments for employees already at schedule maximums. "Several employees currently at the top of the salary schedule would otherwise receive one-time payments instead of permanent salary increases," she said, explaining the long-term retirement-calculation benefits of permanent increases.
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